Please note that the Mobile Library will not be coming this week due to the weather forecast. The next scheduled date will be Friday 6th Feb.
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Mobile Library
Posted in Local government on Thursday January 8, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Bin Collections – Snow and Ice
Posted in Local government on Monday January 5, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Info from District Council:-
BIN COLLECTIONS have started slightly later this morning (Monday, 5th January), due to the current conditions on the roads with ice and snow.
Crews will be concentrating on the main roads initially, until the weather warms up. Therefore, collections could be delayed. You can help us resume normal collections quicker by following these tips:
- Keep bin lids fully closed. This will stop snow and rain from getting in the bin and keep the contents from freezing. Our crews will shake the bins several times to release the contents, but some waste may remain stuck in extreme conditions.
- Check regularly that your bin lid is not frozen and can be opened easily. If your bin cannot be opened, it cannot be emptied.
- Where possible, please keep areas around your bins free from snow and ice.
Collection staff will attempt to empty bins where contents are frozen. If bins are not emptied due to compacted or frozen contents, or if collections have not been made because containers were full of snow and ice, please release the frozen contents and remove the snow and ice before adding more waste. We will not return to collect items frozen at the bottom of your bin.
Please remember – refuse/recycling lorries weigh up to 26 tonnes and the drivers must ensure complete safety of pedestrians, property and other vehicles when deciding if to collect from a street during snow and icy conditions. If your bin is not collected today – please do not report this, as the bin collection may be delayed due to the weather. Please leave your bin out.
REMINDER – If you subscribe to Garden Waste Collections – please note these are suspended for 2 weeks – 29th December to 9th January inclusive.
Christmas Bin Collections
Posted in Local government on Wednesday December 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »
| Thursday collections scheduled for Christmas Day itself, will take place earlier *this Saturday 20 December* and Thursday collections scheduled for New Year’s Day will be a day later, on Friday 2 January. There will be no change to Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collections. All Friday collections will be one day later than usual. Garden waste collections will be suspended from Monday 29 December to Friday 9 January inclusive· Food waste will be collected weekly Please note we are not able to collect any additional household waste. Make sure your household waste is contained in your grey bin or in four black sacks if you are on a sack collection. If you subscribe to the garden waste scheme you can recycle your real Christmas tree. Place at the edge of your property on your green/recycling day between 12 January and 6 February. Report a missed bin or order a replacement container online. Find out when your collection is with this handy postcode search. Every household in the district received a Christmas and New Year collections timetable in the Dales Matters Autumn 2025 publication. Details of changes to bin collections are also advertised on the Facebook page. |
Christmas Bin Collections
Posted in Local government on Monday December 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Mobile Library Dates
Posted in Local government on Thursday November 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The mobile library will visit Parwich of Friday 12th Dec, 9th Jan and 6th Feb at the usual time of 3.15pm-3.45pm by The Green.
Early Bins
Posted in Local government on Monday August 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Bin collections on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th August will start an hour earlier, from 6am, due to the high temperatures forecast.
Free parking from midday starts in Ashbourne on 11 August
Posted in Local government on Thursday August 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Derbyshire Dales District Council has confirmed that parking will be free from 12 noon in its Ashbourne pay & display car parks from this coming Monday, 11 August, for the remainder of the six-week school summer holidays until 7 September.
Free Parking in Ashbourne
Posted in Local government on Monday July 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Parking will be free after 2pm in Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Ashbourne car parks from this coming Monday for the six-week school summer holidays – and the initiative will be extended as soon as possible to free parking from 12 noon during the summer break.
Local Government Reorganisation
Posted in Local government on Tuesday July 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The whole county, including Derby City, is about to embark on its most significant local government restructure in half a century.
The ten existing councils in the area – including Derbyshire Dales District Council – will become two new unitary authorities by April 2028.
