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Caption: Derbyshire County Council recently celebrated the achievement at the Darley Dale Depot. Derbyshire County Council Leader, Councillor Alan Graves, Cabinet Member for Potholes, Highways and Transport, Councillor Charlotte Hill, Chief Executive Neil Crittenden and Highways Director Julian Gould were all in attendance.

A record £60m investment to improve Derbyshire roads

Derbyshire County Council has invested a record £60 million in highways across the county over the past year. The investment is funding the council’s annual capital programme, including major long-term preventative maintenance designed to extend the lifespan of Derbyshire’s highways network. Work completed and under way includes micro-asphalting, full road resurfacing, surface dressing, slurry sealing and pavement repairs, alongside landslip repairs, bridge works, drainage improvements and road-safety schemes. Funding has been secured from Government and the East Midlands Combined County […]

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Arrests made following raids on businesses in Nottingham under people smuggling investigation

Two men have been arrested following a series of raids by the National Crime Agency in Kent and the East Midlands, as part of an investigation into a criminal network suspected of smuggling people into the UK in boats. The pair, aged 27 and 29, were detained by NCA officers on suspicion of money laundering in Folkestone and Nottingham on Wednesday 22nd April. The arrests followed raids on two car washes and a barber shop in the Nottingham area earlier […]

24 April 2026 45

The East Midlands Combined County Authority Development Zones. Image from EMCCA.

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20-year planning blueprint for two East Midlands cities and counties

Work has started on a 20-year plan for new villages, towns, roads and city extensions across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The East Midlands Combined County Authority has umbrella-style planning powers which will now see it outline broad areas for new villages, towns and urban extensions. This also includes new “strategic” infrastructure such as new link roads, vast new business space and earmarking cross-border development across county and city lines. The “spatial development strategy” would cover a 20-year period, cost […]

22 April 2026 71

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Erewash to receive new fire engines as part of plans to protect communities and strengthen heavy rescue response

Erewash Fire Stations are to see the arrival of new fire engines, part of a roll out of nine county wide, following major investment by Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) to enhance emergency response and support firefighters in protecting local communities. The new fleet comprises six Scania fire appliances and three Enhanced Rescue Appliances (ERAs), all fitted with the latest technology to support modern firefighting and designed in line with University of Lancashire (UCLan) clean cab principles to support […]

21 April 2026 29

Dr Daniel Hay, a former University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust obstetrician and gynaecologist. Image from Daniel Hay.

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Alleged victims of a former, now late Derby doctor express hope for full scrutiny as only “justice”

The alleged victims of a former Derby doctor say their only hope of “justice” lies with full scrutiny of his decades of work, following his death. Daniel Hay, aged 61, from near Alfreton, died earlier this month in hospital of natural causes, while at the centre of a three-year criminal investigation into his medical practices involving dozens of women. An email sent to affected patients by Derbyshire Police, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, was sent on April 13th, […]

20 April 2026 138

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Blood disorder failure update

Strict new deadlines are in place after a 12-year failure of Derbyshire NHS services saw hundreds of families not notified about potential blood disorders. Last spring, the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed the Derbyshire NHS failed to tell more than 800 Derbyshire families about the sickle cell carrier status of their babies for 12 years – January 2012 to June 2024. Sickle cell carrier status means babies with this condition do not have the blood disorder themselves but have the ability […]

16 April 2026 26

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Funding success will improve three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash

Three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash, are to benefit from a £440,000 funding boost announced on 14th April 2026. Derbyshire County Council has welcomed the funding which will be spent on reinvigorating and enhancing its libraries in Alfreton, Ilkeston and Long Eaton. The county council’s libraries service successfully bid for the money from Arts Council England’s “Libraries Improvement Fund”, which comes under the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund, as part of a competitive process. The announcement was made by the Department for […]

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A record £60m investment to improve Derbyshire roads

Arrests made following raids on businesses in Nottingham under people smuggling investigation

20-year planning blueprint for two East Midlands cities and counties

Erewash to receive new fire engines as part of plans to protect communities and strengthen heavy rescue response

Alleged victims of a former, now late Derby doctor express hope for full scrutiny as only “justice”

Blood disorder failure update

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

Funding success will improve three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash

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