1/08/2008 - Designs for regeneration of Derby to go on display
DESIGNS for regenerating land stretching from Derby railway station to Bass's Rec and Derbyshire Royal Infirmary have gone on display. Houses, shops, a pedestrian link and new schools are all proposed in the plans for the area known ...
30/07/2008 - Regeneration company names new chairman
URBAN regeneration company Derby Cityscape has appointed a new chairman. Peter Richardson replaces Norman Askew as chairman. Mr Askew had been chairman since March 2004 but said the role had become increasingly demanding as ...
29/07/2008 - Station access plans to go on display
DRAFT proposals to improve access routes to Derby railway station will be go on public display in the autumn. Derby Cityscape, the urban regeneration company which is spearheading a £2bn regeneration of the city centre, commissioned ...
24/07/2008 - Pupils design railway station
STUDENTS from a Derby school will be helping to design a new railway station building for the city on Tuesday. The workshop featuring 175 Spondon West Park Community School pupils is aimed at helping them understand the process of ...
17/07/2008 - Plans for city landmark would pull more visitors
A GLASS extension planned for the rear of Derby Cathedral would help to entice even more people to that area of the city, according to the company behind the vision. Derby Cityscape, which has unveiled artist's impressions of the ...
16/07/2008 - Sir Peter Hilton Memorial Garden to be moved to Osnabruck Square
VETERANS who previously fought plans to build on the site of a memorial in honour of fallen heroes say the time is now right for the memorial to have a new place in the heart of Derby. Derby and Burton Korean Veterans' Association say ...
16/07/2008 - Ambitious plans from Cityscape to improve the streets and open spaces of Derby
URBAN regeneration company Derby Cityscape has been working with designers to come up with ways to improve parts of the city centre for several years. Its latest proposals to transform the city's streets and spaces were put on public ...
15/07/2008 - New riverside park planned
A NEW green area is to be included in Derby city centre's revamp – following public demand. Part of the Council House car park next to the River Derwent will be opened up in the overhaul of key areas. The move follows feedback from ...
3/07/2008 - Market may be slack but work starts on key development
CONSTRUCTION machinery has finally moved on to the site of Derby's £100m Riverlights scheme – more than two months after it was announced that work was starting. The scheme will give Derby its new bus station, two hotels, a casino, ...
23/06/2008 - Huge office plan to turn city into a hotspot for development
WITH space for 4,000 office staff in six buildings – some of them nine storeys high – the latest major development planned for Derby could transform not only the city's skyline but also give its economy a major boost. Developer ...
3/06/2008 - Major building projects are on schedule, despite the crunch
MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS ARE ON SCHEDULE, DESPITE THE CRUNCH Developers working on Derby's major building projects have vowed to forge ahead with their plans in spite of the national economic slump which has affected the ...
21/05/2008 - We're Going Places
WE'RE GOING PLACES! The buzz surrounding Derby and its development potential became more than a metaphor at the Property and Business Investment Show. Even before it officially opened last Wednesday, the Toyota Suite at ...
19/05/2008 - City's £3.8M Bridge
CITY'S £3.8M BRIDGE GOING WITH A SWING Work is well under way on a new bridge which will cross the River Derwent as part of the £3.8m regeneration of Derby's Cathedral Green. Pilings have been put down for the swing ...
16/05/2008 - Cinema de Lux Opens
Westfield and Hermes’ open Cinema de Lux in Derby National Amusements’ Cinema de Lux opens this week in Westfield and Hermes’ Derby shopping scheme in the town. The cinema opening completes the redevelopment of the existing ...
15/05/2008 - New Name Revealed
Following a public competition to find a name for blueprint’s exciting development in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter has been revealed today as ‘Sadler Square’ The competition was launched by Derby Cityscape and blueprint in March ...
6/05/2008 - Children and Young People anti-stereotype campaign
YOUNGSTERS BID TO STAMP OUT NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES Teenagers have used their creative talents in a campaign to challenge negative stereotypes of young people. A group of about 30 youngsters designed and modelled for posters which ...
6/05/2008 - Tower View
CHANGING CITY IN FOCUS FROM TOP OF THE TOWER Date : 06.05.08 Derby's changing skyline was revealed this weekend when the Cathedral tower opened to visitors. Pictures taken from the top of the tower show changes taking place ...
1/05/2008 - Completion of Carrington Street
COMPLETION OF NEW SCHEME AT CARRINGTON STREET The partner agencies and Riverside Housing, Divisional Director, Chris Flynn will be present when The Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor Pauline Latham visits the site to see the newly ...
