Chesterfield is on the hunt for more ambassadors to help promote the town and provide a warm welcome to visitors to the town. The Chesterfield Ambassadors scheme was established by Destination Chesterfield more than two years ago. Since then it has recruited nearly 150 volunteer residents and front line staff, including taxi drivers, bank workers, […]
Read more >Businesses are invited to express their interest in a new range of offices currently being built as part of the £3.8m restoration programme underway at Staveley Hall. Launched in 2008, The Heart of Staveley Project is creating Staveley Hall Business Centre, which will provide up to 70 jobs, as well as restoring the historic walled garden […]
Read more >Work to expand Derbyshire County Council’s flagship regeneration site, Markham Vale is due to start next month after a visit to Markham Vale by Eric Pickles MP today (Tuesday 22nd April) confirmed Government cash is in the pipeline. In January, the Government announced Markham Vale was to receive £14.2 million to turn the former Seymour Colliery site into […]
Read more >Shoppers are being called on to nominate their favourite shops and stores for the town’s first Retail Awards before voting closes at the end of the month. Dom Stevens, Destination Chesterfield Manager said: “The success of the 2014 Chesterfield Retail Awards is very much in the hands of the general public. They need to nominate in order […]
Read more >A new development in Chesterfield is helping to boost the local economy. Euro Garages, one of the leading UK independent forecourt operators, is due to open at Markham Vale next week, bringing more than 60 new jobs to the area. Facilities will include a new Shell petrol forecourt including for HGVs, SPAR convenience store, Subway, Greggs and a […]
Read more >Staveley Basin’s next phase of development has begun with contractors currently on site working to build wing walls to support the basin’s lock bridge. Derbyshire County Council, which manages the project, has agreed to fund £89,000 towards the scheme, with Chesterfield Canal Trust contributing £76,000 in funds and volunteer time. Ace Developments from Chesterfield has started an eight […]
Read more >A grant application of more than £1 million will be made by Chesterfield Borough Council to fund extra facilities at the proposed new Queen’s Park Sports Centre. An expression of interest to Sport England’s Strategic Facilities Fund has been successful and the council has now been formally invited to submit a full application. A decision […]
Read more >The first phase of the £3.8m restoration programme at Staveley Hall is nearing completion. This follows several years of hard work from the Heart of Staveley Project, set up to transform the semi-derelict building and its historic walled garden into a centre focused on community, education, heritage and arts activities. The project is creating Staveley Hall Business Centre, which will provide […]
Read more >Following the success of the first ever Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards in 2013, the future of the annual event has been secured until 2015 – thanks to Chesterfield College. Headline sponsors last year, the College has agreed to sponsor the Awards in both 2014 and 2015, as well as host and cater the star-studded award […]
Read more >Ringtons tea is moving to Chesterfield following its purchase of two industrial units on Dunston Trading Estate, Sheepbridge. The move signifies the merging of two of the company’s existing regional sales offices – Nottingham andSouth Yorkshire– to create one centralised 2,400 sq ft base. The new site will be home to 24 employees and will […]
Read more >Chesterfield has been highlighted as being on one of the fastest growing corridors in the UK. Speaking at the recent Celebrate Chesterfield event, organised by the town’s marketing campaign Destination Chesterfield, George Cowcher, Chief Executive of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce (DNCC), said: “There is the capacity and opportunity for the town to expand […]
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