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Long Eaton-based hair salon business marks five-year green partnership for National Recycle Week 2026

A hairdressing salon business with its headquarters in Long Eaton, has revealed that, during its five-year partnership with the Green Salon Collective (GSC), its salons have diverted over eight tonnes of waste from going to landfill – the equivalent of FOUR adult male giraffes!* Since the partnership with the recycling organisation began, KH Hair has collected: 5.2 tonnes of foils and colour tubes (about twelve times as heavy as an average riding horse*) 2.87 tonnes of hair (as heavy as […]

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Borough Wide

Open letter from MP demands answers over Ilkeston Market Place safety failures

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has written an open letter to Cllr Charlotte Hill, Reform’s Highways Lead at Derbyshire County Council to demand answers on what work is being done to make Ilkeston Market Place safer. The action follows a meeting, held in the town in April 2026, between Adam, Cllr Hill, and family members of Samuel Wilson, but Mr. Thompson has said that whilst the meeting had seemed like a pragmatic cross-party discussion, it was followed by "...months of silence […]

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Borough Wide

Ilkeston Police appeal for footage to help tackle anti-social driving in the town

Police officers in Ilkeston are appealing for video footage to help tackle the issue of anti-social driving in the town. A Problem Management Plan has been put into place after reports were received about groups of cars being driven in an anti-social manner on several occasions on Chalons Way throughout August. Work will be carried out with Erewash Borough Council and the Community Safety Partnership with a Public Spaces Protection Order being implemented in the town which gives authorities powers […]

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Council criticises Government ‘tourist tax’ with fears for businesses and job cuts

Derbyshire County Council, which boasts the popular Peak District National Park on its patch, has slated the Government after it announced that it will be giving mayors new powers to levy a ‘tourist tax’ on holiday accommodations. The Reform UK council previously backed opposition Group Leader, Cllr Alex Dale, after he persuaded the Reform administration to join opposition to the East Midlands Mayor’s proposal to introduce a ‘tourism tax’ levy for overnight visitors to the national park. But the Labour […]

11 September 2026 35

Derby

University Freshers in the East Midlands are urged to get MenB vaccine to protect them against the infection

Students heading to university in the next few weeks are being urged to get vaccinated against Meningitis B (MenB) after new figures revealed the disease accounted for 97% of invasive meningococcal disease cases among 15 to 24-year-olds in England last year. UKHSA is urging eligible school leavers and first-year university students to come forward for both doses of the MenB vaccine before arriving on campus, where close contact in halls of residence, lectures and social settings can increase the risk […]

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Derby

Nottingham ranked amongst the hardest areas in the UK to sell property in, new study reveals

Nottingham has been included in a a top 10 list of the hardest cities in the UK to sell properties. The research by Property Buyers Today analysed property data from Rightmove across the 80 largest cities in the UK to determine which locations have the highest proportion of properties listed for over 36 days. According to Zoopla, 36 days is the average length of time properties spend on the market in England and Wales. Nottingham was ranked 7th, with 1,106 […]

11 September 2026 7

Derby

Six East Midlands sites named in major push to unlock new homes and regeneration

The first six priority areas have been agreed as part of a regional push to unlock thousands of new homes, regenerate town and city centres, and support economic growth across the East Midlands. The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) and Homes England are working with councils and partners to bring forward priority housing and regeneration schemes in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The work supports Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward’s ambition to help deliver more than 100,000 […]

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Green Doctor Mike with Suzan and the electric blanket. (Credit: Groundwork Five Counties)

Community Notices

Saving on heating bills through free electric blankets

Many households worry about the high cost of energy bills, with another 4% Energy Price Cap increase from 1st October. East Midlands-based charity Groundwork Five Counties is giving out free energy-saving items such as electric blankets to help people stay warm at home and save money on their heating. Suzan and Bryan were recently supported by Groundwork’s Green Doctor service, which provides fully funded energy advice to households across the East Midlands. The couple have numerous health conditions, making it […]

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Derbyshire

Assaults, prescription fraud and sleeping on duty: Derbyshire doctors and nurses punished by watchdogs in the past year

Assaults, prescription fraud and sleeping on duty are among the reasons a number of Derbyshire doctors and nurses have been punished by watchdogs in the past year. Records from the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service and Nursing and Midwifery Council show a number of Derbyshire health professionals have had their right to practice either erased or suspended. Listed chronologically below are summaries of the cases from the past 12 months, with Nursing and Midwifery records only available to June this year. […]

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Long Eaton-based hair salon business marks five-year green partnership for National Recycle Week 2026

Open letter from MP demands answers over Ilkeston Market Place safety failures

Ilkeston Police appeal for footage to help tackle anti-social driving in the town

Derbyshire County Council criticises Government ‘tourist tax’ with fears for businesses and job cuts

University Freshers in the East Midlands are urged to get MenB vaccine to protect them against the infection

Nottingham ranked amongst the hardest areas in the UK to sell property in, new study reveals

Six East Midlands sites named in major push to unlock new homes and regeneration

Saving on heating bills through free electric blankets

Assaults, prescription fraud and sleeping on duty: Derbyshire doctors and nurses punished by watchdogs in the past year

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