The first phase of the £3.8m restoration programme at Staveley Hall is nearing completion. This follows several years of hard work from the Heart of Staveley Project, set up to transform the semi-derelict building and its historic walled garden into a centre focused on community, education, heritage and arts activities. The project is creating Staveley Hall Business Centre, which will provide […]
Read more >Following the success of the first ever Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards in 2013, the future of the annual event has been secured until 2015 – thanks to Chesterfield College. Headline sponsors last year, the College has agreed to sponsor the Awards in both 2014 and 2015, as well as host and cater the star-studded award […]
Read more >Ringtons tea is moving to Chesterfield following its purchase of two industrial units on Dunston Trading Estate, Sheepbridge. The move signifies the merging of two of the company’s existing regional sales offices – Nottingham andSouth Yorkshire– to create one centralised 2,400 sq ft base. The new site will be home to 24 employees and will […]
Read more >Chesterfield has been highlighted as being on one of the fastest growing corridors in the UK. Speaking at the recent Celebrate Chesterfield event, organised by the town’s marketing campaign Destination Chesterfield, George Cowcher, Chief Executive of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce (DNCC), said: “There is the capacity and opportunity for the town to expand […]
Read more >New businesses locating to the Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone, which includes Markham Vale at Chesterfield, will benefit from tax incentives for a further three years, under measures announced by the Chancellor in yesterday’s Budget. This means that businesses moving to Sheffield City Region will benefit from business rate discounts for five years, with the offer […]
Read more >Over 200 delegates attended Destination Chesterfield’s Celebrate Chesterfield event at the Proact Stadium. The event celebrated what had happened in the town over the past 12 months, updated on major regeneration schemes and launched new activity for Destination Chesterfield. Twitter users can read all the announcements from the event atwww.twitter.com/chesterfielduk #celebrate14 View the gallery from […]
Read more >The town’s first Round Table, organised by Destination Chesterfield in partnership with the Derbyshire Times, took place last week ahead of Chancellor George Osborne’s budget on the 19th March. Bringing together key figures from Chesterfield’s business community, and chaired by Chesterfield College principal Trevor Clay, the Round Table was designed to provoke debate and highlight […]
Read more >Chesterfield’s shoppers are being called on to get behind the town’s first ever retail awards and nominate their favourite high street chain stores and independent retailers. Launched by Destination Chesterfield, the inaugural awards capitalise on the town’s success as one of the UK’s top 10 best performing centres with the least vacant shops. The awards […]
Read more >Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone has announced plans to increase its size by almost a half including Markham Vale in Chesterfield. The news follows extensive talks between local leaders and Government officials to negotiate the deal, which will see Zone expansions in Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield and Markham Vale, as well a new site at Doncaster-Sheffield Airport. […]
Read more >Local businesses are invited to share in the success of the town’s inward investment campaign, Destination Chesterfield, at the Proact Stadium on Wednesday 19th March from 7.30am – 10.30am. Spaces are limited and businesses are being urged to register now after nearly 200 people attended last year’s event. The free breakfast event, which is aptly […]
Read more >Organisers have officially confirmed the 26-mile route for the Chesterfield Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, September 14, in aid of children’s charity Kids ‘n’ Cancer UK, along with other local charities and good causes. The Chesterfield Marathon, which is set to be one Chesterfield’s biggest mass participation events in more than 30 years, will begin and finish at […]
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