QUIT SMOKING FOR GOOD THIS STOPTOBER

Derbyshire smokers are being urged to quit for 28 days and see the difference that it can make.

October 1 sees the launch of this year's Stoptober challenge. The annual campaign, run by Public Health England, attracts thousands of people keen to quit.

Research shows that you're four times more likely to quit with your local stop smoking service.

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We want your views

Live Life Better Derbyshire is Derbyshire County Council's free health and wellbeing service offering support around stopping smoking, losing weight, getting active and more.

We want to make sure that Live Life Better Derbyshire is offering the very best service to local residents.

That's why we're asking for your thoughts about health and wellbeing in general and Live Life Better in... Read More »

Holly Lane will be closed on the above dates between its junction with A6 Derby Road and a point 190m west of that junction to facilitate bridge repairs.

Alternative route: A6 Derby Road/Matlock Road, New Road, Higg Lane, Belper Road, Jackass Lane and vice versa

Access will be maintained whenever reasonably possible on the affected length of road. Anyone needing further information should call Derbyshire... Read More »

Holly Lane will be closed on the above dates between points 8oom and 950m west of its junction with Whitewells Lane (300m west of Springfield Farm) to facilitate repairs to a high pressure gas main .

Alternative route: Jackass Lane, Belper Road, Gorses, Whitewells Lane and vice versa

Access will be maintained whenever reasonably possible on the affected length of road

Anyone needing further information... Read More »

The Police and Crime Commissioner has launched his 2019 -20 Listening To You Survey and would like to invite you to have your say on policing and community safety issues in Derbyshire. This is your opportunity to influence the local police service in the county, so please complete the survey below and share with contacts to enable us to be able to understand your views.

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4984383/Listening-To-You-2019-20-Website-Survey... Read More »

Derbyshire library service has two mobile libraries, based at Buxton and Long Eaton, serving around 150 communities across the county. These communities are visited once every four weeks and the mobile libraries offer a range of services for everyone including fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, large print books, books on tape and books on CD as well as a selection of local studies... Read More »

This year's free Autumn Footprints Walking Festival (Amber Valley and Erewash, Derbyshire) is taking place 14-29 September - we do hope you will join us again this year. There are 42 walks this year - with something for everyone.
Please see the link to our website - you can click on each day to see the walks on offer or alternatively download the whole programme from the bottom of the home page.
http://www.autumnfootprints.co.uk/autumn-footprints.aspx... Read More »