Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over the running of one if its care homes which has been marketed for sale despite campaigners having argued against the facility falling into private ownership amidst concerns for elderly residents and staff. The Reform UK [...]

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Police officers in Erewash have taken to social media to report having seen a rise in theft-related crime in the Long Eaton rural area, specifically including Borrowash, Breaston and Draycott. An appeal has been issued to residents of the three villages to ensure they are being more vigilant and making [...]

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Police officers in Erewash are appealing for information following a burglary at a supermarket in Borrowash. The incident happened when two men broke into the Victoria Avenue Co-op store at about 2:30am on Friday 27th February. Once inside they stole a significant amount of cash before fleeing the scene. Anyone [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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