The Sinfin Incinerator project is controversial. A joint project between Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council has thus far failed to deliver and has already resulted in a termination payment of […]

Previous Derby News articles have raised questions about Nottingham Specialist Transport (NST), the company which won the Derby City Council contract for transporting 400 Special Needs children from Home to School. Would […]

On 29th July 2023 the 50 year old Eagle Market closed for the final time to make way for an “indoor go-karting, drinking establishment, family entertainment, amusement centre” proposed by Derbion’s owners, […]

Since initial publication of this article, Impress issued a public statement that concluded that a procedural irregularity at IMPRESS, “gave rise to false impressions for both parties as to the final outcome […]

A previous Derby News article highlighted some issues around the award of the Home to School Transport contract (for children with Special Educational Needs) to Nottingham Special Transport Ltd (NST) Would you […]

Anyone can contact the Council and invoke the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the answer to most questions about the organisation. It is duty bound to respond within 20 working days […]

Today the first “Playzone” in Normanton Park was opened to the public. It was funded by £180,000 from the Football Foundation, £25,000 from Derby City Council and £35,000 from Sporting Communities CIC […]

Link to “Standing with Sharon” GoFundMe page (more details here) Many people in Derby know and love Sharon Sewell – considerably more benefitted from her tireless work. Those of us who know […]

The Director of Finance’s statement in Derbyshire County Council’s “Revenue Budget Report 2024-25″said: “The Council is required by law to set a balanced budget for the upcoming financial year. This balanced budget […]

Derby City Council is claiming £200,000 of annual savings following the introduction of the “AI-Digital Talkers” (Darcie and Ali). This saving results from reduced Agency worker capacity equivalent to 4 full time […]

The Budget is one of the few major decisions voted on by all Councillors. It sets out the Council’s plan for delivering services and the means by which it will raise the […]

Of the 45,000 children in school in Derby, 3300 have Special Educational Needs (SEN) subject to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). On average those children with an EHCP, in a […]

A casual observer of Derby City Council might be confused about the state of its finances. Just 2 years ago, the Council was predicting a £10m deficit on £272m income for 2024/25. Now […]

In October 2023 Derby News published an article raising questions about the new Home to School Transport transport contract for vulnerable children. Would you put your vulnerable child into an unmarked minibus? […]

Derby News is a proud supporter of the Jericho House Drug Treatment Project which does great work with men recovering from drug addiction including supporting their families. Previous articles: Jericho House (for […]

On 26 November 2023 a complaint was made to IMPRESS, by Vanessa Boon, about the Derby News article “Vanessa Boon: behind the public façade” Derby News provided a comprehensive and detailed response […]

Article by Michelle Butler – Youth Alliance Coordinator ( Community Action – Derby) A group of 8 male students from across different secondary schools in Derby have come together to create a […]

Previous articles on Derventio Housing Trust highlighted the extent to which this “Community Interest Company” (CIC) generated significant amounts of surplus cash, and funded highly paid directors/managers, on the back of claiming […]

Following last week’s Derby News article “Would you put your vulnerable child into an unmarked minibus? Derby City Council expects you to!”, Derby City Council’s Home to School Travel service issued a […]

As part of a cost saving exercise Derby City Council has awarded a contract to Nottingham Specialist Transport Ltd to provide all of the Home to School transport service for children with […]