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If you're facing financial hardship, particularly if you have children, are on a low income, or are a pensioner, our Household Support Fund could help.
 Vulnerable residents will receive further help from a £5.4m extension to our Household Support Fund over winter.
The money is a major part of our support package to help people buy food, pay their energy bills and meet other essential living and housing costs to the end of March.
We'll be working with councils, community groups, charities and other local services who can identify those in need. And people will also be able to make a direct application to our Derbyshire Discretionary Fund, which helps residents facing crisis and emergency situations and operates on a direct application basis.
A couple of our buildings are open as warm spaces, if you're struggling to heat your home. We've also launched a £50,000 fund to help other organisations set up a warm space.
Warm spaces are free, safe and supportive spaces you can visit during the colder months. Voluntary, community and charity groups can apply for up to £1,000 towards the cost of opening up community venues as a warm space, or to extend their opening hours.
The money can be used towards things like the cost of energy bills or to provide refreshments or activities.
If you belong to a community group and would like to apply for a warm spaces grant please email grants@derbyshire.gov.uk for an application form.
We have opened two warm spaces in our buildings at the Record Office, New Street, Matlock and Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton. These will be available during published opening hours.
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Looking for a job? Or wanting to change direction? Our careers service can help you with CVs, interview skills, application forms, searching for jobs as well as courses and qualifications.
The service can offer you impartial information, advice and guidance through a series of free workshops.
If you're 19 years and over or aged 18 and not currently in education, employment or training you'll get help for free from highly qualified career coaches.
You can contact the service in person across the county or by telephone, video call, text or email.
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You have less than a fortnight to tell us what you think about the council services you use, in our annual Your Council Your Voice survey.
We'd like to know what you think about the services we provide, including on how we should spend our budget.
We're asking you to list your top and bottom three priorities from a list of council services, with a chance to say why you've ranked services as high or low priority.
We also want your ideas for saving money and raising additional revenue.
The survey runs until Sunday 13 November 2022. You'll get the opportunity to enter a prize draw with one person winning £100 of shopping vouchers.
Residents can complete the main questionnaire or a shorter version which contains key questions relating to the county council, budget priorities, and living in Derbyshire.
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Bird flu is spreading across the country.
If you keep chickens or other captive birds, did you know that from Monday 7 November you must keep the birds housed?
You'll also need to watch them for signs of disease and maintain good biosecurity.
If you suspect bird flu report it immediately by calling the Defra Rural Services Helpline on 03000 200 301
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