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Councillors Garry Purdy and Susan Hobson didn't expect to take on the roles of Leader & Deputy Leader of Derbyshire Dales District Council when a new administration was elected in May - but they're embracing the challenge.
A development of four new affordable homes for local people in Taddington is well underway and due to complete in November.
Our Hall Leys Park in Matlock has been recognised by the international Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the best in the world – for a 12th consecutive year.
Our Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday 16 July was broadcast live on the District Council's YouTube channel.
Has Wimbledon inspired you to go hunting in the garden shed for that trusty old wooden tennis racket?
The July meeting of our Governance & Resources Committee was streamed live on Thursday 11 July and is available to view again.
An electoral review of Derbyshire Dales District Council is set to start this year - and the result could impact on how local communities are represented by councillors from 2023.
The Policing and Crime Act 2009 amends the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to introduce a new classification of sex establishment, namely sexual entertainment venues.
Derbyshire Dales District Council has been commended by HM Land Registry after becoming the first local authority in England and Wales to register all of its freehold land assets.
Our Community & Environment Committee meeting was streamed live on YouTube from 6pm on Wednesday 26 June.
Discounted online tickets are on sale for our showpiece autumn event Matlock Bath Illuminations, which runs from 7 September to 27 October.
Our Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday 18 June was broadcast live on the District Council's YouTube channel.
Your District Council is offering free health checks to local residents at an Ashbourne event on Wednesday 26 June.
New short health walks are being launched in Ashbourne every Tuesday from 18 June for local people who want to ease their way back to fitness.
National sports charity Tennis For Free has served up an ace for Matlock by investing in a programme of free tennis sessions at our Matlock Hall Leys Park tennis courts, which started from 16 June.
A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the River Wye in Derbyshire.
Last year's civic leader of Derbyshire Dales District Council has presented more than £2,400 to three local charities.
Brand new refurbishments are now up and running at Arc Leisure Matlock, which is operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of your District Council.
Bakewell Recreation Ground play area splash pads are back in action today (21 June) following the delivery of a replacement part.
Councillor Tony Morley has been elected as Derbyshire Dales District Council’s civic leader in the coming year.
Worthy causes in the Derbyshire Dales are being invited to apply to Derbyshire Dales District Council for funds from its Local Projects Fund.
Glowing tributes have been paid to Derbyshire Dales District Council’s longest serving councillor, who has stepped down as the authority’s Leader.
Free business advice has helped Roseanna Croft's gem of an idea develop into a thriving bespoke jewellery business based in Bakewell.
WATCH the broadcast as Derbyshire Dales District Council unanimously approved a motion that climate change is an existential threat.
The Annual Council Meeting on 22 May 2019 is the first time the new administration, elected for the next four years on 2 May, will meet together - and it will be streamed live on our YouTube channel.
A former toilet block owned by your District Council is to go under the hammer at auction on Friday 24 May.
Your District Council is advertising a to-let retail opportunity at the Matlock Bus & Rail Interchange waiting room.
Free caddy liners are currently being delivered to every home in the Derbyshire Dales - with a big message to residents to recycle more food waste.
Counting of votes for the 10 town and parish councils contested in the Derbyshire Dales on 2 May took place on the afternoon of Friday 3 May. Here are the results.
The Conservatives have retained control of Derbyshire Dales District Council with a reduced majority - and the Liberal Democrats take over from Labour as the official opposition.
Here's everything you need to know about the election of European Members of Parliament, which took place on 23 May.
Your District Council is once again supporting this year’s Keep Britain Tidy backed initiative which launched on 22 March, running until 23 April.
Sarah Muzumara is achieving her ambition of getting ahead in business - thanks to free expert advice.
Matlock's exciting Hurst Farm Regeneration Project has received another funding boost - and the estate's youngsters will be the key beneficiaries.
Here are the candidates contesting the 39 District Council seats at the local elections on 2 May 2019.
Your District Council has completed its project to restore and protect the railings around St Mary's Churchyard in Wirksworth to halt degradation.
On Thursday 2 May Derbyshire Dales residents go to the polls to have your say on who represents you at a local level.
A new supplementary planning document has been adopted to complement policies in the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan.
Buoyant business leaders have taken to the stage to explain why they are inspired by the Peak District.
The specification for a new waste and recycling contract for the Derbyshire Dales was approved unanimously by councillors on 14 March.
The Spring edition of our Dales Matters publication is dropping through letterboxes across the Derbyshire Dales this week.
The voluntary work of Derbyshire Dales people who go the extra mile for their communities was celebrated at an awards evening on Tuesday (12 March).
Alternative facilities are being made available for local people and visitors during the upcoming two week closure of Bakewell's main toilet block.
A parking permit allowing local residents to park free in Derbyshire Dales District Council car parks for 19 hours every day is in the post this week.
Local people are being invited to assist in the ongoing search for an appropriate permanent site for Gypsies and Travellers in the Derbyshire Dales.
Derbyshire Dales councillors have voted unanimously to increase by 10p a week the amount the average local household will pay from 1 April for District Council services.
The specification for a new waste and recycling contract for the Derbyshire Dales will be considered by the District Council on 14 March.
Our Commercial Board will be asked on 13 March if the District Council should pursue the idea of potentially investing in a modest programme of up to 50 new Council Houses for affordable rent and shared ownership.
Your District Council is proud to have once again played its part in this year's Royal Shrovetide Football.
WATCH the broadcast on 7 March as meeting considers increasing by 10p a week the amount the average Derbyshire Dales household pays for District Council services.
