Borough Wide News
01/07/2022: Holidaymakers in Derbyshire will get to experience the countryside in an exciting, environmentally-friendly way this summer, as Peaks & Dales E-Bike Holiday Hire launches for the public.
01/07/2022: New laws will ensure the 13.7 million disabled people in England, Scotland and Wales receive the assistance they need and will not be charged over the odds when using taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs).
01/07/2022: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has welcomed the introduction of a new countywide multi-agency strategy designed to consolidate and boost the work to reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG).
30/06/2022: A group of The Wildlife Trusts’ youth ambassadors handed-in a 60,000-strong petition, and over 10,000 personal views shared by the public to Downing Street yesterday (29 June), all calling for more ambitious Government targets to halt and reverse nature’s decline.
30/06/2022: Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been awarded £75K over three years to provide mental health support to children and young people across the city and county.
30/06/2022: Derby College Group (DCG) has been awarded the top accreditation for the fifth time in recognition of its consistent quality in providing careers, employability and enterprise advice and guidance for students at its campuses in Ilkeston, Morley and Derby.
30/06/2022: People are urged to be on their guard after reports that older and vulnerable residents across Derbyshire have received unsolicited calls claiming to be from a community alarm company.
30/06/2022: More than 110 roads across Derbyshire will be resurfaced over the coming year as part of a major programme by Derbyshire County Council.
29/06/2022: An Ilkeston-based company has made a donation to a local school in response to pressures faced by children in the last few years which have affected their routines.
29/06/2022: A campaign to safeguard digital terrestrial radio and TV has been launched as new research by Ipsos shows that 9 in 10 people (90%) across Great Britain want to see continued support for these services.