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Derby College Group animal care students head to Kefalonia for turtle conservation project

A group of Level 3 Animal Management students from Derby College Group are on their way to the Greek island of Kefalonia to take part in a turtle conservation project. The 22 students, supervised by Animal Care staff Hazelle Ward and Sam, will showcase their conservation skills and their commitment to protecting the world's ecosystems, all while soaking up plenty of sunshine along the way, something they are very excited about. While on the island, the students will take part […]

17 July 2026 4

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Beauty spot ‘Oscars’ see four accolades for Erewash

Erewash is celebrating a quadruple triumph in awards that are held each year to salute the nation’s most outstanding public spaces – with one of its much-loved parks scooping two of the “Oscars”. The haul of four government-backed accolades saw Ilkeston’s Victoria Park honoured twice. One of the gongs is for the care that goes into making it a pleasure to visit – and is called a Green Flag Award. The other is a Green Heritage Site Accreditation for how […]

17 July 2026 8

Credit: Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service

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Eleven new wholetime firefighters for Derbyshire

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service has marked the end of training for 11 new Firefighters who will now begin their careers at fire stations across the county. Formally welcoming the new recruits on Friday 17th July 2026, Derbyshire’s Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Michael Sharman hosted a pass out ceremony to celebrate and mark their achievement with the presentation of certificates, special awards, and operational displays for the assembled guests. Speaking afterwards, CFO/CE Sharman said: “It is always an honour to […]

17 July 2026 14

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Erewash Borough Council issues an update on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire

The Government has announced its decision on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire. The two unitary proposal for Derbyshire put together by Chesterfield Borough Council, Derby City Council, Erewash Borough Council and High Peak Borough Council, including boundary changes will proceed. For more detail on this proposal which was listed as ‘B1’ in the joint submission, please see the following link: Our proposals - One Derbyshire Two Councils There are no immediate changes to council services, and Erewash residents should continue […]

16 July 2026 10

Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall in Matlock. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

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Ten Derbyshire councils to be replaced with two with a north-south divide, the Government has decided

Derbyshire’s ten councils will be scrapped and replaced with two councils along a north-south divide, the Government has decided. In the biggest council shakeup for 50 years, today (July 16th), the Labour Government has announced that Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council and the eight districts and boroughs will all be scrapped. It has chosen to replace these 10 councils with two authorities, one to cover the northern half of Derbyshire and one for the southern half, with Amber Valley to […]

16 July 2026 7

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Arrest made for drug and knife offences in Long Eaton

Police officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have taken action after spotting a young male on a bike who was loitering and acting suspiciously on Wilsthorpe Road. On Monday 13th July, offices went to speak to the male who then tried to make off, but after a brief tussle, he was detained for a stop-search under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. During the search, officers found scales, a burner phone, cannabis and a knife. The […]

16 July 2026 4

The planned site of 160 homes in Breadsall Hilltop. Image from Google.

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Plans for 160 homes have been filed for Green Belt land between a Derby suburb and a nearby village

Plans for 160 homes have been filed for Green Belt land between a Derby suburb and a nearby village. Derby-based firm Wheeldon Brothers has applied to build 160 homes off Hungerhill Close in Breadsall Hilltop, on grassland between the Derby suburb and neighbouring Breadsall. If granted permission by Erewash Borough Council, the project, which leads through an existing large newbuild estate, would include 72 properties (45 per cent) classed as affordable housing. The Breadsall Hilltop plot is a further attempt […]

15 July 2026 51

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Ombudsman releases complaints data for the East Midlands for 2025-26

Complaints about local services in the East Midlands are among a record national total released today by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, as new data reveals it experienced a 33 per cent rise in complaints about English councils in 2025-26. The Ombudsman’s review of local government complaints reveals a sharp rise in its national caseload, with 27,625 complaints received in 2025-26, a 33 per cent increase on the previous year and the sharpest rise in more than a […]

15 July 2026 18

Black mould in bathrooms (Credit: Groundwork Five Counties)

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Groundwork charity tackles damp and mouldy homes

Regional charity Groundwork Five Counties is working with local authorities and social housing associations in the East Midlands to educate and support tenants to be safe from damp and mould. In 2025/26, the charity visited 427 households and found a total of 2,001 rooms that were not up to standard. Groundwork Five Counties has recently published its annual report which highlights how damp and mould is a widespread problem in social housing. The organisation visits homes selected by their landlords […]

15 July 2026 18

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Derby College Group animal care students head to Kefalonia for turtle conservation project

Beauty spot ‘Oscars’ see four accolades for Erewash

Eleven new wholetime firefighters for Derbyshire

Erewash Borough Council issues an update on Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire

Ten Derbyshire councils to be replaced with two with a north-south divide, the Government has decided

Arrest made for drug and knife offences in Long Eaton

Plans for 160 homes have been filed for Green Belt land between a Derby suburb and a nearby village

Ombudsman releases complaints data for the East Midlands for 2025-26

Groundwork charity tackles damp and mouldy homes

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