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Libby Naylor (Ilkeston) picks up her 2nd year apprentice award (Credit: Jayne Russell)

Top achievers shine at Long Eaton-based firm’s hair awards

A Long Eaton-based hair salon franchising company has celebrated the achievements of its top performing teams and individuals by coming together with VIP guests at the Group’s sparkling annual award ceremony. The hotly-anticipated event took place on 14th June in Nottingham. KH Hair Group managing director, Darren Messias, opened proceedings by congratulating 12 individuals for their long service to the company, before 22 awards were handed out in recognition of the firm's top achievers of the past 12 months. Awards […]

18 June 2026 5

Derby

Derby College Group A level students set for a week of world-class experiences

Derby College Group is giving its A-level students an extraordinary final week of term, with a packed programme of employer visits, cultural experiences, higher education tasters, and community activities designed to bring classroom learning to life. Project Week runs from Monday 29th June to Thursday 3rd July and involves all 434 year one A-level students. Rather than winding down for summer, students will be heading out across the region, and further afield, for a series of hands-on experiences spanning arts, […]

18 June 2026 7

Borough Wide

21 year old remanded into custody following bowling alley crash

After appearing before Derby Magistrates Court, a 21 year old from Ilkeston has been remanded into custody following an incident in which a car collided with the local bowling alley. The incident on Friday 12th June at around 5pm saw one car crash into another near to the MFA Bowling Alley on Derby Road, before crashing through a low wall then completely through the outer wall and across all lanes of the bowling alley before coming to rest in the […]

15 June 2026 103

Borough Wide

Bowling alley closes until further notice due to heavy damage after car goes straight through

A borough bowling alley which has recently undergone renovations now faces the prospect of a clean up and extensive repairs and will be closed until further notice after a car ploughed through a wall and went across all of the bowling lanes before coming to rest in a wall at the other side. Three pedestrians were injured after the incident in Derby Road, Ilkeston on Friday 12th June. A large hole was left in the wall at the Derby Road […]

13 June 2026 178

Community Notices

Ilkeston Brass faces further fight for survival

A local brass band which has been facing a battle to survive over recent months and years, but has managed to do so, is now threatened once more after being told that members must vacate its current bandroom. Ilkeston Brass - formed as the Stanton Ironworks band in 1919, and known as that until 1978 - was close to folding in 2025 until it made a late call for new players and a new musical director, but having resolved those […]

12 June 2026 25

Borough Wide

Joint investigation launched after Ilkeston property fire

A joint police and fire investigation into a derelict building fire on Heanor Road in Ilkeston has concluded the most probable cause to be deliberate. Investigators believe the fire most likely started when a naked flame came into contact with combustible materials. Derbyshire firefighters were mobilised to the incident shortly before 5:00am on Wednesday 10th June, following a 999 call to the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service control room. Crews attended from Ilkeston, Ascot Drive, Long Eaton and Chapel-en-le-Frith, with […]

11 June 2026 45

Erewash MP Adam Thompson (Credit: Adam Thompson/LDRS)

Borough Wide

Erewash MP issues statement following Ilkeston bank branch closure announcement

Erewash MP, Adam Thompson has expressed significant disappointed at Lloyds Bank’s decision to close its Ilkeston branch on November 5th 2026. This is just the latest in a string of commercial banks abandoning our high streets. One in five people still rely on in-person banking, disproportionately including the elderly and disabled. The closure would also leave a large and prominent building on Bath Street empty, without an obvious future. Adam has requested an urgent meeting with Lloyds Bank to discuss […]

11 June 2026 35

Poignant: Erewash Deputy Mayor Linda Burns, front, left, at unveiling of seat installed in Ilkeston’s Victoria Park in memory of those who have taken their own lives. The bench aims to deter others from suicide. Credit: EBC

Borough Wide

Deputy Mayor unveils ‘suicide prevention’ bench in park

A touching memorial to local people who have taken their own lives has been unveiled in an Erewash park – in the form of a bench that grieving families and friends hope will help deter others from suicide. The tranquil wooden seat is designed for quiet reflection and bears the inscription: “Someone is always listening.” Erewash’s Deputy Mayor Cllr Linda Burns helped to unveil it at a ceremony in a quiet corner of Ilkeston’s Victoria Park as she was joined […]

10 June 2026 26

Borough Wide

Appeal for information launched following two linked robberies in Ilkeston

Derbyshire Police officers are appealing for information following two robberies in Ilkeston that are believed are linked. The first incident happened when the victim was approached by a man as he walked past a block of flats in Chalons Way at about 10:05pm on Sunday 31st May. The suspect has pushed the victim towards a wall and demanded he hand over some money whilst jabbing him to the arm and ribs with a screwdriver. The victim, a 21-year-old man, sustained […]

9 June 2026 25

Ilkeston

Top achievers shine at Long Eaton-based firm’s hair awards

Derby College Group A level students set for a week of world-class experiences

21 year old remanded into custody following bowling alley crash

Bowling alley closes until further notice due to heavy damage after car goes straight through

Ilkeston Brass faces further fight for survival

Joint investigation launched after Ilkeston property fire

Erewash MP issues statement following Ilkeston bank branch closure announcement

Deputy Mayor unveils ‘suicide prevention’ bench in park

Appeal for information launched following two linked robberies in Ilkeston

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