Destination Chesterfield in partnership with Chesterfield Borough Council is submitting a bid for Chesterfield to become a Portas’ Pilot town Up to £100,000 of government cash is on offer for 12 towns to pilot the scheme, which was set up after Mary Portas led a review on revitalising town centres. Local government minister Grant Shapps […]
Read more >The doors were opened today (Friday 16th March) on Chesterfield’s new look Visitor Information Centre. The Centre has recently undergone a £40k refurbishment from the Destination Chesterfield project with funding from the European Regional Development Fund. The Centre was opened by Councillor Peter Barr, Mayor of Chesterfield, MP Toby Perkins and James Berresford, Chief Executive […]
Read more >Chesterfield Borough Council has given approval for a revamp of its award-winning Tourist Information Centre (TIC). The refurbishment which will be carried in February is one of a number of projects by Destination Chesterfield to update key gateways into the town. The revamp will give the Centre a more vibrant, modern and customer-friendly location that showcases […]
Read more >Destination Chesterfield has a century of members for the Chesterfield Champions scheme. Southside Magazine, United Cast Bar Limited and Places and Faces Magazine are the latest businesses to support the project. Southside Magazine, who are the 100th Champion, spontaneously joined at Destination Chesterfield’s Celebrate Chesterfield Event after hearing the future plans for the Town. Simon […]
Read more >Front line staff this week became the town’s first ambassadors as part of a new initiative launched by Destination Chesterfield. ‘Chesterfield Ambassadors’ is a scheme for front line staff in the town and recognises the important role they play in shaping the impressions of Chesterfield to visitors who are here on business and pleasure. The […]
Read more >Over 130 business leaders met in Chesterfield this week to hear about the latest plans for the town’s future growth and development. The ‘Celebrate Chesterfield’ event, run by Destination Chesterfield, gave delegates an overview of the project’s success over the past 12 months to raise the town’s profile as a modern contemporary destination. Peter Swallow, […]
Read more >Chesterfield Borough Council has agreed to give free parking for late night shopping in the town on the run-up to Christmas. The Council has also agreed to carry out a full review of parking policy over the coming months so there are no proposed changes to existing charges. Cllr Chris Ludlow, Executive Member for Environment […]
Read more >Chesterfield has welcomed two major retailers to the town in the space of just one week. Toys r’ Us opened its doors on Thursday (20th October) and on the same day, Debenhams confirmed it is to have a store on the Ravenside Retail Park. The new 62,000 square foot Debenhams store will be located on […]
Read more >Casa Hotel in Chesterfield is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the ‘Comfiest Bed’ in the annual Best Kept Secret Awards by the discount hotels specialist, LateRooms.com. The annual Best Kept Secret Awards search up and down the country for top notch facilities in the hospitality industry! The LateRooms.com judge of the Comfiest […]
Read more >Chesterfield Waterside and Markham Vale are amongst a number of Regional Growth Fund Bids that will be supported by the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership. The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is to support eight bids. All the proposals aim to create employment and drive economic growth within the Region. The LEP […]
Read more >Two of Chesterfield’s regeneration sites have reached the final stages in the prestigious Regeneration and Renewal Awards. Chesterfield Borough Council put forward the development of the old Dema Glass site and the A61/River Rother Corridor for an award. There were over 400 entries into this year’s awards and Chesterfield has secured two places in the […]
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