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Mineral wool insulation being installed in a loft

Derby gets £1.6m for warm homes

11 November 2025

Homes in Derby are set to benefit from £1.6m of funding over the next three years

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Spondon gets spring bulb boost from Green Rewards

6 November 2025

A Sensory Garden in Spondon will be a riot of colour come spring

A grey kitchen caddy filled with mixed food waste such as fruit peels, vegetables, and leftovers, placed on a wooden floor near a window.

Derby prepares for new weekly food waste collections ahead of national rollout

4 November 2025

Derby will launch weekly food waste collections from 31 March 2026 as part of the Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms — helping build a cleaner, greener city for everyone.

Derby City Council’s new Green Machine 400ze electric sweeper in action, keeping the city centre clean and green.

New fully electric street sweeper joins Derby’s fleet to boost city centre cleaning

24 October 2025

Quiet, compact and zero-emission, Derby City Council’s new electric street sweeper boosts city centre cleaning, cuts noise and pollution, and keeps Derby’s streets clean and green.

Cllr Swan and Storm Baines in front of a car club car

Sustainability success in Six Streets

22 October 2025

A year after the launch of Derby’s first Mobility Hub, a resident survey has revealed the installation is having a direct impact on local car-buying decisions.

A landscape view of the wetland area at the Sanctuary Local Nature Reserve

New wetland haven created to protect vulnerable ground-nesting birds

21 October 2025

A significant new wetland area for ground-nesting birds has been created at the Sanctuary Bird and Wildlife Reserve.

Councillor Carmel Swan with new seating area

Derby’s green makeover continues

20 October 2025

Derby is set to get even greener as phase two of the city centre green makeover gets underway.

Derby joins Recycle Week 2025, encouraging residents to rescue overlooked recyclables.

Recycle Week 2025: Turning small actions into big impact

22 September 2025

Derby will be taking part in Recycle Week 2025, encouraging people to recycle more of the everyday items that often get missed.

Home Energy Advice stand in Derby Market Hall

Support available for residents ahead of winter energy bill increases

11 September 2025

The Council is reminding all residents of the support that is available to help them with energy bills this winter

three children on bikes

Council pledges ‘No child to leave Primary School unable to cycle’

29 August 2025

Every Year Three and Four pupil in Derby will benefit from free Learn to Ride sessions from Derby City Council’s Cycle Derby team as part of a new pledge to increase active travel in the city.

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