Latest tourism figures for Chesterfield show the town is growing in popularity as a place to visit. In 2011 there was an increase of 9% in visitor numbers with over 3 million day visitors and 320,000 booking an overnight stay. The boost in the number of tourists has also increased the amount of money being […]
Read more >Work has begun on a new link road which will open up further land for jobs creation at a flagship regeneration site. Derbyshire County Council are investing over £70 million laying the foundations to drive long term employment opportunities at Markham Vale which is just off the purpose-built junction 29A of the M1 in Chesterfield. An […]
Read more >Chesterfield has been successful in its bid for a £10k grant from the government for a Town Team Partner project. The bid, which was put forward by Destination Chesterfield and had the full support of the town’s MP, Toby Perkins and Chesterfield Borough Council was in response to the earlier unsuccessful bids for the Portas […]
Read more >The Yards shopping area in Chesterfield’s town centre is now home to a falcon and a puppy. The two artworks are the latest instalments of the Chesterfield Cultural Renaissance project which has delivered several pieces of unique artworks in the area over the past few months. The project, which is funded by the European Regional […]
Read more >Chesterfield Borough Council’s Revenues Hall will soon benefit from a substantial £300k refurbishment programme. The Revenues Hall, which provides payment facilities, customer information and advice for a wide variety of Council services, will close on 22 October 2012 for a period of up to five months; re-opening in early March 2013. Updating the building, which […]
Read more >The eagerly awaited new Debenhams Chesterfield store will open on Thursday, 20 September. Local designer, Ashley Thomas – whose designs are currently available as part of the Debenhams Edition homeware collection – will officially launch the store, alongside manager Natalie Collins and her new team. Ashley studied Art and Design at Chesterfield College before going […]
Read more >Chesterfield is riding high on the retail front after a national report revealed the town is bucking the north-south divide with low shop vacancy rates. The latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) gives a detailed insight and analysis of 506 town centres and Chesterfield is third best of the largest centres in the […]
Read more >Destination Chesterfield, in partnership with local developers, has launched a series of hoardings to tell the story of the changing face of Chesterfield The new hoardings, which have been erected at the Ravenside Retail Park and at the Shorts Accountants development on Ashgate Road, are part of Destination Chesterfield’s ‘Warm Welcome’ campaign and are supported […]
Read more >Destination Chesterfield is pleased to announce that it has secured additional funding which will extend the initiative until the end of December 2015. Further funding will be received from the European Regional Development Fund and a new three year plan will be developed through consultation with businesses and local residents to promote the town as […]
Read more >Chesterfield Borough Council and Jobcentre Plus have worked with one of the town’s newest superstores, The Range, to appoint 70 employees for the store. The Range, which opened on 29th June on Lordsmill Street, offers more than 65,000 products across 16 departments including DIY, homewares, furniture, lighting, arts and crafts and garden. The Council and […]
Read more >Destination Chesterfield has recently appointed sector specialists for the manufacturing, professional services and retail, leisure and tourism sectors to their board. Destination Chesterfield, funded through money from the European Regional Development Fund, Chesterfield Champions and Chesterfield Borough Council is helping to improve the economic prosperity of the town through a campaign to promoteChesterfield. This approach […]
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