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 […]
Read more >During February 2012, United Cast Bar (UK) have broken another production record by successfully casting a 635mm diameter bar using the continuous casting process. This increases above the current largest size of 600mm produced a competitor. To support the presentation of this success, UCB engaged students from Parkside Community School, Chesterfield to produce a digital […]
Read more >Chesterfield Borough Council and their development partner, Wilson Bowden Developments, are inviting the public to come and meet the team behind the Northern Gateway project and to see first hand the images of the proposed scheme. The estimated £50m project will transform the Donut roundabout area, one of the main gateways of Chesterfield town centre, […]
Read more >History was made in Chesterfield at the weekend with the biggest concert ever held in the town as Sir Elton John, CBE, wooed a record crowd of 15,019 at the Spireites’ B2net football stadium, and the football club is wanting feedback from those who attended as a record of this land-mark event. The 65 […]
Read more >The board of Destination Chesterfield has been listening to the debate around the new welcome to Chesterfield signs over the past month with interest. Both positive and negative feedback on the design of the new road signs has been received. As a result of this, following a Destination Chesterfield Board meeting last Thursday (24th May) […]
Read more >Destination Chesterfield has teamed up with media students at Chesterfield College to produce video content to promote the town’s regeneration sites. The students, who went through a full briefing process including pitching their story boards to liaising with venues to acquire filming rights, have produced two short films on business and development sites in […]
Read more >Construction of Squadron Medical’s new 41,000 sq ft Design and Build facility at Henry Boot Development’s Markham Vale scheme is now complete. The new facility will be the medical supplies distributor’s national distribution centre and headquarters. Squadron Medical operated from 3 smaller units in Staveley andChesterfieldbut soon realised their need for expansion space so took […]
Read more >Destination Chesterfield recently held its latest ‘Inspired Investment’ event to update local businesses and the media on the progress of the regeneration schemes in Chesterfield. The event, held at the Casa Hotel included Ellen Cutler, Director of Investment from Sheffield City Region, who highlighted their plans to attract investment to the area and how they […]
Read more >Chesterfield Visitor Information Centre has been named as a finalist in the Visitor Services category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012. As a finalist the Centre now goes forward to the glittering Awards Ceremony which is being held on 22 May 2012 at Athena, an art deco gem located in the heart of […]
Read more >New welcome signs have this week been installed on the key gateways into Chesterfield. The signs, incorporating the Destination Chesterfield branding which is based on the crooked spire, have interchangeable sections that will allow major events and the historic market to be promoted. Peter Swallow, Chair of Destination Chesterfield said: “The impression we give visitors […]
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