News - Borrowash - Latest and archives - Erewash Sound https://www.erewashsound.com/category/news/borrowash/ Love Music - Love Erewash - Your local radio station on 103.5 & 96.8 FM Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:07:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.erewashsound.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pro.Radio-ES-Favicon.webp?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 News - Borrowash - Latest and archives - Erewash Sound https://www.erewashsound.com/category/news/borrowash/ 32 32 247482237 A special relationship – Erewash and Pittsburgh https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/a-special-relationship-erewash-and-pittsburgh/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:43:11 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=211848 The US-born Deputy Mayor of Erewash Borough Council has been using a holiday in his home town of Pittsburgh to champion the borough as a great place to do business. Cllr Greg Maskalick – who became a UK citizen in 2014 – posted an online picture of himself with the [...]

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]]> 211848 CCTV images of man released following theft of car in Borrowash https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/cctv-images-of-man-released-following-theft-of-car-in-borrowash/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:25:07 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=211599 CCTV stills have been released showing a man wanted for questioning n relation to the theft of a car in Borrowash. The incident happened between 2:00pm on Sunday 25th January and 6:45am on Monday 26th January when two men stole a grey Range Rover from outside the Methodist Church in [...]

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]]> 211599 Horses euthanised after tragic A52 incident https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/horses-euthanised-after-tragic-a52-incident/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:16 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=210406 Two horses have reportedly been euthanised after an incident on a busy road through the borough involving a number of vehicles. On Sunday 15th February, traffic was stopped in both directions of the A52 between the A5111 and the M1 junction 25, after the animals got on to the carriageway. [...]

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]]> 210406 Protesters gather at County Council HQ in opposition to feared closure of eight care homes https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/protesters-gather-at-county-council-hq-in-opposition-to-feared-closure-of-eight-care-homes/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:28:13 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=210011 By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Protesters turned out in a last ditch bid to persuade Derbyshire County Council in the eleventh hour to save eight of its elderly care homes from feared closure after the authority’s failed attempt to sell them to a single provider. The former [...]

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]]> 210011 North Derbyshire councillor joins vigil as eight Derbyshire council care homes face closure https://www.erewashsound.com/news/north-derbyshire-councillor-joins-vigil-as-eight-derbyshire-council-care-homes-face-closure/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:47:03 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=209447 By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service A North East Derbyshire District Councillor has described the circumstances for one of eight Derbyshire County Council care homes facing closure as ‘devastating’ for residents, their families and staff. The former Conservative-controlled council chose to sell the eight care homes while managing [...]

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]]> 209447 Four MPs back campaign to save eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/four-mps-back-campaign-to-save-eight-derbyshire-council-care-homes-facing-closure/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:23:40 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=208745 By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Four MPs are backing a union campaign urging Derbyshire County Council to save eight of its care homes from feared closure after a collapsed sale. The former Conservative-controlled council chose to sell the eight care homes while managing a multi-million pound budget [...]

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]]> 208745 Borough Council ‘Oscars’ celebrate Borough’s bright stars https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/borough-council-oscars-celebrate-boroughs-bright-stars/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:57:33 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=208517 By Helen Purcell for Erewash Sound Brave Susie Lambart has been celebrated among other locals for her dedication to the borough after overcoming brain injury. A woman who has overcome a life-changing brain injury to selflessly help others was among the stars of an awards night staged by Erewash Borough [...]

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]]> 208517 Mayor plays down £400m plan for trams coming to Derby (Consultation runs to 8th February) https://www.erewashsound.com/community-notices/mayor-plays-down-400m-plan-for-trams-coming-to-derby-consultation-runs-to-8th-february/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:46:27 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=208106 By Nigel Slater – Local Democracy Reporting Service The East Midlands Mayor has played down fresh plans for a tram network coming to Derby – suggesting other transport ideas are in greater need. Claire Ward told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) there was a media “obsession” with trams and [...]

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]]> 208106 Campaigners to hold ‘silent vigil’ on 6th February near one of eight County Council care homes facing closure https://www.erewashsound.com/news/campaigners-to-hold-silent-vigil-near-one-of-eight-derbyshire-council-care-homes-facing-closure/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:56:55 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=207555 By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Campaign organisers have hit back at Derbyshire County Council after the authority had urged them to cancel a planned demonstration outside one of its eight care homes that have all become subject to a collapsed sale to a private provider and feared [...]

