Economy

We want to promote Bolsover District as a place that is vibrant, provides businesses with a place to thrive and offers cultural experiences. We have a higher proportion of independent businesses than almost anywhere in the UK and we want to encourage and nurture this entrepreneurial spirit.

We understand that the face of high streets has changed, but we want to continue supporting local businesses and encourage people to Shop Local – Spend Local.

To do this we aim to:

  • Deliver the Vision Bolsover prospectus aimed at sensitively regenerating the District to provide better higher paid and skilled jobs, better transport infrastructure and better shopping experience.
  • Work with public, private and third party sectors to actively develop and grow our town and village centres.
  • Revive high streets through better engagement with business owners providing them with more up to date information and enabling vibrant, creative, enterprising and accessible town centres.
  • Support town and parish councils and organisations in delivering a range of engaging events across Bolsover District to help stimulate people’s minds, encourage community cohesion and broaden the cultural experience.
  • We will continue to bid for funding and invest in improvements on high streets and town centres to ensure that we create the right environments for businesses to be able to trade effectively and to grow.
  • Continue to provide free parking in all our car parks to encourage people to shop local and attract visitors to boost our tourist and local economy.
  • Work with the local procurement teams to give local firms the opportunity to win contracts, effectively keeping money within Bolsover District.
  • Encourage more visitors to the area through better targeted marketing of our visitor attractions and by promoting over-night stays and short breaks.
  • Work with local town and parish councils to provide more activities like markets and trade fairs to help boost footfall in the centres and improve the local economy.
  • Develop better working relationships with the tourist attractions to promote Bolsover District as a positive tourist destination.