Borough Wide News
15/04/2024: Join the Long Eaton Natural History Society Wildlife Group on short wildlife walks around the local area. For 2024, the walks start with something a bit different. Aquabox provides safe drinking water and humanitarian aid to people affected by disasters. This walk is to visit the Aquabox Charity and will be held on Monday 22nd April.
13/04/2024: Erewash Sound has teamed up with The Giving Lottery to give you the chance to win up to a jackpot of £25,000 by playing for just as little as £1 per week.
13/04/2024: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has visited Ilkeston as part of a tour of the county and Derby City to lead a day of prayers, lending his support to churches and community groups across the Diocese.
12/04/2024: Passengers travelling by train from Ilkeston Railway Station may have the chance to enjoy some classical music on later legs of their journey.
11/04/2024: Leading end-of-life care charity, Treetops Hospice, has raised over £13,000 from its annual Lottery Super Draw. Proceeds go towards providing nursing care and emotional support for adults and their families.
10/04/2024: Four people have been hospitalised after a collision between three vehicles in Borrowash on Wednesday morning (10th April), resulting in a response from three emergency services including an air ambulance.
10/04/2024: Maggie Throup OBE is urging local community and voluntary groups to apply for National Lottery funding.
10/04/2024: A new subscription service for residents wanting to continue getting their garden waste collected has seen thanks go out from Erewash Borough Council to all those who have been signing up.
10/04/2024: Long Eaton Art Room on Derby Road (next to West Park) is playing host to a quiz night on Friday 12th April from 6pm. Places cost £10 per person if you fill your team allocation. (5 people for £50) The winning team will get their entry fee returned.
The price includes cake and bottomless tea/coffee or squash, but participants can bring their own alcholic drinks.
Hosts will be David William Sampson and Erewash Sound Breakfast Show host Paul Stacey. Proceeds will help towards covering the costs of essential electrical updates to the Art Room building.
Visit the events page at www.longeatonartroom.co.uk to book tickets.
09/04/2024: A speeding driver who left his victim “wishing she had died” after ploughing into her at nearly 60mph has been jailed.