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• Health secretary visits Derbyshire with no guarantees over hospital corridor treatment this Winter

  The health secretary has said he cannot guarantee that patients will not be treated in corridors this winter on a visit to Royal Derby Hospital, amid a local waiting list “struggle”.

• Safe & Sound appoints Tina Green as Deputy Chief Executive Officer

  Safe and Sound, Derbyshire's specialist charity supporting young people affected by child exploitation, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tina Green as its new Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

• 0.3% drop in UK economy will underline fragility of business confidence

  Supportive measures and careful costing are needed to lift the confidence of businesses, East Midlands Chamber has said, after the economy contracted 0.3% in April.

• Cannabis plants seized in Ilkeston, man arrested and detained

  Officers from the Ilkeston Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have removed cannabis plants from a property on East Street in the town.

• Comprehensive spending review investment welcomed but should not bring tax burden says Chamber

  East Midlands Chamber has cautiously welcomed measures set out by the Chancellor in the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, but warned that funding must be fully costed to prevent tax hikes.