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]]> 207555 Brave Susie is among stars at council ‘Oscars’ https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/brave-susie-is-among-stars-at-council-oscars/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:49:45 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=206506 A woman who has overcome a life-changing brain injury to selflessly help others was among the stars of an awards night staged by Erewash Borough Council to salute local people who inspire fellow citizens to get fit and healthy. Susie Lambert was honoured by the Mayor in the 2026 Active [...]

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]]> 206506 Three men arrested as part of operation to target van thieves https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/three-men-arrested-as-part-of-operation-to-target-van-thieves/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:28:01 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=205748 Three men have been arrested as part of an operation to target thieves who stole from vans on more than 130 occasions across Erewash and South Derbyshire. Officers made the arrests in a rural location in Weston-on-Trent during the early hours of Wednesday 14th January and later in Spondon as [...]

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]]> 205748 Derbyshire councillor blames former administration and Government for collapse of care homes sale https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/derbyshire-councillor-blames-former-administration-and-government-for-collapse-of-care-homes-sale/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:45:55 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=203695 By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council’s business services chief has blamed the authority’s former Conservative administration and the Labour Government for the collapse of plans to sell eight of its care homes which has left them in danger of being closed down. The former Conservative-controlled [...]

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]]> 203695 Borough Council set to scrap housing plans after Government inspector states they are not fit for purpose https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borough-wide/borough-council-set-to-scrap-housing-plans-after-government-inspector-states-they-are-not-fit-for-purpose/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:43:03 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/?p=203688 By Eddie Bisknell – Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire council is set to scrap its future plans for thousands of homes after a Government planning inspector said it would be effectively not fit for purpose. Erewash Borough Council has been working on a blueprint – called the Core Strategy [...]

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]]> 203688 New defibrillators installed across Erewash https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/new-defibrillators-installed-across-erewash/ Thu, 01 May 2025 13:05:00 +0000 https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/new-defibrillators-installed-across-erewash/ People who fall victim to cardiac arrests have a better chance of survival – thanks to a new network of defibrillators installed across Erewash by the borough council.

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]]> 100003 Ockbrook & Borrowash W.I 'Chair Yoga' (Tuesdays) https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/ockbrook-borrowash-w-i-chair-yoga-tuesdays/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:38:24 +0000 http://67290 Ockbrook & Borrowash W.I is running Chair Yoga sessions at Ashbrook Community Centre, Ashbrook Avenue, Borrowash (DE72 3JE) from 2pm to 4pm every Tuesday

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]]> 67290 Ron Newton – a tribute https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/ron-newton-a-tribute/ Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:10:00 +0000 http://1584 Erewash Sound features a tribute to popular Borrowash village barber Ron Newton - the popular hairdreser ran a salon on the main road in the village for decades, until the effects of cancer forced him into a brief retirement before leading to his sad death.

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]]> 1584 Tributes to popular Borrowash barber https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/tributes-to-popular-borrowash-barber/ Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:06:00 +0000 http://1587 Tributes have been paid to a traditional and popular Borrowash barber who has died just a short period after ill health forced him into retirement.

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]]> 1587 Ockbrook & Borrowash Safer Neighbourhood Group https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/ockbrook-borrowash-safer-neighbourhood-group/ Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:02:00 +0000 http://1606 Your local officers are: PC Martin Walker 2833, PCSO Claire March 4508 & PCSO Matt Boyer 4585. Telephone 0845 123 3333 or e-mail longeaton.neighbourhoods(at)derbyshire.pnn.police.uk. (please change the '(at)' for an '@' symbol before e-mailing.) Borrowash & Ockbrook Police Office, 116 Cole Lane, Borrowash. Derbyshire.

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]]> 1606 Ockbrook, Borrowash & Draycott First Responders Group https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/ockbrook-borrowash-draycott-first-responders-group/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:02:00 +0000 http://1625 Sixteen people have already joined Ockbrook, Borrowash & Draycott First Responders Group after a call for volunteers. Organised by the Church Wilne Rotary Club and trained by the East Midlands Ambulance Service, volunteers are equipped with and trained on the use of essential medical equipment to be able to respond [...]

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]]> 1625 The Ockash Trust https://www.erewashsound.com/news/borrowash/the-ockash-trust/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:01:00 +0000 http://1638 The Ockash Trust is a registered charity set up to help young people from Ockbrook and Borrowash. To apply, you must be under the age of 21, and be from either of the two villages. The Trust awards grants of money for health, education and in some cases recreational purposes. [...]

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