Derbyshire Dales District Council has once again pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.
VIDEO | Do you have the X-factor to stand as a candidate in the local elections here in the Derbyshire Dales in May 2019?
Local people are being invited to comment on a draft neighbourhood development plan that sets out a vision for the future of Darley Dale.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 runs from 25 February to 10 March, highlighting the need to look after the food we love and the people who grow it.
There's a new offering from a popular health scheme for Derbyshire Dales residents wanting to explore new locations.
Online bullying, grooming and the dangers of social media are being brought to life in a thought provoking theatre show for students at secondary schools in the Derbyshire Dales.
Andrew Holmes's dreams of going it alone as a village butcher have come true - only months after he sought free start-up business advice.
The beautiful Derbyshire Dales is the 10th best place to live in the whole of the UK according to an annual survey carried out by the Halifax.
Derbyshire Dales District Council has stepped in to support one of the region's premier tourist attractions.
A local classic car enterprise that specialises in the restoration of vehicles is planning for the future, thanks to free business advice.
Local business leaders are being invited to sign up for a free workshop on how companies can better control their margins.
Your District Council's January full council meeting will be broadcast live on YouTube from 6pm on Thursday 24th.
Shop owners, occupiers and developers are being urged to have their say on new design guidelines drawn up for anyone planning to alter or replace a shop frontage in the Derbyshire Dales.
Derbyshire Dales residents are reminded that their recycling bins won't be emptied if paper and cardboard recycling is mixed with other recyclable materials for household collections.
New design guidelines have been adopted by your District Council for anyone planning to convert a farm building.
Derbyshire Dales residents will get an overview of your District Council’s spending plans for 2019/20 at a series of public meetings.
Derbyshire Dales District Council’s 2018 Matlock Bath Illuminations recorded a 10% increase in visitor numbers.
From 7 January your District Council will be helping you recycle your real Christmas trees.
We can confirm that a Court Order instructing Travellers to move on from an unauthorised encampment at Ashbourne Leisure Centre car park was presented to them before Christmas.
Derbyshire Dales District Council can confirm that officers met Travellers on Monday after the family moved from an unauthorised encampment at Fishpond Meadows in Ashbourne to the town's leisure centre car park.
Only a year after launching, the couple behind Peak District Deli are realising their delicious vision of creating a new, innovative and exciting independent business selling high quality local produce.
Energy saving measures introduced at three Derbyshire Dales leisure centres will save in the coming year enough gas to power 11 houses, electricity to feed 824 TVs and water for 22,654 showers.
Watch again the broadcast of a special meeting of our Community & Environment Committee on 10 December that was updated in respect of a Gypsy and Traveller family who have presented themselves as homeless.
The December full council meeting of Derbyshire Dales District Council will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm on Wednesday 5 December.
Councillors have unanimously approved a familiar look to waste and recycling collections as the Derbyshire Dales prepares for a new contract from August 2020.
The meeting at 6pm on Thursday 29 November at which councillors will decide the future direction of waste & recycling collections here in the Derbyshire Dales will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.
Expressions of interest are being invited from businesses, charities or special interest groups interested in using Derbyshire Dales District Council's award-winning Hall Leys Park to enhance visitors' experience.
Councillors will be asked to approve a familiar look to waste and recycling collections as the Derbyshire Dales prepares for a new contract coming into force in August 2020.
We took part in #OurDay on 20 November 2018 - the 24 hour social media marathon giving everyone who works or volunteers in public services the chance to share how they improve the quality of life for residents.
It’s Small Business Saturday UK on 1 December – and Derbyshire Dales District Council is backing the national campaign to encourage people to support independent local shops.
Your District Council is encouraging people to ‘shop local’ this Christmas by introducing free parking across the district from 1st December.
Pedal Peak for Business, a joint project by the Peak District National Park Authority and Derbyshire Dales District Council, has offered grants totalling £104,000 to nearly 50 local businesses since launching in 2017.
Here's the list of Derbyshire Dales events that have registered with our Bonfire and Firework Safety scheme this year:
Your District Council has just completed a series of safeguarding and child sexual exploitation awareness training sessions for taxi drivers it licenses.
The Autumn edition of our Dales Matters publication is dropping through letterboxes across the Derbyshire Dales this week.
Please tell us how you currently access our services and how you think we could improve in our online survey.
If you have your waste & recycling collected on a TUESDAY, please be aware that collections will start earlier than usual this week to enable the crews to attend a work colleague's funeral.
New grants of between £2,000 and £50,000 available to Derbyshire Dales business will be explained at a morning workshop in Bakewell on 25 October.
Internet safety and cyber bullying are being brought into the spotlight for youngsters as an educational theatre show has reached more than 1,300 pupils in the Derbyshire Dales.
Nominations close on 17 January - so don't leave it too late to say thank you to those community champions who make your neighbourhood tick.
2,629 people responded to a survey on possible changes to your waste and recycling collections when a new contract starts in August 2020.
Two Dales landmarks - Matlock Town Hall and the Jubilee Bridge in Matlock Bath - are turning pink and blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018.
The full council meeting of Derbyshire Dales District Council on Thursday 27 September is available on our YouTube channel.
A new business workshop prompted two Matlock women to use their joint skills to help local people experiencing mental health issues, memory problems or emotional distress.
Matlock town centre was hit by flash floods in the early hours of Friday morning. Thankfully the floodwater had gone by the morning rush-hour and the focus for our streets and parks teams during the day on Friday is clearing and cleaning post flood debris and mud.