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A delay to a bypass is just another example of how levelling up isn't working, says a reader.

Letter: Levelling up is a failed policy and we need to move on from it

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Now the authority is set to be forced to adopt and oversee a development plan it does not want and that it campaigned to overthrow and review.
This included opposition to 240 homes on Green Belt land next to Spondon Wood, 250 homes at Cotmanhay Wood, 600 homes in Oakwood and 1,300 homes around Kirk Hallam.

Central Government block Derbyshire council from withdrawing housing plans

Council Leader, Cllr Barry Lewis, has pointed out that one placement in children services can cost as much as £10,000 a week and these are unsustainable costs that need to be addressed by the Government who will continue to be pressured by the council on this matter.

Council calls for cap on huge fees and costs facing childcare services

Mayor & Mayoress of Chesterfield & Post Office Group Chief Retail Officer, Martin Roberts

Mayor of Chesterfield attends 60th anniversary celebrations for post office's mi...

Derbyshire schools reported a record number of suspensions in the autumn term last year, new figures show.

Record number of suspensions at Derbyshire schools

Mark Kenyon, Derbyshire County Council's director of finance and ICT.

Council chief uncertain he will be able to fill £33m budget black hole

Councillor Barry Lewis. Picture provided by Derbyshire County Council.

Council leader expresses disappointment at Government budget

Life satisfaction in Chesterfield has risen despite the cost-of-living crisis, new figures show.

Life satisfaction in Chesterfield rises - bucking national trend

Chesterfield businessman Steve Perez.

Chesterfield hotelier says minimum wage hike will trouble hospitality sector

Bolsover Town Centre

£15m funding boost for town’s regeneration

A reader is concerned that more housebuilding in the area will cause issues in the future over flooding.

Letter: Where will all the water go when even more houses are built?

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

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The New Bypass Between Chesterfield And Staveley, Which Will Begin Here At The Sainsbury\'S Roundabout, Has Been Welcomed By Residents And Councillors.

Council’s decision to put £166m Staveley bypass scheme on hold is ‘major blow’

The New Bypass between Chesterfield and Staveley, which will begin here at the Sainsbury's roundabout, has been welcomed by residents and councillors.

Councillors raise concerns after £166m Staveley Bypass project put on hold

Derbyshire County Council Leader, Councillor Barry Lewis said: "The financial pressures we are facing are greater than ever experienced before, with most of these pressures being simply outside our control."

Derbyshire council cuts financial black hole by £13million

"When there have been massive advances in all areas of technology, why can’t we provide people with the things they need, rather than allowing people who are exploiting these advances for financial gain to satisfy their greed", asks a reader.

Letter: Why do we allow people to exploit society's advances for greedy reasons?

NHS Digital figures show 1,690 of 8,185 Year 6 pupils measured in Derbyshire were classed as obese or severely obese in 2022-23.

Childhood obesity rates in Derbyshire worse than before coronavirus pandemic

Office for National Statistics figures show women in Derbyshire were earning an average of £14.08 per hour as of April, while men were paid £15.77 – a gap of 10.7%.

Women in Derbyshire earn less than men as gender pay gap widens in Britain

Flood wreckage from Chesterfield'S Olympia House Antiques Centre, Photo: Derbyshire Times

"Dredging may not be the most efficient way to protect flood-hit areas"

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

Flooding In Derbyshire As Storm Babet Struck The Region, Picture: Derbyshire Times

Councils welcome Government’s financial flood recovery plan for the county

A Ukrainian refugee hugs his grandchild at a Ukrainian refugee centre during the early days of the conflict. (Photo by Hristo Rusev/Getty Images)

Extra payments for Derbyshire residents hosting Ukrainian families

Matlock's new flood defences

Flooding minister Rebecca Pow visits Matlock

Derbyshire will receive £4.5 million pounds to improve bus services over the next financial year, the Transport Secretary has announced. Photo: Derbyshire Times

Derbyshire to receive £4.5 million of HS2 cash for local bus services

Chesterfield Was Hit Badly By Storm Babet. Picture: Derbyshire Times

Council leader urges Government to open up funding for victims of Storm Babet

Flooding In Chesterfield. Image: Derbyshire Times

Environment Secretary blames rain from wrong direction for Storm Babet floods

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said his thoughts are with those affected by the floods after Storm Babet caused havoc in Derbyshire. (Credit Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images/ Brian Eyre, Derbyshire Times)

Prime Minister comments after floods struck Derbyshire as £5.2bn investment set

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School on September 04, 2023 in Bathgate, Scotland, after its buildings were found to contain RAAC. Credit: Getty Images

43 more schools found to have crumbly RAAC concrete

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

County Council headquarters in Matlock

Job cuts at cash-strapped Derbyshire council not being ruled out

Four British nationals who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are set to return to the UK on a flight

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

An aerial panoramic view of the new HS2 route and construction site running alongside current railway tracks near Washwood Heath on the outskirts of Birmingham, taken in August 2023.

Disappointment after HS2 rail scheme’s northern leg is scrapped

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle NHS wait times with £1.5bn plan

Chesterfield household waste recycling centre open on Sheffield Road.

Cash-strapped Derbyshire council seeks views on cutbacks

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

Cllr Tricia Gilby

Council leader believes reopening rail line will be further boost for Staveley

Local bus campaigner Chrissy Grocott at a ‘dressed’ bus stop (credit Derbyshire Climate Coalition)

Derbyshire residents set to protest in a bid to improve bus services

View of Chesterfield

Community groups urged to apply for grant funding

Anna Hutton and Claire MacDonald

Derbyshire marketing leader welcomes new Government guidance banning mobile phon...

Chesterfield has been lined-up for £20 million of Government funding to revive the town centre and wider economy.

Chesterfield to receive £20 million - with "local people" making decisions

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link