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Community praised for coming together to clear fallen tree in Risley

Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have thanked those who took part in a collective effort to clear a major road of a fallen tree. The incident affected Derby Road though Risley, but the matter was soon dealt with after members of the local community, a restaurant and a local landscaping company came together to get the road cleared. According to social media, the fallen tree was a 'conker' or horse chestnut tree. A statement from the […]

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust secures largest landmark site after striking 600-acre land deal

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has secured its largest single land acquisition to date after striking a deal for 600 acres. According to the trust, the Eyam Moor site represents one of the most significant landscape-scale nature recovery opportunities in the region. It also marks a major milestone in its long-term vision for a wilder, more nature-rich Derbyshire. Motivated by an ambition to restore nature at scale, the landowners have generously donated the land, which the trust will manage in perpetuity for […]

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Community Notices

Seven in ten Brits unaware restaurants could serve eggs from hens kept in battery cages

The majority of Brits don’t know UK restaurants, pubs and cafes may be serving imported, lower-welfare eggs from hens reared in conditions that have been illegal in British farming for more than a decade. As concerns around the sourcing of imported eggs grow, RSPCA Assured has shared research revealing that 72% of people are unaware that some cafés, restaurants, and food manufacturers in the UK use imported eggs from hens kept in lower-welfare conditions, such as battery cages, which are […]

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Derby

Derby in Bloom planting completed at Pentagon Island

The transformation of Derby's iconic "Derby in Bloom" display at Pentagon Island has now been completed - restoring one of the city's most recognisable gateway features and creating a vibrant new habitat for local wildlife. The project, delivered through a partnership between Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Derby City Council and Down to Earth Derby, has seen the former overgrown site completely replanted with a carefully designed mix of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. For […]

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Borough Wide

Local people net £5.4m thanks to Citizens Advice

A frail pensioner who was left shivering at the age of 77 has paid tribute to Erewash’s Citizens Advice team for helping local people like her reap an eye-watering £5.4m in grants and benefits they were missing out on – just in the past year. The severely disabled resident, called Anne, was close to exhausting her savings and afraid to turn on her heating when she turned to the council-backed charity. Its experts were stunned to find she was not […]

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Borough Wide

East Midlands to receive funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping

People facing homelessness and rough sleeping across the East Midlands are set to benefit from a share of new Government funding aimed at preventing homelessness, helping people off the streets and providing long-term support to rebuild their lives. The Government has today announced a £442 million package to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across England As part of this investment, local authorities across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire will receive a collective funding pot of £3.6million to support local services, while East […]

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Scott Knowles (Credit: East Midlands Chamber)

Derbyshire

Highest inflation in four months means Budget must tackle squeeze on business

The upcoming Autumn Budget must be more supportive of business to mitigate pressure on firms, East Midlands Chamber has said, after latest data showed inflation has risen sharply to 2.9% - the highest level in four months. The latest estimated inflation figure from the Office for National Statistics covers the 12 months to July 2026, up from 2.6% in June. East Midlands Chamber Chief Executive Scott Knowles said: “Inflation going the wrong direction – rising again and moving further away […]

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Potholes in Kedleston Road, near Quarndon. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

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Derbyshire pot hole repair claims slammed as “manufactured” and “phony”

Reform’s claims to have repaired 2,000 potholes a month and one every eight minutes since taking office in Derbyshire have been slammed as “manufactured” and “phony”. Derbyshire County Council and many of its Reform UK administration have recently issued a slew of new statistics about “permanent” pothole repairs, hailing record high levels of patch-ups and low remaining defects. However, greater interrogation of the information issued by the authority and its leading politicians shows that the devil is in the details, […]

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Presenter Training Course – Starts 21st September

Community praised for coming together to clear fallen tree in Risley

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust secures largest landmark site after striking 600-acre land deal

Seven in ten Brits unaware restaurants could serve eggs from hens kept in battery cages

Derby in Bloom planting completed at Pentagon Island

Local people net £5.4m thanks to Citizens Advice

East Midlands to receive funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping

Highest inflation in four months means Budget must tackle squeeze on business

Derbyshire pot hole repair claims slammed as “manufactured” and “phony”

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