Improvements in the housing market mean that Chesterfield is experiencing a boom in new housing – with more than 200 homes being built in the borough. Chesterfield Borough Council is working with developers to encourage investment in the borough. Work is currently underway on 127 homes by Miller Homes as part of the Portlands development, […]
Read more >Home Bargains is investing approximately £500,000 in a new store in Chesterfield, which will open its doors on Saturday, 13 July. The top brand, bottom price retailer is creating up to 40 new jobs in the community, with its latest store located on Lordsmill Street – adjacent to TKMaxx. Source:Home Bargains
Read more >Today (Thursday 13th June) Chesterfield Champions received a sneak preview behind the scenes tour of Chesterfield Market Hall as part of Destination Chesterfield’s Inspired Investment Event. Local businesses heard about the progress of the £1.5 million Community Stand being developed by Chesterfield Football Club Community Trust. The scheme will open in September 2013 and includes community […]
Read more >Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Engineering firms met this morning (5th June) to discuss skills and training at Destination Chesterfield’s latest Manufacturing forum. The event at Calabria in Chesterfield included presentations from Alison Bettac the new training director for the AMRC Training Centre which opens this October. They offer a full service for manufacturing businessess to […]
Read more >Wanted – Two fabulous foodies to join the judging panel of Chesterfield’s inaugural Food and Drink Awards. If food and Chesterfield are your passion, then this could be the job for you. The town’s marketing campaign, Destination Chesterfield, is in search of two people to join its panel of judges and search out its finest […]
Read more >Henry Boot Developments Ltd, has joined forces with Euro Garages Ltd to table plans for a petrol filling station and Starbucks Drive Thru Coffee Shop at Markham Vale off M1 junction 29A near Chesterfield. The filling station will include a convenience store, Subway sandwich bar, public toilets and a cash machine while the Starbucks will […]
Read more >Members of Chesterfield and North Derbyshire’s manufacturing business community, that wish to develop the skills of their workforce will hear first-hand how the new AMRC Training Centre, which opens this autumn, can help them do just that. Graeme Ashcroft, the recently appointed director of the new centre, will be the keynote speaker at the Chesterfield […]
Read more >A Northern Ireland-based company is to move to our flagship employment site bringing the number of new jobs created to 260 in the last eight months. Ready Egg Products Ltd has selected Markham Vale off M1 junction 29A near Chesterfield to locate its new manufacturing facility which will create 50 new jobs over two years. […]
Read more >Chesterfield has been voted Coach Friendly Town or City of the Year at the annual Coach Tourism Awards. The national awards scheme – organised by trade magazine Coach Monthly, and hosted by television presenter and travel and tourism expert, Judith Chalmers – recognises excellence and innovation across the coach tourism industry and includes tourist destinations […]
Read more >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.
Read more >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.
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