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Before and after: Diesel locomotive D6535 (Credit: GCR)

National Railway Museum’s National Collection Diesel D6535 returns to service following major restoration

The Great Central Railway and 5305 Locomotive Trust are celebrating the completion of a major restoration project on the National Railway Museum’s National Collection locomotive D6535, preserving one of Britain's most significant early diesel locomotives for future generations. D6535 is an important part of Britain's railway heritage and forms part of the National Collection. Built in 1960 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, it was one of a class of medium-powered diesel locomotives developed under British Railways' landmark […]

4 June 2026 8

Derbyshire

Coach staff and managers to address workplace mental health, Chamber urges, as national awareness week starts

Knowing what to spot, coaching people and managers to give mental health first aid and reviewing internal processes are among actions East Midlands Chamber recommends for firms in the region as Mental Health Awareness Week begins. Running from 11th to 17th May, the annual national awareness week aims to encourage the UK to come together to look at both their own mental health and that of those around them, with 2026 centred on the theme of ‘action’. East Midlands Chamber […]

8 May 2026 22

Derby

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 34

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

Derby

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 33

Derbyshire

Millions to be invested in two counties to train an extra 3,000 construction professionals a year

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Millions of pounds will be spent training an extra 3,000 construction professionals a year in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to help build more than 100,000 new homes. More than £6.9 million has been given to the East Midlands Combined County Authority to spend on training the next generation of construction workers across a variety of professions over the next five years. The aim is to help the region make up a marked shortfall […]

7 April 2026 12

Mayor Claire Ward on a brownfield site (Credit: Onclusive News)

Derbyshire

Mayor lands £57m to turn derelict land into thriving communities

The Mayor of the East Midlands has secured an additional £57.2 million to support housing developments on brownfield land across the region. The funding will be used over the next four years to support the construction of more than 1,900 homes across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire. The homes will be built on brownfield land – previously developed sites which are now derelict or underused. These sites offer a major opportunity to deliver much-needed homes while making better use of land that already […]

27 March 2026 48

Mayor Claire Ward on board one of the region's buses (Credit: Onclusive News)

Derby

Bus passengers in the East Midlands are among the most satisfied in England

Bus passengers in Nottingham are among the most satisfied in England - with 93 per cent reporting positive journeys. The results of Transport Focus’s annual Your Bus Journey survey place Nottingham second in England for satisfaction, just behind Warwickshire. Elsewhere, Derbyshire ranks sixth with 91 per cent passenger satisfaction in 2025, one place and one percentage point ahead of Nottinghamshire. Derby City placed 21st of the 43 transport authorities in England with a satisfaction rating of 87 per cent, down […]

25 March 2026 14

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News

Two charged with drugs and weapons offences following County Lines warrants

A man and a woman have been charged with weapon and drugs offences following a warrant in Long Eaton. Officers acted on intelligence and conducted a drugs warrant on Monday 2nd March as part of County Lines Intensification Week. Eldante Jacobs, and Leah May, both 24 and of Hemlock Avenue in the town, have been charged with possession with intent to supply controlled Class A drugs, possession of a firearm, and possession of criminal property. Both have been remanded in […]

20 March 2026 291 2

Nottingham

£10.4 million boost to supercharge electric buses across the North West and Midlands

Thousands of passengers across the North West and Midlands are set for greener and quieter everyday journeys thanks to a £10.5 million Government investment to deliver a new fleet of zero-emission buses. Across the region, new electric buses will replace older diesel vehicles, cutting harmful emissions and improving journeys for people travelling for work, education and healthcare. The investment spans three projects: £7.3 million to Liverpool to deliver 36 new zero-emission buses, £2.2 million to West Northamptonshire for 17 new […]

12 March 2026 27

Nottinghamshire

National Railway Museum’s National Collection Diesel D6535 returns to service following major restoration

Coach staff and managers to address workplace mental health, Chamber urges, as national awareness week starts

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

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

Millions to be invested in two counties to train an extra 3,000 construction professionals a year

Mayor lands £57m to turn derelict land into thriving communities

Bus passengers in the East Midlands are among the most satisfied in England

Two charged with drugs and weapons offences following County Lines warrants

£10.4 million boost to supercharge electric buses across the North West and Midlands

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