Funding boost for new Queens Park Sports Centre
Chesterfield residents are to benefit from an enhanced sport facilities thanks to a £2 million funding Funding boost for new Queens Park Sports Centre
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Further development in the pipeline at Markham Vale
A planning application has been submitted for a new 100,000 sq ft warehouse and office building at Markham Vale. If given the go ahead, work on the site (next to the roundabout on Markham Lane) could start in the autumn − bringing more construction jobs to the area. Outline planning permission has already been granted […]
Read more >Chesterfield Marathon runner registration at Casa Hotel
Runners taking part in the Chesterfield and Derbyshire Marathon are being asked to collect their race number for the event in the two days leading up to the big day. Official registration for the marathon will take place at the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield on Friday 12 September between 10am and 9pm and on […]
Read more >Plans for extended Queen’s Park Sports Centre approved
Plans for extended Queen’s Park Sports Centre approved were approved by Councillors
Read more >Casa Hotel voted top employer
Casa has been named by its employees as one of the best places to work in the country. Having already been awarded 14th place in the Catey Best Employer Awards for the hospitality industry, Chesterfield’s four star hotel has now been shortlisted as a top employer at this year’s Best Employers in Hospitality Awards run […]
Read more >Markham Vale expansion underway
One of the country’s largest cranes is in Derbyshire to remove a bridge deck as part of plans to expand the Markham Vale regeneration site. The ‘Bailey’ bridge over Erin Road is being removed today (Tuesday 12 August) by Mabey Bridge Ltd which has brought its 350 tonne weight limit crane to lift it off […]
Read more >Chesterfield company secures prestigious award
A Chesterfield-based business has won a major industry award for its refurbishment of the offices and reception of the Mining Information Centre in Mansfield. Leverton UK, based in Wingerworth, has received the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Award for Collaborative Working following its £250,000 major structural refurbishment of the Coal Authority’s reception and offices on […]
Read more >New development creating more jobs for Chesterfield
A new family pub and restaurant development is to open at the Markham Vale regeneration site in Chesterfield. Named The Little Castle, the new eatery is expected to open by December and will bring 40 jobs to the town. Run by Marston’s Inns and Taverns, which provides pubs throughout the UK, The Little Castle will be located […]
Read more >2014 Food and Drink Awards shortlist announced
Twenty four food and drink businesses have been shortlisted across nine categories in the 2014 Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards, organised in association with Chesterfield College – headline sponsor of the awards for the second year running. The shortlisted establishments were selected from hundreds of nominations received by the competition organisers Destination Chesterfield. Four of […]
Read more >Chesterfield’s parks among the best in the country
Four parks, all maintained by Chesterfield Borough Council, have retained the prestigious Green Flag award. The national accolade, handed out by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises Britain’s top parks and open spaces. A Green Flag flying overhead is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully […]
Read more >Paving the way for more Markham Vale development
Work to open up a new section of the Markham Vale regeneration site started today with a £1.2m road refurbishment project. Erin Road, which will serve the next section of land to be developed on the site where the former Seymour Colliery once stood, will be closed for up to six months between Poolsbrook and Duckmanton […]
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