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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of football fixtures for local and regional sides. Tuesday 29th September: Northern Premier League Premier: Ilkeston Town v Warrington Rylands (7:45pm) Northern Premier League Midlands: Long Eaton United v Boston Town (7:45pm) United Counties Division 1: Sandiacre Town v Radford FC (7:45pm) [...]

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Erewash Sound brings you a round up of the latest football results for borough and regional sides. FOOTBALL: Saturday 26th September: FA Trophy: Ilkeston Town 1-3 Anstey Nomads (0-2 at HT) (Kirby-Moore 40, Bastos 43, Tonge 80, Dwyer 89) United Counties Division 1: Sandiacre Town 0-1 Sleaford Town (Coleby-Smith 56) [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of fixtures for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Sunday 27th September: Women’s Championship Midlands 2: Long Eaton Women v Sutton Coldfield Ladies Saturday 3rd October: Regional 2 Midlands North: Long Eaton v Ilkeston Sunday 11th October: Women’s Championship Midlands 2: Lincoln Ladies [...]

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Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of the latest results for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Saturday 26th September: Regional 2 Midlands North: University of Nottingham XV 41-35 Long Eaton Whitchurch 49-31 Ilkeston For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit / like / follow www.facebook.com/erewashsoundsport and www.twitter.com/erewashsport

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Derbyshire police holds itself to the highest standards – but there are times when its own staff brings it to shame. The Local Democracy Reporting Service frequently covers police misconduct hearings where officers are questioned over allegations of gross misbehaviour. Here we take a look at some of the most [...]

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A former Derbyshire caravan site could come back into use after more than a decade. The four-acre former caravan site at Elvaston Castle, close to the historic estate’s main visitor car park, has been vacant and is becoming increasingly overgrown since its closure 14 years ago. Since the 60s locals [...]

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Residents across Derby and Derbyshire are being reminded that urgent NHS dental treatment is available for people who need it, even if they are not registered with an NHS dentist. Latest data shows that 20,231 urgent courses of treatment were delivered by dental practices in the area between 1 April [...]

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Over 14.5 million children used the bus for free this summer, thanks to the Government’s Great British Summer Savings Scheme, according to new figures. Thanks to the Scheme’s Summer Bus Fare Offer, millions of children aged between 5 and 15 across England enjoyed free journeys during their holidays. Kids were [...]

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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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Members of the public and the officials they have elected to stand up for them will soon have far less of a say on planning applications decided across Derbyshire. From October 31st 2026, all councils across the city and county, and the rest of the country, will follow new Labour [...]

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A D-Day hero who was Britain’s oldest man when he died last year aged 110 is to have his wartime courage memorialised in a huge permanent artwork – on the wall of Ilkeston Town Hall. Brave Donald Rose was wounded during the Normandy landings but shrugged off the bullet to [...]

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Derbyshire’s Reform UK leadership has confirmed it will continue investing hundreds of millions of pounds in climate change action, net-zero, solar and wind “to put taxpayers first”. Following an article from the Local Democracy Reporting Service last week, to which Reform provided no response, Derbyshire County Council has now issued [...]

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East Midlands Chamber has renewed its call for the Autumn Budget to ease pressure on business and incentivise investment, after revised forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicted 1.1% UK growth in 2026 and 1% in 2027. The OECD figure for 2026 has been revised upwards [...]

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Derby College Group (DCG) featured prominently at this year’s Derby Property Summit. The event, organised by Marketing Derby and themed ‘Shaping the Future’, drew more than 200 business leaders, decision makers and investors to hear how the city’s development pipeline and regeneration plans are progressing, hosted by broadcaster Declan Curry. [...]

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Extensive waiting lists, delayed diagnosis and treatment, a lack of listening and knowledge shortfalls have led to concerningly “poor” healthcare for Derbyshire women, it has been claimed. Criticism of healthcare provided by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, which oversees Royal Derby Hospital, has been aired [...]

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New Start & Sustain programme will actively engage at least 2,000 aspiring entrepreneurs and start-up businesses each year across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Thousands of people across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire who want to start their own business will be able to access practical support to help turn their ideas [...]

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Derby College Group (DCG) rolled out the red carpet for new students this month, with Freshers’ Fair 2026 taking place across three campuses including at Broomfield Hall in Morley as well as other sites in and around Derby. Thousands of students attended the events, which gave them the chance to [...]

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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has published a new report titled ‘Game for Nature: Why released gamebird management is a lifeline for farmland biodiversity’ based on decades of scientific research on pheasant releasing. In light of the DEFRA’s recent call for evidence, it demonstrates the huge private investment [...]

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A new driving test centre for Derby has been approved to help cut waiting times for learner drivers and resolve “significant challenges”. Council bosses have approved plans for a new centre to be located at Chatsworth House at Aspen Drive, Raynesway. The approval comes at a time when learners across [...]

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