Chesterfield’s 4-star hotel, Casa has won ‘an Oscar of the hotel world’ having been named the UK’s fourth best hotel by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor. Unlike any other hotel honours, the Travellers’ Choice Awards are based on millions of reviews and opinions covering more than 650,000 hotels collected in a single year from […]
Read more >Calabria, located on the sought-after Glumangate and a Chesterfield Champion, is the first establishment in Derbyshire to have been awarded the Marchio Ospitalitá Italiana Seal of Quality, which recognises the restaurant’s commitment to a truly authentic taste of Italy and accurate representation of the country’s distinctive gastronomic culture. Restaurants must meet a list of strict […]
Read more >Today (Thursday 10th January) Chesterfield businesses attended the first Chesterfield Manufacturing and Engineering Forum organised by Destination Chesterfield. The event was hosted and chaired by James Brand, Managing Director of United Cast Bar Ltd and member of the Destination Chesterfield Board. Attendees discussed the latest from their sector and how they can work collaboratively to […]
Read more >Last month Destination Chesterfield and Crush Design invited children aged 11 and under to show off their artistic talents by colouring in our Father Christmas picture. We are now able to announce our wonderful winner…a big congratulations to Lydia Nutt, aged 4, who clearly has a huge artistic talent! Presenting a very pleased Lydia with £100 […]
Read more >A new forum for manufacturing and engineering businesses in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire is being launched. The forum which is organised by Destination Chesterfield will be led by manufacturing and engineering businesses from across North Derbyshire acting as a voice for the sector and will be chaired by James Brand, Managing Director at United Cast […]
Read more >Latest tourism figures for Chesterfield show the town is growing in popularity as a place to visit. In 2011 there was an increase of 9% in visitor numbers with over 3 million day visitors and 320,000 booking an overnight stay. The boost in the number of tourists has also increased the amount of money being […]
Read more >Work has begun on a new link road which will open up further land for jobs creation at a flagship regeneration site. Derbyshire County Council are investing over £70 million laying the foundations to drive long term employment opportunities at Markham Vale which is just off the purpose-built junction 29A of the M1 in Chesterfield. An […]
Read more >Chesterfield has been successful in its bid for a £10k grant from the government for a Town Team Partner project. The bid, which was put forward by Destination Chesterfield and had the full support of the town’s MP, Toby Perkins and Chesterfield Borough Council was in response to the earlier unsuccessful bids for the Portas […]
Read more >The Yards shopping area in Chesterfield’s town centre is now home to a falcon and a puppy. The two artworks are the latest instalments of the Chesterfield Cultural Renaissance project which has delivered several pieces of unique artworks in the area over the past few months. The project, which is funded by the European Regional […]
Read more >Chesterfield Borough Council’s Revenues Hall will soon benefit from a substantial £300k refurbishment programme. The Revenues Hall, which provides payment facilities, customer information and advice for a wide variety of Council services, will close on 22 October 2012 for a period of up to five months; re-opening in early March 2013. Updating the building, which […]
Read more >The eagerly awaited new Debenhams Chesterfield store will open on Thursday, 20 September. Local designer, Ashley Thomas – whose designs are currently available as part of the Debenhams Edition homeware collection – will officially launch the store, alongside manager Natalie Collins and her new team. Ashley studied Art and Design at Chesterfield College before going […]
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