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19/09/2023: A £245,000 mission to improve an Erewash park will get under way this autumn after the council awarded a contract for new lighting.
19/09/2023: Following a spate of drain cover thefts, the county council is asking residents to report any suspicious activity to the Police.
11/09/2023: With the collapse of high street retailer Wilko gathering pace as store closures begin to be implemented, the Long Eaton branch has been included in a list of five Derbyshire based stores to shut its doors for good.
08/09/2023: Two men have been charged in connection with a robbery in Long Eaton.
Maggie Throup MP
08/09/2023: Maggie Throup, Member of Parliament for Erewash, has welcomed the announcement that Long Eaton Rugby Football Club (RFC) is set to benefit from RFU (Rugby Football Union) funding which will boost the women’s game.
06/09/2023: A teenager has been arrested after a man was assaulted in Sawley.
25/08/2023: Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have received a number of reports recently detailing suspicious callers and potential doorstep fraud in Long Eaton and surrounding areas. In response, a publication entitled 'Your essential guide to help prevent fraud' has been made available to help identify various forms of fraud and minimise the chances of becoming a victim. You can read through the guide by clicking here.
25/08/2023: Cyclists have an opportunity to get their bikes registered on the UK's national cycle database at a special event being staged in mid-September.
25/08/2023: A proposal to end “free” garden waste collections is being considered by Erewash Borough Council as part of a number of changes to household waste collection services.
24/08/2023: When Ben Halford joined the Royal Air Force Air Cadets aged 12 he was, by his own admission, “no angel at school”.  Fast forward 7 years and Ben, better known by his peers as Cadet Warrant Officer Halford, is a transformed man who is about to apply to join the police.

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