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Yahoo
20-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Full list of Derbyshire's best parks which are well worth a visit
Dozens of parks and green spaces across Derbyshire have reached the high standards required to receive the prestigious Green Flag Award in 2025. A record-breaking 2,250 sites across the country have received the award this year, which is the international quality classification for green spaces and sees local authorities and land managers applying across the country - and more than 40 Derbyshire sites have made the cut. Parks in South Derbyshire, Amber Valley, High Peak and Derby have all had inclusions in the list and are proudly preparing to raise their flags in the coming days. Parks are a vitally important part of this country's green infrastructure, providing opportunities to improve physical and mental health even in the most built-up urban environments. Any green space that is freely accessible to the public is eligible to enter for a Green Flag Award. Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag Award status. READ MORE: The eccentricity of the Harpur-Crewe aristocrats passed down the generations READ MORE: Perfect circular walk near Derby with lots of animals and an ancient Georgian ironworks Whether it's a quiet evening walk through one of Derby's six parks on the list or a sit-down and picnic while observing Belper's River Gardens, Derbyshire's green spaces definitely have plenty to offer throughout the summer. You can take a look at all 48 sites across the county in our list of Green Flag Award winners below: Belper Cemetery - Amber Valley Borough Council Belper Parks - Amber Valley Borough Council Belper River - Amber Valley Borough Council Crays Hill Recreation Ground - Amber Valley Borough Council Crossley Park - Amber Valley Borough Council Heanor Memorial Park - Amber Valley Borough Council Pennytown Ponds Local Nature Reserve - Amber Valley Borough Council Riddings Park - Amber Valley Borough Council Erewash Canal - Canal & River Trust Chesterfield Crematorium - Chesterfield Borough Council Eastwood Park - Chesterfield Borough Council Holmebrook Valley Park - Chesterfield Borough Council King George V Playing Field - Chesterfield Borough Council Monkey Pocket Park - Chesterfield Borough Council Poolsbrook Country Park - Chesterfield Borough Council Queen's Park - Chesterfield Borough Council Stand Road Park - Chesterfield Borough Council Alvaston Park - Derby City Council Chaddesden Park - Derby City Council Darley Park - Derby City Council Derby Arboretum - Derby City Council Markeaton Park - Derby City Council Sunnydale Park LNR - Derby City Council Ashbourne Park - Derbyshire Dales District Council Bath Gardens - Derbyshire Dales District Council Hall Leys Park - Derbyshire Dales District Council Victoria Park (Ilkeston) - Erewash Borough Council Memorial Park Whaley Bridge - High Peak Borough Council Cadley Park - South Derbyshire District Council Church Gresley Cemetery - South Derbyshire District Council Eureka Park - South Derbyshire District Council Maurice Lea Memorial Park - South Derbyshire District Council Newhall Park - South Derbyshire District Council Swadlincote Woodlands - South Derbyshire District Council Dysart Park - South Kesteven District Council Hollingwood Hub The Chesterfield Canal Trust Green Heritage Site Accreditation Derby Arboretum - Derby City Council Victoria Park (Ilkeston) - Erewash Borough Council Green Flag Community Award Ashbourne Road District Allotments - Ashbourne Road District Allotments Association Darley and Nutwood Local Nature Reserve - Darley and Nutwood Nature Reserve Management Group Chaddesden Wood - Derby City Council Chellaston Brickworks Local Nature Reserve - Friends of Chellaston Brickworks Local Nature Reserve Long Eaton Community Garden - Friends of Long Eaton Community Garden Markeaton Park Walled Garden - Friends of Markeaton Park Sinfin Moor Park & Local Nature Reserve - Friends of Sinfin Moor Park & Local Nature Reserve Hathersage Allotments - Hathersage Allotments Group Little Chester Allotments - Little Chester Allotment Association New Mills Community Orchard - New Mills Community Orchard
BBC News
17-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Renewed push to save crumbling Belper Mills
A Derbyshire MP has insisted that "real change" is on the horizon to save the crumbling Derwent Valley Mills from losing its heritage status and falling into further Mills, a key part of the Derwent Valley Mills Unesco World Heritage Site, are in "poor condition" having stood largely derelict for owners of the Georgian mills, First Investments Real Estate Management, are currently awaiting feedback from Unesco on their plans for the application to convert the mills into apartments, as well as ground floor commercial uses, was submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council in 2018 but not determined. Jonathan Davies, the Labour MP for Mid Derbyshire who recently set up a pressure group in Parliament for World Heritage Sites, said the owners had expressed in recent meetings that they were "confident" they will shortly submit plans to be decided on by the borough council in the autumn. "I hope that will be the moment where we can start to bring this work together to see the redevelopment of the site and to have it brought back into use," he said."There's [now] a better likelihood of it being brought into a state where it's going to be refurbished sooner, so I think that's all really positive stuff that will give Unesco some reassurances." Davies said First Investments had been "clear" the plans should be submitted in time for a decision in November."We have a moment now, in this year, to deliver this project," he said."If we're in the same position next year then there'll be questions to answer. 