STREET PARKING CHARGES COULD
RISE
Charges for on-street parking in Derby
look set to rise by 10p as the council reviews
its pricing. The authority has put together a
series of proposed changes to charges for parking
and its neighbourhood services.... more
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VELODROME COSTS RISE BY £2M
The size and cost of Derby's multi-use
sports centre plans for Pride Park have already
risen by nearly £2 million over its original
budget. The
city council had planned to spend £20 million on
the centre, with a velodrome at its core on the
park and ride site.... more
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BOMBARDIER'S HOPES OF
WINNING CROSSRAIL CONTRACT
Crossrail carriages will not be
identical to Thameslink's, which would have
created an advantage for Bombadier's rival
Siemens. Bombardier's hopes of winning the £1bn
Crossrail train contract have been raised after
it emerged that the carriages would not be carbon
copies of the Thameslink vehicles due to be built
by Siemens.... more
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BOMBARDIER CONFIRMS FUTURE
OF PLANT
Derby trainmaker Bombardier has
announced it has secured enough work to guarantee
its short-term future in the city. The firm had
been reviewing its UK operations since losing out
on a £1.4bn government contract in June....
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ELVASTON CASTLE COULD BE TOP
WEDDING VENUE
Developer Richard Blunt has revealed
multi-million-pound plans to turn historic
Elvaston Castle into "the region's premier
wedding venue". He said he was willing to
restore the castle to its former glory, with the
scheme being part-funded by turning barns and
workshops in Elvaston Country Park into upmarket
homes.... more
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GOLF COURSE PLANS FOR
ELVASTON CASTLE ARE DROPPED
Campaigners are delighted that plans for
an 18-hole golf course that they say would have
"destroyed the ambience" of Elvaston
Country Park have been dropped. The developer behind the
plans is also scaling back its proposal to turn
the site's Grade Two star listed castle into a
hotel.... more
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FIRM APPOINTED TO BUILD
HOMES AT FORMER HOSPITAL SITE
The developer appointed to transform the
former Kingsway Hospital site into 700 homes and
a business park has been announced. Kier
Partnership Homes has been chosen by the Homes
and Communities Agency (HCA) and Derby City
Council to take on the 10-year project....
more
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£3.5M CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY
FOR PRIDE PARK
A £3.5 million construction academy
will be built in Pride Park under plans unveiled
by Derby College. Bricklaying, plastering,
joinery and carpentry and painting and decorating
will be among the courses on offer.... more
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