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03/03/2022: With International Women’s Day fast approaching on 8th March, the most recent UK employment statistics show that the East Midlands experienced the largest annual decrease to female unemployment of all the UK’s regions of 54.9%. 
Jeff Counsell of trentbarton
01/03/2022: The East Midlands bus operator trentbarton has welcomed a March 1st announcement that the Government is to continue supporting the bus industry’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chief Executive of the East Midlands Chamber - Scott Knowles
01/03/2022: The Chief Executive of the East Midlands Chamber has commented on the confirmation that the East Midlands freeport has secured formal Government approval.
Department for Transport
01/03/2022: Bus and light rail operators across England will benefit from over £150 million of Government support, ensuring services continue to run and millions of passengers can continue to get around as the country emerges from the pandemic.
01/03/2022: The winning design for a new play area for Petersham Public Open Space on Briar Gate, Long Eaton has been revealed.
01/03/2022: Covid 19 has had lasting impacts on the emotional and mental wellbeing of many people and a new project aims to help some of the people who have been hardest hit. Derbyshire County Council has approved funding of £80,000 to enable a two year project to deliver emotional wellbeing support to people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable.
28/02/2022: Walking is one of the best ways to get some extra physical activity into your daily routine and new funding aims to make it easier for Derbyshire to get moving.
Byron Griffin
28/02/2022: Four men have been jailed for a combined total of 103 years after being found guilty of the murder of a 22-year-old man in Ilkeston in 2021.
28/02/2022: Leader of Derbyshire County Council Councillor Barry Lewis has renewed his pledge to keep all libraries open across the county.
28/02/2022: Grants totalling £184,000 have been awarded by Derbyshire County Council to five organisations that will provide alcohol and drug recovery support projects. 

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