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Local landowners are being urged to be vigilant and check their property for diseased and unstable trees after a busy stretch of the A6 between Cromford and Matlock Bath had to be closed for emergency tree removal.
 We used legal powers to step in and remove more than 100 trees from private land alongside the A6 after a tree came down and hit a car travelling on the road during Storm Claudia last Friday (14 November). It was the third tree to fall on the same plot of land in a matter of a few days.
The road reopened today (Friday 21 November) following work around the clock over five days to remove further trees at risk of falling from the steep bank and reduce the risk to public safety.
Thanks to our contractors for pulling out all the stops to get the road reopened as soon as possible, to local bus operators for working with us to amend services while the closure was in place and to local residents, businesses and the travelling public for bearing with us while this essential safety work was carried out.
With the weather getting colder this week, do you know which roads we grit?
There’s lots of information on our website, and a map which tells you when a road was last gritted. The council grits around half of the roads in the county, with our gritting routes split into primary, secondary and tertiary routes.
We have 1,000 miles of road classed as primary routes, and when the temperature drops these routes are treated during the day and night. We will also ‘pre-treat’ before bad weather hits. Gritting continues 24 hours a day if necessary.
Secondary routes cover around 550 miles of road and are generally only treated in the day with the first run being completed by mid-morning. This helps overcome problems of parked cars getting in the way of gritter vehicles doing their job on residential roads at night.
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If you use our household waste recycling centre at Stonegravels in Chesterfield, you may be interested to know that the site will be closed temporarily from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December for maintenance work.
Work has been planned during the week to minimise disruption to residents by avoiding closure during the weekends which are the busiest periods.
The site will re-open on Saturday 13 December on completion of resurfacing work needed to keep the site safe for users.
Residents are being urged to plan ahead and take their waste to Stonegravels before Monday 8 December or use an alternative site. The closest alternatives are in Bolsover and Northwood near Darley Dale. Opening hours at our Bolsover centre will be extended to 8.30am-6pm while Stonegravels is closed.
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If you get a text message about winter fuel payments, it’s a scam. Don’t click on any links.
Our trading standards team is warning about winter fuel payment scam text messages that are doing the rounds.
Winter fuel payments will happen automatically. You don’t need to make a claim.
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A scheme which supports mums to feel comfortable breastfeeding their children in public has hit a milestone.
The Breastfeeding Welcome Here Awards aim to highlight Derbyshire venues which make their premises welcoming for breastfeeding families.
And now Wirksworth Town Hall has received its accreditation to become the 400th venue in Derbyshire to be signed up, joining others like cafes, libraries and GP surgeries.
The scheme is free to join and businesses or organisations can sign up by filling in a simple accreditation checklist. Venues that qualify to take part in the award receive a 'Breastfeeding Welcome Here' certificate and sticker to display on their premises.
Find more information or sign up to the scheme.
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