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Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall, Matlock. Photo by Eddie Bisknell.

£16m to be set aside by Derbyshire councils for the initial costs of local government reorganisation

Derbyshire councils are to set aside more than £16 million for the initial costs of closing down their own organisations and creating new ones – including laying off many staff. A new report details the expected cost of abolishing Derbyshire’s 10 councils, including the county, city and eight districts and boroughs, and creating two new larger north and south replacements, will be £66 million. In a worst-case scenario – or “stretch case” – this could reach more than £81 million, […]

3 September 2026 32

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More breathing space for families as government support eases back-to-school costs

Families facing the annual avalanche of back-to-school costs will get much-needed breathing room this September, as a major package of support begins to put money back into parents' pockets and make daily life more affordable. As the school term begins, more than three million children from families receiving Universal Credit will now benefit from free school meals – marking a major contribution to the government’s work to lift over a half a million children out of poverty, which will be […]

1 September 2026 20

Derbyshire

SEND, social care, and road maintenance remain significant challenges for County Council officials

Children with special education needs, social care and road maintenance continue to pose significant challenges, despite signs of progress, say Derbyshire council officials. A new report shows that at the end of the last financial year, Derbyshire County Council – run by Reform UK – finished with a slight underspend of £2 million – 0.25 percent of its £792 million budget. Councillor John Lawson, Reform’s cabinet member for finance, welcomed this news with positivity and caution, saying while it was […]

6 July 2026 13

Derbyshire

Heating Oil costs more than double as Middle East conflict hits rural Derbyshire households

Rural Action Derbyshire is warning that the fastmoving crisis in the Middle East is now pushing domestic heating oil prices to extreme levels. Disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has fallen by more than 80 percent following military escalation and attacks on tankers, is severely affecting global supply routes and contributing to sharp price increases. Many rural households in Derbyshire who rely on heating oil have seen the cost of 500 litres rise from around £300 […]

9 March 2026 40

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£16m to be set aside by Derbyshire councils for the initial costs of local government reorganisation

More breathing space for families as government support eases back-to-school costs

Heating Oil costs more than double as Middle East conflict hits rural Derbyshire households

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