1/05/2008 - Urban Arts at The Vaults
Evening visitors to Derby’s Cathedral Quarter will get the chance to try their hand at urban art at a refurbished venue opening this weekend. The Slug and Lettuce in Irongate, which re-branded and refurbished the former Casa Bar last ...
21/04/2008 - Innovative Plans
'INNOVATIVE' PLANS COULD SEE BIG CHANGES FOR CITY CENTRE 19.04.08 A £16m scheme to build apartments, offices and shops on the site of a former supermarket in Derby's Bold Lane will go before the city's planning committee next ...
17/04/2008 - Castleward key acquisitions
DERBY CITYSCAPE BROKERS KEY ACQUISITIONS Derby Cityscape has successfully led negotiations to buy five sites which are key to its future plans for redeveloping Castleward – a major part of the overall £2 billion regeneration of the ...
14/04/2008 - 3-D Model Protecting Derby's Skyline
3-D MODEL TO PROTECT DERBY SKYLINE Work is underway to formulate a strategy that will help to ensure new development enhances Derby city centre’s skyline. Derby Cityscape and Derby City Council have appointed planning ...
10/04/2008 - Cathedral Green
LIVE POWER CABLES DELAY CITY'S CATHEDRAL GREEN DEVELOPMENT Date : 10.04.08 The discovery of electrical cables has delayed the completion of the £3.8m regeneration of Cathedral Green. Derby City Council has been in discussions ...
10/04/2008 - Curve Appeal
THE CURVY, SPARKLING NEW LOOK OF DERBY'S OFFICES OF THE FUTURE Date : 10.04.08 Two major office and apartment schemes destined for Derby are moving a step closer to becoming reality. Revised proposals to create offices and ...
8/04/2008 - BID appoints preffered agent
PREFERRED AGENT APPOINTED Commercial property agents Fisher Hargreaves Proctor have been appointed as the preferred agent for Derby’s Cathedral Quarter following a competitive tender. FHP, which has offices in Derby and Nottingham, is ...
7/04/2008 - City's the UK hotspot for investors
A Report undertaken by a global property consultancy has identified Derby city centre as an economic hot spot. Derby Cityscape commissioned a city centre market activity report that was put together by Knight Frank. The document was ...
1/04/2008 - MIPIM Property Show
PROPERTY SHOW PROVED HARD WORK, NOT A JOLLY! 01 April 2008 An insight into MIPIM by Russel Rigby. "From March 12 to 14, myself and 26,000 others attended MIPIM, the world's largest property show held in Cannes. It was my first visit ...
26/03/2008 - Youngsters have their say
YOUNGSTERS CAN HAVE THEIR SAY 25 March 2008 A Youth forum is giving young people the chance to have their say on decisions affecting Derby. The forum is made up of youngsters from Osmaston and Allenton and was set up to ...
13/03/2008 - Economic report
DERBY CITYSCAPE UNVEILS MAJOR REPORT Derby Cityscape will launch an independent report into the economic health of the city to the international property community at the annual MIPIM development show in Cannes next week. The ...
7/03/2008 - COMPETITION!
PUTTING A NAME TO THE PLACE Developer blueprint and urban regeneration company Derby Cityscape have launched a competition to name one of the most unique developments happening in the city. Anyone can get involved with a chance of ...
3/03/2008 - Train Station Re-vamp
STATION REVAMP IS ON TRACK 03 March 2008 Train bosses have promised a lighter and cleaner Derby railway station that will have a more European feel. Network Rail recently began work on a long-awaited £18m revamp of the ...
26/02/2008 - City's Potential realised through Masterplan
MASTERPLAN THE KEY TO REALISING SUCCESS 26 February 2008 John Cadwallader, chief executive of Derby Cityscape, explains why a planned and considered approach to revitalising the city will ensure key developments are right for Derby ...
26/02/2008 - MIPIM 2008
SELLING OUR THRIVING CITY ON WORLD STAGE 26 February 2008 Developers and business leaders are gearing up to tell the world about Derby's regeneration success story - and persuade investors to become a part of it. In two weeks' time, ...
25/02/2008 - Transforming Streets and Squares
PEEK INTO OUR CITY'S FUTURE 23 February 2008 People have been giving their views on plans to transform parts of Derby city centre. Streets and public spaces linking key areas will have a major overhaul to improve ...
