Author: Jo Mitchell

A Referendum relating to the Dronfield Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday 24th October 2019.

The question to be asked in the Referendum is:

''Do you want North East Derbyshire District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Dronfield to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?''

A person is entitled to vote in the Referendum if on Tuesday 8th October 2019:-

 They are... Read More »

At their September meeting, Dronfield Town Council declared a climate emergency and resolved to take action, to the best of its ability, to help towards achieving a shift to zero carbon emissions by 2050, or sooner if possible.

It resolved to work within its remit to contribute to the targets as set out within government policies and will endeavour to reduce its carbon emissions accordingly.

The Council... Read More »

Derbyshire smokers are being urged to quit for 28 days and see the difference that it can make.

October 1st sees the launch of this year's Stoptober challenge. The annual campaign, run by Public Health England, attracts thousands of people keen to quit.

Research shows that you're four times more likely to quit with your local stop smoking service.

Live Life Better Derbyshire offers a free stop smoking... Read More »

Dronfield Parish Young Voices was launched in January 2019 and now regularly attracts 35 or more youngsters to the singing sessions on Monday evenings in the Dronfield Civic Hall. Children from nine different schools in the local area attend and range in age from 7 to 12 years.

The group had an early ambition to stage some concerts and were able to do so with a £500 Action Grant from Derbyshire... Read More »

Parents of year 6 pupils living in Derbyshire can now apply to Derbyshire County Council for their child's secondary school place for September 2020.

Around 8,500 year 6 primary school children – who were born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 – have been sent information about the application process.

Applications opened on Monday 9 September 2019 and the deadline to submit applications... Read More »

Lee Rowley, MP for North East Derbyshire, holds regular surgeries all around the constituency to allow residents to raise any issues or concerns with him.

Resident surgeries can cover any topic, local or national, but are often the place to discuss issues such as:

• problems involving Government departments - such as the DWP, Home Office or HMRC on issues such as benefits, tax or immigration
• difficulties... Read More »

Please note that from Monday 30th September the opening hours of Dronfield Library will be changing to the following;

Monday 9:30am - 7:00pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:00pm

The library will be opening at 9:30am each day and will remain open late one night a week on a Monday, but will be closing at 5pm all other week... Read More »

Derbyshire County Council have ordered a temporary road closure of the B6056 Stubley Hollow from the junction with Sheffield Road to the junction with Wreakes Lane from the 28th October to 2nd November between 8:00pm and 4:00am each night to facilitate rail bridge repair works by Network Rail.

There will be an alternative route which will be along: Wreakes Lane, High Street, Gosforth Lane, Gomersal... Read More »