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

Borough council rejects move to lobby Government for timeline to cease use of hotel to house asylum seekers

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A move to lobby the Government for a timeline on when a Derbyshire hotel will no longer be used to accommodate asylum seekers has been rejected by council officials. At an Erewash Borough Council this month (January 22nd), the move to lobby the Government over the use of the Best Western Hotel in Sandiacre as asylum seeker accommodation was rejected. The move, brought by Reform UK and backed on the night by […]

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

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Borough Council ceases “vile” social media platform use for “unchecked spread of misinformation, racism and transphobia”

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A Derbyshire council has agreed to stop using Twitter/X after councillors referred to it as a “vile platform” which allowed misinformation, racism and transphobia to spread unchecked. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting this month (January 22nd), Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green councillors approved the plan to scrap the authority’s presence on Twitter/X, while Reform UK members opposed the move. The council has been using the social media platform, among others, […]

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Police to speed up response times to catch more crimimals and protect communities

Police forces will be forced to respond to emergency calls faster in England and Wales under new reforms. Too often, by the time police officers arrive to the scene of a crime, perpetrators and witnesses are long gone. Under new reforms, response officers will be expected to reach the scene of the most serious incidents within 15 minutes in cities and 20 minutes in rural areas, and forces will be expected to answer 999 phone calls within 10 seconds. These […]

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British Afghan Community pays tribute to British Armed Forces and Veterans who served in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA), an award-winning UK-based charity representing and supporting the Afghan community, has expressed its deep respect, gratitude and solidarity with the thousands of British Armed Forces, Veterans, and bereaved families, who served on the front line in Afghanistan following the NATO intervention in 2001. A statement said: "ACAA disagrees entirely with the statement made by President Donald Trump suggesting that British troops avoided front-line service in Afghanistan. This claim is inaccurate, upsetting, painful and […]

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Derbyshire County Council issues statement about the county’s Armed Forces personnel

The Leader of Derbyshire County Council has issued a statement on behalf of the authority in direct response to recent comments by Donald Trump regarding the extent of involvement of UK and NATO troops' in international conflict. The US president was widely criticised, including by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, after he made false claims that non-American NATO troops “stayed a little back” from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. Speaking for Derbyshire County Council and acknowledging the contributions […]

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FND sufferer goes public after 10 years with the illness that changed his life

A Nottinghamshire man who has been living with Functional Neurological Disorder for the last decade has gone public to raise awareness about the illness that changed his life. Before 2016, Liam Virgo from Annesley was happy and healthy with no reason to think that his world was about to collapse, but, that year, everything changed when he cognitive skills faded, his co-ordination vanished and within days, he found himself paralysed and unable to speak, suddenly becoming severely disabled at just […]

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Community Notices

Ceremonial start to for new Scout build project in Sawley

The dawn of a new era for scouting in Sawley and Long Eaton is to be marked with a groundbreaking ceremony in February. The 1st Sawley Scout group will start the foundations as part of phase 1 of a new build project, with a ceremony to be held on Wednesday 11th February 2026, with support from the contractor Baldwin Construction. The first of four phases, phase 2 will be to raise money to buy the land from Erewash Borough Council, […]

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29th January County Council meeting to discuss plan refresh as commitment to reforming services for Derbyshire

Cabinet members will be asked to approve Derbyshire County Council’s revised Council Plan at a meeting next week (29th January 2026) as a ‘pragmatic and no-nonsense approach to local government’. The simpler, easy-to-understand Plan outlines the authority’s vision and the outcomes it seeks to achieve, with a focus on prioritising core statutory services, cutting bureaucracy and maximising efficiency. Councillor Alan Graves, Leader of Derbyshire County Council, said: “We’re committed to reforming services for Derbyshire. We’ve taken the opportunity to look […]

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Long Eaton

Male charged for inflicting grievous bodily harm

A Long Eaton man has been remanded into custody until mid-February after local Police received an emergency call reporting that a male had been assaulted in the town. Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team responded to the 999 call on the evening of Saturday 17th January, attending the scene on Grasmere Road. The victim was taken to hospital with a head injury whilst an investigation began with the aim to find the suspect as quickly as possible. 33-year […]

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Borough council rejects move to lobby Government for timeline to cease use of hotel to house asylum seekers

Borough Council ceases “vile” social media platform use for “unchecked spread of misinformation, racism and transphobia”

Police to speed up response times to catch more crimimals and protect communities

British Afghan Community pays tribute to British Armed Forces and Veterans who served in Afghanistan

Derbyshire County Council issues statement about the county’s Armed Forces personnel

FND sufferer goes public after 10 years with the illness that changed his life

Ceremonial start to for new Scout build project in Sawley

29th January County Council meeting to discuss plan refresh as commitment to reforming services for Derbyshire

Male charged for inflicting grievous bodily harm

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