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Celebrating excellence: Derby College Group recognises inspirational educators

Derby College Group is proud to celebrate the exceptional talent, dedication and innovation of its teaching staff at the Teacher, Trainer and Assessor Awards, recently held at The Roundhouse. The awards recognise outstanding educators who go above and beyond to inspire learners, raise aspirations and deliver excellence across further education. Spanning a wide range of curriculum areas, including Health and Social Care, English, Animal Care, Floristry, Built Environment and Adult Learning, the awards shine a spotlight on the transformative power […]

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Derby receives £25m boost to make city greener and cleaner

Derby City Council has approved £25 million of new funding from the East Midlands Combined County Authority to continue making the city greener and cleaner. The multi-year settlement will enable the city council to push ahead with its Sustainability Investment Programme for 2026/27 and will support various projects. These include enhancing roads and infrastructure, advancing major transport schemes, investing in parks and open spaces and implementing strategic flood protection measures. Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward said: “This investment […]

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Derby brown bins warning as food waste problems outlined

Derby City Council has warned there may be “temporary pauses” to brown bin collections in some areas because of problems with its new £2 million food waste scheme. The Labour-led authority confirmed in a public statement that it is dealing with several “challenges” following the launch of new weekly food scraps collections. Thousands of households across Derby have been provided with new food waste bins as part of the scheme, which is part of a UK-wide initiative. But since the […]

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Derbyshire school places shortfall

More than 1,800 Derbyshire children over the next five years will have to attend schools outside their catchment after central Government pulled the plug on a long-planned new secondary. A falling birth rate was the reason put forward for the Labour Government’s reason to scrap the planned £27 million 1,230-space secondary school on the Infinity Garden Village, bordering Chellaston. Its decision, issued at the end of March, came despite fervent lobbying from politicians of all political persuasions, including South Derbyshire’s […]

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Patients to get quicker tests closer to home with extra investment in new Community Diagnostic Centres

Patients across England will benefit from faster and more convenient tests, checks and scans after the government today announced new in investment in 36 new and expanded Community Diagnostic Centres. The 36 centres, backed by a £237 million government investment, will significantly boost NHS diagnostic capacity and deliver more care in local communities. In the East Midlands, the investment includes a new CDC in Boston, physical expansions of the CDCs in Nottingham and Chesterfield, and enhanced services at the CDCs […]

13 April 2026 12

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Derby food waste bins already attracting wildlife

Concerns have been raised that new food caddies in Derby are attracting wildlife after an aggressive badger was seen next to one. The badger was seen attacking a hedgehog outside a house in Oakwood. It has led to concerns that the smell of the bins is tempting wildlife onto the streets – which has prompted Derby City Council to issue advice in response. The incident, which has been reported to the authority, was highlighted just days after the launch of […]

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Police Officers issue advice to buyers and sellers after two local robberies

Derbyshire Constabulary officials have issued safety advice for anyone buying or selling items on Facebook after two reports of robberies, one in the Erewash borough. Reports were received regarding two people being threatened with knives after meeting people they had agreed to sell mobile phones to using the social media network’s Marketplace feature. The incidents occurred in Long Eaton on 8th April and Derby on 9th April when the phones were stolen after the threats and no payment was received. […]

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Leader sets out her Derby Market Place vision

By Nigel Slater - Local Democracy Reporting Service A proposed new city centre rooftop bar and restaurant will put Derby “on the map”, the city’s leader has said. Councillor Nadine Peatfield, leader of Derby City Council, set out her vision for the future of Derby’s Market Place after a “momentous” developer contract deal was agreed. Labour leaders of the city say the formal appointment of Vinci UK Developments and Ion Developments as strategic development partners allows the authority to “crack on” with […]

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£150m investment planned to improve transport across East Midlands – including roads, buses and active travel

Almost £150 million is set to be invested by the Mayor of the East Midlands in improving public transport across the region. Members of the East Midlands Combined County Authority have today backed a significant increase in capital investment in the integrated public transport network across the region, with a total of £148 million allocated to a string of projects for the next three years. Highlights include more than £25m towards significant upgrades to the A38 Hucknall to Sutton-in-Ashfield corridor […]

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Celebrating excellence: Derby College Group recognises inspirational educators

Derby receives £25m boost to make city greener and cleaner

Derby brown bins warning as food waste problems outlined

Derbyshire school places shortfall

Patients to get quicker tests closer to home with extra investment in new Community Diagnostic Centres

Derby food waste bins already attracting wildlife

Leader sets out her Derby Market Place vision

£150m investment planned to improve transport across East Midlands – including roads, buses and active travel

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