The Mayor of Matlock, Councillor David Hughes, with the support of Matlock Town Council, has decided to use his Mayoral fund this year to help families in Matlock who are entitled to free school meals.
One of the less welcome distractions that this government has thrust upon Local Authorities is the request by the Boundary Commission to revise District Ward boundaries.
At the end of the Derbyshire Dales District Council Full Council Meeting of 8th October all of the councillors had 'left' the virtual meeting on Zoom. However a small number of officers of the Council were still talking between themselves.
Ashbourne gets a mention on BBC Countryfile - as UK air pollution hot-spot For the second time this year Ashbourne finds itself in the media. The first was In June when some of the town's residents decided that they needed to 'protect' a pub sign after a petition was launched calling for it it to be removed on the grounds that it was racially offensive.
Report labelled 'independent' turns out to have only sought eye-witness statements from those under scrutiny in the report. At a long and heated meeting of Derbyshire Dales District Council, questions over the many apparent omissions and inconsistencies in the report were given the same response from the 'Independent Person' (Steve Dunning) - that it was not within the terms of reference of the enquiry.
Help shape the future environment of the Derbyshire Dales A new survey gives residents an opportunity to have their say about caring for the Derbyshire Dales into the future. The pandemic has changed our lives in a way we never imagined possible. Everyday routines are being disrupted. When the crisis is over, do we want to go back to the way it was, or are there things we would like to see changed?