You may be interested to know:

Derbyshire Dales District Council will begin the annual canvass of households on 1 August and are currently looking to recruit additional canvassers to cover as much of the area as possible. They hope to hold a couple of "drop-in" sessions (in north and south of District + Matlock) where anyone who is interested can come along to find out exactly what the role entails.... Read More »

You may be interested to know about: Readycall Macmillan is based in the Derbyshire Dales and we offer befriending, help with shopping and other practical tasks. Volunteers support people aged 60 and over who are vulnerable, lonely and isolated.

If you think we could help you or you are interested in joining our team of volunteers, please do get in touch with us on 01629 693693 or email sam@vcspd.org... Read More »

You may be interested to know about Derbyshire Dales District Council's Walking for Health, a programme of led walks across the Derbyshire Dales. Further information about these free walks can be found at the DDDC website, and the programme of walks to the end of June can be found at the Walking for Health website.

Please find attached the Derbyshire County Council (Footpath from Public Footpath No. 9 in Intake Field to Public Footpath No. 10 above the Green Gate - Parish of Curbar) Modification Order 2012

The Neighbourhood Watch scheme is being revived in Curbar, with Cllr David Nicholson and officers from the Hathersage Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team working together to encourage more residents to take part.

This has been extracted from a message sent on behalf of Derbyshire Police & Crime Commissioner via Neighbourhood Watch:

Neighbourhood Watches are small groups of residents who look out for... Read More »

Curbar Parish Council is looking to recruit a new Clerk/ Responsible Financial Officer to provide support and advice in all aspects of the Councils' work. Curbar is a small Parish Council and Councillors meet on 1st Thursday evenings on alternate months of the year, with occasional additional meetings for planning and Annual Parish Council Meetings.

The Clerk would be expected to attend all meetings... Read More »

PCSO Anthony Boswell of the Hathersage Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team (which covers Hathersage, Calver and Curbar) addressed Curbar residents at the Annual General Meeting on 18th May. He said that there have been a number of recent burglaries in the Derwent Valley, including one on Riddings Lane. He reminded people to take all precautions against break-ins, to be vigilant about anything that is... Read More »

The A625 (New Bridge), Calver will be temporarily closed from its junction with the B6001 to its junction with Riddings Lane, between 22 - 27 May. For full details and alternative routes, please click on the Public Notice from Derbyshire County Council.

The Planning Inspectorate has published its Order Decision, which was made on 09 May 2017. Inspector Martin Elliott wrote:

Procedural Matters: In my interim decision dated 15 November 2016 I proposed to confirm the Order subject to modifications in respect of the position of part of the Order route. Following the notice of the proposed modifications one objection was received. The objection was subsequently... Read More »

on May 9th, Derbyshire County Council wrote: Charges for residents taking building and demolition waste to our nine household waste recycling centres have been removed.

Charges were introduced on Monday 3 April 2017 to help pay Derbyshire's £37.2m waste bill each year.

Residents were required to pay £3 per standard rubble sack to take soil, bricks, rubble and ceramics such as bathroom furniture... Read More »