 We have set our budget for the year ahead and agreed a council tax rise of 3.75% – one of the lowest increases in the country.
At a meeting of Full Council on 15 February, we set our net budget for 2023-24 at £678.2 million and agreed the council tax rise which is below the maximum 5% limit set by government and predicted to be among the lowest rises in the country.
Do you travel by bus for work, shopping or to medical appointments? If so, you could benefit from a £2 cap on fares until the end March.
Millions of passengers will save money on single bus journeys, backed up by £60m from the Department for Transport.
During the pandemic bus passenger numbers dropped significantly and figures show usage has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.
So, ensuring you and your family can access affordable bus fares will hopefully tempt you to choose buses for local journeys.
This also helps to reduce carbon emissions. The scheme's estimated to take at least two million car journeys off the roads across the country, cutting congestion and pollution for everyone.
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 Did you know there is free transport available to get you to certain routine health appointments?
We're running a scheme offering free transport to a variety of routine health appointments including vaccination appointments and some screening programmes.
The Grab a Cab project is running until 31 March 2023. The offer is open to all ages and is not means tested so you do not need to be receiving benefits to be eligible.
Lots of people on traditional prepayment energy meters are missing out on hundreds of pounds worth of energy support – and time is running out.
A significant proportion of Energy Bill Support Scheme vouchers – worth £400 in total – that have been sent by energy companies to prepayment meter households have not been redeemed yet.
If your supplier has your correct details, they should have already let you know how you’ll get your discount, which will be either through vouchers or a credit directly to your smart prepayment meter.
If you have a traditional prepayment meter then you will get discount vouchers which you will need to redeem at a top up point. Vouchers are usually valid for three months – however, all Energy Bill Support Scheme vouchers will have expired by 30 June 2023 and you will not be able to use them after this date.
Find out more about the £400 prepayment energy vouchers and how to redeem your vouchers
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Find out more about fostering in Derbyshire at our next online information event on Wednesday 22 February from 6.30-7.30pm via Microsoft Teams. You can drop in at any time and just listen in or ask as many questions as you’d like.
You'll find out more about being a foster carer and about the fostering payments and allowances, and you'll hear details of the training and support we give our foster carers.
You can offer short or long-term care, ranging from single-night emergency stays to placements which last for several years.
Derbyshire is an inclusive authority and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities (for example, LGBT+, any ethnicity, race, culture and religion). You can be single or in a relationship, married or civil partnership, be in work or not, and either rent or own your home.
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Don't miss out on the final installment of the Shine A Light programme at Hardwick Hall, near Chesterfield.
Tonight and tomorrow night (17 and 18 February) you can 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.
 
If you'd like to enjoy a night of adventure from the comfort of the theatre, we have just the prize for you.
 Enter our prize draw to be in with a chance of winning tickets to the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Buxton!
Get set for a night of thrilling adventure. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of epic adventure films to Buxton Opera House on Saturday 22 April, and we've got a pair of tickets to give away.
Join the world's top adventurers as they climb, ski, run and bike in remote corners of the planet. Witness spectacular scenery, nail-biting action and world-class storytelling – up on the big screen!Â
To be in with a chance of winning, simply fill in this form. The closing date is Monday 10 April.
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