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Proposals to consult on the future of grant funding to voluntary and community groups are set to be considered by Derbyshire County Council.

Cabinet, which meets on Monday 29th April, will be asked to agree to launch consultations to seek the public’s views on plans to end two types of discretionary grant support.

Proposals to consult on the future of residential care homes and day opportunities for older people in Erewash and beyond are set to be considered by Derbyshire County Council.

Following a consultation, Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet are set to make changes to the early help service. Cabinet will consider a report at a meeting on 29th April.

The East Midlands Chamber is seeking to recognise the achievement and resilience of businesses across the three cities and counties having announced the stating of its Business Awards for 2024, following a challenging trading environment over the last year.

Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Teams have seized a large quantity of vapes with an estimated value of £300 during a routine patrol.

Michael Dallard from Long Eaton had been training for the London Marathon this weekend after receiving a place through his employer.

A repeat cross-border shop thief has been jailed and banned from entering 12 stores in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Prolific offender Billy-Jean Summers targeted stores in Long Eaton and Sandiacre along with Chilwell and Wollaton in Nottinghamshire between 8th March and 5th April 2024.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup OBE has pledged her support to a landmark Bill that will create a smokefree generation and tackle underage vaping. 

Secretary of State Mark Harper has pledged possible investment for ten new trains at Derby’s Alstom train factory, following a campaign led by Marketing Derby and backed by over 200 East Midlands Chamber members and over 300 Derby Bondholders. 

Inflation has fallen to 3.2% (from 3.4%) for the month of March in the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

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