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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Canalside development project completed at Staveley's canal basin
A Derbyshire town is looking for businesses to move in after the opening of a new two-storey canalside Moorings building is part of the Staveley Town Deal, a £25m regeneration programme aided by funding from central government that began last year.A total of £3.5m of the £4.5m cost was provided by the fund, with the remaining £1m covered by Derbyshire County authority said it expected the new site "to create between 40 and 60 new jobs". This building is part of the an 85-hectare business park based on the site of the old Markham Colliery, with the regeneration project also hoping to attract visitors to Chesterfield Canal and the surrounding Reaney, county council cabinet member for economic development and regeneration, said the Moorings "will be a fantastic waterside destination for both local people and visitors to enjoy"."We're inviting contact from retail, dining and other businesses looking to relocate or expand into this purpose-built space, and we've already received considerable interest from a number of potential tenants," he said.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Alan Graves chosen to lead Derbyshire County Council by Reform UK
Reform UK councillors in Derbyshire have chosen Alan Graves to lead the county is one of the most experienced Reform UK politicians in the region, having been a councillor on Derby City Council since well as his Aston seat, which he won in May's local elections, Graves still represents Alvaston in Reform group selected him as leader at a party meeting on Wednesday, but his position as council leader will only be confirmed at a full council meeting on 21 May. Graves said his party would "get the brush out and make sure we do a proper sweep".He said Reform UK was most keen to address potholes, special educational needs provision and council efficiency, in which he promised a "strong push".Rob Reaney has been chosen as his deputy leader by the started his political career as a Labour councillor, before stints as an independent, UKIP, Brexit Party and finally Reform stood in Derby North at the general election, for Reform, coming second to Labour's Baggy Shanker.