There are going to be lots of changes, but, before any of that, your views are needed. An online public consultation is open until 10 August and takes just a few minutes to complete at bit.ly/Derbyshire-consultation
Here’s more background, including a detailed list of FAQs.
Tuesday Bin Collection
Posted in Local government on Sunday June 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Bin collections on Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July, will start an hour earlier, from 6am, due to the high temperatures forecast and an amber weather warning for heat.
Nethergreen Car Park
Posted in Local government, Parish Council, Transport on Thursday June 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The surface of Nethergreen car park will be restored next week. The work will take two or three days and be completed before Wakes.
Use of the carpark will be restricted during this time but access to Blanche Meadow will be maintained.
Disruption will be kept to a minimum.
Mobile Library
Posted in Local government on Thursday June 5, 2025| 1 Comment »
Mobile Library
Posted in Local government on Friday March 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Mobile Library Dates –
Friday 4th April 3.15pm – 3.45pm
Friday 2nd May 3.15pm – 3.45pm
Friday 30th May 3.15pm – 3.45pm
At the usual location by The Green near to Churchgates
Garden Waste Collection Reminder
Posted in Gardens, Local government on Tuesday March 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Have you signed up to our Garden Waste Scheme for 2025/26 yet?
You should receive your sticker around 10 days after signing up and this should be displayed on your green bin from 1st April.
If you haven’t received your sticker by 1st April, crews have been advised to check on their system whether residents have signed up and collect bins that are presented where the resident has a subscription even if there is no sticker.
District Council Survey
Posted in Local government on Friday February 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The District Council has a Corporate Plan for 2024 to 2028, informed by the views of residents gathered in previous Residents’ Survey in 2023. They have now commissioned Marketing Means, an independent research agency, to undertake a new survey of residents’ satisfaction and views on services provided by the council, which will provide evidence to allow the council to deliver any improvements required and adjust resources.
Garden Waste Subscription Renewal
Posted in Gardens, Local government on Monday February 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Subscription for the 2025/26 Garden Waste Collection is now open.
If you currently pay by direct debit, your subscription will automatically be renewed for 2025/26 at the charge of £58 per subscription.
For further details see the council web page
Small WEEE Collection Service Launches
Posted in Local government on Friday January 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Starting next week on Monday 3rd February, Derbyshire Dales District Council is launching a new free weekly collection service for Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Residents can now easily recycle small WEEE items such as old toasters, kettles, hairdryers, and other electrical devices that require a plug or battery. Please place small WEEE items, loose, by the side of your bins/sacks/caddies by 7am on your weekly waste collection day. These items will then be collected by our food collection vehicles, which have cages fitted to the underside. Find out which items you can leave out.
Derbyshire Dales Car Park Charges
Posted in Local government on Friday January 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
30 minutes free in Derbyshire Dales town centre car parks
A progressive new measure allowing vehicles to park for up to 30 minutes free in Derbyshire Dales District Council’s town centre car parks will come into operation from 1 April.
For Dales residents, this comes on top of free parking with their resident permit in all of the District Council’s car parks before 11am and after 3pm every day of the year.
The 30 minutes free quick-stay – which cannot be added to a longer period in the same car park – will apply in Ashbourne to Shawcroft, the Bus Station and Clifton Road, in Bakewell to Granby Road and the Market Place, in Matlock to Imperial Road (M&S), Lido, Olde Englishe, Spa Villas and Town Hall front and in Wirksworth to the Market Place.
(more…)Ashbourne Market Place Closure
Posted in Local government, Roads on Wednesday January 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »
From February 6, the Market Place in Ashbourne will no longer be a car park, as works get under way for the UK Government funded Ashbourne Reborn programme. The highways and public realm project, led by Derbyshire County Council, will transform the historic centre of the town, with wider pavements, pedestrian crossings and improved public spaces. The changes will celebrate the town’s heritage while enabling a wide variety of future events to bring new life to the centre of town.
