Borough Wide from Thursday, July 3rd, 2025

A raid on a Long Eaton property resulted in the the discovery of a cannabis grow.

Police officers from the Long Eaton safer Neighbourhood Team have attended a safety and welfare event at Sawley Junior School to talk to parents and students about the importance of road safety.

Derbyshire is getting significantly more money to help repair potholes and some larger road projects but it now faces the reality of its lack of ability and capacity to carry out the work.

Derbyshire’s district and borough councils are continuing with their bid to establish a two-layer unitary authority with a north and south split under reorganisation plans for Local Government as residents are soon to be invited to air their own views for consideration.

Derbyshire County Council has released details of the county’s Local Area SEND partnership’s plans to improve services for children and youngsters with special educational needs or disabilities with better communication after a critical Ofsted report.

A Derbyshire councillor claims Reform only wanted the “electoral victory” of winning Derbyshire County Council but not the “prize” of running it, having cancelled five meetings.

Reform UK are to back a two-council north/south Derbyshire local government reshuffle in a step away from their Conservative predecessors and national leader Nigel Farage.

Vandalised and neglected bus shelters are to undergo repairs across Erewash as the borough council launches a huge mission to get them back up to scratch.

Erewash Borough Council’s 12th and newest nature reserve has been officially declared open by the Mayor – who was filmed by a BBC TV news crew as he cut the ribbon.

The University of Derby was crowned a double winner in two categories of a national award that recognises successful individuals and initiatives aimed at widening access to higher education.

A part of Derbyshire could be split in two in new plans to reorganise local government in the county and city – but its leader says that would be “a bridge too far”.

Rolls-Royce is reflecting on a highly successful Paris Air Show at which it secured a glut of new orders for engines it makes in Derby.

A new report has revealed how children’s reading habits are evolving across the UK and Ireland. Drawing on data from over 1.2 million pupils, the 2025 What Kids Are Reading report from Renaissance, published recently, shows that five years on from the disruption of lockdown, young readers are engaging with more challenging books—and understanding them better.

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