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Fundraisers say the stonework programme is now fully funded for the first phase, with a masonry apprenticeship attached to the works.
We read all 214 pages of the medium-term financial plan so you don't have to. Leisure, bins and temporary housing take the largest share.
Consultation closes next month. We map the proposed changes ward by ward and set out how to submit a response.
Coordinators have brought forward the winter programme after a rise in referrals from local advice services.
Officers were asked to report back within six months on routes serving Clay Cross, Staveley and Bolsover.
Four councillors say they will campaign on a shared platform covering market trading, parking and empty units.
Parcel numbers steadied year on year, but the charity says weekday collection rounds are the pressure point.
Members asked for further flood modelling and a revised affordable housing offer before the October meeting.
Sixteen and seventeen year olds will present to councillors quarterly, starting with transport and safe routes.
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