Community Notices

Don’t drink and drive: Minister and creators warn of drink driving dangers this World Cup season

Football fans are reminded not to drink and drive this summer, as THINK! is launching a new summer campaign designed to encourage drivers to choose alcohol-free alternatives when planning to drive, with the message: "If you're planning to drive, it's best to have none”. Timed to the World Cup, a summer of major international football, the campaign combines media partnerships, creator content and stakeholder communications to place road safety messaging inside matchday moments. The campaign is further supported by sports […]

17 June 2026 21

Community Notices

Extra ‘Stop Smoking’ support for Derbyshire residents recovering from drug and alcohol abuse

More than £100,000 of funding from Derbyshire County Council will be used to help community organisations provide stop smoking support, to people recovering from drug and alcohol dependencies. The council has approved £58,021 funding for Chesterfield Football Club Community Trust (CFCCT) and £46,720 for Derbyshire Addictions Advice Service (DAAS), to continue providing tailored help to residents wanting to quit smoking tobacco over the next 12 months. This money has come from central government funding through the local stop smoking support […]

17 June 2026 26

Community Notices

Carnival’s ‘royal’ salute for two brave little girls

The red carpet will be rolled out for two brave little girls this weekend – as the thrilled pair are treated as “royals” for a day at Erewash’s biggest carnival. A spectacular parade of floats will star 11-year-old Teha and Eliyah-rose aged five after they were nominated by the people of Long Eaton to be chauffeured through town in an open-top limo. Courageous Teha has battled type 1 diabetes since the age of three and also suffers from the autoimmune […]

15 June 2026 34

Community Notices

New Visit East Midlands tourism awards to celebrate the region’s best visitor experiences

Businesses across the East Midlands are encouraged to enter the Visit East Midlands Tourism Awards, which brings together two established tourism awards programmes under a single East Midlands identity, celebrating the people and organisations which make the region a great place to visit. Applications for the Visit East Midlands Tourism Awards open on 15th June, with winners announced at a regional awards ceremony in March 2027. The awards will recognise excellence across tourism, hospitality, accommodation, attractions, food and drink, experiences […]

15 June 2026 15

Community Notices

Ilkeston Brass faces further fight for survival

A local brass band which has been facing a battle to survive over recent months and years, but has managed to do so, is now threatened once more after being told that members must vacate its current bandroom. Ilkeston Brass - formed as the Stanton Ironworks band in 1919, and known as that until 1978 - was close to folding in 2025 until it made a late call for new players and a new musical director, but having resolved those […]

12 June 2026 34

Community Notices

New steel import tariff – Derbyshire stands in support of local businesses

Businesses across Derbyshire using steel in their operations are being urged to prepare for new import measures. Derbyshire County Council is backing organisations including The British Chambers of Commerce and Make UK as they lobby Government over concerns about new measures to reduce duty-free import volumes of steel and impose tariffs on imports above the quota. The measures, which come into force on 1st July, are set to reduce duty-free import volumes by approximately 60% and subject imports above the […]

11 June 2026 21

Borough Wide

Keeping the action on the pitch this World Cup

As the World Cup gets well and truly underway, Derbyshire Police officials have issued a statement acknowledging that many will be watching England throughout their campaign – whether it’s at home, friends’ houses or events at local venues. With many bars and pubs set to show the England matches, the first of which is scheduled for 17th June, officers and staff have been working hard to ensure that however you’re embracing the beautiful game, you can do so safely. The […]

11 June 2026 29

Community Notices

Funding available to help Derbyshire communities improve local green spaces (Deadline: 26th June 2026)

Charities and community groups in Derbyshire are being offered help from National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) to create or improve green spaces that can be enjoyed by communities. Support is available to develop parks, gardens, open spaces, raised flowerbeds and living walls in public areas. National Grid Electricity Distribution’s Community Matters Fund is also offering money to improve accessibility to green spaces by creating paths, ramps and seating. Projects boosting biodiversity, such as bee hives, ponds, tree, hedge and wildflower […]

10 June 2026 17

Community Notices

Charity launches expanded Food Project thanks to National Lottery funding

Local charity Salcare has expressed pride in announcing the launch of a new Food Project from 1st June 2026, designed to make food support more accessible for individuals and families across the local community. The project has been made possible thanks to funding received through The National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All programme and builds on Salcare’s involvement within the wider Feeding Derbyshire and Feeding Britain network of affordable food support initiatives. The funding will allow Salcare to expand […]

28 May 2026 23

Don’t drink and drive: Minister and creators warn of drink driving dangers this World Cup season

Extra ‘Stop Smoking’ support for Derbyshire residents recovering from drug and alcohol abuse

Carnival’s ‘royal’ salute for two brave little girls

New Visit East Midlands tourism awards to celebrate the region’s best visitor experiences

Ilkeston Brass faces further fight for survival

New steel import tariff – Derbyshire stands in support of local businesses

Keeping the action on the pitch this World Cup

Funding available to help Derbyshire communities improve local green spaces (Deadline: 26th June 2026)

Charity launches expanded Food Project thanks to National Lottery funding

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