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Derbyshire Dales District Council’s revised Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) start on 10 October.   
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Well-being festivals are being delivered this month by Derbyshire Dales District Council's Active Dales team in Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock. 
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Disposal of public open space at Ashbourne Recreation Ground
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Council officers are to meet with a Traveller family currently encamped in Ashbourne to start the process of moving the family to a newly designated temporary site off Harrison Way, Northwood.
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We've responded to wanton acts of vandalism at some of our public toilets by installing external CCTV cameras as a deterrent and to help catch the culprits.
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Due to a change in the government’s guidance regarding Energy Rebates, Derbyshire Dales District Council has cancelled all UNCASHED Post Office Vouchers that were issued to customers.
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A full meeting of the Council will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Thursday 29 September from 6pm.
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Ian Page, a stalwart of the Matlock Bath Venetian Boat Builders' Association, has won the boat vote at this year's Matlock Bath Illuminations.
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Our next Governance & Resources Committee meeting will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Thursday 22 September from 6pm.
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Council appeals for land to accommodate permanent Traveller site
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has been shortlisted for the Council of the Year title at this year's prestigious UK Housing Awards. 
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Matlock Bath Illuminations celebrated their 125th anniversary last weekend – a week later than planned. 
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A meeting of the District Council's Licensing & Appeals Commitee on Wednesday 21 September will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has announced its plans following the designation by King Charles III that the state funeral day of the late Queen Elizabeth II should be a bank holiday.
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Our September Planning Committee takes place at the Town Hall, Matlock, from 6pm on Tuesday 13 September.
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VIDEO | The Derbyshire Dales Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III was declared at 3pm on Sunday 11 September as local people filled Matlock's Park Head.
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Here are the designated places in our Derbyshire Dales towns to lay floral tributes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:
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This Sunday in the heart of Matlock the people of the town and the wider Dales will have an opportunity to share a moment in history by declaring in unison for the first time: "God Save The King!".
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On World Suicide Prevention Day, here's a video made by three District Council employees - Chrissie, Elizabeth and Dave - promoting suicide awareness and a 20 minute online course we can all take.
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This Council has expressed its deep sadness at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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HM Lord-Lieutenant Elizabeth Fothergill CBE said on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:
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The Royal Familly's website announced simply this evening: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
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The union flag is flying at half mast at our Matlock Town Hall following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Illegal Encampment Taskforce met this morning (8 September) to discuss eviction proceedings against the occupants of one caravan on an encampment on Ashbourne's Clifton's Road.
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In line with national protocol in regard to advice around events immediately following the death of a Monarch, Derbyshire Dales District Council has made the decision to cancel the planned opening weekend of Matlock Bath Illuminations this Saturday and Sunday, 10 and 11 September.
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A meeting of our Community & Environment Committee on Thursday 8 September will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has been shortlisted for Local Authority of the Year at the National Energy Efficiency Awards in October.
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Government has today announced agreement in principle with the four upper tier authorities on a £1.14 billion East Midlands devolution deal.
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Low income households in the Derbyshire Dales can apply now for free grants to make their property more energy efficient.
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Worthy causes in the Matlock area are being invited to apply to Derbyshire Dales District Council for funds from the historic Ernest Bailey Charity. 
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We're seeking to appoint two Independent Persons to provide assistance in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct among elected members and town and parish councillors.
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Our June Planning Committee will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Tuesday, 14 June from 6pm.
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A Bakewell affordable housing development has received more plaudits at a town planning awards ceremony.
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The Derbyshire Dales Walking Festival from 19-25 September has been put together in partnership with some of the organisations who offer free led walks.
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Partners have issued a rallying cry as the £15-million bid to transform Ashbourne town centre goes forward to the Government's Levelling Up Fund for consideration.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council's first Go Green Event took place in Matlock's Hall Leys Park on Saturday 30 July 2022.
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Derbyshire Dales councillors unanimously supported a motion last night to try to resolve "continued and increasing disturbance" caused by Network Rail operations to residents living in a conservation area near Grindleford Station.
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Some of the Derbyshire Dales' biggest companies discussed current issues and the outlook for local enterprise at a business breakfast yesterday (Wednesday 27 July).
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From 30 July Matlock Market will be starting a 'Saturday Summer Market' 9am til 3.30pm in Derbyshire Dales District Council's award winning Hall Leys Park.
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Today Derbyshire Dales District Council is celebrating after receiving Green Flag Awards for two of its parks in Bakewell and Matlock.
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A full meeting of the Council will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Thursday 28 July from 6pm.
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"Respect Our Beautiful Park" banners are going up in our main parks as we prepare for an influx of visitors during the school summer holidays.
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An Extraordinary Meeting of the Council will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Tuesday 26 July from 6pm.
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The new Civic Chairman of the Derbyshire Dales has pledged to support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) during his year in office.
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Organisations across Derbyshire are supporting national Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week and will be helping residents learn more about what is and isn’t anti-social behaviour and where to turn if they need help.
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Derbyshire Dales residents are being urged to make sure they have a voice on decisions that affect them by confirming their electoral registration details are up to date.
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Up against some of the bigger metropolitan and city councils, Derbyshire Dales District Council narrowly lost out in the finals of the prestigious MJ Achievement Awards 2022.
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Councillor Steve Wain raised £6,240 for his nominated charity - the Air Ambulance - during his year as Derbyshire Dales District Council's Civic Chairman.
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Our June Planning Committee will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Tuesday, 14 June from 6pm.
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Our June Planning Committee will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Tuesday, 14 June from 6pm.
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The Environment Agency and its partners, Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council, are holding a second community drop-in event in Matlock, Derbyshire on Thursday 14 July from 2pm to 8pm.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council is delighted to hold its very first ‘Go Green’ event in Matlock's Hall Leys Park on Saturday 30 July from 10am to 3pm. 