2025 is a very important year for the mills." First Investments told the BBC: "We anticipate that it may take a number of months to receive a decision from Unesco on our plans for the site, during which time we will continue to work closely with key partners, including Amber Valley Borough Council, with a view to the planning committee considering the application and the feedback from Unesco before the end of the year." Last year Unesco outlined "grave concerns" about the Derwent Valley site, with large-scale development cited as an wrote in a report: "It appears that the development pressure on the property, coupled with the inability of the management system to safeguard its outstanding universal value, has reached such a level that, if not urgently addressed, may confirm an ascertained or potential threat."It is understood representatives from the body had robust discussions with council officers in Amber Valley in a meeting last year about the prospect of the site's heritage status being taken away before the report was subsequent report was seen as a "warning" that the site is not far from suffering the same fate as city was stripped of its World Heritage status in 2021 because of developments perceived to have threatened the value of its waterfront. The leader of the Belper Independents group on Amber Valley Borough Council Ben Bellamy said it was "naive" to think there would be progress in 2025."What we really need is real money, and investment in our heritage from central government, or we will lose World Heritage status and the council and government will never be forgiven," he said. There are concerns among some in charge of planning decisions on Amber Valley Borough Council about the amount of money needed to invest to ensure any redevelopment is appropriate to the heritage have also expressed doubt about the owners' plans, fearing they will be too County Council has said it is not in a position to offer financial assistance but deputy leader Rob Reaney told the BBC: "We will be doing all we can to support it." A spokesperson for Amber Valley Borough Council said it was "keen to work closely with the owner to ensure its protection."Unesco has been contacted for comment.
The Independent
11-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Fines and match bans for stadium tailgating to become law by Euro 2028
Football fans who try to enter stadiums without tickets are set to face fines and match bans in time for the Euro 2028 tournament, MPs have heard. Linsey Farnsworth's Unauthorised Entry To Football Matches Bill cleared the Commons on Friday, four years to the day after disorder at Wembley Stadium when Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties in the 2020 Uefa European Championship final held in 2021. 'The important thing is that we can get this legislation in place in time for when we co-host the next European finals, which is 2028, and I think we should be in good time for that,' the Labour MP for Amber Valley said. Ms Farnsworth's private member's bill would add unauthorised entry at matches to a list of football offences and mean spectators who tailgate through a turnstile behind a legitimate ticket-holder or force their way into stadiums without their own ticket will be fined up to £1,000 or given a banning order. 'Unauthorised entry often takes the form of tailgating, as we've heard – also called jibbing – where a ticketless person pushes through the turnstiles behind an unsuspecting ticket-holding fan,' Ms Farnsworth told the Commons. 'Currently, if caught, tailgaters will likely be ejected without facing any other consequences. 'Therefore, ticketless individuals can and do repeatedly attempt to gain entry to a match until they give up or are indeed successful. 'This is not a trivial matter: it has significant consequences for fans in the stadium, and the stewards and security staff working there.' Ms Farnsworth, who is an Everton supporter, added that where 'mass entry' takes place, its consequences can be 'dangerous and tragic'. The Bill responds to an independent review of the Uefa European Championship final held at Wembley in north London on July 11 2021. Baroness Casey of Blackstock found 'a minority of England supporters turned what should have been a day of national pride into a day of shame'. Where tailgating fans were ejected, they 'could not be arrested due to the number involved and practical considerations', according to the reviewer, and they were 'effectively 'recycled' onto the concourse, free to try again at a different set of turnstiles'. Around 100,000 people travelled to Wembley for the final 'of which approximately 2,000 gained entry to the stadium without tickets', with 17 mass breaches of the gates in the 90 minutes before kick-off until the penalty shootout. Conservative former minister Sir Christopher Chope tried to amend Ms Farnsworth's Bill so that it would only criminalise entering, not 'attempts to enter', football premises without a ticket. Put to a vote, in which he acted as a teller with Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh, his bid failed by 47 votes to zero. 'It seems to me that such attempts are less important than the actual unlawful entry, and that to include them in the same category is disproportionate and unreasonable,' Sir Christopher said. Sir Edward, who is also a Tory former minister, suggested that 'children or young people sneaking in without harmful intent' could face criminal records and asked: 'Are we really going to do that?' Referring to MPs' concerns that someone who had bought a counterfeit ticket might face prosecution, Ms Farnsworth referred to a part of her Bill which would create a defence for fans who have 'something that they reasonably believed was a match ticket for the match'. The Bill received support from the Conservative Party, Weald of Kent MP Katie Lam affirmed at the despatch box. Security minister Dan Jarvis described unauthorised entry as a 'recurring problem' and added: 'Such behaviour is not only selfish and dishonest, but it's also fundamentally dangerous. 'It places enormous strain on stadium security, creates serious risks to public safety and undermines the experience of law-abiding fans. 'The Government is clear, this cannot and will not be allowed to continue, and that is why we are supporting this Bill. 'Forced entry, tailgating and so-called 'jibbing' are not victimless acts. Those involved are often aggressive, violent or threatening, and their actions can lead to overcrowding, blocked emergency exits and frightening conditions for innocent fans.' MPs called 'aye' to support Ms Farnsworth's Bill at third reading, which will undergo further scrutiny in the Lords at a later date. The Euro 2028 tournament is set to take place throughout the UK and Ireland.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Three options proposed for reshaping Derbyshire
