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You can now check which mobile service provider offers you the best signal in your area, following a project we undertook to map coverage.
 We worked with mobile mapping specialist Streetwave, and district and borough councils throughout Derbyshire, to collect crucial data on where mobile signals fail to deliver using signal testing devices fixed to council bin lorries.
Funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), it's the first project to provide data about mobile connectivity in Derbyshire based on real-life evidence, and will help residents, business and visitors to the county.
The project measured the signal strength for the UK’s four main mobile networks – Three, Vodafone, EE, and O2 – with EE found to be the provider with the best signal coverage overall.
As well as helping Derbyshire residents find the provider in their area with the best signal, data gathered has been used to create a countywide mobile signal map, giving us the evidence we need to push for investment in better connectivity.
Residents can check their details and see whether they have the best coverage and downloads for their needs using a simple Digital Derbyshire online checker.
Good news! We’re pleased to say that work to remove diseased ash trees on the Via Gellia (A5012) has finished a week ahead of schedule. From this afternoon, Friday 20 February, the road will be open 24/7.
Our thanks go to our contractors Thompsons, who have removed diseased ash trees along a two-mile stretch of the road that were at risk of falling. And while the road was closed we’ve done some work on footpaths and cleaned the gullies. Colleagues at Derbyshire Dales District Council have also litter picked the road, taking away a massive 130 bags of rubbish.
You might notice some large piles of wood, branches and brush left behind – these have been left as habitats for bugs and small animals.
We realise that the daytime closures of the Via Gellia have made life difficult for all those who use the road and we would like to apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.
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Join us for an informal online meeting to explore the opportunities on offer to landowners in eastern and southern Derbyshire through the Derbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest programme.
Government grants are available for free tree planting and woodland creation and you can hear about some of the ways that landowners have taken advantage of this opportunity.
If you want to introduce more greenery to your land or a public space, join this free online meeting on Tuesday 24 February to find out more from 6-7pm.
Our team at Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest provides expert guidance to make sure trees are planted safely and in suitable locations.
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There's still time for you to have your say on the future of two of our services.
With a few days to go before the consultations close, people are urged to give their views about how adult education is delivered and our plans to update school travel policies.
Both consultations run until midnight on Sunday 22 February 2026.
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