NEWS UPDATE

This is where you will find the most up to date information......................

The consultation period for the plans for Chellaston Business Park (now renamed The Global Technology Cluster) and the T12 access road has now opened for 21 days from 25th January.  For details go to the City Council's planning site and enter the following references:  DER/11/10/0135/PRI, DER/11/01386/PRI, DER/11/10/01387/PRI. (Three separate applications).  It is understood by the CRA that work on the T12 could start as early as 2012, since much of the £40m business enterprise money given to the Council will be used on this project.  (Posted 26.01.12)

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View the crime figures for December  in  Police News   .  Please note that Police Surgeries are now held in the library.  (Posted 30.01.12)

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Most residents should have received a document from Talavera Properties Ltd who are proposing to build a residential development on 48 acres of land to the south of Chellaston (East of Swarkestone Road and north of the A50).    Residents are urged to make their views known.  For those who haven't received the document, it can be viewed here.  (Posted 13.11.11)

The land in question is on the edge of South Derbyshire.  They will make the decision as to whether it goes ahead, but it will be Chellaston that suffers from the folly of such a development.  Read more in Chairman's Corner .  (Posted 21.11.11)

A public meeting, organised by the CRA,  was held on 1st February at Chellaston Academy to air the views of residents.  Despite the cold weather, residents turned out in force, filling the school's refectory.  No-one present spoke in favour of the proposals.  Let us know your views at info@chellaston.org.uk.  A dedicated page on this site will be available when a planning application is submitted.  (Posted 03.02.12)

In addition, the developers are holding a second exhibition (with updated plans), also at Chellaston Academy, on Saturday 4th February.  (Posted 31.01.12)

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A new number to contact the Police for non-emergencies:101.  For more details click here   (Posted 25.10.11)

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A date for your diary......Saturday 17th March 2012.......Chellaston 2012........A celebration of groups and organisations that make Chellaston a great place to live and work............more details coming soon...

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A planning application has been accepted for the development of the old Red Lion car park and beer garden.  The application, from Greenbuilt Homes of Quarndon, is for 9 homes with access from Parkway.  Full details can be found on the Council's e-planning website, application ref 09/11/01159.  (Updated 31.01.12)

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We are aware of problems with vehicles exiting Tesco, particularly when the 'Lollypop man' is trying to escort schoolchildren across the busy A514.  We are working with the ward Councillors to provide a solution to the problem.  In the meantime, please take extra care.  (Posted 29.09.11)

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Chellaston has been voted one of the best places in the UK to bring up children, according to a report by Family Investments.  Coming in at no.13, it is indeed an accolade for the village.  Read the full report here.

Incidentally, the best place to bring up children is named as Winkleigh, in Devon.  Our Chairman has named Winkleigh as the best place to purchase cider..............!  So, well done Winkleigh!  (Posted 29.09.11)

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The new Chellaston Medical Centre has now been open for a while now and we would be interested to hear from any patients who are having difficulty accessing the new facility.  In response to our previous concerns, the surgery issued an access mitigation plan, which can be read here.  (Posted 16.07.11)

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We have been approached by Elle, who is a senior section member of a local Girlguiding group who has been trained as an In'4'mer/peer educator. They are looking to run sessions for groups of young people to address concerns and raise awareness of issues that affect them and others around them through informal education. Details and contact information can be found here.   (Posted 02.06.11)

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted Resolution 1815 (Potential Dangers of Electromagnetic Fields and their Effect on the Environment).  It is demanding that emission levels should be "as low as reasonably achievable" and that precautionary principles should be followed.  In the meantime, the mobile phone companies are increasing emissions, by increasing the power outputs of their masts.  The resolution, which can be read here mirrors what the CRA has been demanding for the last five years.  (Posted 29.05.11)

In addition, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), has declared after a review of the research that mobile phones are possible cancer-causing agents. More details here     (Posted 16.07.11)

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Plans for 21 new homes in Chellaston have been thrown out by councillors.
Orchard Developments (Derby) had wanted to build 21 homes on land off Swarkestone Road.  Members of the planning control committee said the proposals would cause more problems for the area's roads and schools. They added the houses would be too close together and invade people's privacy.  (Posted 29.05.11)

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Plans to axe six children's centres, including the one in Chellaston, have been reversed following the consultation.

