From Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October 2025, visitors will experience a once-in-a-generation celebration at the UK’s only surviving operational railway roundhouse. The event will feature iconic locomotives, including the legendary A3 60103 “Flying Scotsman”, which will be on display and hauling trains across the weekend.
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More than 6,000 people gathered at Queen’s Park over the weekend to enjoy the third annual Chesterfield Children’s Festival, hosted by local arts charity Junction Arts.
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Chesterfield’s food scene has a new addition with the arrival of Pluto, an independent business bringing authentic Asian street snacks and desserts to the heart of the town centre.
Read more >The ‘best’ in Chesterfield have been crowned at the annual Best Bar None 2025 Awards, an event that celebrates positive steps licensed venues are taking to improve nighttime safety.
Read more >A family business is expanding into a larger unit in the town’s historic Market Hall.
Read more >The Wilding Chesterfield project has received £245,000 in support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to aid nature’s recovery in the town’s urban spaces and make it a priority for the people who live there.
Read more >The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has secured £700,000 of grant funding from the Government’s Mayoral Renewables Fund to build a solar farm in Derbyshire.
Read more >Chesterfield businesses are growing thanks to the Accelerator Programme, which has supported nearly 5,000 firms across the East Midlands.
Read more >Chesterfield businesses are once again leading the way in shaping the town’s future workforce as the Made in Chesterfield Festival returns this autumn. Running from 25 September to the end of October, the festival introduces students to careers in the manufacturing and property sectors through hands-on experiences.
Read more >Chesterfield celebrates nine Green Flag awards in 2025, reinforcing its reputation as a family-friendly place to live with outstanding green spaces.
Read more >An innovative training facility in Chesterfield is gaining regional attention for its hands-on approach to construction skills development. As a result, the Construction Skills Hub is helping position the town as a leader in workforce transformation.
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