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BBC News
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Road closure required to inspect crests on Chesterfield bridge
A road in Chesterfield town centre will be closed for most of Sunday while a survey is carried out on a footbridge across Borough Council said it needed to remove brackets holding large civic crests to the side of the bridge spanning New Beetwell Street because they had become authority said the crests would be returned at a later date which was dependent on the survey and their road will be closed between 08:00 BST and 18:00 with traffic diverted.
BBC News
23-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
First phase of Chesterfield town centre revamp work completed
A council in Derbyshire said the first phase of a multi-million pound project to revamp a town centre was year-and-a-half long regeneration project, called Revitalising the Heart of Chesterfield, began last work started in Market Square with a new layout for stalls and paving, seating and lighting Chesterfield Market is open for shoppers once more. Councillor Kate Sarvent, Chesterfield Borough Council's cabinet member for town centres and visitor economy, said: "These exciting improvements are just the start of our town centre transformation, we're enhancing the look and feel of the market but also providing traders with better facilities and creating more flexible spaces that will support a wider range of uses."It's fantastic to see these improvements come to life, and I hope that everyone can see what we are trying to achieve." The second phase of the project will now get under way in the lower half of the Market Square before moving on to New Square and Rykneld will be lifted and relaid alongside new paving to make the market more market stalls are also being added the council will work with traders in the town centre "to minimise disruption". Future phases of work will see New Square made more flexible for both markets and a wider range of uses, and Rykneld Square converted to a green space in the shadow of the town's famous crooked Allen, construction director at Thomas Bow which is carrying out the government-funded work, said: "It's great to see the first phase of this high-profile scheme completed."
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
MP steps down from council ahead of elections
The Labour MP for Mid-Derbyshire says he has stepped down from his seat on a borough council ahead of the local elections. Jonathan Davies was elected to Chesterfield Borough Council for the Brampton East and Boythorpe ward as a Labour councillor in May 2023. He was then elected to Parliament in the general election the following year. Davies told the BBC it had been "a privilege to serve people as their councillor". "I was pleased to support many residents through that role - and serve on several Derbyshire-wide boards to support people's health, safety and wellbeing across the county," he added. "Following my election to Parliament, I stopped taking my councillor's allowance. "I have now resigned my council seat so a by-election can coincide with May's county council elections - saving thousands of pounds of public money compared to a costly standalone contest. "It has been a privilege to serve as a councillor, and I wish my successor all the best in that important role." The Labour MP for Amber Valley Linsey Farnsworth also resigned her borough council seat this week. A by-election will be scheduled once the council has received a written request to do so from two local government electors from within the local authority area. The electors can be registered anywhere in Chesterfield and not solely within the ward itself. The minimum timescale required to hold a by-election is 25 working days. In order to hold the by-election on 1 May, the same day as the county council elections, the request must be received no later than 5pm next Tuesday, 25 March. The by-election will be held at a later date if the request is not received by then. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. MP resigns borough council seat ahead of elections Chesterfield Borough Council
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
MP steps down from borough council ahead of elections
The Labour MP for Mid-Derbyshire says he has stepped down from his seat on a borough council ahead of the local Davies was elected to Chesterfield Borough Council for the Brampton East and Boythorpe ward as a Labour councillor in May was then elected to Parliament in the general election the following told the BBC it had been "a privilege to serve people as their councillor". "I was pleased to support many residents through that role - and serve on several Derbyshire-wide boards to support people's health, safety and wellbeing across the county," he added."Following my election to Parliament, I stopped taking my councillor's allowance."I have now resigned my council seat so a by-election can coincide with May's county council elections - saving thousands of pounds of public money compared to a costly standalone contest."It has been a privilege to serve as a councillor, and I wish my successor all the best in that important role." The Labour MP for Amber Valley Linsey Farnsworth also resigned her borough council seat this week.A by-election will be scheduled once the council has received a written request to do so from two local government electors from within the local authority electors can be registered anywhere in Chesterfield and not solely within the ward minimum timescale required to hold a by-election is 25 working order to hold the by-election on 1 May, the same day as the county council elections, the request must be received no later than 5pm next Tuesday, 25 by-election will be held at a later date if the request is not received by then.