Alternative car parks are available at the Cattle Market, Cokayne Avenue, Shawcroft, the Bus Station, Swimming Pool, and Clifton Road. Although part of Fishpond Meadow is currently being used as a temporary compound for contractors delivering the Highways and Public Realm project, at the end of the scheme the site is due to be returned to Derbyshire Dales District Council for future use as overspill car parking.
Bins this Week
Posted in Local government on Monday November 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Bins Cancelled Today
Posted in Local government on Tuesday November 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Easter Bins
Posted in Local government, Services on Tuesday March 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Road closure
Posted in Local government, Roads on Tuesday October 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Closure of B5056 Bradbourne Road Fenny Bentley for carriageway resurfacing 20th November to 27th November 2023.
Please find details of the proposed road closure for Bradbourne Road, B5056 , Fenny Bentley.
You can view the order on this link https://one.network/?tm=136005216
For any queries please email TTM.mailbox@derbyshire.gov.uk
Shared by the Parish Council on behalf of Derbyshire highways hub.
Road closure
Posted in Local government, Parish Council on Wednesday October 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Information shared by the Parish Council on behalf of Highways…
Close Alsop Road Parwich for new water connection 18th October to 20th October 2023.
Please find details of the proposed road closure for Alsop Road, Parwich.
You can view the order on this link https://one.network/?tm=135749935
For any queries please email ttm.mailbox@derbyshire.gov.uk
Summer survey
Posted in Local government, Parish Council on Wednesday August 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Information provided by Derbyshire County Council
Your Council Your Voice 2023 – Short Summer Survey – Your chance to win £100
As part of our ongoing dialogue to better understand the views of residents and communities throughout Derbyshire we have created a short survey to run alongside our annual ‘Your Council Your Voice’ consultation which runs each autumn to gather residents’ views about council services. The aim of the survey is to collect residents’ overall views and perceptions of the council in order to track our progress and gather regular feedback. This will enable us to compare with previous results from 2022 and compare with national trends over the short and long term.
We would therefore be grateful if you could take 5 mins to fill out this short survey. The survey will be open until midnight on Wednesday 16th August 2023.
Alternatively, please click on this link to go to the survey: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/yourvoice2023
Once you have completed the survey you will also have an opportunity to enter our prize draw to win a £100 gift card.
All information you provide will be kept strictly confidential. More information is available in our privacy statement.
You can also find more information about all our current consultations on our Have your Say webpages on the Derbyshire County Council website. Have your say – Derbyshire County Council
If you have any queries about the survey, please contact us via email: haveyoursay@derbyshire.gov.uk
If you do not want to receive any further consultation emails and communication from us please reply to this email and let us know.
Thank you for your time
Home energy grants
Posted in Local government, Parish Council on Wednesday August 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Information provided by Derbyshire Dales District Council…
Grant funding for home energy efficiency improvements – available in the Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Electric Vehicle Charging Survey
Posted in Local government on Tuesday April 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The following has been shared by Derbyshire County Council with our Parish Council.
The DCC Sustainable Travel team are pleased to announce the launch of Derbyshire’s Electric Vehicle charging survey.
Derbyshire County Council (DCC) are working towards developing a comprehensive network of on-street and destination charge points to provide practical and realistic alternative for those EV owners who do not have access to home or work charging facilities.
To determine where demand is highest for future charging infrastructure, DCC are collecting information through a dedicated webpage. If you’re keen to register your interest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure please follow the below link,
Electric vehicle charging in your area – Derbyshire County Council
This survey is asking for resident, business, and visitor views on electric charging infrastructure provision in the County to provide an evidence base to help identify areas of demand and subsequently inform the most suitable locations to provide EV charge points in the future, so the wider audience this can reach the better.
We’d welcome your support in promoting this survey amongst your networks. Once registered, requests will be mapped alongside all other requests received across the County. This information will then be used to identify the most suitable locations to provide EV charge points in the future.
