Two more closed Derbyshire care homes are set to be sold at auction, joining two more which have already been listed for sale for more than a month. On September 9th, auction listings for former Derbyshire County Council facilities, Briar Close House Care Home in Borrowash and Thomas Colledge House [...]

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The future of an historic Derbyshire pub that has been derelict for years remains unclear, following a fire and planning delays. After seven years derelict and four years after planning permission for its conversion into homes was granted, residents near the former Wilmot Arms pub in Derby Road, Borrowash, have [...]

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A speeding driver who killed a woman in a head-on collision in Borrowash has been jailed. Scott Bradley’s Vauxhall Astra was seen driving at speed and mounting the pavement just before it hit a Honda Jazz head on in Nottingham Road on 10th April 2024. Kathleen O’Neill, the driver of [...]

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Campaigners looking to bring a tram network across Derby claim they have been “left in the dark” over their proposals. The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA) launched its vision to deliver a tram system for the city in April this year. The organisation believes trams would boost Derby’s economy, reduce [...]

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Several former Derbyshire care homes are being sold at auction after the council failed to secure a buyer to keep them running. In June, Derbyshire County Council confirmed it had emptied and closed eight care homes it had been aiming to sell to a sole provider, after determining it could [...]

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A record sum of almost £2million is to be spent by Erewash council on creating new playgrounds to get children more active. The borough’s leader Cllr James Dawson said the authority’s biggest ever investment in play areas will see the construction of 12 exciting fun zones where tired existing playgrounds [...]

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Derbyshire County Council’s adult care chief has told how he is not immune to the ‘personal elements’ involved during the authority’s ongoing efforts and challenges to reshape adult social care for residents in the face of changing demands and financial restraints. The Reform UK-controlled council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Care, [...]

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A proud schoolboy was congratulated by Erewash’s Mayor at a full meeting of the borough council – for becoming the youngest resident ever to submit a public question. Nathan Hayward, 15, wanted to know if the authority had any plans to introduce youth democracy schemes – and what the requirements [...]

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Erewash Police officers are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a serious collision on the A52 Brian Clough Way. The incident at around 7:45pm on Monday 20th July involved a Ford Fiesta, Ford Transit and a Jaguar, on the westbound carriageway near Borrowash. Seven people were injured with two [...]

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Derbyshire County Council’s adult social care chief has told how positive discussions are still underway with an interested party to take over the running of a council care home after the sale of eight other facilities collapsed forcing them to close. The Reform UK-controlled council’s planned sale of eight of [...]

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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 [...]

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Eight Derbyshire council-run care homes have now been emptied and closed, with remaining residents moved elsewhere, after planned sales to a sole provider failed late last year. All eight care homes which had been put up for sale by Derbyshire County Council have now been vacated as of the first [...]

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The new civic leader for Erewash enjoyed two hours of “fantastic” conversations as he staged the first in a series of meet-the-Mayor sessions at a popular pub – where he apologised for being duff at darts. Cllr Greg Maskalick said of his mission to meet local people: “It was much [...]

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A piano virtuoso from Pittsburgh celebrated becoming Erewash’s new Mayor by taking to the stage to wow music fans at a rock and blues festival. The charity gig by teacher Cllr Greg Maskalick, 66, was his first official engagement – and came a day after he was handed the chain [...]

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Derbyshire Constabulary has announced the appointment of a new PC for the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team. PC Paul Sheldon will serve in the Long Eaton Rural District which includes Breaston, Borrowash, Draycott, Ockbrook, Risley and Stanton by Dale. A police officer for over 10 years, he has carried out [...]

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Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Greg Maskalick has successfully held a charity Blues and Rock Fest to raise money for the homeless charity Canaan Trust, which is based in Long Eaton, and Home Start in Ilkeston. Over the evenings of Friday 22nd May and Saturday 23rd May at the Royal Oak [...]

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Councillor Greg Maskalick has been announced as the new Mayor of Erewash after spending the past year as Deputy to Councillor Harry Atkinson. The chains were handed over at the council’s annual meeting at Long Eaton Town Hall on Thursday 21 May. Councillor Maskalick said: “It is an honour to [...]

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Three men and a woman have been charged in relation to 128 theft from van offences in Erewash and across South Derbyshire All four have been charged with conspiracy to steal and money laundering. They are:- Tom Chetwyn (37) of Derby Road, Chellaston Lee Hames (40) of Bentley Street, Allenton [...]

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A campaign has been launched to bring “transformational” trams back to Derby for the first time in almost a century. The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA) started the engine running on its major plan to deliver a tram system across the city – but it would likely cost hundreds of [...]

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A union chief has welcomed news that Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over and secure the future of one of its endangered care homes but he feels this is ‘cold comfort’ for those affected by the feared closure of eight other [...]

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