Detectives have been given more time to question a man after pedestrians were struck by a car in Derby on Saturday evening. The man, who is 36 and from Derby, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder minutes after the incident happened. He remained in police custody over the course [...]

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Derby College Group (DCG) has welcomed employers, students, and industry professionals to its third Land-Based Industry Insights event, held at the Broomfield Hall campus, showcasing the wide range of opportunities available across the land-based, equine, and animal care sectors. The event brought education and industry together through a lively Q&A [...]

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Derby College Group has just hosted its Inclusion Showcase 2026: Celebrating Diversity, Empowering Voices at the Broomfield Hall campus, bringing together SEND students, families, employers, charities and support services for a day focused on inclusion, accessibility and belonging. Around 300 attendees took part, with more than 25 organisations hosting stalls, [...]

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The man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident in Derby city centre on Saturday evening remains in police custody. Detectives are continuing their inquiries having been granted an extension to the time that the man arrested can be held for. Seven people were injured during the incident [...]

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Thousands of new homes and jobs are set to be unlocked as the Government launches a new £165 million fund to remove the barriers holding back housing and key growth developments across England. The new Growth and Housing Accelerator Fund will target sites where progress has stalled due to funding [...]

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A Derby City Councillor has taken to social media to detail the next steps being taken by the authority in the wake of an incident on Saturday evening. Seven people were injured after being struck by a vehicle on Friar Gate. Whilst some injuries were serious, none are understood to [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of football fixtures for local and regional sides. WHAT’S NEXT? (3:00pm unless stated) Friday 3rd April: Central Midlands Premier South: Mickleover Reserves v Borrowash Victoria (8:00pm) Championship: Coventry City v Derby County (8:00pm) League 2: Salford City v Notts County Saturday 4th [...]

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Seven people have been injured after a car was driven into pedestrians in a Derby City street. The vehicle, a black Suzuki Swift, struck a number of people in Friar Gate at about 9.30pm on Saturday 28th March. It is thought that the suspect drove off along Friar Gate away [...]

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The Afghanistan & Central Asian Association (ACAA), an award-winning UK-based refugee charity headquartered in London and the largest charity supporting Afghan and Central Asian communities in the United Kingdom has suggested that the ongoing war in Iran is already driving large-scale displacement and risks triggering a major international refugee crisis, [...]

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We’ve teamed up with The Giving Lottery to give you the chance to win up to £25,000 by playing for as little as £1 a week in their weekly draw. Prizes start at £25 for three matched numbers, £250 for four matched numbers, £2,000 for five matched numbers and if [...]

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Erewash Sound brings you a round up of the latest football results for borough and regional sides. FOOTBALL: Saturday 28th March: Northern Premier League Premier: Prescot Cables 1-2 Ilkeston Town (Deans 16, Abudu 38, Fox 86 pen) Northern Premier League Midlands: Shepshed Dynamo 1-1 Long Eaton United (Thompson-Matthews 61, Friend [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of the latest results for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Saturday 28th March: Regional 1 North West: Long Eaton 17-31 Stockport Regional 2 Midlands North: Dronfield 31-18 Ilkeston Sunday 22nd March: Women’s Championship: Bridgnorth Women 31-7 Long Eaton Women For a one-stop-shop [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of fixtures for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Sunday 29th March: Women’s Championship: Long Eaton Women v Sudbury Ladies Saturday 11th April: Regional 1 North West: Derby v Long Eaton Regional 2 Midlands North: Ilkeston v Belgrave Sunday 26th April: Women’s Championship: [...]

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Food waste collections start in Erewash from Monday 30th March 2026. Here is everything you need to know. You should already have received: A grey kitchen caddy (5 litres) for indoors. A green food waste bin with lockable lid (23 litres) to be emptied by the council’s crew An instruction [...]

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The Ilkeston Community Theatre and Festival are staging a creative writing competition on the theme of ‘Flight’. A maximum 1,500 prose is permitted. Entry is FREE but the deadline is Friday 26th June 2026 and for unpublished writers only. You’ll need to complete a form available from www.ictaf.org for the [...]

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The Ilkeston Community Theatre and Festival are staging a poetry competition on the theme of ‘Spread Your Wings’. A maximum 40 lines is permitted. Entry is FREE but the deadline is Friday 26th June 2026. You’ll need to complete a form available from www.ictaf.org for the chance to collect one [...]

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A start date on work for the major expansion of the A38 has been revealed – but campaigners have hit out at the decision to approve the project. The Government announced its commitment to transform one of Derby’s busiest roads this week in a move it says will boost the [...]

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By Nigel Slater – Local Democracy Reporting Service The heartbroken father of a baby who died in Derby just hours after birth says “more needs to be done” to ensure other families do not suffer a similar tragedy. Tim Taylor-Smith and his partner Hannah’s son Zac died just 14 hours [...]

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Officials behind the Ilkeston Community Theatre and Festival are offering local people the chance to look at old photographs and newspaper clippings about their old school, and to bring along their own photos, listen a tiny bit to the history of the school and have a good chat and reunion [...]

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By Jon Cooper – Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council’s controlling Reform UK administration has been accused of ‘gutter politics’ and being ‘spiteful’ after it forced through a vote to significantly cut the opposition Conservative Leader’s Special Responsibility Allowance by £6,280 for the forthcoming financial year. Reform UK Council [...]

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