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Mayor urges entries into Town of Culture contest to celebrate best of East Midlands

The Mayor of the East Midlands has urged communities across the region to show pride in their town – and bid to be the UK’s first Town of Culture. The Government has this week launched the first UK Town of Culture competition in a bid to drive local economic growth and opportunity – and the Mayor wants towns across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to enter. The competition is open to small, medium and large towns, with the winner delivering a vibrant […]

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Historic stables become new hub for businesses

A ceremony at what used to be a complex of disused stables will see Erewash Borough Council’s Mayor formally handed the keys to a major new asset for the borough – a swish business hub where firms can set up home and create jobs. The historic buildings right next to Long Eaton Town Hall have undergone a huge revamp to give them a new lease of life as high-spec offices and studios. They are already being advertised on Rightmove ahead […]

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Mayor Claire Ward on board one of the region's buses (Credit: Onclusive News)

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Mayor secures landmark £121m road maintenance funding for the East Midlands

Millions of pounds is to be invested in improving the region’s roads thanks to the Mayor of the East Midlands. Members of the East Midlands Combined County Authority's transport committee have backed a £121 million investment in road maintenance and repairs across the region for the next three years, supporting the four highway authorities across the EMCCA region. The decision - which will now go before the EMCCA board for final approval - was agreed at EMCCA’s latest transport committee […]

16 January 2026 20

Derbyshire County Cllr Dawn Abbott, Courtesy of DCC

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County Council recognises increase in number of youngsters undergoing treatment for drug misuse

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council has recognised an increase in the number of children being supported by commissioned specialist treatment services for drug misuse after a BBC investigation has uncovered a nationwide rise in the number of youngsters in drug treatment. The BBC’s Shared Data Unit analysis of National Drug Monitoring Service statistics has also highlighted overstretched community support services and a lack of residential rehabilitation facilities nationwide for the youngest victims of substance […]

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Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall in Matlock. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

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Testy squabbles at a heated Derbyshire County Council meeting

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Testy squabbles over council tax, budget cuts and staff pay ran rife at a heated Derbyshire County Council meeting. At a county council scrutiny meeting on Wednesday, January 14th, councillors and officers clashed over ways to cut costs at the authority, which bears a £838 million budget. This meeting was to assess the £22.4 million savings plans which the council aims to carry out over the next year, alongside an overall £37 […]

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PCC’s budget to protect policing in Derbyshire

Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has published details of her budget for 2026-27, including the amount of council tax local residents will pay towards policing and community safety. The Commissioner will present her plans to members of Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Panel at its meeting on 21 January. With a budget designed to protect frontline policing and maintain vital services for local communities despite unprecedented financial pressures, the Commissioner, alongside Chief Constable Rachel Swann, will present the proposals […]

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Richard Blackmore from The East Midlands Chamber

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GDP growth ‘encouraging’ says Chamber but business needs support amid high rates and ongoing challenges

The region’s firms need business rates reform, faster planning and a long-term tax road map, East Midlands Chamber has said, despite latest figures showing slight growth to the economy. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed 0.3% GDP growth in November, a figure higher than had been expected by economists. East Midlands Chamber Director of Policy and Insight Richard Blackmore said: “Starting the year with economic growth is encouraging – it suggests a return to a sense of stability […]

15 January 2026 7

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Three men arrested as part of operation to target van thieves

Three men have been arrested as part of an operation to target thieves who stole from vans on more than 130 occasions across Erewash and South Derbyshire. Officers made the arrests in a rural location in Weston-on-Trent during the early hours of Wednesday 14th January and later in Spondon as part of Operation Askwicken. The operation was in connection with the theft of a large number of tools from the vans of tradespeople over the last year in numerous locations […]

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Pair charged following reported assault of teenager in Ilkeston

A pair of teenagers have been charged with a number of offences following the alleged assault of a teenager in Ilkeston. The force was called to reports of a teenaged boy being assaulted by two people at a property in Muskham Avenue, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, at 8.30pm on 13th January. Two teenagers were arrested after a car linked to the incident was spotted later that night and failed to stop before the pair ran from the car and were detained nearby. […]

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Mayor urges entries into Town of Culture contest to celebrate best of East Midlands

Historic stables become new hub for businesses

Mayor secures landmark £121m road maintenance funding for the East Midlands

County Council recognises increase in number of youngsters undergoing treatment for drug misuse

Testy squabbles at a heated Derbyshire County Council meeting

PCC’s budget to protect policing in Derbyshire

GDP growth ‘encouraging’ says Chamber but business needs support amid high rates and ongoing challenges

Three men arrested as part of operation to target van thieves

Pair charged following reported assault of teenager in Ilkeston

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