Borough Wide from Friday, August 29th, 2025

A doctor who treated patients at the University Derby and Burton NHS Trust has been suspended for a sixth time because she struggles with the English language.

Passengers across the East Midlands can now benefit from simpler and more flexible tickets, with the launch of new digital trials.

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has condemned Reform-run Derbyshire County Council’s choice to close several adult education centres across Derbyshire, including Community House in Long Eaton.

Embracing AI, cutting energy costs and getting greener are among topics in an extensive series of new support programmes that have launched for firms in Nottingham City.

A Derbyshire protester who has been part of a campaign which attracted over 700 petition signatures to save a learning hub says a council decision to withdraw services from the centre and four others is ‘devastating’.

Debt-free Erewash council continues to buck the trend while most other local authorities across the country are “spiralling” into the red, a new BBC study reveals.

Rob Tiffney from Sandiacre completed his remarkable 5,000-mile challenge on 21st August, raising awareness of motor neurone disease.

The UKHSA and NHS England are asking parents to check their child’s vaccine records and catch up on any missed vaccinations with their GP practice. The call comes as the new school term starts and new data shows that whilst most children are fully vaccinated by the time they start school, many are still left unvaccinated and vulnerable to catching serious illnesses.

Seven brave airmen who perished when a lightning strike sent their World War Two bomber plummeting from the sky are to get a stunning memorial – paid for by Erewash villagers living near the crash site.

Seven brave airmen who perished when a lightning strike sent their World War Two bomber plummeting from the sky have been commemorated following the official unveiling of a stunning memorial – paid for by Erewash villagers living near the crash site.

Derbyshire has seen an overall combined increase in borrowing debt of over £27m across the county’s principal councils in a year, according to a BBC analysis of Government data, which shows a worrying rise in local authority debt.

On 24th August, Peter Ennis concluded his cycling journey from Land's End to John O'Groats in Scotland, raising money for Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre.

On Thursday 28th August, Ilkeston Library, along with several other locations across the county, hosted a post-results support session for young people, giving them the chance to explore employability and training opportunities.

Adult Education services are no longer to be run from five centres in Derbyshire following a decision taken by Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for SEND and Education.

Do you know your blood pressure numbers? One in three adults in the UK have high blood pressure.

Marketing Derby Bondholders involved in the education sector have been reflecting on ‘outstanding’ GCSE results achieved by their pupils.