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Chris Doidge

@BBCChrisD

Assistant Editor at BBC Newsbeat DMs are open.

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Joined March 2010
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Almost 800 traders turned away from Market Hall bbc.in/3IlAaWr

Almost 800 traders turned away from Derby Market Hall

The council says 29 out of 818 applications were accepted, based on unit "availability and intended use".

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The only time of the year the lads of the office become fashion experts, wanging on about clothes like they're Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Puma.
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Ready for 2025/26. 😍
Sondre Langås and Matt Clarke during a photoshoot for Derby County's 2025/26 home kit.

ALT Sondre Langås and Matt Clarke during a photoshoot for Derby County's 2025/26 home kit.

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Demolition begins at fire-damaged Hippodrome bbc.in/3ZlJiQ6
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This is a really good way to let someone who's made a difference know how much they mean to you and your community. There's more info here: bbc.in/3QgfQpT
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Privacy concerns over CCTV in female toilets bbc.in/3FC0ART
Privacy concerns over CCTV in Ashbourne female toilets

Privacy concerns over CCTV in Ashbourne female toilets

The BBC finds security cameras at a toilet block in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, can see into a cubicle.

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🐈➡️🕊️ Erewash could join Nottinghamshire in council shake-up bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7…
Erewash could join Nottinghamshire in council shake-up

Erewash could join Nottinghamshire in council shake-up

The leader of Erewash Borough Council says lots of residents would support the change.

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@BBCDerby17 Jan 2025
Councillors could be prosecuted over debts - report bbc.in/3WpIgBb
Councillors could be prosecuted over parish debts - report

Councillors could be prosecuted over parish debts - report

Elmton with Creswell Parish Council owes £3m to the government after taking out a loan.

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@BBCDerby9 Jan 2025
County council leaders seek to delay elections bbc.in/4havSwH
Derbyshire County Council leaders seek to delay elections

Derbyshire County Council leaders seek to delay elections

The authority's leader says he will ask the government to consider Derbyshire among the "priority" areas.

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Derbyshire must build over 4,000 new homes a year bbc.in/3VzSAq0
Housing targets: Derbyshire must build 4,000 new homes a year

Housing targets: Derbyshire must build 4,000 new homes a year

Areas that face the biggest building requirements include the city of Derby and Amber Valley, with Bolsover providing the least

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Careful where you're parking in Derby... Woman faces £1,906 bill over five-minute payment rule bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k0…
Parking fines: Woman faces £1,906 bill over five-minute payment rule

Parking fines: Woman faces £1,906 bill over five-minute payment rule

Rosey Hudson paid for parking each time, but is being taken to court for £1,906 by Excel Parking.

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“You should have to pass an Oasis knowledge test or something” Our own Oasis superfan Jonno isn’t happy with Jack…
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Role 1 has gone live: 4 days a week weekend newsreader/reporter. We’re looking for someone with a great voice, and a hunger to curate brilliant bulletins and drive the news agenda across the weekend and into the following week. careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Nottin…
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No confidence motion for city council leader passed bbc.in/45zmv5s
Council leader replaced after losing no confidence vote

Council leader replaced after losing no confidence vote

His place as the leader of Derby City Council has been taken by his deputy councillor Nadine Peatfield.

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Rebellious signage at the lucrative bus gate on Corporation St in Derby.
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🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🚨 "My last meal was probably four o'clock in the morning." Ebou Adams spoke about how he manages to get through Ramadan whilst playing elite level football, following his player of the match performance. #DCFC
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Chris Williamson: Former Derby MP confirms election bid bbc.in/48REa8o
Chris Williamson: Former Derby MP confirms election bid

Chris Williamson: Former Derby MP confirms election bid

Chris Williamson says he will stand for the Workers Party of Britain in the Derby South seat.

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Love this story. The Twitter account almost everyone in the U.S. Congress relies on for explaining arcane procedures... is a 20-year-old student in Durham (England). politico.com/news/magazine/2…
The Mystery Social Media Account Schooling Congress on How to Do Its Job

The Mystery Social Media Account Schooling Congress on How to Do Its Job

Ringwiss, an influential X account, is changing how the public understands Congress, and how members understand their own power.

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#Budget2024 detail emerging: £5m of levelling up funding, to be spent on cultural projects yet to be determined, in both Erewash and High Peak.
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The budget says pension funds will have to declare how much of their investments are in UK companies. Derbyshire's public sector pension fund already reports it - it was 12% at the last count - although it's probably higher than that once private equity investments are included.
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Looking forward to the next piece of #Gladiators content from my creative colleagues @BBCDerby. The last one did ok.
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