Borough Wide News
22/08/2022: The Covid-19 pandemic impacted the health and wellbeing of everyone – including young people. In response, Derbyshire County Council is funding an innovative mental health project aiming to support young people across 50 Derbyshire schools and colleges.
22/08/2022: A 1940s and 50s themed Summer Fayre staged in Langley Mill raised over £500 for two charitable concerns.
22/08/2022: Social prescriptions - walking, wheeling and cycling - will be offered by GPs as part of a trial in Nottingham to improve mental and physical health and reduce disparities across the country according to the Department for Transport.
19/08/2022: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has welcomed a new progress report highlighting improvements in the support and safeguarding of victims of crime made over the last year.
19/08/2022: Buses across England will benefit from up to £130 million of government support, ensuring services keep running and millions of passengers can continue using affordable transport.
19/08/2022: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has welcomed new figures that shows a third of stop and searches across the county resulted in a positive outcome.
19/08/2022: UK roads could see self-driving vehicles rolled out by 2025 thanks to new Government plans – backed by £100 million – which prioritise safety through new laws and create thousands of new jobs in the industry.
18/08/2022: The Unite Union is using a billboard campaign as the first stage towards seeking an answer as to who is responsible for the crisis.
17/08/2022: As the cost of living rises in the UK, more and more people are starting to think about how they can cut back on their monthly outgoings, especially as rising inflation and skyrocketing energy prices mean that financial worries aren’t going away anytime soon. If you’re searching for ways to combat the rising cost of living, then you’re not alone, which is why we’ve come up with some practical ways to deal with the crisis while still prioritising your quality of life.
17/08/2022: The Managing Director of long-established Ilkeston car dealership Ron Brooks has paid tribute to company co-founder Elsie Brooks who passed away peacefully on Thursday 11th August.