Transport and Logistics Network
A draft Rail Reform Bill has been included in the King’s Speech, setting out some of the key pillars of industry reform including the creation of Great British Railways (GBR) – which will come as a relief to many people in Derby, where the body’s headq…
A collision involving a police car and another vehicle resulted in part of Derby’s inner ring road being closed for around two hours on Saturday afternoon (November 4). A Derbyshire police spokesman has confirmed that the police car was responding to a…
The number of dogs destroyed by police in Derbyshire[1] has increased by more than 50 per cent over the past five years, new data has revealed. From 2018 to 2022, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was the most common dog breed to be destroyed by Derbyshir…
It’s a good while since I was last amongst the Newcastle United away fans and it’s a good while since I last navigated England’s highest motorway (more of that later), which is what we did on Wednesday.
Well, when I say this, I mean since the trip to t…
Two men have been charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) after a man was allegedly assaulted in Derby city centre. A man was found with injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition at about 6.15am on Saturday, October 28 i…
Any place where food is supplied, sold or consumed is given a rating for food hygiene[1]. Whether you’re doing the weekly shop or dining out it’s good to know the place where you’re spending your hard-earned money is up to snuff.
Scores range from the …
A Derby mental health ward has been repeatedly understaffed with under-trained employees, leaving patients at risk from “avoidable harm” and clocking 100 incidents a month, a watchdog has found. Ward 35 in the Radbourne Unit on the Royal Derby Hospital…
Remembrance Sunday is not far away and we are putting together a list of ceremonies taking place in and around Derby and Derbyshire. The events are held to honour the men and women of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in conflicts and started short…
A local charity[1] has paired with two of the East Midlands’ largest taxi firms in a bid to increase the number of female taxi drivers in the region. The initiative has been launched after statistics showed that women make up less than 2 per cent of ta…
A Derbyshire road[1] was closed last night (November 2) for around five hours after a crash on a main road near Breadsall[2]. Derbyshire police first reported the incident at the junction of Brookside Road and the A608 around 6.45pm on Thursday, and im…