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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 […]

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County Council set to call on the East Midlands Mayor to scrap any potential tourism tax plans

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire council is set to call on the East Midlands Mayor to scrap any potential tourism tax plans. Derbyshire County Council’s Conservative opposition group is pushing for the authority to make this call and has received the backing of its administration, the Reform UK group. Claire Ward, Labour’s East Midlands Mayor, is to be given the power – via the Labour Government – to implement tourism taxes across the region, mooted […]

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Supporting Derbyshire foster families in LGBTQ+ History Month

Derbyshire County Council – part of Foster for East Midlands Councils – is encouraging people from all backgrounds to consider fostering and make a life-changing difference for local children. Every February, LGBTQ+ History Month celebrates diversity, visibility and inclusion, recognising the contributions LGBTQ+ people have made to society while highlighting the importance of equality and representation. These values sit at the heart of fostering, where children and young people benefit most when they feel accepted, supported and safe to be […]

10 February 2026 17

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Consultation on the future of local Government in Derbyshire goes live

Proposals for how council services could be delivered to Derbyshire’s communities in the future have been put out for consultation by the Government. The seven-week statutory consultation is the next milestone in the Government’s Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) process, which will see the biggest shake up of local councils for more than 50 years. Views are being sought on five proposals for reorganising councils in Derby and Derbyshire, which were submitted to Government in November last year: Derbyshire County Council […]

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Derbyshire County Council Leader, Councillor Alan Graves, Taken by BBC LDR Jon Cooper.

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Statutory consultation launched on Derbyshire councils’ preferred proposals to reshape Local Government

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire councils have stressed how important it is for everyone to keep providing input with the launch of the latest consultation into the county’s proposed changes for the future delivery of services under the Government’s Local Government Reorganisation plans. The Labour Government is aiming to set up single, unitary authorities across England with an elected mayor in two-tier authority areas like Derbyshire as part of LGR plans by scrapping and merging city, […]

6 February 2026 39

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Former Police and Crime Commissioner quits the Conservative Party

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire’s former Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has quit the Conservatives, with sources claiming she is poised to join Reform UK. Cllr Angelique Foster, Derbyshire’s Conservative PCC from 2021 to 2024, and existing county councillor for the Dronfield Woodhouse and Walton division, has quit the Tories after 15 years in the party. It is believed that Cllr Foster, who is also a Dronfield town councillor, will serve as an independent councillor in […]

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Community Notices

Garden group embrace romance with random Valentines bouquet drop

Valentine’s Day is not just a commercial day for couples to declare their love according to volunteers at Shipley Community Garden. For the last five years, during the month of February, members have randomly dropped handmade bouquets of flowers, seed bombs and seed paper and lavender fabric hearts on random doorsteps in Shipley, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston and Heanor. As the annual celebration of romance approaches, Kay Kearton from the Shipley Community Garden said: "Everyone deserves appreciation and a little token of […]

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Pictured, left to right, are Labour's South Derbyshire MP Samantha Niblett, Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins and NE Derbyshire MP Louise Sandher-Jones, courtesy of the MPs

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Four MPs back campaign to save eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Four MPs are backing a union campaign urging Derbyshire County Council to save eight of its care homes from feared closure after a collapsed sale. The former Conservative-controlled council chose to sell the eight care homes while managing a multi-million pound budget deficit and after the new Reform UK council administration took control following the May election it echoed a similar strategy until the planned sale to a single provider collapsed leaving […]

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Many Derbyshire households set to wait months longer for new food waste collection service due to a ‘litany’ of issues

The following report is from Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service For more details on preparation for food waste collections in Erewash - click here Derbyshire households could be waiting months for new weekly food waste bin collections after litany of issues have hit the impending rollout. Reports show that at least three Derbyshire councils are having to delay their legally mandated rollout date of separate weekly food waste collections from March 30th. Amber Valley, High Peak and South […]

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University pledges to drive inclusive growth across region

County Council set to call on the East Midlands Mayor to scrap any potential tourism tax plans

Supporting Derbyshire foster families in LGBTQ+ History Month

Consultation on the future of local Government in Derbyshire goes live

Statutory consultation launched on Derbyshire councils’ preferred proposals to reshape Local Government

Former Police and Crime Commissioner quits the Conservative Party

Garden group embrace romance with random Valentines bouquet drop

Four MPs back campaign to save eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure

Many Derbyshire households set to wait months longer for new food waste collection service due to a ‘litany’ of issues

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