Borough Wide from Friday, May 2nd, 2025

Derbyshire County Council’s Conservatives – who have been the authority’s controlling party since 2017 – have come under a sweeping attack from Reform successes during the local county election while the county’s Conservative Leader and the opposition Labour leader both lost their seats.

Reform UK have taken control of Derbyshire County Council in a turquoise tsunami to end eight years of Conservative control and leave other parties by the wayside.

New data has shown that 760 public chargepoints have been added to the East Midlands charging network since April 2024, that there are now more than 3,600 public chargers in the region, helping EV drivers in the East Midlands get around with the confidence and peace of mind they're always close to a socket, and with Government investing over £2.3bn with the aim to back British carmakers, power growth and protect jobs as part of the Plan for Change.

The 80th anniversary of VE Day will see beacons lit across the country on Thursday 8th May – including in Erewash.

The French tricolour flew proudly alongside the Union Flag as guests from the country’s Champagne region visited their twin town in Erewash.

Plans to turn a pub into a shop on what is said to be one of Derbyshire’s worst congestion hotspots look set to be approved.

Plans to turn a series of historic pub buildings in a Derbyshire town centre into a 19-bed HMO are set to be rejected because many of the rooms would be too small.

Train operator Northern, which serves Ilkeston Railway Station, is encouraging customers to get out and enjoy the early May bank holiday by train.

The power of social media has been used to hugely positive effect following the theft of a pair of highly sentimental wrought iron gates from a much-loved local resident of Shardlow.

Shoppers using one of Erewash’s busiest car parks are benefiting from a major programme of resurfacing work by the borough council.

The Road Safety Trust, the UK’s largest independent road safety funder, has announced the award of over £1.1 million in grant funding for six new projects focused on addressing inequalities in road safety.

Tesco colleagues have raised £23,589 for Young Lives vs Cancer and Cancer Research UK after a mammoth 13-mile sponsored walk.

Throngs of big-hearted locals including families have swap their beds for a night kipping on Erewash streets.

Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts held a meeting with stalking advocates to review recent progress to better protect victims as the nation marked National Stalking Awareness Week.