To help you identify your nearest existing charge point please visit www.zap-map.com, which provides live and up to date information on charge point locations.
We thank you for your support and if there are any further Electric Vehicle or Active Travel related enquiries, please contact the Sustainable Travel Team at sustainable.travel@derbyshire.gov.uk.
Car Parking Review
Posted in Local government on Monday March 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Find out more and fill out the surveys https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/your-council/have-your-say/consultations/car-park-review
Tax on Second Homes?
Posted in Housing, Local government on Friday February 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Consultation on potential second homes Council Tax premium
Derbyshire Dales residents are being asked for their views on charging the owners of second homes twice the amount of Council Tax as regular home owners.
A second home is defined as a dwelling that is not a person’s sole or main home and is substantially furnished. Second homes are sometimes referred to as holiday homes.
The Government is introducing a new power for local authorities to increase Council Tax on second homes by 100% (double the amount owners currently pay). Local authorities are able to charge the higher premium from 1st April 2024. Councils can decide the level which is appropriate for their individual local circumstances and can set the premium at any level up to the maximum.
A District Council spokesperson said “1 in 20 homes in the Derbyshire Dales are not used for the purpose of permanent accommodation, and instead are used as second homes, holiday lets or are empty. It is thought that second homes can add to house price inflation and put local people at a disadvantage when existing homes come on the market. The Council Tax Premium for second homeowners may encourage them to sell their properties or may well put off future buyers wanting to purchase existing traditional homes as second homes.”
The District Council is consulting residents and stakeholders on the proposal to introduce the Council Tax Premium on second homes and would like to understand the views of second home owners and the impact they feel second homes have on the community. They would also like to understand the views of local people affected by second homes and the views of the wider housing sector.
If the Council Tax Premium was to come into effect, the Council would receive additional Council Tax income and they would like to understand residents’ views on what they feel this money should be spent on.
The consultation runs until 10th March and can be completed at: www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/secondhomessurvey
Garden Waste Collection 2023/24
Posted in Gardens, Local government, Services on Sunday January 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Garden waste subscriptions open on 23 January
Subscribe from this coming Monday, 23 January, to our 2023/24 garden waste scheme – and your £50 subscription fee could be refunded!
Residents who subscribe before 3rd March will be entered into a draw, with 20 lucky subscribers refunded 1 x £50 subscription fee.
Please note: If you currently pay by direct debit, your subscription will automatically be renewed for 2023/24, at the charge of £50 per subscription.
The subscription rate was set at £50 when we launched the scheme in 2021, though early bird subscribers could claim a one-off discount price of £35. New subscribers paid £50 last year but we gave back £15 to existing subscribers in recognition of service problems during the previous year.
Your 2023/24 bin sticker will arrive before 1 April if you subscribe now.
See more information, including the prize draw terms & conditions .
Chritmas and New Year Bins
Posted in Local government, Services on Monday December 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
DDDC December Parking Concession
Posted in Local government on Friday November 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Free parking in December comes on top of residents’ parking concessions that allow local people to park free every day of the year up to 11am and after 4pm. Free parking permits were issued to all 34,000 households across the Derbyshire Dales back in March.
Free parking in December comes on top of residents’ parking concessions that allow local people to park free every day of the year up to 11am and after 4pm. Free parking permits were issued to all 34,000 households across the Derbyshire Dales back in March.
Affordable Housing Qs and As
Posted in Housing, Local government, Parish Council on Tuesday November 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The Parish Council has recived the following responses from DDDC’s Rural Housing Enabler to comments made in an earlier post:
Who are the houses for?Eligibility for any new houses that are built is determined by the policies of the Planning Authority (Peak District National Park Authority). These stipulate that in the first instance, houses would be made available to people with a connection with Parwich Parish or the immediately adjoining parishes. These are the parishes that took part in the Housing Needs Survey with Parwich, namely: Ballidon, Bradbourne, Eaton & Alsop and Newton Grange.
