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Autism assessment backlog

Patients waiting for autism assessments in Derbyshire are facing some of the longest waits in the country. Although backlogs and demand for autism spectrum assessments are issues across the country and certainly not isolated to Derbyshire, the county’s experts see themselves significantly on the back foot. The Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust currently has a 1,200-person backlog for autism spectrum assessments with an average wait of more than a year – 59 weeks. The trust discloses in its recent board […]

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No caffeine for Derbyshire hospital patients in a bid to increase patient safety

Tea and coffee is no longer being offered to patients at many Derbyshire hospitals in a bid to increase patient safety. The move, from Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Ilkeston and Ripley Community Hospitals, along with facilities at many others, has now been in force since January, the organisation said. The trust said the decision follows links to sleep disruption, a significant increase in falls and continence issues, sudden rises in heart palpitations and blood pressure […]

29 April 2026 33

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Poll reveals Rolls-Royce as Britain’s best-loved trade mark

Rolls-Royce has been revealed as the British public’s most iconic trade mark, according to a new poll. The survey was carried out of the Intellectual Property Office to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of trade mark registration in the UK. Today, the IPO’s register protects more than 2.5 million marks – and as part of the celebrations, the public were asked to nominate their favourite. Rolls-Royce, which has its civil aerospace and defence divisions in Derby topped the list, which included […]

29 April 2026 14

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Over 50,000 sign petition calling for ceramics industry support

A petition has been launched calling on the Government to do more to help protect the ceramics industry after Denby Pottery went into administration. The petition, set up by some of the historic manufacturer’s former employees, calls for energy intensive relief (known as the ‘Supercharger’ scheme) to be applied to the ceramics industry. Those behind the petition believe such a move will support ceramics businesses, which are at the risk of imminent collapse. It has been prompted by Denby going […]

28 April 2026 48

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A record £60m investment to improve Derbyshire roads

Derbyshire County Council has invested a record £60 million in highways across the county over the past year. The investment is funding the council’s annual capital programme, including major long-term preventative maintenance designed to extend the lifespan of Derbyshire’s highways network. Work completed and under way includes micro-asphalting, full road resurfacing, surface dressing, slurry sealing and pavement repairs, alongside landslip repairs, bridge works, drainage improvements and road-safety schemes. Funding has been secured from Government and the East Midlands Combined County […]

28 April 2026 22

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DCG hosts celebration of voluntary sector as organisations step forward for prestigious King’s Award

Derby College Group has expressed its collective pride after hosting the annual King’s Award for Voluntary Service event, bringing together over 120 representatives from charities and community groups to celebrate the strength of Derbyshire’s voluntary sector and support organisations putting themselves forward for national recognition. The Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire was delighted to welcome the High Sheriff of Derbyshire, the Chair of Derbyshire County Council, the Mayor of the City of Derby and the Dean of Derby. Partners in attendance […]

28 April 2026 22

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Arrests made following raids on businesses in Nottingham under people smuggling investigation

Two men have been arrested following a series of raids by the National Crime Agency in Kent and the East Midlands, as part of an investigation into a criminal network suspected of smuggling people into the UK in boats. The pair, aged 27 and 29, were detained by NCA officers on suspicion of money laundering in Folkestone and Nottingham on Wednesday 22nd April. The arrests followed raids on two car washes and a barber shop in the Nottingham area earlier […]

24 April 2026 30

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Over 1,500 East Midlanders await an organ transplant, but the region is least likely to be home to donors

Over 1,500 (1,544) people in the Midlands are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant – but the number of people in the area who have registered an organ donation decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR) is one of the lowest in the country. Just 36% of people in the Midlands have formally expressed their decision to be a donor by registering on the ODR - proportionally, the second lowest rate in the country and below the England average of […]

24 April 2026 20

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Derbyshire Constabulary staff in court accused of leaking confidential police information

Two Derbyshire Constabulary call handlers have been charged with misconduct in public office, following an investigation directed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), over allegations they passed confidential information to criminals. Jessica Fitzhugh, 22, of Belper, and Ellie-Mae Doherty, 21, of Ripley, who worked in the force’s control room, allegedly accessed police systems in 2023 and 2024 and passed sensitive information to unauthorised third parties. It is alleged they accessed data on police systems without authority, passed confidential […]

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Autism assessment backlog

No caffeine for Derbyshire hospital patients in a bid to increase patient safety

Poll reveals Rolls-Royce as Britain’s best-loved trade mark

Over 50,000 sign petition calling for ceramics industry support

A record £60m investment to improve Derbyshire roads

DCG hosts celebration of voluntary sector as organisations step forward for prestigious King’s Award

Arrests made following raids on businesses in Nottingham under people smuggling investigation

Over 1,500 East Midlanders await an organ transplant, but the region is least likely to be home to donors

Derbyshire Constabulary staff in court accused of leaking confidential police information

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