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Do you care for someone who is concerned about their memory or has been diagnosed with dementia?
Our Derbyshire Dementia Support Service – which is provided by the Alzheimer’s Society – is hosting several online information sessions to help carers access support and advice.
Sessions include:
- Accessing local support and advice with a guest speaker from Citizens Advice, Thursday 16 February
- The role of health and social care professionals, Thursday 2 March
- Diagnosis and the process, Thursday 16 March.
The sessions are on Zoom and run from 5.30pm to 7pm. You can just listen in or ask as many questions as you’d like.
To attend, or for more information, please email derbyshire@alzheimers.org.uk or call 01332 208845.
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If you're on a low income, you might be entitled to help to pay your council tax.
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More people are eligible for help with their council tax bill than may realise it.
If you're on a low income you can apply for the Council Tax Support Scheme. The amount of help you get will depend on your household income and savings.
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Help is available for anyone experiencing sexual abuse, sexual violence or any type of domestic abuse.
This week is Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week, which is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of sexual abuse and violence.
For anyone experiencing this, or any type of domestic abuse, support is locally available from the Derbyshire Domestic Abuse Helpline, where domestic abuse advisors can chat to you discreetly and provide you with emotional and practical support.
The helpline is open from 8am-10pm Monday to Friday, but calls will be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Call 08000 198 668
Text 07534 617 252
Live Chat theelmfoundation.org.uk
The freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline is open 365 days a year – call 0808 2000 247.
If you're in immediate danger, please do not hesitate to call 999.
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If you use an alternative fuel to heat your home, you'll shortly be getting some cash to help you pay for it.
If you use heating oil, LPG or other alternative fuels, then you'll receive a £200 Alternative Fuel Payment this month.
Most people will get the payment automatically through their electricity supplier as a credit on their bill, but if you are off-grid, you will need to apply through an online portal launching later this month.
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If you travel between Matlock and Nottingham by train, you'll be pleased to hear that a full seven days' service will soon be reinstated.
The full service on the Derwent Valley Line had been suspended by East Midlands Railway (EMR) as part of cutbacks at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It briefly restarted again in May 2021 only to be cut back again shortly afterwards.
EMR cited shortages of rolling stock, high levels of staff absence because of covid and operational issues for cutting the service.
The change to the service, which had been running since 2008, resulted in passengers travelling from Matlock to Nottingham having to change at Derby and seeing their journey times double as a result.
Local people, councils, businesses and organisations, including us, campaigned for the service to be brought back. This week EMR has confirmed that all-day-through services seven days a week are due to resume this May when the timetable changes again.
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Did you know that you can view live pictures from traffic cameras that we have across the county?
 We’ve cameras at eight places in Derbyshire, or just outside, and the pictures on our website show the condition of each road. Each picture's updated at least every 20 minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You might find them useful when bad weather hits and you're making decisions about whether to set out on a journey or not.
Spring is on its way and it's getting close to lambing season. If you like to walk your dog in the countryside, please keep the dog on a lead when you're going through fields with livestock in them.
 Please make sure you:
- Keep your dog under control, on a lead and only let it go if you're being chased by livestock.
- Never let your dog worry or chase wildlife or livestock.
- Keep your dog close by and stay to paths, don’t let them stray onto crops or go near livestock.
- Take poo bags, pick it up and take it with you.
The last instalment in the Shine A Light programme that began in October at Cromford Mills is happening soon – so hurry if you don't want to miss out.
 The National Trust’s Hardwick Hall near Chesterfield will host two nights of stunning after-dark displays for the final instalment of Derbyshire’s Shine A Light spectacular on Friday 17 & Saturday 18 February 2023.
You'll be able to see Hardwick’s remarkable history unfold in a breathtaking display of light and sound projected against the dramatic backdrop of Bess of Hardwick’s Elizabethan masterpiece. The displays will combine cutting-edge projections, moving animations, special effects, and live music.
With live entertainment throughout each evening, and food and drink vendors selling treats from pancakes to Indian street food, Shine A Light promises fun for the whole family.
Tickets are £9 for adults and £6 per child aged four to 16. Children aged three and under go free.
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