Borough Wide News
07/07/2020: Lorry drivers who continually flout weight restrictions on roads and bridges are being warned by Derbyshire County Council’s trading standards that they will be prosecuted after nearly 40 successful cases were brought by officers in just six months.
07/07/2020: Specialist Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound has marked the first anniversary of its fundraising appeal with a three-pronged expansion of support for local young people and their families.
07/07/2020: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa today welcomed the latest phase of a national review into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
07/07/2020: Alterations to town centre layouts have been taking place across the county after the government asked councils to make them safe for shoppers.
07/07/2020: The Chairman of the Friends of Elvaston Castle has issued a heartfelt appeal for support with a petition to help fight plans for a road system in the vicinity of the Elvaston Estate.
30/06/2020: On 30th June, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced vital new upgrades for road and rail in a speech setting out plans for massive investment in UK infrastructure, to drive forward the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
26/06/2020: A clarion call went out to national government recently to take notice of the expertise that rural communities can offer in combating climate change and to give them fairer funding to meet some of the challenges.
24/06/2020: Trade association UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), has this week launched a campaign advising 86,749 households across the East Midlands, who use oil heating, on a plan to decarbonise using biofuels.
24/06/2020: Inspectors from Ofsted have praised the county council’s adult community education service for supporting some of Derbyshire’s most vulnerable residents to learn.
24/06/2020: Long Eaton residents are being told to ‘brace themselves’ this Sunday for a loud blasts, as demolition works on the old Wade Springs Factory are completed.