12 May – Community News from Derbyshire County Council – Decision on homes for older people,, free second-hand office furniture for community groups, Shine a Light returns to local landmarks, Public Involvement fund, Mental health awareness week, countryside safety (govdelivery.com)

1 March – Community News from Derbyshire County Council – flood hardship fund, landslips damage to county roads, Food Waste Action Week, (govdelivery.com)

When can I sign up?

The garden waste payments page for the service is now open and the charging scheme has been amended to include compensation payments for the service suspension and delays to collections in 2021. The council apologises for the disruption.

When do garden waste collections start?

Garden waste will be collected from Monday 21 February 2022 and finish on Friday 25 November 2022.

The garden... Read More »

If you're a Derbyshire resident struggling to get to your COVID-19 vaccination appointment then you can now book a free return journey to help you attend.

If you don't have your own transport, and you can't use public transport, then Derbyshire County Council's Active Travel team can help you with door to door transport to and from your vaccination appointment.

The parent or carer of the person attending... Read More »

11 January – Community News from Derbyshire County Council – wellbeing apps, primary school applications, public meetings on care homes, net zero updates, vaccination clinic - Chesterfield (govdelivery.com)

The survey aims to understand the amount of Council Tax that is contributed from residents towards policing for 2022/23. Responses can be submitted online and the survey will close on Sunday 16th January 2022.

Please kindly forward the survey to any local contacts you may have to ensure responses are received from residents throughout Derbyshire.

To complete the survey, and to read a short statement... Read More »

Community News from Derbyshire County Council: New financial support for households facing hardship this winter, Free Christmas holiday activities and a healthy meal for disadvantaged school age children, Best Life Derbyshire, Second outbreak of Avian Flu in Derbyshire, Consultation on homes for older people now open (govdelivery.com)

A new scheme to provide financial support to households facing financial hardship is now available.

The £5.4m Household Support Fund willcomplement the existing financial support measures available, including those from the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund.

The money has been provided to the county council by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

All payments provided by the fund must be made... Read More »

Good Afternoon

I hope you are keeping safe and well.

As part of the work the Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster is undertaking towards the National Strategy of tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). We are

seeking the views from as many females as possible (living in Derbyshire).

It would be great if you could send this email out to any females in your work place, contact lists,... Read More »

2 December– Community News from Derbyshire County Council – live traffic cameras, link road to be completed, new care home, bird flu latest, leaving care, stay well in winter (govdelivery.com)