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Eleven new wholetime firefighters for Derbyshire

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service has marked the end of training for 11 new Firefighters who will now begin their careers at fire stations across the county. Formally welcoming the new recruits on Friday 17th July 2026, Derbyshire’s Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Michael Sharman hosted a pass out ceremony to celebrate and mark their achievement with the presentation of certificates, special awards, and operational displays for the assembled guests. Speaking afterwards, CFO/CE Sharman said: “It is always an honour to […]

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Pictured Is The Ada Belfield Care Home And Centre, On Derwent Street, Belper, Courtesy Of The Belper Together Campaigners

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Derbyshire County Council continues to ‘finalise details’ over delayed plans to sell care home

Derbyshire County Council’s adult social care chief has told how positive discussions are still underway with an interested party to take over the running of a council care home after the sale of eight other facilities collapsed forcing them to close. The Reform UK-controlled council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and led to their closure but the authority confirmed as long ago as April that negotiations with an ‘established care provider’ were […]

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Community Notices

Book now for your two doses of lifesaving meningitis vaccine

Eligible young people across Derby and Derbyshire being encouraged to book a potentially lifesaving meningitis B (MenB) vaccination at participating community pharmacies. The NHS has launched a new vaccination programme offering free MenB vaccinations at local pharmacies for eligible 17 and 18-year-olds in their final year of sixth form, as well as students under 25 who are moving into university or residential college accommodation for the first time this autumn. Vaccination appointments are available to book now, with the first […]

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Community Notices

Heanor woman sets up non-profit enterprise for ADHD and autism sufferers

A 25-year-old woman from Heanor has gone public to share her personal journey which led her to set up a Community Interest Company (CIC) to offer support to those suffering with ADHD and Autism. Marybeth Thornhill said that her personal journey and the gap in support led to the creation of Dreamscape Community Connections C.I.C. Over the last few years, she has survived domestic abuse, homelessness, baby loss, grief and significant struggles with anxiety and my mental health, and began […]

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Labour Government accused of “gerrymandering” after Derbyshire council reshuffling from ten to two was announced

The Labour Government has been accused of “gerrymandering” after the reshuffling of Derbyshire’s 10 councils into two was announced. Today (July 16th), central Government announced that all of Derbyshire’s 10 councils, including Derby, would be scrapped and replaced with two authorities on a north-south divide. The north-south split will see Amber Valley carved in two, with Belper, Denby, Duffield, Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse, Kedleston, Kilburn, Kirk Langley, Mackworth, Quarndon, Shipley and Smalley being pulled into the southern council, while all other […]

16 July 2026 49

Borough Wide

Erewash Borough Council issues an update on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire

The Government has announced its decision on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire. The two unitary proposal for Derbyshire put together by Chesterfield Borough Council, Derby City Council, Erewash Borough Council and High Peak Borough Council, including boundary changes will proceed. For more detail on this proposal which was listed as ‘B1’ in the joint submission, please see the following link: Our proposals - One Derbyshire Two Councils There are no immediate changes to council services, and Erewash residents should continue […]

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Decision on future of local Government in Derby and Derbyshire

The Government has decided to replace 10 councils in Derby and Derbyshire with two unitary councils – one for the north and one for the south – to simplify local government for residents and make it more efficient. It means residents in Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire will receive services provided by a new council for the north area, while residents in Erewash, South Derbyshire and Derby will receive services provided by a new council […]

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Eye health report reveals growing pressure on waiting lists in Derbyshire

New research has revealed that pressure on ophthalmology waiting lists increased across almost all Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England last year, including in Derbyshire. The report by from eye health business Newmedica found major disparities in access to eye health care across the country, with growing pressure on waiting lists with 86 percent of its clinics across England located within an area facing increasing ophthalmology waiting lists. Commissioned as part of the firm's Championing Eye Health: Patient Choice and […]

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Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall in Matlock. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

Borough Wide

Ten Derbyshire councils to be replaced with two with a north-south divide, the Government has decided

Derbyshire’s ten councils will be scrapped and replaced with two councils along a north-south divide, the Government has decided. In the biggest council shakeup for 50 years, today (July 16th), the Labour Government has announced that Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council and the eight districts and boroughs will all be scrapped. It has chosen to replace these 10 councils with two authorities, one to cover the northern half of Derbyshire and one for the southern half, with Amber Valley to […]

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Derbyshire

Eleven new wholetime firefighters for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Council continues to ‘finalise details’ over delayed plans to sell care home

Book now for your two doses of lifesaving meningitis vaccine

Heanor woman sets up non-profit enterprise for ADHD and autism sufferers

Labour Government accused of “gerrymandering” after Derbyshire council reshuffling from ten to two was announced

Erewash Borough Council issues an update on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire

Decision on future of local Government in Derby and Derbyshire

Eye health report reveals growing pressure on waiting lists in Derbyshire

Ten Derbyshire councils to be replaced with two with a north-south divide, the Government has decided

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