Bell-ringers struggling with ropes that are more than 30 years old are to get new ones – thanks to an Erewash Borough Council grant of almost £3,500 that is also helping to get a heater installed in their chilly church tower. The replacement cords at All Saints in Sawley – [...]

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Erewash Sound interviews the team behind Gnome Man’s Land, Sawley By Lily Wilson At the Sawley Junction Micro Pub, Erewash Sound sat down with the team behind Gnome Man’s Land and we discussed how their project has come to life over the past few months. As they wish to remain [...]

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A borough bus service has been saved following the intervention of the regional Mayor, Erewash MP and two local councillors, including a former borough Mayor. East Midlands Mayor, Claire Ward began working with partners and bus operators following the closure of CT4N, which affected several bus services across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [...]

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A record sum of almost £2million is to be spent by Erewash council on creating new playgrounds to get children more active. The borough’s leader Cllr James Dawson said the authority’s biggest ever investment in play areas will see the construction of 12 exciting fun zones where tired existing playgrounds [...]

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Major structural repairs to Harrington Bridge which crosses the River Trent at Sawley will start in August, as part of Derbyshire County Council’s £70 million capital programme, which is delivering safer, stronger and more resilient highways and infrastructure across the county. The county council is investing £760,000 this year as [...]

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A shoplifter has been jailed after being caught stealing from numerous shops across Derbyshire, and including in parts of Erewash. Simon Spencer’s offending spanned several months between January and June this year in which he targeted major supermarket chains. He stole a wide range of everyday and household goods including [...]

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A sixth-generation Derbyshire farming family faces the prospect of having to sell dozens of cattle amid the fallout over a new “nature haven” in the area. The Grammer family – the last farming family in the area – have farmed 93 acres of agricultural land around Sawley, alongside the River [...]

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Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team officers have taken part in a county wide operation to target drivers using vehicles without insurance. During week commencing 20th April, a number of vehicles were seized under section 165 of the Road Traffic Act. A statement said that motorists driving without adequate insurance [...]

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A much-loved Erewash cricket club that has existed since before Queen Victoria came to the throne has been given a £3,500 boost by the borough council – ahead of it marking its double century. The community grant follows a battle to keep the grass flat between wickets at Sawley Cricket [...]

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A new beauty spot is to be created by Erewash Borough Council on grassland it owns – with the potential for it to be turned into a wood that would be a haven for wildlife. The proposed transformation is at Bothe Meadows next to Sawley’s All Saints Church. Re-fencing is [...]

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By Eddie Bisknell – Local Democracy Reporting Service A derelict toilet block in a car park is set to be converted into a coffee shop and workshop after councillors gave plans the go-ahead. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting this month, councillors gave their unanimous support for plans from Nichol [...]

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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 [...]

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A man has been jailed after being caught in possession of a knife. After a 999 call was made to Police detailing the matter on a local bus in Sawley, local Safer Neighbourhood Team officers responded immediately, making their way to Tamworth Road. Lee Foster of no fixed abode, was [...]

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