Community Notices

Derbyshire is biting back at Loan Sharks – events in Erewash

Derbyshire County Council is supporting Operation SharkNet running from Monday 24th August. This is a week of action and support against loan sharks and illegal money lenders run by Stop Loan Sharks - England's Illegal Money Lending Team. Events are taking place across multiple locations in Derbyshire, including in Erewash, offering advice around the risks of illegal lending and support around safe, affordable alternative borrowing options. Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Safety, Councillor Dan Price said: “We […]

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Community Notices

Time remains to have your say on Mental Health support in Derbyshire

There’s still time to have your say on the future shape of support provided by Derbyshire County Council for people with mental ill health. The eight-week public consultation to find out people’s views on how support is currently being offered, how it might work in the future and whether there are any gaps in provision or duplication, ends on Sunday 23rd August. Currently, the council provides three services for people with ‘low levels’ of need who don’t require crisis support […]

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Green Doctor Kirsty and beneficiary Neena (Credit: Groundwork Five Counties)

Community Notices

Energy-saving charity offers translation to support more communities

East Midlands-based charity Groundwork Five Counties is supporting more communities than ever by offering language translations during Green Doctor home visits, a free energy and money-saving advice service that saves households £180 a year on average. The Green Doctor offers fully funded in-person home visits across the East Midlands to help households to become more energy efficient and save money by reviewing energy bills and finding better tariffs, applying for supplier discounts, benefits and government grants, and encouraging easy behavioural […]

13 August 2026 25

Borough Wide

Derbyshire prepares to open ‘Best Start In Life’ family hub in Cotmanhay

Families in Cotmanhay will soon begin to see changes at their local Children's Centre as they prepare to become the first Best Start Family Hubs in Derbyshire, with further hubs opening across the county in the future, as part of Derbyshire County Council's Best Start in Life (BSiL) programme. Over the coming months, along with a site in Birdholme, Cotmanhay Children's Centre will begin their transition to become Best Start Family Hubs, with work taking place to bring the new […]

10 August 2026 61

Community Notices

Support for Derbyshire students getting A-level and GCSE results

Thousands of students across Derbyshire are preparing to receive their A-level and GCSE results. Post 16 results will be announced on Thursday 13th August and GCSE results a week later on Thursday 20th August. Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for SEND and Education Councillor Simon Mabbott said: “I’d like to wish all our students who will soon be receiving their post 16 or GCSE results the very best of luck. “I’d also like to say a huge thank you to headteachers […]

10 August 2026 30

Borough Wide

New vans and timetables herald a bright future for Derbyshire Mobile Library Service

Book lovers in communities across Derbyshire are set to benefit as the county’s mobile library service welcomes two new vans which have hit the road this month. Derbyshire County Council has introduced the two new mobile library vans which will be more reliable, economical and efficient to run, and as they are smaller they are more agile allowing them to access smaller rural roads more easily and reach more readers and communities. The new vans have replaced two old HGVs […]

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CrossCountry Voyager refurbishment programme underway at Alstom's Derby Litchurch Lane Works (Credit - Steve Bright)

Community Notices

DCG calls on local employers to support life changing internships for young people with SEND

Derby College Group (DCG) is appealing to local businesses to come forward and offer work placements as part of its Supported Internship programme, ahead of a new cohort of 30 students beginning in September 2026. DCG is working with talented young people with SEND who are ready to gain workplace experience and take their next steps towards paid employment. While several placements have already been secured, more employers are needed to help ensure every intern can succeed. Nationally, young people […]

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Community Notices

Midlands residents asked to be ‘One in a Million’ as  organ donation support falls by almost a fifth

NHS Blood and Transplant is calling on people in the Midlands to be ‘One in a Million’ by registering their decision to be an organ donor. The plan, which was announced on 5th August 2026 is to increase the number of people in the UK on the NHS Organ Donor Register - aiming to increase from 29 million to 30 million people to be registered donors by the end of the year. The challenge of gaining over a million first time UK registrations by the start of 2027 is designed to tackle the growing dilemma of declining family consent rates and ensure […]

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Community Notices

Three roads in Broxtowe to be improved this August

Residents and road users in Broxtowe can expect to see major improvements on three roads across the district this month as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s record £181.25 million Highway Capital Maintenance Programme. Nottinghamshire County Council, working with its highways partner, Via East Midlands, has today published its month-ahead schedule of planned roadworks for August, highlighting one major resurfacing scheme and two machine lay patching operations to prepare roads for surface dressing to take place. These works are in addition […]

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Derbyshire is biting back at Loan Sharks – events in Erewash

Time remains to have your say on Mental Health support in Derbyshire

Energy-saving charity offers translation to support more communities

Derbyshire prepares to open ‘Best Start In Life’ family hub in Cotmanhay

Support for Derbyshire students getting A-level and GCSE results

New vans and timetables herald a bright future for Derbyshire Mobile Library Service

DCG calls on local employers to support life changing internships for young people with SEND

Midlands residents asked to be ‘One in a Million’ as  organ donation support falls by almost a fifth

Three roads in Broxtowe to be improved this August

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