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Raynesway tip in Derby. Image by Derbyshire Live.

Derby Raynesway traffic problems resurface

Developers have stated a new retail park in Derby will not cause severe traffic problems amid fresh concerns of “ridiculous” congestion in the area during weekends. Plans were submitted to Derby City Council last month for a shopping and food site on a vacant green area at Raynesway. Jack Lunn Properties Ltd is seeking planning permission to build two new drive-through units – including a restaurant and coffee store – and a terrace of retail units. The retail park would be […]

1 September 2026 20

Community Notices

Residents urged to temporarily limit fridge and freezer disposals

Steps are being taken by Derbyshire County Council to temporarily limit the number of fridges and freezers collected at its household waste recycling centres. The move is in response to problems being experienced by specialist facilities across the country which councils rely on to dispose of appliances they collect. Now, the county council will only accept a single fridge, freezer or fridge freezer from Derbyshire residents who are registered to use the household waste recycling centres. It follows several specialist […]

28 August 2026 38

Derbyshire

Fears of neighbours stealing recycling during discussion over Government plans for extra charges and refunds for recycling

Neighbours could resort to stealing each other cans and bottles, a Derbyshire councillor has jokingly warned during a discussion on plans for extra charges and refunds for recycling. An impending Government scheme set to be rolled out next October will see people charged 20p extra for cans and bottles, as a “deposit”, that they can get refunded by returning them. These will be returned at “reverse vending machines” likely to be stationed at large supermarkets and other businesses. A Derbyshire […]

22 July 2026 77

Route to recycling food waste total in just a month is same weight as 33 double deckers. (Barton Bus image: Credit: Chris Sampson)

Borough Wide

Borough Council praises residents for getting on board with new recycling scheme

Food waste that has been recycled thanks to Erewash residents using dedicated new bins has topped 257 tonnes in just over a month - equivalent in weight to THIRTY-THREE double-decker buses. The borough council issued an update showing how local people have got on board with veg peelings, plate scrapings and other leftovers including tea bags being turned into biofuel and fertiliser. The authority’s weekly collections, which started in April, have been an even bigger success than previously thought. The […]

22 May 2026 36

Recycling

Derby Raynesway traffic problems resurface

Residents urged to temporarily limit fridge and freezer disposals

Fears of neighbours stealing recycling during discussion over Government plans for extra charges and refunds for recycling

Borough Council praises residents for getting on board with new recycling scheme

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