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Four MPs back campaign to save eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure

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 deficit and after the new Reform UK council administration took control following the May election it echoed a similar strategy until the planned sale to a single provider collapsed leaving […]

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Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall in Matlock. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

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Derbyshire County Council dismisses suggestions it pledged to cut council tax as it considers increase

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council’s finance chief who is considering introducing a council tax increase over three years has dismissed suggestions that the Reform UK-led authority had previously pledged to cut council tax levels in its election campaign. The Reform UK-controlled administration’s Cabinet resolved at a meeting on January 29th to recommend to the full council at a pending meeting plans to implement an increase of around 4.9per cent to its council tax precept […]

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Liam Derrett (Credit: Family/Derbyshire Police)

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Two men given jail sentences over attack on teenager who later died

Two men have been given jail sentences for attacking a teenager on a night out who later died from his injuries in Ilkeston. Liam Derrett was enjoying an evening out with friends when he was assaulted in the Market Place in the early hours of Sunday 1st June 2025. The 19-year-old, of Kirk Hallam, died in hospital from his injuries two days later. Prior to the incident that led to Liam’s death, two groups of young men - who had […]

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Many Derbyshire households set to wait months longer for new food waste collection service due to a ‘litany’ of issues

The following report is from Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service For more details on preparation for food waste collections in Erewash - click here Derbyshire households could be waiting months for new weekly food waste bin collections after litany of issues have hit the impending rollout. Reports show that at least three Derbyshire councils are having to delay their legally mandated rollout date of separate weekly food waste collections from March 30th. Amber Valley, High Peak and South […]

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Government to cover travel costs of children with cancer

Children with cancer will have their travel costs paid for, with a new Government support package worth up to £10 million a year. For every parent of a child with cancer, each day presents real challenges, not only in confronting the disease itself, but also in managing the considerable demands and costs associated with transporting their child for specialist treatment. More than a third of these families must travel over an hour to reach hospital. There are 13 expert centres […]

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Borough Wide

Arrests made in connection with counterfeit money offences

Police officers have issued a further warning regarding fake cash being used in the county, as three men have been arrested in connection with counterfeit money offences. On Thursday 15th January, two men, aged 34 and 33, were arrested after a quantity of fake cash was used at a shop in Derby. One man, aged 28 of no fixed address, was arrested on 16th January after officers received intelligence of counterfeit cash being sold online. All three men have been […]

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Rolls-Royce lands huge aero engine order from major US airline

Rolls-Royce has welcomed a huge order for its aero engines from a major US airline. Delta Air Lines, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has placed an order for 30 Trent XWB-84 EP engines and 32 Trent 7000 engines that will power 15 Airbus A350-900 and 16 Airbus A330neo widebody aircraft respectively. The fleet will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s TotalCare service that will cover the health and maintenance of the engines. Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace site, in Derby, is home to […]

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The Erewash Sound Business Show podcast on ‘podcasting’!

We are excited to announce that, on 3rd February, we launched our Erewash Sound Business Show Podcast, making it even more accessible to listen to the show on your schedule! Hosted by Sally Peacock (and sweated over by the whole team) the first episode, in fact, poses the question "Should your business have a podcast?" with podcast expert Pete Allen of Carrotcruncher Media. What if your most powerful marketing tool wasn’t an advert, a social post, or even a website […]

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Winning smiles . . . Mayor presents inspirational Susie with Active Lives award

Borough Wide

Borough Council ‘Oscars’ celebrate Borough’s bright stars

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 Council to salute local people who inspire fellow citizens to get fit and healthy. Susie Lambert was honoured by the Mayor for her tireless work organising activities in the community. […]

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Four MPs back campaign to save eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure

Derbyshire County Council dismisses suggestions it pledged to cut council tax as it considers increase

Two men given jail sentences over attack on teenager who later died

Many Derbyshire households set to wait months longer for new food waste collection service due to a ‘litany’ of issues

Government to cover travel costs of children with cancer

Arrests made in connection with counterfeit money offences

Rolls-Royce lands huge aero engine order from major US airline

The Erewash Sound Business Show podcast on ‘podcasting’!

Borough Council ‘Oscars’ celebrate Borough’s bright stars

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