News

Chamber backs call for urgent support to help exporters as new US tariffs are applied

With a new 15% tariff applied to goods imported into the US expected from 24th February, East Midlands Chamber has given its backing to a proposal sent to Government calling for immediate support to ease increased cost pressure on exporters. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has presented six steps to Government it says would alleviate pressure on firms that export overseas, following the 5% increased import tariff announced by President Trump, that, once implemented, would take the level to […]

24 February 2026 15

Cotmanhay

Regional Mayor awards £225,000 to tackle social isolation in Erewash

Social isolation is to be tackled in an Erewash community after almost £225,000 was awarded to a new scheme by the Mayor of the East Midlands. Mayor Claire Ward has awarded £224,307 to social enterprise Parkside High from her £3 million Community Development Fund. The funding will be used to develop Future Cotmanhay, to help people “connect, collaborate, and be empowered to meet economic and social challenges”. Cotmanhay is one of 10 neighbourhoods across the East Midlands Combined County Authority […]

23 February 2026 30

Borough Wide

Police issue appeal to trace rider of distinctive orange bike

Police officers in Erewash are appealing for help to identify a group of people wanted for questioning about an an assault in Long Eaton. A man in his 50s sustained serious injuries after he was attacked by a group of people on bikes, while he was sat in a parked vehicle in Longmoor Road. Despite following a number of lines of enquiry since the incident happened on 22nd December 2025, officers have not yet been able to identify those involved. […]

23 February 2026 36

Long Eaton

Long Eaton Police appeal after dog attack

Police officers in Long Eaton are appealing for information after a dog was attacked in the town. A man was walking his Brittany Spaniel along the canal path at the back of Howarth Close at around 1:00pm on Wednesday 18th February, when a medium-sized black dog bit the spaniel on its back leg, causing a serious injury. The black dog was reportedly being walked by a women in her 30s or 40s, thought to live locally, and who was approximately […]

23 February 2026 104

Erewash Borough Council headquarters in Long Eaton. Photo by Eddie Bisknell.

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Borough Wide

Erewash HMO restriction order

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service New restrictions on HMOs in Derbyshire towns and villages are set to be introduced to curb a surge in “cramped”, “rabbit hutch” accommodation. Erewash Borough Council’s Labour executive is set to adopt the HMO (houses in multiple occupancy) restrictions at a meeting this week in response to continued public lobbying over the issue. The new restrictions – known as an Article 4 direction – will make it mandatory for developers and landlords […]

23 February 2026 91 2

Ilkeston

Couple die after suspected gas leak in Ilkeston

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, and a woman, 90, were found but were pronounced dead by the ambulance service. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service subsequently made the area safe, and after the property was ventilated, […]

20 February 2026 32

News

Man quickly arrested after woman approached at Elvaston Castle

Police officers are appealing for information following a report of concerning behaviour at Elvaston Castle Country Park. The incident occurred at around midday on Friday 6th February 2026, when a woman reported that she was approached by a man wearing a high‑visibility jacket who was acting in a suspicious and intimidating manner. The behaviour caused her to feel frightened and change her route to get away safely. She was not physically hurt. Police attended the area shortly afterwards and a […]

20 February 2026 33

The Best Western hotel in Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre. Image from Google.

Borough Wide

Home Office insists it will close every asylum seeker hotel after County Council demands timeline

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service The Government’s Home Office has insisted it will close every single asylum seeker hotel after Derbyshire County Council has called for a clear timeline on the Government’s plans to shut down the controversial system which houses a worrying number of immigrants seeking asylum in UK communities. Derbyshire County Council, which is led by a Reform UK administration, voted by a majority at a meeting on February 11th to approve Cllr Paul Maginnis’s […]

19 February 2026 59

Community Notices

Eighteen blank firearms handed in during first weeks of amnesty

An amnesty which began at the start of February has seen 18 blank firemarms handed into Police Stations in Derbyshire. Under Operation Pivot, a national firearms amnesty, running throughout the month, there is a focus on five models of imitation firearms, which have been shown to be readily convertible by testing from the NCA, and are therefore illegal. These models are: 8mm PAK Bruni BBM Model 92 blank firing self-loading pistol 8mm PAK Bruni BBM New Police blank firing self-loading […]

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Chamber backs call for urgent support to help exporters as new US tariffs are applied

Regional Mayor awards £225,000 to tackle social isolation in Erewash

Police issue appeal to trace rider of distinctive orange bike

Long Eaton Police appeal after dog attack

Erewash HMO restriction order

Couple die after suspected gas leak in Ilkeston

Man quickly arrested after woman approached at Elvaston Castle

Home Office insists it will close every asylum seeker hotel after County Council demands timeline

Eighteen blank firearms handed in during first weeks of amnesty

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