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24/04/2024: Erewash Borough and Derbyshire County residents are being encouraged to have their say on proposals to change the way support is offered to people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
23/04/2024: A consultation that took place last month has been relaunched and the time period extended.  The two services that the council is seeking views on are The Getaway short breaks service, and the Outback early help services.
Chester Zoo animal carer (Credit: DCG/Chester Zoo)
23/04/2024: Following the ongoing success of an innovative Level 3 Keeper and Aquarist Apprenticeship Programme over the last 20 months, Derby College Group (DCG) is again working with Chester Zoo in delivering and recruiting for the next intake of apprentices for August 2024. 
Northern Ticket Officer - credit - northernrailway
23/04/2024: Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, says 97% of its passengers support the company when it comes to tackling the issue of fare dodgers on its network as it released the annual figures from its Debt Recovery and Prosecutions Unit.
Akins House naming plaque displayed inside the building
23/04/2024: Former rough sleepers in Nottingham are about to make their home in new accommodation named in honour of local businessmen whose vision provided the funds to make the building possible. 
From left: Justin Wilkins, Aaron Wilkins, Secretary of State for business and trade; Kemi Badenoch, Andre Wilkins and Tom Randall MP for Gedling
22/04/2024: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has visited a regional food packaging manufacturers to see how it is helping its customers find alternatives to plastic.  
Maggie Throup MP
22/04/2024: Maggie Throup OBE, MP for Erewash has welcomed the Government’s Plan for Welfare, which will tackle the unprecedented rise in economic inactivity and ensure that Britain’s benefits system is better targeted at those who need it most.
GCR unification design
22/04/2024: The Great Central Railway in Leicestershire is preparing to submit a planning application for its ambitious Reunification scheme. A new image has been released of the urban viaduct section, which will carry the line linking the two separate halves of the railway back together.
21/04/2024: LATEST: 21/04 1307: A man was detained in the early hours of Sunday morning after a multi-vehicle and emergency service response was implemented to attend the scene at a bungalow in Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, on Saturday evening (20th April) at around 7:40pm, after officers had attended to carry out a warrant under Section 135 of the Mental Health Act.
20/04/2024: Erewash Sound has teamed up with The Giving Lottery to give you the chance to win up to a jackpot of £25,000 by playing for just as little as £1 per week.

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