The Mayor of the East Midlands has secured an additional £57.2 million to support housing developments on brownfield land across the region. The funding will be used over the next four years to support the construction of more than 1,900 homes across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire. The homes will [...]

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A Derbyshire teenager who is being housed by Derventio Housing Trust has been finding space to heal in a valued gardening project. Leo Webberley, 19, of Heanor, has been living with Derventio Housing Trust since just before Christmas last year. The trust provides supported housing to hundreds of people across [...]

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A man who fought with others in a pub brawl and later attacked police officers has been jailed for more than five years. The door supervisors at The Borough Arms in Ilkeston flagged down officers to tell them there had been a fight at the venue in the early hours [...]

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By Eddie Bisknell – Local Democracy Reporting Service The mother and girlfriend of a man murdered outside a Derbyshire pub have shared their disappointment at the venue being allowed to serve alcohol to 2am once again. Loraine Wilson and Lauren Colton spoke out after officials on Erewash Borough Council allowed [...]

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A man has been charged with illegally selling goods door-to-door without a licence. Roy Greasly of Brentford Drive, Mackworth in Derby, has been charged with acting as a pedlar without having obtained a certificate under the Pedlars Act 1871. The charge relates to an incident in Lord Haddon Road, Ilkeston, [...]

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By Eddie Bisknell – Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire pub linked to dozens of incidents of crime and disorder, including two deaths, looks set to be allowed to sell alcohol until 2am, months after being restricted. An Erewash Borough Council licensing hearing is due to take place on Thursday, [...]

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Ilkeston Police Officers are appealing for help from the public to trace a man who is wanted for questioning in connection with an incident of criminal damage. Despite carrying out extensive inquiries, officers have been unable to trace 50-year old Dean Bryson who comes from the town. A photograph of [...]

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Two fire engines have escorted a bin lorry back to its Erewash depot after its load began smouldering from something in the rubbish. The borough council’s eagle-eyed refuse crew spotted smoke so pulled over and immediately summoned help. Firefighters decided the safest way to deal with the emergency – and [...]

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Erewash Borough Council is backing a new mission to ramp up the use of renewable energy sources to cut bills for residents, community groups and businesses – as the Iran war plunges world oil and gas markets into turmoil. The focus is on how people across the borough can take [...]

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Thousands of trees are being planted across Derbyshire now the second planting season of the county’s ambitious Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest is well underway. Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest is a long term programme led by Derbyshire County Council to increase tree cover across eastern and southern Derbyshire and Derby. Tree [...]

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A senior Erewash Police officer has taken to social media to detail the latest work carried out by officers in the borough. Inspector Charlotte Piggott said that, after a very busy start to 2026, and having listened carefully to issues detailed by members of the public through local networking, online [...]

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On Sunday 8th March, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) celebrated the achievements of six new on-call firefighters at a pass out ceremony attended by their family and friends. The Service also recognised two newly competent industrial firefighters from Rolls-Royce, who trained alongside its on-call recruits as part of a [...]

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Twenty-five people have been arrested after drugs, weapons and cash were taken off the streets of Erewash during a targeted operation. Focusing on drug dealing in the area, both uniformed and plain clothes officers stopped and searched 52 people and 13 vehicles – leading to nine weapons, including a knuckle [...]

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Police Officers from the Ilkeston Safer Neighbourhood Team seized over £4,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco and a vehicle that was used in crime. Action was taken after suspicious behaviour was noted in the area of Club Row car park and Bath Street. PC Stephenson said: “It is important [...]

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An Ilkeston womnan has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order which will be in place for two years. Under the jurisdiction of Southern Derbyshire Magistrates, on 19th February, Julie Hoddinott of Lord Haddon Road in the town as handed the order. Whilst it is in place. Hoddinott must comply [...]

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Cafe lovers across Erewash can look forward to a more continental-style vibe as the weather warms up – after the borough council voted to scrap its charge for eateries and pubs that put tables out on pavements. The new boost for the local hospitality sector includes budgeting £2,400 to refund [...]

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A gym at one of Erewash Borough Council’s leisure centres has been beefed up at a cost of over £60,000 with state-of-the art cardio equipment – featuring “immersive on-demand workouts” and an app that can be downloaded to track fitness levels. Sixteen-inch touchscreens mean gymgoers at Ilkeston’s Rutland Sports Park [...]

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An increase in Erewash homes being bought to house multiple tenants is seeing the borough council having to seek a legal dispensation so it can properly crack down on those getting converted under the radar, concerned councillors have been told. The town hall is on a mission to stem the [...]

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Currently, online mapping providers like Google Maps and Apple Maps will sometimes direct people to cut across the market place from Pimlico to South Street – driving directly in front of Ilkeston town hall and the John Warren pub. That entrance to the Market Place has a ‘no motor vehicles’ [...]

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Residents of an Ilkeston property have lost their lives after a suspected gas leak. Police officers were reports that a couple had been found unconscious at a house in The Spinney in the town shortly after 10:10am on Friday 20th February. At the scene, a married couple, a man, 89, [...]

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