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Community quilt to be a heartwarming tribute to 250,000 lives changed by Framework

Hundreds of social groups, schools and care homes are helping to create a community quilt for Framework to represent 25 years of working together to end homelessness. More than 80 groups - from care homes to schools - have already signed up to be part of the collaborative art project with the charity calling out for more to get involved. The 250 individual panels will be professionally stitched together to create a powerful tribute to the 250,000 lives changed by […]

17 April 2026 22

Derby

Blood disorder failure update

Strict new deadlines are in place after a 12-year failure of Derbyshire NHS services saw hundreds of families not notified about potential blood disorders. Last spring, the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed the Derbyshire NHS failed to tell more than 800 Derbyshire families about the sickle cell carrier status of their babies for 12 years – January 2012 to June 2024. Sickle cell carrier status means babies with this condition do not have the blood disorder themselves but have the ability […]

16 April 2026 5

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Derby College Group achieves national Matrix Accreditation for Excellence in student support

Derby College Group (DCG) officials have expressed their pride after the organisation successfully achieved the nationally recognised Matrix Standard accreditation, following a comprehensive external assessment conducted in March 2026. The Matrix Standard is the international quality benchmark for organisations delivering information, advice and guidance (IAG) services. This achievement recognises DCG’s continued commitment to providing high-quality, student-centred support that empowers individuals to make informed decisions about their education, careers and future. The assessment, carried out by The Growth Company on behalf […]

16 April 2026 6

Borough Wide

Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

A union chief has welcomed news that Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over and secure the future of one of its endangered care homes but he feels this is ‘cold comfort’ for those affected by the feared closure of eight other facilities. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that […]

16 April 2026 36

Community Notices

Primary parents find out child’s school place for September 2026

Derbyshire County Council have made offers of infant, primary and junior school places to 10,067 children. The correspondence was sent on Thursday 16th April. Of those parents who applied for a reception place by the closing date, 93.57 per cent were offered their first preference school. Overall, of those who applied by the closing date, 98.23 per cent were offered a place at one of their three preferred schools, and of those who applied for a junior place by the deadline, […]

16 April 2026 21

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Greater support needed to boost export says Chamber as national research shows falling orders among smaller businesses

East Midlands Chamber has renewed its call for increased support for exporters after new data showed a significant split in overseas orders based on business size. Micro-exporters and SMEs reported more falling than rising orders, while for larger firms the results were the other way round. The British Chambers of Commerce surveyed over 2000 exporters between February and March 2026, before the Middle East conflict. Findings were that 26% of micro-exporters saw a fall in orders with only 18% reporting […]

15 April 2026 12

Derby

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 […]

14 April 2026 32

Community Notices

From market and site pitches to shop opening: local butcher goes from strength to strength

A husband-and-wife-run local butchers has gone from strength to strength, with business improving so much that they have moved from temporary set ups in markets and local venue car parks to the opening of a new shop. MJ Meats was set up as a mobile business by Mark Jacques in 2024, going on to take up temporary pitches for short periods of time at various locations across the borough. In between, it has gained a 5-star rating based on user […]

14 April 2026 116

Borough Wide

Town Hall Rich List 2026: record 4,733 council bosses received over £100,000 last year

In the wake of the largest council tax increase since 2004, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has launched its Town Hall Rich List 2026 (THRL), the 20th edition of the project and the only comprehensive list of its kind with a council-by-council breakdown of local government executive pay deals. The number of council bosses receiving more than £100,000 in 2024-25 stood at 4,733, the highest level since this dataset was first published in 2007 and 827 more than last year's edition. […]

13 April 2026 203

Derbyshire

Community quilt to be a heartwarming tribute to 250,000 lives changed by Framework

Blood disorder failure update

Derby College Group achieves national Matrix Accreditation for Excellence in student support

Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

Primary parents find out child’s school place for September 2026

Greater support needed to boost export says Chamber as national research shows falling orders among smaller businesses

Derbyshire school places shortfall

From market and site pitches to shop opening: local butcher goes from strength to strength

Town Hall Rich List 2026: record 4,733 council bosses received over £100,000 last year

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