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Derbyshire councillor blames former administration and Government for collapse of care homes sale

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council’s business services chief has blamed the authority’s former Conservative administration and the Labour Government for the collapse of plans to sell eight of its care homes which has left them in danger of being closed down. The former Conservative-controlled council originally agreed to sell nine care homes while managing a multi-million pound budget deficit after it argued a need to refocus adult care services by supporting more dementia patients […]

6 January 2026 32

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New Year – new priorities for Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team

Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team has collectively set out its new quarterly priorities, using systems and speaking to local people in and around the town, to find out what the current trends/problems are within the community. Three pledges included to target repeat offenders causing or involved in anti-social behaviour, monitoring police reports and identifying data and trends that identify offenders causing the most threat, harm and risk. Work will be carried out with youth engagement teams and partner agencies […]

6 January 2026 7

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‘Fatal Four’ issues targeted by Ilkeston Police in New Year operation

Police officers from the Ilkeston Rural Safer Neighbourhood Team have carried out an operation in two borough villages as part of work to enforce three elements of Derbyshire Constabulary's 'Fatal Four' campaign. Behaviours are those that cause death and serious injury on our roads - speed, failure to use seat belts properly, drink/drug driving and using mobile phones - all whilst driving. The team carried out speed checks and were looking for motorists using their mobile phone whilst driving and […]

6 January 2026 8

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Appeal after assault at Little Eaton island

Derbyshire Police officers are appealing for witnesses to an assault at Little Eaton island. The incident occurred at around 2.55pm on 2nd December 2025 at the traffic lights on the southbound carriageway of the A38. Two men left a blue Hyundai and attacked a man in a white Renault Megane. The man was left with injuries to his face and head but is expected to make a full physical recovery. Officers want to hear from anyone who was in the […]

6 January 2026 13

A Eurasian Beaver. Image from Derbyshire Wildlife Trust/Shutterstock

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Borough Council pursues plans to reintroduce beavers in a bid to boost biodiversity

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire council is pursuing plans to reintroduce beavers, following success elsewhere in the county, in a bid to boost biodiversity. Erewash Borough Council has revealed the plans as part of its new draft biodiversity strategy. The strategy aims to pursue a “feasibility study and exploration with partners to potentially reintroduce the Eurasian Beaver into the Erewash Valley”. This follows the successful reintroduction by the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust of a breeding pair […]

6 January 2026 16

Erewash Borough Council headquarters in Long Eaton. Photo by Eddie Bisknell.

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Borough Council set to scrap housing plans after Government inspector states they are not fit for purpose

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire council is set to scrap its future plans for thousands of homes after a Government planning inspector said it would be effectively not fit for purpose. Erewash Borough Council has been working on a blueprint – called the Core Strategy – laying out plans which earmarked sites for thousands of homes and acres of employment space up until 2040. It was submitted for inspection by the Government more than three […]

6 January 2026 50

Derbyshire Police Headquarters stock image. Image by LDRS/Nigel Slater.

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Police officer sacked after serious failures in domestic abuse investigation

By Nigel Slater, Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire police officer has been sacked after her serious failures put an alleged domestic abuse victim “at risk of harm” PC Gemma Cumberlidge was dismissed without notice after “failing to adequately carry out her duties” while investigating a domestic abuse case and carrying out a stop and search on a teenager. A misconduct hearing found it proven PC Cumberlidge failed to properly question an alleged victim of domestic violence when she visited […]

6 January 2026 23

Derbyshire County Council HQ at County Hall. Image by Eddie Bisknell

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Derbyshire County Council set to roll out multiple years of maximum council tax increases after pledging cut

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Reform-run Derbyshire County Council is set to roll out multiple years of maximum council tax increases. Budget papers published by the authority for the next few years propose a maximum 4.99 per cent council tax increase for the coming financial year 2026-year. These papers also pledge that the current assumption is for further maximum council tax increases up until 2030. Reform UK, which took control of the county council in May, had […]

5 January 2026 17

Derbyshire County Cllr John Lawson, Cabinet Member For Council Efficiency, Courtesy Of DCC

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Derbyshire County Council considers ‘savings plans’ with potential cutbacks to meet forecast £37.8m budget shortfall

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Cash-strapped Derbyshire County Council is once again planning to introduce significant ‘new savings plans’ with potential cutbacks expected across a number of areas to save millions of pounds to meet a forecast £37.8 million shortfall and to balance its budget for the 2026-27 financial year. The council’s former Conservative administration before the May election had claimed it was on track to achieve over £31m of savings by the end of the 2024-25 […]

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Derbyshire councillor blames former administration and Government for collapse of care homes sale

New Year – new priorities for Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team

‘Fatal Four’ issues targeted by Ilkeston Police in New Year operation

Appeal after assault at Little Eaton island

Borough Council pursues plans to reintroduce beavers in a bid to boost biodiversity

Borough Council set to scrap housing plans after Government inspector states they are not fit for purpose

Police officer sacked after serious failures in domestic abuse investigation

Derbyshire County Council set to roll out multiple years of maximum council tax increases after pledging cut

Derbyshire County Council considers ‘savings plans’ with potential cutbacks to meet forecast £37.8m budget shortfall

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