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CCTV
Derby businesses have been asked to double their contribution towards the cost of operating the city centre’s closed circuit TV camera network. The annual cost of running the 17 security cameras is Ł90,000. In their first annual contribution, businesses donated Ł9,000 but are now being urged to donate Ł18,000 for the year 2000/2001. Derby’s City Centre Management Team is responsible for raising a percentage of the annual running costs. Within the next four years, the target contribution required from businesses will rise to a maximum of 50 per cent – Ł45,000.

Derby City Council would have to cover the cost of any targets not met. The management team was pleased that the initial target had been achieved. But, as only 41 of the 1,000 businesses in Derby made a donation, it is appealing for more firms to contribute. City centre manager Dave Best said, “We need to underline to people that some businesses are on board, so why aren’t they? But the fact that businesses have helped to fund the scheme shows a growing partnership responsibility in Derby.”

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LINK ROAD
A link road between the new A6 bypass and Derby's Wilmorton area is being considered in a bid to cut congestion in Alvaston.

DERBY - CITY OF PUBS
This is a city of pubs and the surest way to become an honorary Derby citizen is to go on a pub crawl.

COUNCIL PENSION BLACK-HOLE
A Ł620m black hole has opened up in the main Derbyshire council employees' pension fund, and tax payers will have to foot some of the bill.

SCHOOL FUNDS
There has been a storm of protest nationally from head teachers saying they have not been given enough money to run their schools.

RAT RUN
Drivers regularly use Albany Road as a short-cut from Kingsway to Uttoxeter New Road, but Derby City Council is to ban traffic.

ON-LINE SHOPPING
Online supermarket shopping could be the perfect solution to uncontrollable trolleys, long checkout queues and heavy shopping bags, but...

SHOPPING TROLLEY
A shopper is boycotting a supermarket over their unruly shopping trolleys.

SOON TO BE HOMELESS
A mother-of-two is to be served a possession notice forcing her out of the home she was told by the council to 'squat' in.

PARKING CONCERNS
People living near a Derby hospital have won a five-year battle to rid their streets of parked cars.

CHEWING GUM
Derby South MP Mrs Beckett has come up with a list of ideas for improving the quality of life in towns and cities across the UK by making chewing gum harder to buy.

ELVASTON CASTLE
A meeting held to discuss the future of Elvaston Castle produced confusion and disappointment.

POLICE PRIORITIES
There should be more effort on the part of police officers generally to ensure they get their priorities in order and retain the respect of at least a small section of the community.

ARE YOU NORMAL?
How far would you go for Ł10 million? 25% would abandon their friends and family, and 7% would murder.

YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN...
A sexy babe catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.

ZERO TOLERANCE
The principal behind Zero Tolerance is that any crime or misdemeanour no matter how small, must be pursued, prosecuted and the offender punished.

CUSTOMER SERVICE?
Two customers in dispute with Powerhouse regarding products they bought from its Kingsway store.

LEGISLATION FOR PROFIT
A term to describe a situation whereby an authority or private organisation intentially creates a 'Barrier to Appeal' in such a way as to allow the organisation to "Obtain a Pecuniary Advantage by Perverting the Judicial System", over clients and customers.

ILLEGAL PROFITEERING IN BANKING
There is substantial evidence that “Illegal Profiteering” exists in the banking industry which could be argued as "Theft".

SALE ORDERS
Businesses which block a Ł200m plan to redevelop Derby's Eagle Centre could be forced to sell to the city council. The council is considering ordering the sale of all the land needed for the work to go ahead.

TAXI LICENSING RULES
Councillors are considering a potential u-turn over taxi licensing rules for people carriers. The city council's licensing and appeals committee are to decide whether or not to approve a new set of conditions for private hire vehicles.

GARDEN GANGSTER
Graham Ellison claimed his possessions were being stolen after council workers and bailiffs moved into his Alvaston home. He was arrested for ignoring a court order to tidy his garden - and jailed for four months.

UNTIDY GARDEN
When Gillian Condon moved into her council house in the summer of 2002, she was told that the overgrown garden full of rubbish would soon be cleared.

AN EARTHQUAKE HITS DERBY
An earthquake hit Derby on September 23, 2002. The epicentre was Chaddesden.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth.

SOCIAL SERVICES
Derby Social Services believes Ł16 a week is enough for a disabled paraplegic to live on.

LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT
Derby City Council pledged to deliver extra improvements in key services to local people.

PLAYING FAIR
To be licensed by the council, taxis have to undergo a test similar to the standard MoT test, but more rigorous, every 12 months. But now this status has been taken away from Walpole Motors.

PRIDE PARK
City Challenge was one of the biggest tests ever faced by councillors and officials in Derby. This included transforming contaminated wasteland which dwarfed the size of the city centre.

SWERF
A waste to energy plant which Derby City Council wants to see built in Sinfin has been hailed as a solution to the waste problem. But residents and environmentalists are opposed to the Swerf technology.

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