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Residents who feared part of a former golf course could be sold to developers have learned from council chiefs that it WON’T – and that ALL the land will be turned into a new nature reserve for the community.

The amount of economically active people (aged 16+) in the East Midlands has risen 0.8% over the last year, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Local companies and organisations are being invited to recapture their childhoods and compete in a series of fun sporting challenges based on the traditional school sports day.

Derbyshire County Council made offers of infant, primary and junior school places to approximately 10,300 children on Tuesday 16th April.   

A visit to Erewash by the Archbishop of Canterbury saw the Church of England head surprise passers-by as he prayed with them on Ilkeston Market Place.

An event to address Derby’s rising child poverty takes place in the city later this month.

The East Midlands Chamber has called for the Government to reconsider the “common usage charge” on food imports.  The fee, capped at £145 for a mixed consignment is introduced on 30th April and will be applied to some animal and plant products arriving from the EU via Dover or Folkestone.

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.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown for the second month in a row, up 0.1% in February, according to new estimated figures published recently by the Office for National Statistics.

Passengers travelling by train from Ilkeston Railway Station may have the chance to enjoy some classical music on later legs of their journey.

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