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New images and video reveal scale of Derby Market Place vision

New images and a video have revealed the scale and ambition behind plans to redevelop Derby city centre’s Market Place. Last month, plans to regenerate the area – including the Assembly Rooms – were lodged with Derby City Council. The proposals, which are being brought forward by VINCI UK Developments and ION Developments, working in partnership as preferred developer with the city council, follow two rounds of public consultation. The city council is currently reviewing the submitted plans – but […]

18 February 2026 39

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Huge hole fears at Assembly Rooms site as bizarre 40-minute talks held

By Nigel Slater - Local Democracy Reporting Service Fears have been raised that changes to plans to replace Derby’s Assembly Rooms could leave the city with a huge hole. Concerns were raised during a 40-minute discussion between councillors and Derby City Council officers at a planning meeting over the change of one word. Some city councillors fear the city’s Market Place could potentially be left with a big empty space for years after the Assembly Rooms is bulldozed. The council-owned […]

13 February 2026 39

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Making it Official: Ceremony marks new home for city Registration Services

Derby’s new Register Office was officially opened this week (12th February) in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its new home. The city’s births, marriages and deaths are now registered in a refurbished suite of rooms on the ground floor of Riverside Chambers. Accessibility to the site has been a priority. Through the Transforming Cities Fund, the corner of Full Street and Derwent Street has undergone significant improvements. This includes a new dedicated pull-in space directly outside the entrance for […]

13 February 2026 23

Borough Wide

Custodial sentences for two prolific shop lifters

A Derby woman who was arrested at a Long Eaton property has been handed a custodial sentence, along with a a Stapleford women, both of whom faced charges related to theft. Aimi Turner from Drewery Lane in the city was detained by local Safer Neighbourhood Team Police Officers, at a Grasmere Road property this week. The 38-year old was subsequently charged with 16 counts of theft from retail premises in the Long Eaton and Erewash area, and appeared in court […]

12 February 2026 56

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University pledges to drive inclusive growth across region

The University of Derby has joined the Mayor of the East Midlands in pledging to drive inclusive growth across the region. The university – along with Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham – has signed an East Midlands University Compact with Mayor Claire Ward and East Midlands Combined County Authority chief executive Amy Harhoff. The agreement sets out a shared commitment to closer collaboration on issues that matter to people, communities and businesses in the East Midlands. Professor […]

12 February 2026 8

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Appeal to identify man selling items door-to-door

Derbyshire Police are appealing for information to try and identify the man pictured after reports of a man selling items door-to-door in Ilkeston as well as Derby. Two separate incidents of door-to-door selling have been reported - both targeting elderly individuals – and in one instance where a man entered the home of a man in his 90s in Hazel Drive, Spondon, on 1st February at around 12.45pm. The incident in Ilkeston took place on Friday 23rd January at approximately […]

11 February 2026 15

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Students get unique chance to interview Rams head coach John Eustace ahead of Championship match

Football Journalism and Specialist Sports Journalism students were given a unique opportunity to interview Derby County Head Coach John Eustace as part of a professional pre-match press conference ahead of the Rams’ Championship fixture against Ipswich Town. More than students from the University of Derby questioned John Eustace on player fitness, match-day tactics and transfer news - alongside professional media - during Derby County’s weekly pre-match press conference, which was specially hosted at the University’s Kedleston Road site. This event […]

6 February 2026 29

Community Notices

People urged to have their say on new Derby public realm strategy (Deadline: 24th February)

Derby City Council is urging people to have their say on a new Public Realm Strategy, which sets out a vision for the city’s streets and public spaces. The survey, published on the Let’s Talk Derby platform, follows on from a Derbion engagement event held last week, which invited the public to join the consultation and share their views in an interactive session run by the University of Derby’s civic team through its research and innovation space – S.H.E.D (Social […]

4 February 2026 22

Borough Wide

Arrests made in connection with counterfeit money offences

Police officers have issued a further warning regarding fake cash being used in the county, as three men have been arrested in connection with counterfeit money offences. On Thursday 15th January, two men, aged 34 and 33, were arrested after a quantity of fake cash was used at a shop in Derby. One man, aged 28 of no fixed address, was arrested on 16th January after officers received intelligence of counterfeit cash being sold online. All three men have been […]

3 February 2026 15

Derby

New images and video reveal scale of Derby Market Place vision

Huge hole fears at Assembly Rooms site as bizarre 40-minute talks held

Making it Official: Ceremony marks new home for city Registration Services

Custodial sentences for two prolific shop lifters

University pledges to drive inclusive growth across region

Appeal to identify man selling items door-to-door

Students get unique chance to interview Rams head coach John Eustace ahead of Championship match

People urged to have their say on new Derby public realm strategy (Deadline: 24th February)

Arrests made in connection with counterfeit money offences

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