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The town of Derby had been an ancient borough, with borough charters dating back to 1154. [4] It was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, governed by a corporate body called "the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Derby", generally known as the corporation or town council.
The chief duties of the mayor are to chair Derby Council meetings and to attend the city's remembrance event, however the ceremonial duties can be considerable. In 2013 the cost of running the office was thought to be over £100,000. Derby's mayor wears a ceremonial chain that has been valued at over £1,000,000.
After Derby was awarded city status on 7 June 1977, [6] the Queen presented a "charter scroll" or "letters patent" to the mayor on the steps of the Council House on 28 July 1977. [ 7 ] An extensive refurbishment of the building, to a design by Corstorphine and Wright, and undertaken by Royal BAM Group [ 8 ] at a cost of £34 million, [ 9 ] was ...
Derby City Council wants to replace diesel vehicles with low-emission buses on key routes.
Derby mayor Mark Staats. Age: 58. Position: President & CEO Derby Chamber of Commerce. Past position: Former Derby City Council Member 2007-2019 ; Retired Police Sergeant from the Derby Police ...
The Derby Built-up Area (BUA) or Derby Urban Area is an area including Derby and adjoining built-up districts of Derbyshire, including Borrowash and Duffield. The Office for National Statistics defines an urban area as one which is built upon, with nearby areas linked if within 200 metres.
Longbridge Weir Hydro Power House is the name given to a hydro-electric dam built on the River Derwent in the City of Derby. The project was completed by Derwent Hydro [1] in 2013 at a cost of £1.7 million. The station primarily exists to power the city councils offices, however, surplus energy is sold back to the National Grid. [2]
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