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Up to £9m announced to train next generation of construction workers in the East Midlands

Tens of thousands of placements will be created for aspiring construction workers in a £96 million boost to train new talent and build more homes. Funding is set to be allocated across the country on Friday (22nd) to provide hands-on learning and boost employability for learners who start their construction courses from this September. This is part of the £625m Construction Skills Package aiming to train up 60,000 skilled workers by 2029. The construction industry is facing significant shortages, with the […]

20 May 2026 13

Derby

Derbyshire school places shortfall

More than 1,800 Derbyshire children over the next five years will have to attend schools outside their catchment after central Government pulled the plug on a long-planned new secondary. A falling birth rate was the reason put forward for the Labour Government’s reason to scrap the planned £27 million 1,230-space secondary school on the Infinity Garden Village, bordering Chellaston. Its decision, issued at the end of March, came despite fervent lobbying from politicians of all political persuasions, including South Derbyshire’s […]

14 April 2026 39

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