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Derby is located on the banks of the River Derwent and is surrounded by the shire county of Derbyshire and was given city status in 1977.The two biggest employers in Derby are Rolls-Royce plc and the Toyota Motor Corporation. Egg, the Internet and telephone bank, also has its national base in the city.

The development of the new Westfield Centre is part of £2 billon master plan for Derby, which will regenerate key areas of the city centre and reinvigorate Derby to ensure it is meeting its potential.  Westfield has made a £340 million investment that will create 3,000 new jobs and provide a million square feet of retail and leisure space.  This has kick started the £2 billion master plan very positively, leading other investors to express an interest in the city and, since the Westfield investment; a further £340 million has already been committed across the city centre. Added to the £360 million scheme at Derby’s City Hospital, then Derby has already hit the first billon towards achieving its vision. 

Derby City is a Local Authority in the ‘excellent’ category, and crime and mortality levels are lower than the national average for cities. It has areas of affluence as well as significant deprivation, with four wards ranking among the most deprived areas in Britain.

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