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A strategy that brings together two former rival areas to "establish a global reputation" for the region is to go ahead next year, according to a new report.A consultation on plans to create the Derby-Nottingham Metropolitan Strategy 2030 ran between July and September last year and the new council report reveals that the strategy will officially launch early this year.It comes after the North Midlands devolution deal between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire collapsed in the summer.Read...