‘Derby is on the up ...Things are really turning a corner and people are going to start seeing the difference’

CITY COUNCIL LEADER POINTS TO NUMBER OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING REGENERATION OF MARKET PLACE AND CHANGES AT BECKETWELL

- By NIGEL SLATER

DERBY is “on the up” courtesy of a wide range of investments that are helping “turn a corner” in the city, the council leader has said.

Councillor Nadine Peatfield made the claim as she hailed her Labour cabinet’s teamwork on Derby City Council over the past 12 months at the authority's annual general meeting (AGM).

The Sinfin and Osmaston councillor said the Labour group were building a city “where people feel safe, connected and proud of where they live”.

The approved budget proposals earlier this year saw the Labour administration invest in front line services including public safety, bulky waste collections, climate change and improved SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) provision.

The council says millions of investment is also being pumped into city centre regeneration with the Market Place plans, building on changes at Becketwell and improving Derby's flood defences around Derwent Street.

Cllr Peatfield said: “We are progressing [as a city] and things are moving at pace.