Borough Wide from Friday, April 11th, 2025

With just weeks to go before the Derbyshire County Council election both residents and prospective councillors are facing a particularly uncertain future under national plans which could see the landscape of Local Government transformed within the next three years.

East Midlands Chamber has cautiously welcomed GDP growth of 0.5% in February but warned of ‘fragile confidence’ among businesses in the region, with cost hikes like higher employer National Insurance contributions hitting firms from this month.

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has welcomed new funding to recruit the first tranche of extra 35 neighbourhood police officers across the force over the next 12 months.

A 68 year old Derbyshire man has just set off on an incredible 630 mile journey along the South West Coast Path to support a Derbyshire charity which is close to his heart.

Months of hard work building an electric car has paid off for students from the organisation Hilton Formula 24, who are getting ready for a busy year of races – with support from National Grid Electricity Distribution.

Passengers are more likely to take the train for leisure travel while commuters would rather take the train midweek are the key takeaways from a new research report published by the Department for Transport.