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Richard Blackmore from The East Midlands Chamber

Interest rate held at 3.75% prolongs wait for businesses looking for better borrowing rate

For businesses looking to borrow to invest and grow, East Midlands Chamber has said the Bank of England’s decision to keep the interest rate unchanged at 3.75% will maintain a sense of stability but add frustration for those hoping for an improved rate. East Midlands Chamber Director of External Affairs Richard Blackmore said: “With inflation having risen even further from the Bank of England’s target of 2%, and now at 3.1%, businesses looking to borrow, to invest to grow, may […]

17 September 2026 27

Borough Wide

Derbyshire County Council in call to Government to rethink A38 junctions cancellation

Economic growth, new homes and jobs across Derbyshire could be put at risk if the Government drops planned improvements to three major A38 junctions, Derbyshire County Council has warned. The county council is urging ministers to reconsider proposals to remove the A38 Derby Junctions scheme from the national road investment programme. The scheme would upgrade the heavily congested Kingsway, Markeaton and Little Eaton junctions, where local journeys and long-distance traffic converge, causing regular delays and unreliable journey times. A spokesperson […]

17 September 2026 18

Mandie Stravino OBE, Chief Executive of Derby College Group, addresses the delegates

Borough Wide

DCG’s Broomfield Hall makes the case to become a regional strategic asset for the East Midlands

Senior figures from across business, government and education, along with the Derby College Group’s senior team, have gathered at Broomfield Hall, Derby College Group's landbased campus, for an exclusive stakeholder and policy event exploring the DCG's role in delivering the East Midlands' 10-year Growth Plan. The event was opened by Mandie Stravino OBE, Chief Executive of Derby College Group, who spoke about the impact DCG has across the region and the significant part Broomfield Hall plays within that. She was […]

17 September 2026 20

Derby

Driver in dispute over Derby city centre bus lane fine

A frustrated motorist has said he’s in dispute with Derby chiefs after being fined for entering the city’s number one spot for bus lane fines. Peter Rogers said he received a £70 fine from Derby City Council earlier this year for going onto the right-hand bus lane on Traffic Street heading in the direction towards the Royal Telegraph pub. Last year it was revealed that almost 20,000 motorists were fined for entering the Traffic Street bus lanes in 2024 – […]

16 September 2026 32

Derby

Mayor calls on East Midlands employers to pledge opportunities for young people

Employers across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are being invited to become a part of Generation East Midlands, a new regional campaign calling on businesses to create more opportunities for young people to gain meaningful experience of the workplace. Championed by the Mayor of the East MIdlands, Claire Ward, the campaign asks employers to make practical pledges that help young people build confidence, skills and connections while strengthening the East Midlands’ future workforce. Pledges of support could include work experience, […]

16 September 2026 22

Borough Wide

Man jailed after stabbing man with zombie knife in broad daylight

A man has been jailed after he attacked a man with a zombie knife in broad daylight in an Ilkeston street. Luke Hurdowar pulled up in a car alongside the victim, who was known to him, in Cotmanhay Road just after noon on 26 June this year. The pair began arguing and after the victim threw punches at Hurdowar, he stepped back and pulled a 30cm zombie knife from the waistband of his trousers and lunged at the victim. He […]

16 September 2026 17

Borough Wide

Derbyshire climate investments

Opposition to solar and wind farms, net zero and disbelief in man-made climate change have not prevented a Derbyshire council continuing to invest more than £1.9 billion in all those areas. In late August Councillor Alan Graves, Reform UK leader of Derbyshire County Council (DCC) said he did not believe that climate change was man-made. Earlier in the same month, the council eradicated climate change, fossil fuels and net zero from all of its legally mandated environmental policies. In January, […]

16 September 2026 17

Derby

Inflation rise to 3.1% adds to need to cut business costs at Budget

The Chancellor must ensure the Autumn Budget on 28th October reduces the cost burden on business, East Midlands Chamber has said, after inflation rose for the second month in a row to 3.1% The latest estimated inflation figure from the Office for National Statistics for the 12 months to August is up from 2.9% in the 12 months to July. East Midlands Chamber Director of External Affairs Richard Blackmore said: “Another month, another inflation rise, primarily due to fuel cost […]

16 September 2026 13

Derbyshire

Derbyshire schools at risk of overheating

The lack of air conditioning in Derbyshire’s schools and care homes is one of the greatest risks and financial challenges posed by climate change, a meeting has heard. Derbyshire County Council held a discussion on the risks posed to the authority by climate change, including all those associated with “failure to adapt to extreme, adverse, and more variable weather”. Among the immediate risks already faced by the authority are overheating in care homes and schools, flooding, and damage to highways […]

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Interest rate held at 3.75% prolongs wait for businesses looking for better borrowing rate

Derbyshire County Council in call to Government to rethink A38 junctions cancellation

DCG’s Broomfield Hall makes the case to become a regional strategic asset for the East Midlands

Driver in dispute over Derby city centre bus lane fine

Mayor calls on East Midlands employers to pledge opportunities for young people

Man jailed after stabbing man with zombie knife in broad daylight

Derbyshire climate investments

Inflation rise to 3.1% adds to need to cut business costs at Budget

Derbyshire schools at risk of overheating

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