22/02/2008 - Positive annual market report for Derby
LATEST REPORT REVEALS RECORD ACTIVITY IN CITY OFFICE MARKET BY OLIVER ASTLEY OASTLEY@DERBYTELEGRAPH.CO.UK 19 February 2008 Positive notes were sounded when commercial property agent Innes England launched the first of its annual ...
13/02/2008 - Derby Showcases at World Property Show
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY EVENT OFFERS CITY A CHANCE TO SHINE 13 February 2008 Business leaders from Derbyshire will be singing the city's praises at an international event aimed at attracting millions of pounds from global investors. ...
12/02/2008 - Transforming Streets and Squares
TRANSFORMING STREETS AND SQUARES Local people are to be asked for their views at a two-day exhibition on how they would like to see the streets and public spaces in the city centre transformed. The interactive public exhibitions at the ...
12/02/2008 - Market Insite
KEY DEALS REVEALED IN DATA BOOK 12 February 2008 Commercial property agent Innes England will launch its latest market report in Derby today. Featuring up-to-date commercial property intelligence for Derby and the East Midlands as a ...
12/02/2008 - Cathedral Quarter Revamp
PUBLIC ASKED FOR THEIR VIEWS ON CATHEDRAL QUARTER REVAMP 12 February 2008 Article Courtesy of KIRSTY GREEN Derby Evening Telegraph Streets and public spaces linking key areas of Derby city centre will undergo a major overhaul as ...
7/02/2008 - Students work on their business skills
PUPILS HELP TO DEVELOP THE VISION FOR CATHEDRAL GREEN 07 February 2008 Article Courtesy of The Derby Evening Telegraph Students from a Derby secondary school have been putting their creative skills to use by designing their perfect ...
4/02/2008 - Derby prepares for World Property Show
DERBY EMBASSY MOVES TO CANNES Palais des Festivals Stand number 16.18 Business leaders from Derby and Derbyshire will be showcasing opportunities at the world property show, MIPIM, including a Derby Embassy event as part of the ...
1/02/2008 - Students test their IT and design skills
STUDENTS PLAN THEIR GREEN ACTIVITIES Students from West Park School in Spondon will be putting their creative and IT skills to the test next week and thinking of ideas to create their perfect café. The 13 and 14-year-old pupils will ...
29/01/2008 - Cathedral Quarter Hotel Announces Opening Date
PRESTIGIOUS BOUTIQUE HOTEL IS SET FOR OPENING IN SPRING Date : 29.01.08 A Luxury hotel with all mod cons will open in Derby on April 1. Workmen are on track to finish the £4m Cathedral Quarter Hotel on time for its ...
29/01/2008 - Breath Of Fresh Air
Breath of fresh air 26 January 2008 New life Estates Gazette takes a look at Derby Cityscape's ambitious plans for the regeneration of Derby's run-down Castleward area ahead of its impending launch to the market. Ian Halstead ...
17/01/2008 - Derby looks to attract top hotel
SPECIALISTS TO CONSULT FIRMS IN BID TO ATTRACT TOP HOTEL Date : 17.01.08 Businesses in Derby are being asked to help with efforts to woo a top hotel to the city. Derby Cityscape wants a four-star hotel, with conferencing ...
14/01/2008 - High Profile City Proposals
CRUCIAL CITY PROPOSALS WOULD PULL IN BUSINESS AND VISITORS Date : 12.01.08 A Decision on three major schemes which could see big changes to the skyline of Derby will be made next week. Councillors will meet on Thursday to ...
9/01/2008 - Relocation Opportunities
GAS-BOTTLING WORKS SALE PAVES THE WAY FOR £8M URBAN VILLAGE Date : 09.01.08 Multi-million-pound plans to redevelop an area of Derby have moved a step closer. Derby Cityscape is planning to create a new "urban village" in the ...
5/12/2007 - Grant Assistance available for High Quality Employment Space
Employment Property Grants available for Derby city centre The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is encouraging development growth to create sustainable properties supporting the growth of skilled and high value added jobs in ...
5/12/2007 - Duffield Road School students have designs on Derby
Derby City Centre is experiencing some of the biggest changes it has ever seen, and Derby Cityscape are delighted to engage with local young people and see what it is that they enjoy about our changing city. We are very pleased to see ...
3/12/2007 - Designers come up with new plan for Jury's Inn
Designers come up with new plan for Jury's Inn 03 December 2007 Designers of Derby's 11-storey Jury's Inn hotel have come up with a radical new plan for the building after being sent back to the drawing board. Plans for the ...