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The Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) is coming to Matlock Bath and Bakewell on Monday 11 July - and we have lots of activities taking place in Bakewell Recreation Ground.
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VIDEO | We are pleased to celebrate the success of this award winning local business that champions sustainability.
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Tickets go on sale for our Matlock Bath Illuminations from Friday 1 July as one of the region’s premier events prepares to celebrate its 125th birthday.
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A Hurst Farm Heritage Trail for Matlock is one of seven new projects across the UK awarded a share of £13.7million by The National Lottery Heritage Fund on its mission to aid recovery for nature, communities and culture.
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A Bakewell affordable housing development is officially the best small residential development in the Midlands.
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A meeting of our Community & Environment Committee on Wednesday 29 June will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm.
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A Community Governance review is underway to gauge local interest in taking forward proposals to change the size, boundaries and warding arrangements of three parish and town councils affected by the revised Derbyshire Dales District Council warding arrangements for Matlock and Darley Dale.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council is in the process of finalising its bid to the Levelling Up Fund for an exciting £15-million package of projects in Ashbourne town centre.
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Saturday 11th June saw the Official Grand Opening of a brand new community facility, Marston Montgomery Village Hall. 
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Our June Planning Committee will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Tuesday, 14 June from 6pm.
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Matlock Bridge will be closed to all traffic (pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles) from 7am on Monday 13 June 2022 until early August 2022 to enable preparations for essential flood prevention work to be carried out.
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We've taken a bit of a battering on social media over the past few days over our #NoMowMay site near Arc Leisure Matlock - even the naturalist Chris Packham has piled in.
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Our Lathkill and Bradford ward member Councillor Graham Elliott is the District Council's new Civic Chairman.
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Your District Council is issuing grants to 74 towns and villages across the Dales to help finance celebrations of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee over the coming long bank holiday weekend.
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The Derbyshire Dales well dressings season returns on 26 May with a Ukraine theme in the village of Tissington.
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An Extraordinary Meeting of the Council will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm on Tuesday 31 May.
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Twenty years since Derbyshire Dales District Council last controlled Council Housing, we have unveiled our first new energy-efficient property ready to rent.
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Your District Council has secured a £598,596 government grant to make energy efficiency improvements and remove gas heating at its three largest buildings.
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The Annual Meeting of the Council will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm on Thursday 26 May.
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Bridge News in the heart of Matlock is the town's new visitor information point.
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Matlock’s new Farmer’s View venue officially opened on 14 May following the £460,000 transformation of the former Hurst Farm Social Club.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council is encouraging local businesses and community groups to take part in its very first ‘Go Green’ event in Matlock's Hall Leys Park on Saturday 30 July. 
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The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit Bakewell and Matlock on many stops on its final journey through England this summer, as the full route is revealed.
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Government figures have revealed in the two years to March Derbyshire Dales District Council paid out £74,151,150 in Covid grants to support local businesses. 
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The Environment Agency (EA) has pledged between £3.5m to £5m to restore the flood protection to Matlock - and we're delighted to be able to work with our partners at the EA and Derbyshire County Council on this important project.
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Representatives from Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) and Derbyshire Dales District Council got together this week to celebrate the beginning of work on a new £7.8m affordable housing development on Ashbourne’s Mayfield Road.
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In its search for land to accommodate a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site Derbyshire Dales District Council is seeking expressions of interest from land owners prepared to sell land or enter into a long lease for a site.
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Your District Council's innovative biodiversity project has entered its second year as the nation embraces #NoMowMay.
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Your District Council has approved amendments to a policy that enables local people to apply for a discretionary council tax discount in exceptional circumstances.
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Your District Council is helping local residents who have offered to support refugee families fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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The successful Derbyshire Dales Corporate Games return this summer after an enforced absence caused by the pandemic.
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While many local councils have elections next week, the only one here in the Derbyshire Dales is a by-election in the District Council's Carsington Water ward.
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If your Dales community is planning a celebration to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, please note that we need to receive any necessary licensing applications no later than 2 May.
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Separate food caddy collections are restarting in the Derbyshire Dales from Monday 11th April so please leave your containers out for collection by 7am on your normal collection day.
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A campaign to encourage residents in the Hope Valley in the Derbyshire Peak District to use their local bus services is being launched next week. It will run for two weeks from 11 to 24 April. 
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Your District Council has made the finals of the prestigious MJ Achievement Awards 2022.
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Your District Council has successfully applied for £69,450 funding to create new accessible 'Changing Places' toilets at two of the district's popular visitor attractions.
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Your District Council has paid recovery grants to businesses directly impacted by the floods in Matlock and elsewhere a month ago.
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The Bishop of Repton, the Right Reverend Malcolm Macnaughton, has performed consecration ceremonies at new extensions to our Bakewell and Steeple Arch cemeteries.
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Roger Morgan-Grenville stopped off in Hartington yesterday (Monday 21 March) on his 1,000-mile walk from Lymington in the New Forest to Cape Wrath to raise awareness and funds for a small UK charity, Curlew Action.
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The dates have been announced for our popular Matlock Bath Illuminations, which celebrate their 125th birthday in 2022.
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Government is asking individuals, charities, community groups and businesses across the country to step forward and offer their support to thousands of people displaced from Ukraine, and their immediate family members, who need a route to safety.
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In the Council Tax envelope that will be posted to all households across the Derbyshire Dales from Monday (14 March) you'll find your resident parking concession permit for the coming year.
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The Spring 2022 edition of Dales Matters will be landing this week in the same envelope as Council Tax bills.
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As promised, current subscribers to our garden waste scheme can renew now for the new financial year from 1 April at a discounted rate of £35.
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