News

The now demolished former Galaxy Row Cinema in Long Eaton. Image from Long Eaton Town Deal Board.

Long Eaton Town Deal delays

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire council is being urged to ask the Government for a further extension to spend £25 million to avoid the risk of having it taken back. Erewash Borough Council was awarded £24.8 million by the former Conservative government in 2021. The council has now told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that just £9.3 million of this has been spent after nearly five years. It had an initial deadline to spend all […]

25 February 2026 31

Borrowash

CCTV images of man released following theft of car in Borrowash

CCTV stills have been released showing a man wanted for questioning n relation to the theft of a car in Borrowash. The incident happened between 2:00pm on Sunday 25th January and 6:45am on Monday 26th January when two men stole a grey Range Rover from outside the Methodist Church in Church Row. The vehicle was later recovered and a 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle in relation to the incident. A second man was […]

25 February 2026 22

Community Notices

Romance fraud: a word of warning to those looking for love

Ahead of the latest release of Bridgerton to TV screens, the fraud team within Derbyshire Constabulary are highlighting the risks of romance fraud. The TV community is truly abuzz for the next release of Bridgerton, and whilst fans can’t wait for more episodes of lords and ladies being swept off their feet, concealed identities and dramatic declarations of love, a word of warning from officers states that, whilst these acts are swoon-worthy on screen, they should be considered with caution […]

25 February 2026 13

Derby

Business and education leaders join forces to tackle UK graduate skills demand

Business leaders from across the region came together to explore how universities can better align graduate skills with the evolving needs of the workforce now and in the future. The Future Jobs roundtable, hosted by the University of Derby at The Cavendish Building – home of Derby International Business School – formed part of a series of events taking place across the UK, where university and business leaders are leading a broader national conversation about how universities can better match […]

25 February 2026 19

News

The Road Safety Trust convenes sector experts at Road Safety Strategy Summit

Leaders from across the UK road safety community united yesterday (24th February) for a Road Safety Strategy Summit, convened and led by The Road Safety Trust and PACTS (the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety). The event marked an important step in developing a coordinated response to the Government’s recently published Road Safety Strategy (RSS). Its aim was to achieve consensus on what the sector welcomes from the strategy, how it can support its delivery, and what it would like […]

25 February 2026 13

News

Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses

Renters, flat owners, homeowners without driveways, and businesses will be able to save up to £500 when installing Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points, thanks to an over 40% increase in charge point grant amounts announced today (Wednesday 25TH February). The uplift will cover almost half the cost of a typical charge point installation until March 2027, helping thousands more drivers access cheaper domestic electricity rates at home or work to power their car for as little as 2p per mile […]

25 February 2026 13

Derby

CrossCountry’s first refurbished Voyager enters passenger service

Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has welcomed passengers onboard its first refurbished Voyager train - marking a major milestone in a £75 million investment to upgrade long distance travel across Britain. The train’s return to service follows completion of its refurbishment at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby, where the new look was recently launched to colleagues and invited guests. The first train (unit number 220033) travelled more than 5.8 million miles before its refurbishment -further than 12 return trips to […]

24 February 2026 8

Community Notices

Hedgerow Heroes plant 2km of new hedgerows (Local Event: 6th March)

As part of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s centenary project to plant 100 miles of new hedgerows during 2026, regional sustainability charity Groundwork Five Counties has been working with CPRE Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and local volunteers to plant and restore 2km of new hedgerows in Derbyshire. Thirteen planting sessions in March are still available to participate in. The UK is reported to have lost up to 50% of since WW2 - more than the length of our country’s entire […]

24 February 2026 21

Derbyshire

One in 10 of DCC vacancies are for ‘hybrid’ roles, two weeks after a Reform leader call for an end to working from home

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service One in 10 of the vacancies at the Reform-run Derbyshire County Council are for ‘hybrid’ roles, two weeks after Nigel Farage called for an end to working from home. Mr Farage, national leader for Reform UK, said on his visit to Derbyshire weeks before the 2024 local elections that there would be “no more work from home”. He had told supporters outside the Denby Lodge pub in Denby that Reform county councillors […]

24 February 2026 16

Long Eaton Town Deal delays

CCTV images of man released following theft of car in Borrowash

Romance fraud: a word of warning to those looking for love

Business and education leaders join forces to tackle UK graduate skills demand

The Road Safety Trust convenes sector experts at Road Safety Strategy Summit

Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses

CrossCountry’s first refurbished Voyager enters passenger service

Hedgerow Heroes plant 2km of new hedgerows (Local Event: 6th March)

One in 10 of DCC vacancies are for ‘hybrid’ roles, two weeks after a Reform leader call for an end to working from home

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