75 years ago, 23 people aged from 2 to 62 were killed in a bombing raid on the Rolls-Royce plant on Nightingale Road. Largely forgotten to the people of Derby, a memorial […]
A joint letter signed by Derbyshire’s Chief Constable, Peter Goodman, and Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, has called on the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd to end the damaging cuts to the […]
A Festival took place today at The Spot, and St Peter’s Cross, which drew on the talents of many different communities living in Derby – Kurdish, West Indian, Bosnian, Nepalese, Indian, Congolese, […]
“Children’s services in Derby City are good. The director of children’s services (DCS), chief executive, senior leaders and members are a strong, collaborative group with a proven ability to improve services for children […]
The Derby News Community Grant initiative has been launched in memory of my Mother and Father who both died recently. It is a way in which their personal legacy can be felt […]
The arrangement with the Department of Work and Pensions to bring the 2 Job Centres into the Council House sounds, on the face of it, like a great idea. The layout and […]
The final proposal on the Library strategy, Option B+, states that it will save Derby City Council £648,000 per year, by converting 10 of the 15 libraries into Community ( Volunteer) managed […]
Time is running out for Derby City Council on children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)! The Government gave all Local Authorities 3.5 years to convert existing SEN statements to the new, and […]
On 21st June 2017, the Council Cabinet approved the spend of £333,000 on various parks-related schemes in the Blagreaves/Littleover wards. This was not Council money, but funds secured from a housing developer […]
Disability Direct held an event at The Spot in Derby funded by the Big Lottery’s Celebrate programme to bring together disabled, and non-disabled people to enjoy a day of entertainment and activities. […]
