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26-07-2025
- Automotive
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Council considers expansion of school parking ban
Restrictions on motorists parking outside schools in Derby during peak times could be extended. The city council is consulting on a plan to add a new area to its School Safe Haven Zones, set up to make roads safer and encourage walking and cycling. A three-month consultation is under way on extending the restrictions to Sheridan Street in Sinfin, where Cottons Farm Primary Academy is based. Sarah Chambers, city councillor for the ward, said: "After spending every Thursday for six weeks at school arrival and home time, we were able to provide evidence and mitigating factors to submit Cottons Farm for the next trial." If approved, Sheridan Street will become a pedestrian and cycle zone only between 08:30 and 09:00 and 15:00 to 15:45. The initiative is already in place in 14 roads with nearby schools. The council previously said its scheme had "led the way nationally, with other councils raising interest in adopting similar powers", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The scheme was set up following concerns children and parents were unsafe on several roads. Zones operate outside of schools, using temporary road closures or restrictions to limit the use of cars for school drop-offs and pick-ups. Enforced by ANPR cameras, with fines of £70, the zones restrict vehicles during peak hours to improve air quality and safety for students. Data collected in Derby has shown "significant reductions" of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations, with reductions of up to 48.8% in some locations. Exemptions are allowed for residents, emergency services, and blue badge holders. The council says it will analyse feedback and determine next steps for the trial. If the trial is successful, consideration will then be given to making the scheme permanent. The public consultation closes on Sunday 12 October. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. See more Motorists face term-time school ban from busy road
BBC News
26-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Council considers expansion of Derby school parking ban
Restrictions on motorists parking outside schools in Derby during peak times could be city council is consulting on a plan to add a new area to its School Safe Haven Zones, set up to make roads safer and encourage walking and cycling.A three-month consultation is under way on extending the restrictions to Sheridan Street in Sinfin, where Cottons Farm Primary Academy is Chambers, city councillor for the ward, said: "After spending every Thursday for six weeks at school arrival and home time, we were able to provide evidence and mitigating factors to submit Cottons Farm for the next trial." If approved, Sheridan Street will become a pedestrian and cycle zone only between 08:30 and 09:00 and 15:00 to 15: initiative is already in place in 14 roads with nearby council previously said its scheme had "led the way nationally, with other councils raising interest in adopting similar powers", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The scheme was set up following concerns children and parents were unsafe on several operate outside of schools, using temporary road closures or restrictions to limit the use of cars for school drop-offs and pick-ups. Enforced by ANPR cameras, with fines of £70, the zones restrict vehicles during peak hours to improve air quality and safety for collected in Derby has shown "significant reductions" of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations, with reductions of up to 48.8% in some are allowed for residents, emergency services, and blue badge council says it will analyse feedback and determine next steps for the trial. If the trial is successful, consideration will then be given to making the scheme public consultation closes on Sunday 12 October.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Council traces golf course fly-tipping back to owner
Derby City Council says it has found evidence to identify the person whose rubbish was fly-tipped at the entrance of a city golf authority said it was alerted to bin bags, a sofa and multiple mattresses being dumped at the entrance of Derby Golf Course in Sinfin on leader and Sinfin councillor Nadine Peatfield said public protection officers had since found evidence within the rubbish to identify the owner."It's a terrible sight to see. We hate fly-tipping and it's an absolute disgrace," she said. "When there are black bags, that can be a signal to find things such as bank statements or letters that points to who the culprit is."The person who the rubbish belongs to could have innocently paid someone to get rid of it."If the person paid someone to legally get rid of the rubbish, we will go to them and ask them to put us in contact with who removed it for them.""That person getting rid of it could have then fly-tipped it, but we are trying to get to the bottom of it." Peatfield added the rubbish needs to be "assessed for secondary evidence" before it can be removed on Thursday.A Derby City Council spokesperson said: "We are committed to tackling environmental crime, which negatively impacts our city and places a financial burden on taxpayers."They added anyone convicted of fly-tipping could face an unlimited fine and up to five years imprisonment.
BBC News
25-06-2025
- BBC News
Sinfin homes evacuated after suspected grenade found
Homes are being evacuated after a suspected grenade was found in a garden in Police said it was alerted to the discovery in Carlyle Street, Sinfin, just before 09:00 BST on Wednesday.A 100m (328ft) cordon has been put in place around the property and the road is closed at the junction of Carlyle Street and Kingsley Ordinance Disposal officers have been deployed to assess the device, the force added.
