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Planned houses off Derby Road in Draycott

Erewash village grey belt homes

More than 300 homes are planned across two Derbyshire villages as developers seek to capitalise on ‘grey belt’ policies and the lack of a housing blueprint. Two separate plans for 234 homes in Derby Road, Draycott, and 106 homes in Beech Lane, West Hallam, have been filed to Erewash Borough Council. Both schemes make ample reference to new “grey belt” policies, brought in by the Labour Government, which seek to make use of protected Green Belt land perceived not to […]

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Ilkeston boy Oscar raises over £2,000 for MND through his 77-day walking challenge

A 7-year old Ilkeston boy is on a mission to make to make a difference to people affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Oscar’s fundraising journey started with a simple but incredibly kind idea. He wanted to donate his own pocket money to help people living with MND and from that little idea, something amazing has grown. Oscar originally set himself the challenge of walking for 7 days, with a fundraising target of just £77. However, his determination to help […]

19 October 2026 10

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Fifty years on – do YOU remember Derby’s cancelled concert by The Sex Pistols and The Clash?

An appeal has been issued for memories, tickets, photographs and eyewitnesses from December 1976. Specifically, on Saturday 4th December 1976, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned and Johnny Thunders’ Heartbreakers were scheduled to appear at Derby’s King’s Hall as part of the notorious Anarchy in the UK Tour. But the concert never took place. Following The Sex Pistols’ controversial appearance on national television, Derby councillors proposed that the band perform a private audition before being allowed to appear in […]

19 October 2026 11

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Share the journey, not the noise: Government launches measures to prevent noise and antisocial behaviour on transport

Passengers will benefit from new Government efforts launched to tackle antisocial behaviour on transport, including £100 fines on buses and a new campaign to discourage ‘loudcasting’ on trains. On Monday 19th October 2026, guidance was issued for local authorities to support their new powers to crackdown on loud music, littering, vaping, and threatening behaviour on buses - including being able to issue fixed penalties of up to £100 for those who cause trouble. 'Loudcasting' on public transport has become one […]

19 October 2026 12

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Multi-agency training operation held in Long Eaton

Police officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have participated in a training operation involving multiple agencies including Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire Fire Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service, along with several role actors that gave up their time to volunteer and role play for the the operation. Officers joined the training operation to reflect a real life major incident, which was seen as a great way to put joint working into practice and work along side colleagues from […]

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Erewash MP Adam Thompson (Credit: Adam Thompson/LDRS)

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Erewash MP hails a ‘major step for forward’ in making Ilkeston Market Place safer

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has attended a meeting with Derbyshire County Council’s Highways Lead Cllr Charlotte Hill and Loraine Wilson, Samuel Wilson’s mother, and Lauren Colton, his partner. Samuel was murdered on Ilkeston market place in December 2023. Lauren and Loraine have been campaigning for years to make Ilkeston market place safer for petitions. This included launching a petition last year which garnered some 7000 signatures, even gaining cross-party support. Adam was proud to submit the petition to Parliament. Derbyshire […]

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New survey over plans for towns to get own councils

Letters are being sent to residents in parts of Erewash inviting them to give their views as part of the borough council's Community Governance Review. The review is considering proposals relating to local governance arrangements in several areas of the borough, including Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Kirk Hallam and Sandiacre. An accompanying leaflet explains the proposals being consulted on, which include the possible establishment of town councils for Ilkeston and Long Eaton, the possible establishment of a parish council for Kirk […]

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Heidi Alexander Transport Secretary speaking in Derby on Thursday, October 15th. Image by LDRS.

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Transport Secretary gives A38 update

The Transport Secretary expects a big decision on the future of the A38 to be made by the end of the year. The Government has proposed cancelling a major project to expand the A38 to help tackle congestion problems on the busy Derby road. The estimated £600 million project would see junctions at Kingsway, Markeaton and Little Eaton upgraded with flyovers and underpasses and roads widened. Leading ministers initially committed to funding the controversial project – as well as the […]

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Derbyshire County Council Leader, Councillor Alan Graves, Taken by BBC LDR Jon Cooper.

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County Council Leader calls for single authority ‘Uniting Derbyshire, not dividing it’ under paused LGR plans

Reform UK’s Derbyshire County Council Leader has outlined the authority’s aim to once again to call for a single unitary authority under paused Local Government Reorganisation proposals as opposed to the two planned north and south Derbyshire unitary authorities. Councils had been preparing for LGR with plans to be introduced between 2027 and 2028 when Derbyshire County Council and the county’s eight borough and district councils and Derby City Council were to be replaced with two unitary councils – a […]

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Erewash village grey belt homes

Ilkeston boy Oscar raises over £2,000 for MND through his 77-day walking challenge

Fifty years on – do YOU remember Derby’s cancelled concert by The Sex Pistols and The Clash?

Share the journey, not the noise: Government launches measures to prevent noise and antisocial behaviour on transport

Multi-agency training operation held in Long Eaton

Erewash MP hails a ‘major step for forward’ in making Ilkeston Market Place safer

New survey over plans for towns to get own councils

Transport Secretary gives A38 update

County Council Leader calls for single authority ‘Uniting Derbyshire, not dividing it’ under paused LGR plans

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