Craig Swinscoe and Ben Hutchinson have been announced as the new joint managers of Long Eaton United’s first team. Expressing pleasure at making the announcement, a club statement said that the two join the club to replace Brad Munn, who departed from Grange Park by mutual consent over the weekend. [...]

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Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of football fixtures for local and regional sides. FOOTBALL: (3:00pm unless stated) Friday 23rd October: Premier League: Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest (8:00pm) Saturday 24th October: Northern Premier League Premier: Curzon Ashton v Ilkeston Town Northern Premier League Midlands: Bedworth United v [...]

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Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of the latest football results for borough and regional sides. FOOTBALL: Tuesday 20th October: Floodlit Cup: Worksop Town Reserves 2-1 Borrowash Victoria (Butterworth 41, Quigley 62, Ozara 75) League 1: Notts County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Kanu 38 pen, Lipsiuc 81) Sunday 18th [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of fixtures for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Saturday 24th October: Regional 2 Midlands North: Long Eaton v Matlock Melbourne v Ilkeston Sunday 1st November: Women’s Championship: Long Eaton Women v Sudbury Ladies For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of the latest results for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Sunday 18th October: Women’s Championship Midlands 2: Bridgnorth Women 31-5 Long Eaton Women Saturday 17th October: Regional 2 Midlands North: Ilkeston 57-15 Matlock Whitchurch 35-31 Long Eaton For a one-stop-shop for live [...]

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Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of cricket fixtures from borough sides in the top tiers of The Derbyshire County Cricket League. CRICKET: Saturday 12th September: Derbyshire Premier League: (12noon) Ockbrook & Borrowash 262-9 (50) v Duffield 70-5 (17.5) Match abandoned at The Arthur Honeybun Ground (Ockbrook & [...]

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Football and rugby supporters across Derbyshire are being encouraged to start conversations that could save lives as Derbyshire County Council takes its suicide prevention campaign to sports grounds across the county. More than 180 volunteers are attending football and rugby fixtures between August and October 2026, speaking with fans, sharing [...]

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Officials representing a new under-10s girls football team based in Stapleford are appealing for sponsors. The team is part of Pegasus YFC, which is based at their home ground on Pasture Road.  This is a new team for the club and the hope is that it become a base from [...]

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A cyclist who lost his leg following a motorcycle accident three years ago has raised an incredible £1,380 for Derby charity Safe and Sound after completing his first sportive since the accident. Paul took part in the recent HUUB Sportive, completing his longest cycle ride since his accident, on an [...]

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Grassroots organisations across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are being encouraged to apply for a share of £10,000 following on from Mayor Claire’s Summer of Sport. The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has launched the Community Activity Challenge Fund, offering grants of between £250 and £2,000 to local groups to [...]

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Derby County Community Trust – the charitable arm of Derby County – has launched a new long-term strategy, which reaffirms its commitment to empowering communities across Derby and Derbyshire. Recently unveiled at a Marketing Derby Bondholder event held at Pride Park Stadium, the ‘Not Just Football’ 2026-2031 Strategy sets out [...]

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Ilkeston Town Football Club have announced their six newest signings ahead of the 2026/2027 season. Sam Newell, Anthony Dwyer and Theo Avery were added to the squad at the end of July followed by the recent triple signing of Mckeal Abdullah, Luis Parks and Noah Simmons. Newell joins the team [...]

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Excitement is building, as Derbyshire marks exactly one year to go until the world’s top female cyclists take on Stage 2 of the Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift, through some of the county’s most iconic landscapes. The riders will race along roads, such as Winnats Pass and Snake Pass, [...]

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A much-loved local cricket club that was founded during the reign of Queen Victoria is poised to mark its 150th anniversary by installing the very latest in hi-tech grass – thanks to help from Erewash Borough Council. The “hybrid” wickets have been hailed as groundbreaking after being pioneered at Lord’s [...]

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An international cycling race coming to Derbyshire next year could leave a multi-million-pound economic “legacy”, it is hoped. The Tour de France Femmes, a women’s international cycling race, will host its “Grand Depart” in the UK next summer, with an extensive 130km journey through Derbyshire on July 31, 2027. This [...]

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British Cycling has launched Sofa to Saddle, a brand new, free to use app to help inspire and enable the nation to get on their bikes. Launched on the eve of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, new research from British Cycling on the UK public has found that the average [...]

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It has been a summer of celebration at Derby College Group, as thousands of students have marked the end of their courses with a series of awards ceremonies and graduations held over the last few weeks. Here is a broad selection of the celebrations. From Broomfield Hall to The Roundhouse, [...]

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Derby College Group has expressed collective pride after Sport Science student Caitlin Hadfield enjoyed an outstanding athletics season, earning selection for the Great Britain team at the prestigious Mannheim Juniors Gala in June. Competing in the women’s 4x400m relay, Caitlin helped Team GB secure victory, with the team recording the [...]

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Pubs and bars across Erewash enjoyed a roaring trade once more as England fans were gripped by World Cup fever to cheer on the Three Lions to victory against Norway. The scorching quarter final on Saturday night – as the country basked in a heatwave – saw venues packed with [...]

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Regional charity Groundwork Five Counties has announced it has improved 415,964 m² of land in 2025/26, equal to 58 football fields. The organisation manages dozens of green spaces around the East Midlands, supported by community volunteers. Rish Mills, Environment Delivery Manager at Groundwork Five Counties, said: “We manage parks, walking [...]

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