7/11/2007 - Bolsterstone unveil plans for new offices
PLANS UNVEILED FOR MAJOR CITY OFFICE SCHEME Plans to create a £12 million prestige landmark office building in Derby have been submitted to the City Council. Developers, Chesterfield-based Bolsterstone plc, have put forward an ...
29/10/2007 - Work begins on Derby's Roundhouse
Full Steam Ahead as Work Starts on the Roundhouse Ex workers and current students were among the guests who got a glimpse of what the Roundhouse will look like when it’s complete in 2009 at a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday 5th ...
22/10/2007 - £30 million Vision for city site
£30M VISION FOR CITY SITE Date : 22.10.07 A Developer has revealed new plans to breathe life back into a city-centre site that has stood vacant for years. The £30m scheme will transform the former police station and magistrates' ...
16/10/2007 - New Hotel for the City
This is the first image of how one of the city's tallest buildings - a £25m, 226-bed hotel - will look. The nine-storey Jurys Inn on the former Bridgegate BMW site will be 117ft tall - the same height as the nearby Catholic church of ...
15/10/2007 - First Glimpse of how city's sky line will be transformed
FIRST GLIMPSE OF HOW CITY SKYLINE WILL BE TRANSFORMED Date : 15.10.07 This is the first image of how one of the city's tallest buildings - a £25m, 226-bed hotel - will look. The nine-storey Jurys Inn on the former Bridgegate BMW ...
10/10/2007 - Blueprint
DERBY CITYSCAPE WELCOMES BLUEPRINT PLANS Plans to transform part of Derby city centre with a £16m mixed used scheme have been welcomed by Derby Cityscape, the urban regeneration company spearheading the £2 billion regeneration of ...
10/10/2007 - VIP's Agree on Westfield Opening
VIPS ALL AGREE: THE WESTFIELD CENTRE MOVES CITY UP INTO THE BIG LEAGUE Date : 10.10.07 It was not just the Derby shoppers who flocked to the new Westfield Derby shopping centre for its opening yesterday. As part of the celebrations, ...
8/10/2007 - Work begins on Roundhouse
Full Steam Ahead as Work Starts on the Roundhouse Ex workers and current students were among the guests who got a glimpse of what the Roundhouse will look like when it’s complete in 2009 at a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday 5th ...
5/10/2007 - £8 million Boulevard plan to link city centre with Train Station
Detailed plans for a continental-style £8m boulevard linking Derby's railway station to the city centre have been unveiled. Urban regeneration company Derby Cityscape has revealed its vision for the walkway. It would be lined with ...
28/09/2007 - The Royal Standard Pub for Sale
£260,000 COULD BE A KNOCKDOWN PRICE FOR A PUB Date : 28.09.07 A Derby pub with a rich history is up for sale - despite being earmarked for demolition. The Royal Standard, in Derwent Street, has been boarded up for almost a year ...
25/09/2007 - Can Derby Meet the challenge and the opportunity of Westfield?
CAN DERBY MEET THE CHALLENGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY OF WESTFIELD Date : 25.09.07 Some of Derby's most influential business people got together last week for The Big Talk - a panel debate aimed at exploring the latest hot topic relating ...
24/09/2007 - Partnership Call
PARTNERSHIP'S CALL TO PUBLIC Date : 24.09.07 An organisation launched to improve Derby is inviting people to attend its board meeting. Derby City Partnership, an alliance of businesses, public ...
21/09/2007 - Jury's Hotel Plans for 226 bedroom hotel
226-BED HOTEL TO TOWER OVER CITY Date : 21.09.07 Derby's Jurys Inn hotel will have 226 bedrooms and be one of Derby's tallest buildings. Plans for the three-star, £25m, nine-storey development on the former Bridgegate BMW site ...
1/08/2007 - Church gets new lease of life
A Historic church on an ancient site in the centre of Derby is undergoing a £1m refurbishment to turn it into a restaurant. St Werburgh's Church, a Grade II listed building in Cheapside which has stood empty for more than a decade, ...
25/07/2007 - Vision of hotel for the city
25th July 2007 Creative students have designed an hotel they would like built in Derby. It was part of a school challenge day for pupils at West Park, Spondon. Derbyshire Education and Business Partnership, which ran the event, ...
2/07/2007 - Cathedral Green
BRIDGE DESIGN UNVEILED 2nd July 2007 Exciting plans for a new footbridge over the River Derwent, which will link new residential housing developments with the heart of Derby city centre, have been unveiled. The bridge will be part of ...