JOBS BOOOST AS COUNTY COUNCIL RENEW HENRY BOOT PARTNERSHIP -Ī commitment to bring business, create jobs and boost the local economy has been renewed this week as Derbyshire County Council signed a new four-year partnership with Henry Boot Developments More.ĭISRUPTION AS WORK BEGINS ON SALTERGATE MULTI STORY CAR PARK. The leader of Chesterfield Borough Council, Jogn Burrows, has announced he is to stand down from his position in May next year. More.īOROUGH COUNCIL LEADER JOHN BURROWS TO STAND DOWN IN 2017. Plans to refurbish Chesterfield Town Hall so the building can generate at least £240,000 of income each year to invest in protecting frontline services are to be considered by councillors. More.īOROUGH COUNCIL PLANS TO REFURBISH CHESTERFIELD TOWN HALL ARE REVEALED. Organisations working to tackle food poverty and social isolation met this week to showcase projects across Derbyshire. MEADOW VIEW CARE CENTRE NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD -Ī £10m specialist community care centre developed and run by Derbyshire County Council has been shortlisted for a prestigious national design award. NEW DERBYSHIRE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCHED -ĭerbyshire County Council has commissioned a new combined drug and alcohol recovery service for the county. TODAY'S THE DAY! DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER YOURĬhesterfield Borough Council is urging local residents to ensure they are registered by TODAY to vote in the General Election taking place on Thursday 8th June.
More.įIRST WOMAN LEADER FOR CHESTERFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL -Ĭouncillor Tricia Gilby has become the new leader of Chesterfield Borough Council, with Councillor Amanda Serjeant appointed as deputy leader. The by-election to elect a councillor to the Holmebrook ward of Chesterfield Borough Council will take place on Thursday 21st September 2017. HOLMEBROOK BY-ELECTION DATE IS ANNOUNCED. Residents are to be consulted on plans for a new roundabout in north east Derbyshire being built as part of a major new housing and business development. RESIDENTS TO BE CONSULTED ON NEW CHESTERFIELD ROUNDABOUT. To find out more about The Story Mine project contact Head of Markham Vale, Peter Storey on 01629 535417 or email STORIES The Walking Together memorial has been designed by Cheshire-based Artist Stephen Broadbent. Great strides have already been made at Markham Vale by the county council to remember its mining history with the permanent 'Walking Together' memorial which will eventually feature 106 figures stretching between the village of Duckmanton in Chesterfield and the former pithead which symbolises a miner's journey to and from work and represents the 106 men who lost their lives in three accidents at the site in 1937, 19. "I'd like to thank the Markham Mining Memorial Community Working Group for all their fantastic work and the Heritage Lottery Fund and National Lottery players for making the project possible." " Markham Colliery was at the heart of this area for a long time and lots of people including myself will have many memories of the site and the brave men that worked there. Markham Colliery has now been reclaimed by the council and Henry Boot Developments and is home to the Markham Vale regeneration scheme which is working to create 4,100 jobs for local people.ĭerbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration Councillor Tony King (pictured above), said: "We're delighted to receive this grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help us unearth more of Markham's mining history which we can share with future generations for years to come. The working group is made up of 25 members including former miners, local historians, representatives from schools in Derbyshire and relatives of those who worked at the site. Research into the lives of the thousands of local men who worked at the site between 18 will be carried out as part of 'The Story Mine' project and shared on a new website.Īnd residents will be invited to a number of events organised by the Markham Mining Memorial Community Working Group - which supported the grant application by the county council - to hear about the project's latest discoveries. Picturing the past: Councillor Tony King looks at mining artefacts with members of the Markham Mining Memorial Community Working Group - local historian Sandra Struggles and Markham Vale Environment Centre Manager Trudi Saxton Lottery Cash Set To Help Unearth Mining History At Markham ValeĪ project which is set to unearth the untold stories of Markham Colliery has been given the green light thanks to £35,000 awarded from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to Derbyshire County Council.
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