Chesterfield - Destination Chesterfield

Chesterfield is taking part in the love your Local Market campaign. The campaign aims to attract new market traders. During the week, the council will offer new traders the opportunity to trade for £10 (terms and conditions apply).

The sights and sounds of the English Civil War will be brought to life in a free Chesterfield Borough Council-run family event.

The Watermill Theatre's musical comedy Some Like It Hotter is coming to Chesterfield Theatres.

The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is out to recruit two new Private Sector Board Members.

Rykneld Homes has created a number of new jobs to strengthen their current workforce, in order to help them continue to deliver excellent housing and maintenance services to council homes across North East Derbyshire.

Chesterfield's commercial property offering has been brought to the attention of national investors after the town's Waterside development was announced as one of the UK's largest Regeneration and Renewal projects in a prestigious list of major schemes issued for 2013.

We've compiled a list of top events and activities to keep you entertained from Thursday 2nd - Monday 6th May.

Chatsworth is turning up the taps this May bank holiday (4-6 May) for a water spectacular celebrating the return to the garden of Angela Conner's iconic ‘Revelation' bronze flower sculpture, gravity-fed from the lakes above the estate.

One to One Support Services, based in Hasland Chesterfield, are proud to offer those who unemployed and over 18 free Health and Social Care and Employability training.

Traffic is now using a new road which opens up further land for jobs creation at Derbyshire's flagship regeneration site.

D2N2 – the Local Enterprise Partnership for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire - is hosting a visit from Peter Schofield, the Director General of the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), on Friday, May 3.

Sweet memories have been conjured up by the sewing group at Chesterfield's Pomegranate Theatre.

The struggle of the women's suffrage movement is being brought to life in a special event at Chesterfield Museum.

A family fun day at the Proact Stadium in Chesterfield was a big hit with local residents. The free event, hosted by Rykneld Homes, who manage the housing stock for North East Derbyshire District Council, was attended by over 400 council tenants during the recent Easter break.

A group of Council tenants in North East Derbyshire are celebrating after they won an excellence award for their partnership working, delivering tenant scrutiny for Rykneld Homes.

The publishers of Chesterfield's monthly magazine 'Twist' continue to do their bit to support good causes.

The Office for National Statistics today released its preliminary estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) output, which showed the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the first three months of the year.

Casa in Chesterfield is adding to its extensive list of accolades this week following the announcement that the 4-star hotel's Events Sales Manager has been recognised by the mia-List for outstanding contribution to the industry.

The entrepreneurial efforts of students from 5 schools in North Derbyshire have been celebrated in the first stage of a national Young Enterprise competition.

A new report highlighting the growth of a significant number of small and medium-sized businesses in the East Midlands has been welcomed by Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce (DNCC).

AWARD winning Chartered Financial Planners Taylor Oliver are celebrating another year of growth.

CYCLISTS are being urged to get in gear and take on the Derbyshire Times' Flagg Challenge for Chesterfield's Ashgate Hospice during the charity's 25th anniversary.
More than 60 big-hearted fundraisers rolled out on the 50-mile ride last year and raised over £7,500 in pledges for Ashgate Hospice and this year the event on July 28 is also holding a shorter ride for more modest riders and families.

The Government and the Bank of England have confirmed an extension of the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) and its widening to include more types of business finance.

D2N2 – the Local Enterprise Partnership for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire – is getting ready to hit the road again to meet with businesses and other partners at a series of breakfast briefings.

Chatsworth has received a ‘Gold' award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) in recognition of its commitment to excellent environmental practice.

The UK coach industry has awarded Chatsworth its highest accolade by naming the Peak District country estate as ‘UK coach destination of the year'.

Riders, horses and even fences from the Olympics are expected to bring a touch of Olympic stardust to the Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth Horse Trials in May.