A consultation has been launched on plans to merge Derbyshire's borough and district councils as part of an upcoming shake-up of local government announced in December it wants to reorganise local authorities in an attempt to streamline services, and councils have been tasked with coming up with residents are being asked to pick from three options - all of which split the region into two unitary the proposals, existing authority areas would merge to form new northern and southern councils - and one of the options put forward would see Amber Valley split between the consultation will run until 10 August and a final submission to government will be made on 28 November, with the existing councils being scrapped and replaced with two larger authorities in 2028. Option A This would involve Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Chesterfield, Bolsover, North East Derbyshire merging to form one unitary authority in the north of the City, South Derbyshire and Erewash would combine to establish a this proposal, the northern council would have a population of 584, smaller authority would have a population of 494,000. Option B This option would involve, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Chesterfield, Bolsover, North East Derbyshire merging to form one unitary authority in the north of the Valley, Derby City, South Derbyshire and Erewash would combine to establish a southern this proposal, the southern council would have a population of 622, smaller northern authority would have a population of 456,000. Option C Option C includes a north/south split of the county, with different parishes from Amber Valley joining each of the two the northern council, this option would include High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and of Amber Valley in this council would include: Shipley, Heanor and Loscoe, Denby, Kilburn, Belper, Hazelwood, Shottle and Postern, Idridgehay and Alton, Ashleyhay, Alderwasley, Ripley, Codnor, Aldercar and Langley Mill, Ironville, Riddings, Somercotes, Alfreton, Swanwick, Pentrich, South Wingfield, Crich, Dethick and Lea, and this option, the southern council would include Derby City, Erewash, South of Amber Valley in this council would include Kirk Langley, Mackworth, Kedleston, Ravensdale Park, Weston Underwood, Quarndon, Turnditch and Windley, Duffield, Holbrook, Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse, Smalley and northern council would have a population of 567,000 whereas the southern council would have 511,000 residents. In December, the government published plans to merge areas where there are currently more than one tier of local authority - like English Devolution White Paper, also opened the door to boundaries being completely redrawn, and made clear that ministers favour single-tier, or unitary, the moment, there are two different systems depending on where you city of Derby itself is run by Derby City Council - a unitary authority meaning it is in charge of all services in the city however, there is a two-tiered County Council is in charge of some services - like social care and road maintenance - while smaller district and borough councils take care of things like bin collections and leisure government thinks this should be streamlined and hence the proposal to split the county into two unitary county council leader, Conservative Barry Lewis, was in favour of a districts and borough merging together to create a large council with Derby City Council maintaining its existing the May elections saw Reform UK take over the administration and it is understood the new leaders in County Hall in Matlock do not support a county-wide model and are generally supportive of the north/south split proposed by the other councils. The Amber Valley question Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) leader Chris Emmas-Williams, told the BBC option C on the consultation was a non-starter for the said Derby City Council could not get a motion passed on how best to proceed where "other districts and boroughs could".Emmas-Williams said the city council came back with a version of option C in splitting Amber Valley. AVBC negotiated a different split and adopted the option for consultation to "go forward with a case to the government". "The splitting of Amber Valley, we do not agree to at all," he said."The majority of our towns and parishes look to the north and in some instances, Nottingham rather than Derby."Most of the towns and surrounding areas are ex-mining areas so it's something that those places have to been close to over the years and that's why a lot of the residents here are leaning towards the north." Asked why option C on splitting the borough was not the best proposal, Emmas-Williams added: "It's down to the amount of work that would have to be put in over the next two years with all of the different systems with council tax and what not which would be a massive change."With the resources we've got we're really struggling to cope with the amount of work we've got to do already as it stands now without the borough being split into two."The views of people and organisations will feed into the development of final proposals, which must be considered by existing councils and submitted to government by 28 government will then review the proposals for Derbyshire, and for 20 other county areas across England, before making final decisions in the summer of the government accepts the proposals for Derbyshire, elections for the new shadow authorities would take place in 2027 and new councils would start to operate by April 2028.
