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Eleven new wholetime firefighters for Derbyshire

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service has marked the end of training for 11 new Firefighters who will now begin their careers at fire stations across the county. Formally welcoming the new recruits on Friday 17th July 2026, Derbyshire’s Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Michael Sharman hosted a pass out ceremony to celebrate and mark their achievement with the presentation of certificates, special awards, and operational displays for the assembled guests. Speaking afterwards, CFO/CE Sharman said: “It is always an honour to […]

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Jari Luoma (credit) with his listening equipment in Finland.

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Scandinavian Sound – Erewash Sound reaches far afield in Summer months

Warmer Summer weather has left local people reaching for ice creams, cold drinks and fans but in Scandinavia, it has led one radio buff to reach for his listening equipment. Jari Luoma contacted Erewash Sound from Southern Finland, having picked up 103.5 FM broadcasts on two occasions, in what he described "an exceptional moment for UK radio reception", adding that he was thrilled to receive our low power signal. Jari, a radio DXer who operates a remote listening station using […]

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Erewash Borough Council issues an update on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire

The Government has announced its decision on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire. The two unitary proposal for Derbyshire put together by Chesterfield Borough Council, Derby City Council, Erewash Borough Council and High Peak Borough Council, including boundary changes will proceed. For more detail on this proposal which was listed as ‘B1’ in the joint submission, please see the following link: Our proposals - One Derbyshire Two Councils There are no immediate changes to council services, and Erewash residents should continue […]

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Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall in Matlock. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

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Ten Derbyshire councils to be replaced with two with a north-south divide, the Government has decided

Derbyshire’s ten councils will be scrapped and replaced with two councils along a north-south divide, the Government has decided. In the biggest council shakeup for 50 years, today (July 16th), the Labour Government has announced that Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council and the eight districts and boroughs will all be scrapped. It has chosen to replace these 10 councils with two authorities, one to cover the northern half of Derbyshire and one for the southern half, with Amber Valley to […]

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The knife recovered from a stop-search in Wiltshorpe Road, Long Eaton (Credit: Derbyshire Police)

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Arrest made for drug and knife offences in Long Eaton

Police officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have taken action after spotting a young male on a bike who was loitering and acting suspiciously on Wilsthorpe Road. On Monday 13th July, offices went to speak to the male who then tried to make off, but after a brief tussle, he was detained for a stop-search under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. During the search, officers found scales, a burner phone, cannabis and a knife. The […]

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The planned site of 160 homes in Breadsall Hilltop. Image from Google.

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Plans for 160 homes have been filed for Green Belt land between a Derby suburb and a nearby village

Plans for 160 homes have been filed for Green Belt land between a Derby suburb and a nearby village. Derby-based firm Wheeldon Brothers has applied to build 160 homes off Hungerhill Close in Breadsall Hilltop, on grassland between the Derby suburb and neighbouring Breadsall. If granted permission by Erewash Borough Council, the project, which leads through an existing large newbuild estate, would include 72 properties (45 per cent) classed as affordable housing. The Breadsall Hilltop plot is a further attempt […]

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Ombudsman releases complaints data for the East Midlands for 2025-26

Complaints about local services in the East Midlands are among a record national total released today by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, as new data reveals it experienced a 33 per cent rise in complaints about English councils in 2025-26. The Ombudsman’s review of local government complaints reveals a sharp rise in its national caseload, with 27,625 complaints received in 2025-26, a 33 per cent increase on the previous year and the sharpest rise in more than a […]

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Black mould in bathrooms (Credit: Groundwork Five Counties)

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Groundwork charity tackles damp and mouldy homes

Regional charity Groundwork Five Counties is working with local authorities and social housing associations in the East Midlands to educate and support tenants to be safe from damp and mould. In 2025/26, the charity visited 427 households and found a total of 2,001 rooms that were not up to standard. Groundwork Five Counties has recently published its annual report which highlights how damp and mould is a widespread problem in social housing. The organisation visits homes selected by their landlords […]

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Belper's Ada Belfield care home residents joined the campaign to stop the proposed sale of the home which is subject to Derbyshire County Council changes to care services. Picture courtesy of Belper Together.

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Derbyshire campaigners call for update over delayed council plans to sell care home operation

Campaigners opposed to the planned sale of a Derbyshire County Council care home operation are pressing the authority for an update after it confirmed three months ago that negotiations were underway with an interested party to take over the running of the facility. The Reform UK-controlled council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and led to their closure but the authority confirmed in April that negotiations with an ‘established care provider’ were underway […]

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Eleven new wholetime firefighters for Derbyshire

Scandinavian Sound – Erewash Sound reaches far afield in Summer months

Erewash Borough Council issues an update on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire

Ten Derbyshire councils to be replaced with two with a north-south divide, the Government has decided

Arrest made for drug and knife offences in Long Eaton

Plans for 160 homes have been filed for Green Belt land between a Derby suburb and a nearby village

Ombudsman releases complaints data for the East Midlands for 2025-26

Groundwork charity tackles damp and mouldy homes

Derbyshire campaigners call for update over delayed council plans to sell care home operation

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