Derby College Group (DCG) has welcomed employers, students, and industry professionals to its third Land-Based Industry Insights event, held at the Broomfield Hall campus, showcasing the wide range of opportunities available across the land-based, equine, and animal care sectors. The event brought education and industry together through a lively Q&A [...]

The post Derby College Group inspires future talent at land-based industry insights event appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Derby College Group has just hosted its Inclusion Showcase 2026: Celebrating Diversity, Empowering Voices at the Broomfield Hall campus, bringing together SEND students, families, employers, charities and support services for a day focused on inclusion, accessibility and belonging. Around 300 attendees took part, with more than 25 organisations hosting stalls, [...]

The post Derby College Group Morley site hosts Inclusion Showcase 2026 to champion inclusive futures appeared first on Erewash Sound.

By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council is reviewing plans which were originally aimed at preserving a rural part of the county as an area of outstanding beauty ahead of a proposed and feared National Grid pylon roll-out and mounting development pressures. The Reform UK-controlled authority [...]

The post County Council reconsiders plans aimed at protecting rural district from pylon roll-out scheme appeared first on Erewash Sound.

By Eddie Bisknell – Local Democracy Reporting Service The mother and girlfriend of a man murdered outside a Derbyshire pub have shared their disappointment at the venue being allowed to serve alcohol to 2am once again. Loraine Wilson and Lauren Colton spoke out after officials on Erewash Borough Council allowed [...]

The post Family of man murdered by intoxicated pub customer share disappointment over venue’s late alcohol sales permit appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Ockbrook-based children’s charity Over The Wall Camp is appealing to the local community for vital donations to ensure children and young people living with serious illnesses and disabilities can experience the magic and mischief of a life-changing residential camp this summer. The national charity is transforming its new forever home [...]

The post Donations needed to bring ‘Old School’ magic and mischief to seriously-ill children this summer appeared first on Erewash Sound.

All households in Derbyshire will soon receive free weekly food collections as part of reforms set out by central government.   The new legislation means food waste must be collected separately from other waste and the new collections will be operated every week by local district and borough councils. It means that [...]

The post New FREE food waste recycling collections being rolled out in Derbyshire appeared first on Erewash Sound.

By Esther Ogonya Spring has arrived in Erewash, with almost 170,000 bulbs now in bloom at Ilkeston’s Victoria Park. Council leader Cllr James Dawson said: “It has been a cold wet winter. But here in Erewash the good news is that the future now looks so much sunnier.” More displays and [...]

The post Bulbs bloom as Erewash parks get £1m investment boost appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Erewash Voluntary Action (EVA) has been awarded £403,933 from The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver a new three-year initiative aimed at improving health, wellbeing and community resilience across the borough of Erewash. The funding will support the Erewash Community Wellness Project, an ambitious programme designed to tackle health inequalities [...]

The post Erewash Voluntary Action secures £403,933 National Lottery funding to boost community health and well-being appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Erewash Police officers are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man who is wanted for questioning in relation to an incident of making threats to kill. Despite extensive enquiries, officers have been unable to locate 31-year-old Thomas Stark, who is from Sandiacre, leading to the appeal and the [...]

The post Appeal launched to trace man wanted in connection with making threats to kill appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has called for a Parliament debate on the subject of community radio, giving particular reference to the work of Erewash Sound in his constituency. Addressing his fellow Parliamentarians, Adam, who is a regular guest on the Breakfast Show with Paul Stacey, said: “In Erewash, we are [...]

The post Erewash MP praises Erewash Sound and calls for a Commons debate on community radio appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Erewash Borough Council is backing a new mission to ramp up the use of renewable energy sources to cut bills for residents, community groups and businesses – as the Iran war plunges world oil and gas markets into turmoil. The focus is on how people across the borough can take [...]

The post Borough Council backs Energy for Erewash mission to cut people’s bills appeared first on Erewash Sound.

By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Union campaigners descended upon the Houses of Parliament to meet the Minister for Social Care Stephen Kinnock with concerns over the feared closure of eight Derbyshire County Council care homes. Derbyshire County Council, during its time under a Conservative administration, chose to [...]

The post Union campaigners meet with care minister in bid to save eight Derbyshire council care homes from closure appeared first on Erewash Sound.

By Eddie Bisknell – Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire councillors have decided not to decide a planning application in a move branded “bizarre”, “peculiar” and “silly”. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting last night (Wednesday, March 11th), councillors refused to make a decision on a planning application for a five-bedroom [...]

The post Events described as “bizarre”, “peculiar” and “silly” after borough councillors decide not to decide a planning application appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Thousands of trees are being planted across Derbyshire now the second planting season of the county’s ambitious Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest is well underway. Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest is a long term programme led by Derbyshire County Council to increase tree cover across eastern and southern Derbyshire and Derby. Tree [...]

The post Tree planting gathers pace as Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest branches out appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Derbyshire County Council is expected to confirm its latest annual increase in its care fee contributions which it uses to help cover independent care home and home care agency costs for the county’s residents as it prepares to possibly close eight of its own care homes and sell a further [...]

The post Derbyshire County Council set to increase care fee contributions during backlash over failed sale of care homes appeared first on Erewash Sound.

A senior Erewash Police officer has taken to social media to detail the latest work carried out by officers in the borough. Inspector Charlotte Piggott said that, after a very busy start to 2026, and having listened carefully to issues detailed by members of the public through local networking, online [...]

The post Erewash Police Officer issues update on work carried out in the borough appeared first on Erewash Sound.

A rowing club that was launched 15 years ago as the only one in Erewash has thanked the borough council for backing it with a £3,438 grant amid a continuing boom in membership. The popularity of the Devil’s Elbow Rowing Club had led to it running out of space to [...]

The post Mayor supports rowing club expansion appeared first on Erewash Sound.

The Mayor of Erewash is to set off in a Reliant Robin on a near 2,000-mile tour of the borough’s three twin towns – pausing at the Nurburgring to race the three-wheeler around Germany’s most notorious motorsports circuit. Cllr Harry Atkinson reckons the charity stunt will be the first time [...]

The post Erewash Mayor to race Reliant Robin round Nurburgring appeared first on Erewash Sound.

A major A-road in Erewash has been closed for several hours after a road accident described by officials as ‘serious’ which involved three vehicles. The incident on Saturday 7th March, was first reported to emergency services at around 11:40am, leading to the road closure between Arbour Hill and the turn [...]

The post Serious accident involving three vehicles closes major borough road appeared first on Erewash Sound.

Twenty-five people have been arrested after drugs, weapons and cash were taken off the streets of Erewash during a targeted operation. Focusing on drug dealing in the area, both uniformed and plain clothes officers stopped and searched 52 people and 13 vehicles – leading to nine weapons, including a knuckle [...]

The post 25 arrests made after a targeted operation in Erewash appeared first on Erewash Sound.