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We have now paid out more than £3.1-million to 2,641 businesses since November.
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Due to the continuing impacts of Covid on our crews, scheduled garden waste collections are still suspended today and there will be no food waste collections on garden waste rounds. Our apologies.
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The Amber weather warning across the whole of the county means communities across the Derbyshire Dales need to be on flood alert over the coming days.
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A full meeting of the District Council this Thursday, to be broadcast live on our YouTube channel, will include a Motion welcoming the re-arranged COP26 Climate Change Conference which is to take place in Glasgow at the beginning of November.
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The directors of public health in Derby and Derbyshire have issued a plea to the public to follow regulations as the NHS deals with busiest period so far during the pandemic.
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The District Council's Governance & Resources Committee on 14 January will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.
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House-to-house & street collections policy consultation
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Contractors move onto site on 12 January to start work on the £830,000 Pavilion in the Park project in Ashbourne Recreation Ground.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council have praised NHS Derby and Derbyshire's "commitment and dedication" in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Applications to this meeting include a plan to install solar panels on a south facing roof slope in Matlock's Hurds Hollow and the retention of a vintage crane advertisement and signage on a storage building in Derby Road, Doveridge.
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Government explains on its website what a Covid support bubble is.
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Going into this lockdown weekend please remember it's against the law to meet socially with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble.
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Our revenues team have been receiving calls from Council Tax payers in the Ashbourne area about a phone call from a man claiming to be from Derbyshire Dales District Council - advising them that they are to receive a Council Tax refund.
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Last week's ice and snow in some areas of the Dales mean our bin crews are still catching up with some collections - our apologies.
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The Prime Minister has tonight (4 January) announced a new national lockdown.
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We'll recycle your real Christmas tree on your green/recycling day between Monday 4 January and Friday 29 January.
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31 DECEMBER UPDATE | Ice and snow in some parts of the Dales are creating an issue for our bin collection teams.
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Central government has moved all of Derbyshire - including the Derbyshire Dales - into Covid Tier 4 from one minute past midnight on Thursday 31 December.
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Here's what the Government's new Covid Christmas restrictions mean if you live in a Tier 1, 2 or 3 area (Derbyshire Dales remains in Tier 3).
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has received Government funding to recruit marshals, aimed at helping support people in local town centres to continue to adhere to the Covid-19 rules.
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Our phone lines are closed from 12 noon on Thursday 24 December, re-opening on Monday 4 January 2021
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The whole of Derbyshire, including the Dales, has been put in the highest Covid Tier level (3) by the Government from 2 December.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has launched a series of initiatives to help vulnerable families in the district over the Christmas period. 
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In the beautiful valley, just north of Matlock, work has begun on 57 new affordable homes.
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Derbyshire Dales residents have been reminded that the Christmas and New Year bank holidays mean some bin collection days change over the festive fortnight.
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The project to refurbish Matlock's Hurst Farm Social Club has taken another step forward thanks to support from Chevin Homes.
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It’s Small Business Saturday UK on 5 December – and your District Council is again backing the national campaign to encourage people to support independent local shops.
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Our December Planning Committee next Tuesday, 8 December, will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.
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The whole of Derbyshire, including the Dales, has been put in the highest Covid Tier level (3) by the Government from 2 December.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has given the green light to move ahead with the next stage of work to enable development of a new cinema in Matlock in its under-utilised market hall, firing the starting gun in the Council’s fightback against the economic impact of Covid-19.
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Our four Derbyshire Dales leisures centres in Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock and Wirksworth will reopen on 2 December.
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A busy full meeting of the District Council on Thursday 26 November will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council is inviting local people to comment on its draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). 
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Your District Council's Sports Development Team is a finalist in this year's prestigious APSE Service Awards.
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Notice is hereby given that Derbyshire Dales District Council proposes, in accordance with s.123 Local Government Act 1972, to dispose of approximately 2,400m2 of land at Hall Leys Park, Matlock, DE4 3AR, together with ancillary rights over neighbouring land. The proposed disposal is by way of lease granted to Matlock Boats and Trains Ltd.
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A council debate on the proposed conversion of Matlock Market Hall will be held in public on Wednesday, 25 November.
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Our Governance & Resources Committee meeting will be broadcast live on YouTube this Thursday from 6pm.
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In anticipation of lockdown restrictions easing, your District Council is reintroducing free parking across the district for a month from 1st December.
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Many independent businesses have been looking at new ways to adapt and innovate during the COVID lockdown - and to help Derbyshire Dales District Council have partnered with Derbyshire County Council to help businesses take advantage of the fast growing Shopappy.com.
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If you love Matlock’s award-winning Hall Leys Park you can vote for it in an international ‘People’s Choice’ award.
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Which is best - a reusable covering or a disposable/single use face covering?
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Plan sets out vision for future of Brailsford
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Our November Planning Committee this Tuesday, 10 November, will be broadcast live on YouTube (below).
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Two extraordinary meetings of our full council take place at 5pm and 7pm on Monday 9 November.
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Our Bakewell stall market will be joining the vast majority of markets in Derbyshire and across the country continuing to operate on a much reduced and secure basis throughout the new Covid restrictions.
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We've improved the way local people can participate in our virtual council meetings.
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We've published a Public Path Diversion Order regarding the public right of way over land situated at Top House Farm, Mercaston.
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From one minute after midnight on Wednesday 4 November England goes into new "lockdown" national restrictions.
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Work has started on a multi-million pound scheme to unlock land for employment and housing development in Ashbourne.
