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Allestree Community Web Site - Information about local services and organisations.
Derby City Council Fact Pack - Includes economic development information, details and plans of major development sites, quality of life information plus contacts for key partner organisations.
BBC Derby - Local news, sport, travel, weather, arts, movies, clubs & gigs for the Derby region, with competitions, e-cards and message boards.
Derby UK Online - A community web site and guide offering information on suburbs, recreational facilities, buildings, history, kid's facilities, local business and events.
Safer Derby, Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership - An alliance of organisations which generate strategies and policies, implement actions and interventions concerning crime and disorder within their Partnership area.
Touch Derby - Interactive guide to the city. Providing news, listings, what's on guide, classifieds and other information.
Newhall Resources - Database including baptisms, marriages and burials aimed at family historians interested in this village.
Derby Photos - Website with photos of the city from the 1830's through to the present day.
Derby Photos - Collection of photographs of the city, county and the region.
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