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RECORD & CD MUSIC
FAIR
 Derby Record Collectors
Club is holding its Winter Record & CD Music
Fair on Saturday 18th October, from 10am until
4pm at the Aston Court Hotel on Midland Road. The
organisers have gathered together thousands of
records and CD’s and invited some of the
country’s top dealers to display their
wares. Besides the buying and selling of music
there will be a free Record Valuation Service led
by Chris Savory who presented BBC Radio’s
Record Collectors programme for over two decades.
The organisers can be contacted on 01782 714182. |
QUAD
CENTRE NOW OPEN
 The new £11m Quad centre for art
and film has opened in the Market Place. Street
processions with giant puppets made by local
children were held to mark the opening. Quad
manager Keith Jeffery said, "We want to be
ambitious and to have an international impact,
but we also want to create work that reflects
local people and what inspires them. We want to
make the centre accessible to everyone as it is
not an elitist or ivory-tower place." The
centre also has a film editing suite and a
digital lab.... more
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RECYCLING
BIN SITES TO BE REMOVED
 Recycling bin sites in car
parks and on sides of streets in Derby will start
to be removed by the city council. The authority
says the move has been prompted because the
bottle and paper banks are no longer being used
because of the popularity of its kerbside
collection scheme. Under that scheme, homes are
given their own recycling bins which are
collected on alternate weeks. The council said it
will be keeping 10 recycling banks at
supermarkets in the city because they are well
used.... more
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LAYOUT
REDESIGN OF OSNABRUCK SQUARE
 Market Hall traders in
Derby are to meet with regeneration bosses after
objecting to proposals to redesign the layout of
Osnabruck Square. More than 50 traders signed a
petition against the plans and options for the
area, which they said would make it difficult for
delivery lorries to get to the hall. Now, Derby
City Council and regeneration company Derby
Cityscape have agreed to meet with traders to
discuss issues. Market hall traders are to meet
with regeneration bosses after objecting to
proposals to redesign the layout of Osnabruck
Square.... more
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PUBLIC
TOILETS TO CLOSE
 Nearly a third of Derby's
public toilets have been earmarked for closure by
the city council. Councillor Joe Naitta, the
councillor responsible for leisure and culture in
Derby, is proposing to shut 10 of the city's 31
public toilets because, he says, there is not
enough money in the budget to make them "fit
for purpose". And he said they had become
outdated and in some cases, havens for drug users
and criminals. Toilets on the hit list include
those at the Eagle Market, Markeaton Park Island,
the Assembly Rooms and The Spot.... more
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WIRELESS
INTERNET ON BUSES
 Trent Barton has become the UK's
first to feature free onboard wireless internet.
The company's Red Arrow service, which runs
between Derby, Nottingham and Chesterfield, has
undergone a £70,000 refurbishment, upgrading
eight buses with full wi-fi, leather seats and
two four-seater work tables. Adrian Cadd, manager
for Trent Barton, said, "We are the first
service to feature a wireless service and we
fully expect other companies across the country
to follow our lead. We are proud to be launching
the buses here in Derby.... more
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FINE AND CRIMINAL
RECORD FOR LEAVING BINS OUT
 Homeowners are set to
receive a £5,000 fine and a criminal record if
they leave their bins out too long. The new rule
will see new council-employed bin wardens patrol
the streets and dish out £100 fixed penalty
notices and if residents don’t pay in two
weeks, they could be dragged to court, branded
with a criminal record and fined up to £5,000.
That’s more than many crooks have to pay for
drink-driving. And the 14 day timeframe could be
a nasty surprise if you’re on holiday when
the fine is served.... more
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CABBIES
PLAN CHEAP FARES INTO CITY
 Taxi drivers angry at new late-night
bus services are planning to try to steal back
business by offering rides into the city centre
for £1. Derby Area Taxi Operators Association
says more than 300 Hackney drivers will start
picking up people waiting at bus stops and taking
them into the city for £1. The scheme would run
from 8am to 8pm. The city council said that in
order to carry out the promotion, 10% of the
city's drivers had to request permission.... more
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