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Country Park on borough outskirts used for controlled explosion

A country park on the outskirts of the Erewash borough has been used at the culmination of an incident in Derby in which a number of properties were evacuated. Derbyshire Police officers received a report at around 10:30am on Tuesday 21st April following the discovery of potentially hazardous chemicals at a business premises on Midland Road in the city. The substances were found during routine work at a business in the area and there are no criminal matters in relation […]

21 April 2026 34

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Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

A union chief has welcomed news that Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over and secure the future of one of its endangered care homes but he feels this is ‘cold comfort’ for those affected by the feared closure of eight other facilities. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that […]

16 April 2026 21

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Derbyshire Council considers new provider for care home amidst concerns for residents and staff

Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over the running of one if its care homes which has been marketed for sale despite campaigners having argued against the facility falling into private ownership amidst concerns for elderly residents and staff. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that negotiations with an ‘established […]

15 April 2026 33 2

Unison campaigners meet With Care Minister Stephen Kinnock and North East Derbyshire MP Louise Sandher Jones at The Houses Of Parliament over concerns for Adult Social Care in Derbyshire. (Credit: Unison)

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Union campaigners meet with care minister in bid to save eight Derbyshire council care homes from closure

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Union campaigners descended upon the Houses of Parliament to meet the Minister for Social Care Stephen Kinnock with concerns over the feared closure of eight Derbyshire County Council care homes. Derbyshire County Council, during its time under a Conservative administration, chose to sell the eight care homes to help address a multi-million pound budget deficit and rising costs in adult social care before the current Reform UK council adopted a similar strategy […]

13 March 2026 32

Closures

Country Park on borough outskirts used for controlled explosion

Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

Derbyshire Council considers new provider for care home amidst concerns for residents and staff

Union campaigners meet with care minister in bid to save eight Derbyshire council care homes from closure

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