Borough Wide News
04/03/2024: Angelique Foster, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has announced her plans to fund extra automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) cameras to track down more vehicles involved in crime.
04/03/2024: Parents across Derbyshire have been informed about their child’s secondary school place for September.
04/03/2024: Communities are being given the chance to help shape Derbyshire County Council’s approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) by giving their views in a consultation which has now been launched.
04/03/2024: Children from primary schools and community groups across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have helped raise a staggering £27,193 for Risley-based charity Treetops Hospice.
03/03/2024: Parkinson's UK is the national support and research charity, offering ongoing support, information and friendship to local people with Parkinson's, their families and carers. Locally, the Derby branch meets in the Broadway Baptist Church (Derby) (DE22 1BP) hall on the first Tuesday of every month between 2pm and 4pm and holds a number of activities and initiatives for members. All are welcome to attend and free parking is available in the church car park.
01/03/2024: A statement from the East Midlands Chamber has welcomed long-anticipated Government funds of £123 million for the Midlands Rail Hub - a project to improve connectivity between train stations across the midlands but said that it does little to meet the needs of those in the region.
01/03/2024: The Gem Connection Ladies Harmony Chorus have been based in Long Eaton for over 20 years but have since moved to a new area and venue.
29/02/2024: One in three adults in the UK have high blood pressure but do not know it – and this can lead to serious health problems.
29/02/2024: Maggie Throup OBE MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash has successfully lobbied Government Ministers to secure funding to support mental health facilities for children and young people in Erewash.
29/02/2024: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a new multi-media marketing campaign across England to remind parents and carers of the risk of their children missing out on protection against serious diseases that are re-emerging in the country – with an urgent call to action to catch up on missed vaccinations.