One of the country’s largest cranes is in Derbyshire to remove a bridge deck as part of plans to expand the Markham Vale regeneration site. The ‘Bailey’ bridge over Erin Road is being removed today (Tuesday 12 August) by Mabey Bridge Ltd which has brought its 350 tonne weight limit crane to lift it off […]
Read more >A Chesterfield-based business has won a major industry award for its refurbishment of the offices and reception of the Mining Information Centre in Mansfield. Leverton UK, based in Wingerworth, has received the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Award for Collaborative Working following its £250,000 major structural refurbishment of the Coal Authority’s reception and offices on […]
Read more >A new family pub and restaurant development is to open at the Markham Vale regeneration site in Chesterfield. Named The Little Castle, the new eatery is expected to open by December and will bring 40 jobs to the town. Run by Marston’s Inns and Taverns, which provides pubs throughout the UK, The Little Castle will be located […]
Read more >Twenty four food and drink businesses have been shortlisted across nine categories in the 2014 Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards, organised in association with Chesterfield College – headline sponsor of the awards for the second year running. The shortlisted establishments were selected from hundreds of nominations received by the competition organisers Destination Chesterfield. Four of […]
Read more >Four parks, all maintained by Chesterfield Borough Council, have retained the prestigious Green Flag award. The national accolade, handed out by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises Britain’s top parks and open spaces. A Green Flag flying overhead is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully […]
Read more >Work to open up a new section of the Markham Vale regeneration site started today with a £1.2m road refurbishment project. Erin Road, which will serve the next section of land to be developed on the site where the former Seymour Colliery once stood, will be closed for up to six months between Poolsbrook and Duckmanton […]
Read more >Plans have been announced by Miller Homes Midlands for a further 63 homes to be built at Chesterfield’s popular housing development, The Portlands. New two, three and four-bedroom properties will form phase two of the development, which is situated on Sheffield Road in Chesterfield. Amongst the new properties released for sale is the three-bedroom Montgomery […]
Read more >Boyes will be opening the doors to its new store in Chesterfield this Thursday 24th July. Located on Cavendish street in what was the old Zanzibar nightclub, this will be the company’s 51st store and will offer the people of Chesterfield quality branded products at great value prices. Boyes Chesterfield will stock everything from toiletries, […]
Read more >The first quarter of the year saw a rise in company registrations in Chesterfield, amid plans for a £300 million waterside regeneration scheme. During the first three months of the year in Chesterfield, company formation rose by 12%. According to figures in the latest Duport Business Confidence Report for the area, there were […]
Read more >A £320 million cash boost has been secured by local leaders from the public and private sector to create over 28,000 jobs and training for 40,000 people across the Sheffield City Region (which includes Chesterfield). This is the fifth most substantial Growth Deal that any city region local enterprise partnership (LEP) has made with government […]
Read more >£174.4 million is to be invested in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire thanks to an historic Growth Deal agreed with the government by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) D2N2. £47.4million has been confirmed in the first year, and as part of the government’s on-going commitment to the D2N2 LEP it has provided an indicative award of a […]
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