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Next generation of health professionals inspired at inaugural Healthcare Insights Festival

Young people from across Derbyshire explored what healthcare could look like in 10 years’ time during an interactive careers festival. The first-ever Healthcare Insights Festival – hosted by the University of Derby and aimed at students in years 10 to 12 – gave the next generation of health professionals the chance to learn about how healthcare is evolving to meet future challenges. Featuring expert advice, hands-on activities and simulation experiences, the festival centred around the three transformational shifts outlined in […]

14 July 2026 29

Derby

Around 2,300 England flags removed in Derby

Approximately 2,300 England and Union Jack flags have been removed in Derby in less than a year – and £2,600 has been spent on security to protect council staff from abuse. Derby City Council announced in September that it would be removing flags from street furniture after they were put up to represent national pride amid discontent around immigration issues. Flags were put on people’s houses but also on council-owned lampposts and street lights. But the local authority has had […]

14 July 2026 30

Borough Wide

DCG students put flower freshness to the test in research project

Derby College Group T Level Science students have completed a hands on research project with Myton Horticulture, investigating the factors that affect the shelf life of cut flowers. The Science team worked with Myton Horticulture to design a brief that gave Year 1 T Level Science students the chance to apply their skills to a genuine industry challenge. Students were tasked with developing a method to investigate what influences how long cut flowers stay fresh, a problem that turned out […]

14 July 2026 36

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From courtrooms to chocolate: Project Week brings students’ futures to life

Derby College Group has wrapped up an extraordinary final week of term for its A-level students, with a packed programme of employer visits, cultural experiences, higher education tasters and community activities that brought classroom learning to life. Project Week ran across a week in July and involved all 434 year one A-level students. Rather than winding down for summer, students headed out across the region, and further afield, for a series of hands-on experiences spanning arts, science, humanities, social science, […]

14 July 2026 15

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Catering giant announces new Derby food production facility

A catering giant has announced plans to open a food production facility in Derby, which will create new jobs. Compass Group UK & Ireland will open the 107,639 sq ft Cuisine Centre at SmartParc SEGRO Derby later this year. It will produce more than 70 million meals a year for schools, hospitals and workplaces across the UK. SmartParc SEGRO Derby is a £300 million development, situated on a 155-acre regenerated brownfield site, focused on food manufacturing and distribution. Jackie Wild, […]

14 July 2026 35

Borough Wide

Police and Borough Council partnership sees traffic operation in Long Eaton

A joint operation between local Police officers and the borough council has seen a traffic operation carried out in Long Eaton. The initiative saw Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team, Roads Policing and Licensing Team officials set up checks in Wilsthorpe Road. Over a two hour period, 13 tickets were issued for drivers/passengers not wearing their seatbelts, 5 tickets for drivers using their mobile phone and 2 for number plate offences. A total of 21 vehicles and 2 taxis were stopped. […]

13 July 2026 31

Derby

New 90-home site in Derby closer to reality

A hugely controversial plan to build 90 homes in Derby is closer to reality after it passed a further milestone. Derby City Council chiefs have approved a key document for the homes to be built off land at Royal Hill Road in Spondon – which effectively allows building work to start in due course. It comes after a four-day public inquiry which saw Miller Homes successfully appeal a decision by the council to refuse outline plans. Homeowners on Royal Hill […]

13 July 2026 48

Derby

City centre camera rakes in £130k

A controversial Derby city centre camera – dubbed a “cash cow” by opponents – has raised more than £130,000 for the council, new data has revealed. Derby City Council officials started enforcement on drivers stopping within the yellow box markings on St Alkmund’s Way near to the junction with Cathedral Road last year. Enforcement measures began in February 2025 with an ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) camera monitoring incidents and fining those entering and remaining in the yellow box. Since […]

13 July 2026 24

Borough Wide

Man charged following assault in Ilkeston

A man has been charged following an assault in Ilkeston town centre. Derbyshire Police officers were called to reports that a man had been stabbed in South Street at about 6:30pm on Friday 10th July. The victim, a 41-year-old man, was taken to hospital for treatment. A man named as John Parnaby has now been charged with Section 18 GBH with intent and possession of a bladed article in a public area. The 33-year-old, of South Street, Ilkeston, has also […]

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Next generation of health professionals inspired at inaugural Healthcare Insights Festival

Around 2,300 England flags removed in Derby

DCG students put flower freshness to the test in research project

From courtrooms to chocolate: Project Week brings students’ futures to life

Catering giant announces new Derby food production facility

Police and Borough Council partnership sees traffic operation in Long Eaton

New 90-home site in Derby closer to reality

City centre camera rakes in £130k

Man charged following assault in Ilkeston

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