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Children and young people in our care enjoyed a day of fun and learning at Derbyshire Police Headquarters.
Hosted by Derbyshire Constabulary on behalf of our Corporate Parenting Board and organised by the participation team, the children and young people played games, learned about online safety and talked about their hopes for the future.
A highlight of the day for the 19 young people who were aged from 10 to 17 was a visit from Flash, a police dog in training who is pictured with one of our foster carers Saira.
During the day, the police’s Youth Inclusion Team played a game called Shattered which asked them to think about the importance of staying safe online, explaining that people might not be who they say they are.
Activities also encouraged all the young people to dream big and share their inspiring goals for the future.
We’re always on the look out for people to become foster carers and would encourage anyone interested to explore further.
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Have your say on proposals for how council services could be delivered to Derbyshire’s communities in the future.
The Government has launched a statutory consultation about proposals submitted for its Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) process, which will see the biggest shake up of local councils for more than 50 years.
Views are being sought on five proposals for reorganising councils in Derby and Derbyshire:
- Derbyshire County Council submitted a proposal to create a single unitary council covering the whole of Derby and Derbyshire.
- Seven of Derbyshire’s eight district and borough councils, together with Derby City Council, submitted a plan to create two new unitary councils to cover the whole of the county. This plan includes four separate proposals, which differentiate on the basis of where the boundary line between the northern and southern councils is drawn.
The consultation is a formal, legally‑required process which must be carried out by the Government before it can make a final decision on which proposal to support.
It is separate from the two consultations (one by Derbyshire County Council and one by the districts, boroughs and Derby City Council) which ran last summer and helped to shape the proposals.
It's Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 10 February 2026, so our trading standards officers are backing a campaign to educate people on using it safely.
With many children and young people hearing about and using AI online, it’s important they have the skills and confidence to make safe choices when they are using smart technology.
This Safer Internet Day the UK Safer Internet Centre is exploring the impact of AI on all of our lives, looking at how AI can be used for good, and giving advice and guidance that empowers people to use AI safely and responsibly.
Its free educational resources will help schools and youth groups talk about this issue with young people of all ages, covering a range of subjects from looking at voice assistants and chatbots, to exploring some of the ethical considerations in responsible use of AI technology.
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We’d be grateful if local residents could continue to let us know of any potholes they spot.
By reporting them, you help us find out where there are issues. We can then can send a member of our highways team to go and take a look at the issue and report back to the teams which go out to fix them.
It’s easy to let us know of any issues on the roads, just visit derbyshire.gov.uk/reportit.
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Our trading standards officers are urging people to be on the alert for romance scams as we approach Valentine’s Day.
Romance fraud is when people think they have met the perfect partner online, but a fake profile is being used to form a relationship with their victim. The scammer’s real aim is to con victims out of money or personal information.
They will usually:
- create a story that sounds believable and start the relationship in a normal way
- gain your trust over time
- invent a problem or situation where you may feel like you want to send money or gifts to help them.
If you think you’ve been a victim of a scam, don’t feel ashamed or embarrassed – you are not alone. Report it to Report Fraud on 0300 123 2040.
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Work to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease along the Via Gellia road (A5012) is nearing completion. The final section between Cromford and Bonsall closes today (Monday 9 February 2026).
Contractors operating on our behalf have been working at pace since 5 January to remove trees at risk of falling onto the Via Gellia road between the Clatterway (Bonsall) junction and Grangemill.
But from today (9 February), work will move to another section and a road closure will be in place between the junction with B5036, Cromford Hill to Clatterway from 8am to 4pm. This will allow contractors to remove the remaining trees at risk of causing a danger to road users on the Via Gellia.
Signed diversions will be in place.
Work on the Cromford to Clatterway section is expected to take around three days to complete and the section of road between Clatterway (Bonsall) and Ryder Point will re-open on today (9 February) to coincide with this work and allow access to Bonsall.
The section of road between Ryder Point and Grangemill is expected to re-open completely during the afternoon or evening of Friday 27 February, weather permitting, signalling the project’s completion.
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We've renewed our support for the quarrying and minerals industry in Derbyshire.
As one of the UK’s largest producers of minerals, the Derbyshire minerals industry plays a key role in the county’s economy, and senior representatives from the county council joined key industry delegates at the National Stone Centre in Wirksworth to sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
Advantages include:
- increasing the benefit of the minerals industry to the Derbyshire economy and our residents
- supporting the continued development of the National Stone Centre project, which aims to turn it into a world class visitor centre and hub for skills within the mineral products industry
- Working with partners to develop training courses that support local residents wishing to work in the quarrying industry.
📸Deputy Leader of Derbyshire County Council Councillor Rob Reaney, left, and Helen Bailey, Deputy Chair of the Institute of Quarrying, sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
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