Derby City Council has found an additional £500,000 from its budget to keep them open – but warned that the services they provide may alter.  (Posted 29.05.11)

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St Peter's Church has a new Vicar.  She is Rev Jane Facey and is currently Curate in the Benefice of West Hallam and Mapperley with Stanley and Stanley Common, Derby Diocese and was ordained as Priest in the Diocese of Derby in 2008. It is understood that Jane will take her post in Chellaston in September.  More details can be found on the church's website.  (Posted 20.05.11)

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Provisional meeting dates for the Neighbourhood Forums have been announced and can be found here.    (Posted 28.04.11)

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Arriva have made some changes to the timings of bus services to Swadlincote, that also serve Chellaston, on the 61 route.  For updated details click here.

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Local Business Listing.....If you have a local business, you can publish details here  with links to your own website, in return for a modest annual donation.  For details contact the webmaster.   (Posted 24.02.11)

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Developers are seeking to renew the outline planning permissions for the Chellaston Business Park and Link Road (T12). They have now applied to the City Council (Planning ref: DER/11/10/01385, 6 and 7). Concerns regarding the existing section of the T12 (Holmleigh Way) remain, since the developers have no intention of changing the route, particularly now that the EMDA money is no longer available.  David Ward from Wilson Bowden commented that "Holmleigh Way was built with the business park in mind". Warehousing now accounts for at least 50% of the park, which will lead to increased HGV traffic along the route.  For more detail, click here.

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Trading Standards and the Police are working hard to enforce the 7.5 tonne weight limit through Chellaston.  Trading Standards have agreed to send letters to operators, observed by residents, who violate the weight limit.  Send us your observations, noting the date, time, registration number of the vehicle, direction of travel and, if possible, the name of the haulier and we will forward the information for action.  (Posted 10.10.10)

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Friends of Elvaston, who are seeking to prevent a private developer from taking over Elvaston Castle and the Country Park, are looking for new members.  Click here for more information.  (Posted 21.06.10)

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Inconsiderate and dangerous parking is being targeted at three locations locally:
Chellaston Junior School – Maple Drive, Chellaston
Shelton Lock Infant and Junior Schools - Carlton Avenue, Shelton Lock
Chellaston District Centre – Derby Road   
Traffic Wardens (funded by the Neighbourhood Board) will be active in these areas for the foreseeable future.  Fixed penalties have already been issued for parking offences.  (Posted 29.05.10)

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Vodafone have sought to vary their licence to double the output power of their 3G masts. The regulator, OFCOM, has obligingly suggested that all operators should be allowed to quadruple their power output at a time when  other countries are reducing their exposure limits.  Read more here  (Posted 26.05.10)

UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, OFCOM have agreed to allow 3G operators to double the power output of their base stations. Presumably these decision makers do not have masts on their doorstep.  Meanwhile, further evidence of health effects from the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health:
- Epidemiological Evidence for a Health Risk from Mobile Phone Base station
(Posted 29.10.10)

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Vodafone and O2 are now in bed together in an attempt to increase coverage and reduce costs.  In a project codenamed Cornerstone they are sharing sites, so if you see a mast being removed, only to be replaced by a larger and more obtrusive one, then there is overnight an additional operator beaming microwave radiation in to the community.  This is the case in the War Memorial Village and could easily happen in Chellaston.  (Posted 13.07.10)

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Do you want to catch a bus directly to ASDA (Sinfin) or Sainsburys on a Wednesday, click here.

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MEPs are calling for stricter regulation for residents and consumers from electromagnetic emitting devices (mobile phones, masts, Wi-Fi etc), following the adoption of a report by the European Parliament.  Details on our Phone Masts page.

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New street lighting has been erected in several parts of Chellaston.   You can read about the installation programme here.

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We are looking for new members to join the committee.  If you really care about Chellaston and have a little time to spare, then consider joining us.  The only qualifications needed are enthusiasm and that you live in Chellaston.  We would particularly welcome members from the new estates.  Interested? Need more information?  Then contact us.

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A survey has been carried out to determine the emission levels in and around the Junior School from mobile phone base stations.  Click here for the results.

Also, on our masts page, read the disturbing news that T-Mobile tried to keep out of the public domain.

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