‘Local connection’ could be on the basis of a person or household’s residency, or if moving to the village to be cared for by a resident, or to take care of a resident. The qualifying residency period is ten years. This can be a continuous period of ten years (or more), or any ten years within the last twenty.
If new houses were not taken up by qualifying applicants from Parwich, or the immediately adjoining parishes, they would become available to applicants from further afield within the Peak District National Park. .
Has the council looked at sites?
In short, no. The local Housing Authority is Derbyshire Dales District Council. It will be their responsibility to select and secure a suitable site. They will do this with the Planning Authority and Housing Association (likely to be Nottingham Community Housing). The Housing Authority will make an initial assessment of potential sites on the 16th of November along with planners and the housing association.
Could the houses be bought and sold for profit on the open market?
No. A perpetuity agreement would prevent them being sold, or rented, to applicants who did not meet the qualifying criteria. This could only be changed by new legislation.
Will the rents be fixed at an affordable level?
The regulations governing rental of ‘affordable’ houses built on rural exception sites limit the rent that can be charged to 80% of the local market rate. In practice, rents are usually capped at the ‘Local Housing Allowance (LHA)’ rate. This is, broadly speaking, the maximum amount that could be paid in housing benefit to an occupant in receipt of it. The LHA rate is likely to be lower than 80% of the local market rate.
A. Martin, Clerk to Parwich Parish Council
Blue and Green Bins Wednesday
Posted in Local government on Tuesday October 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
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Grey Bin Wednesday
Posted in Local government on Tuesday October 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Plus food caddy.
Affordable Housing Provision for Parwich
Posted in Housing, Local government, Parish Council on Friday October 14, 2022| 3 Comments »
Previous Blog posts have been used to share the results of the Housing Need Survey carried out earlier in the year. This is identified that the level of need would support a planning application for up to five houses.
A public Q&A session was recently held with the Derbyshire Dales Housing enabler to understand what will happen next. These are some of the key points.
The lead moving forward will be taken by Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) as they are the authority with responsibility for housing. This will be done in collaboration with the Parish Council, particularly so that they can tap into useful local knowledge. This means that DDDC will select the housing association to work with and consider sites. Then architects can be appointed, planning applications prepared and finance secured. The Parish Council will not have to take responsibility, or pay, for any of these.
The housing enabler will organise a walk through the whole village, and surrounding area, to consider possible sites. The Planning Authority will expect them to demonstrate that they have considered all possible sites before proposing one. This is partly so that if objectors suggest alternatives, it does not look like they have not considered them.
They will carry out the walk with representatives from the Planning Authority and Housing Association. Parish Council members are encouraged to join them so that they can share local knowledge. This is likely to happen in November. Further details will be shared when the Council has them.
The process does not always identify a suitable site, or one that a land owner is prepared to release. In this case they might try again another year.
More background information is also available on the Parish Council website.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact a member of the Parish Council or the Parish Clerk.
Blue and Green Bins Wednesday
Posted in Local government on Tuesday October 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »
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Grey Bin Wednesday
Posted in Local government on Tuesday October 4, 2022| Leave a Comment »
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Blue and Green Bins Wednesday
Posted in Local government on Tuesday September 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
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Housing Enabler Q&A – Tomorrow
Posted in Housing, Local government on Tuesday September 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday 21 September at 7:00pm the Council will be holding a Q&A session with Jeremy Mason, Derbyshire Dales Housing Enabler, to discuss the results of the Housing Needs Survey conducted earlier in the year.
This will include an explanation of the next steps to be taken to address the need identified
Jeremy will be joining the session in the Hall using a Zoom video meeting.
Residents will be able to attend in the Hall or by using Zoom themselves.
For those who would like to join using Zoom the meeting details are:
Topic: Housing Enabler Q&A
Time: Sep 21, 2022 07:00 PM London
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