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The Government has issued guidance that sets out how Remembrance Sunday activities can take place in line with new COVID-19 restrictions and requirements in England that start on Thursday (5 November).
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It's set to be a different sort of Bonfire Night as the country goes into new Covid restrictions. It's likely to mean more activity in gardens in the absence of organised displays - so please be #fireworksafe and be a good neighbour.
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A meeting of the Ernest Bailey Charity Committee will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm on Thursday 5 November.
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A special meeting of our Community & Environment Committee will be broadcast live on YouTube this coming Monday, 2 November, from 6pm.
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Moving into Tier 2 from 00:01 on Saturday does not impact our Bakewell Farmers' Market, which will be operating from 9am to 2pm with Covid-secure measures in place. Please follow the rules.
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The Derbyshire Dales moves into the COVID HIGH Alert Level (Tier 2) from 00:01 this Saturday, 31 October.
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Enjoy yourself, but safely, is the message that is being communicated this year for the spooky season of Halloween.
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Ken Bull, a former long-serving Derbyshire Dales district councillor who served two terms as the authority's civic chairman, has died aged 88.
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Freedom Leisure and Derbyshire Dales District Council are delighted to confirm the reopening of Bakewell Swimming Pool & Gym on Friday 23 October.
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A special "virtual" meeting of our Governance & Resources Committee will be broadcast live this Thursday from 6pm.
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Our housing team are celebrating after apprentice Emma Mason won a national 'Housing Heroes' award.
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Our Hall Leys Park is once again officially one of the best green spaces in the UK.
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Our Community & Environment Committee Meeting on Wednesday 14 October will be broadcast live from 6pm.
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Our Planning Committee will meet "virtually" on Tuesday 13 October and the meeting will be broadcast live.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council voted at a meeting last night (8 October) to ban the culling of badgers on land the authority owns.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has unanimously approved a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan designed to ensure the authority meets its target of being carbon neutral by 2030.
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Your District Council is to launch a Community Payback Scheme to tackle improvement projects in the Derbyshire Dales that we don't currently have the capacity to undertake.
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Derbyshire Dales district councillors have voted unanimously to increase biodiversity in the road verges and open spaces the authority manages.
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Watch our Licensing and Appeals committee meeting live from 6pm on Wednesday 7 October.
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Your District Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to carry out spot checks to make sure local businesses are COVID-secure.
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Green energy funding announced today (1 October) by central government will mean a near £1-million boost for non-traditional homes, some almshouses and social housing across the Derbyshire Dales.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council is supporting residents to self-isolate if they or someone they’ve come into contact with tests positive for COVID-19. 
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At a full meeting of the council on Thursday 8 October, to be broadcast live on our YouTube channel, Members will debate a motion submitted by an individual councillor to ban the culling of badgers on all land owned by Derbyshire Dales District Council.
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Our Licensing team have supported the police as part of a week-long 'One Road, One Week' road safety campaign.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council is urging residents to report areas in the district where litter and dog fouling are causing a problem under a new campaign – ‘Don’t be a tosser – bin it!’ 
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Building work on Ashbourne's exciting £830,000 Pavilion in the Park project could begin within months.
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Early bird discounts are available now for Derbyshire Dales residents subscribing to a new garden waste collection scheme.
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Our Planning Committee on Tuesday 8 September will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm.
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Good news (and sorry for the delay) - the distribution of free food caddy liners has started to all 35,000 homes across the Derbyshire Dales.
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Our sports development team are stepping into autumn with new exercise opportunities for local people.
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Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.
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At an Extraordinary Council Meeting on 3 September councillors noted the significant recent increase in the use of disposable barbecues in the open countryside in the district, and the number of wild fires that have had a devastating and long-lasting deleterious impact on the ecology and biodiversity of our precious natural landscapes.
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An Extraordinary Council Meeting was called on Wednesday 2 September to identify potentially suitable locations for a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site in the Derbyshire Dales.
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Disposal of public open space at Ashbourne Recreation Ground
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Have your say on a new political map for Derbyshire Dales District Council
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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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At our full council meeting on 27 August councillors will consider a report outlining the potential to increase the biodiversity of road verges and public open spaces we manage.
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Derbyshire Dales District Council has pledged its support for this year’s Great British September Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.
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Our Governance & Resources Committee meeting will be broadcast live on YouTube on Thursday 20 August from 6pm.
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A "virtual" meeting of our Community & Environment Committee this Wednesday, 19 August, will be broadcast live on YouTube from 6pm.
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Local people are being invited to comment on a draft neighbourhood development plan that sets out a vision for the future of Ashbourne. 
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Your District Council has stepped in with partners to create a new pavilion for Ashbourne Park Bowls Club.
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#ShopLocal Week continues until Sunday and we're urging Dales residents to do their bit to help local businesses rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Our councillors agreed at an Extraordinary Council meeting on 12 August to provide extra funding to Freedom Leisure to enable the reopening of Derbyshire Dales leisure centres in Ashbourne, Matlock and Wirksworth with reduced hours and new Covid safety measures.
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We now have the resources to re-start bulky waste collections, which were paused during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Our Planning Committee will meet again virtually on 11 August - and the meeting will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel from 6pm (watch below).
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The Government has announced that three Covid-19 business grant funds will close soon - so it's the last chance for Derbyshire Dales companies to apply for support.
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Calver ward member Councillor Helen Froggatt is Derbyshire Dales District Council’s new civic leader. 
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With garden waste collections now operating to schedule across the Derbyshire Dales during the continuing coronavirus pandemic, local residents are being reminded there will be a charge for the service from April next year. 
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