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Community turns out for ‘Day of Action’ against planned pylon installation

A campaign leader has hailed a great community turnout on a National Day of Action', with the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, having been sent photographs of a local event. A group of residents and campaigners from Morley participated in a so-called 'Pylon Protest' on Saturday 18th April, prior to the local elections on a day in which numerous groups and communities across the UK participated in a ‘Day of Action for Nature, Parks and Green Spaces’. The event aimed to […]

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Paul Rowan, chair of the Light Rail Transit Association, believes Derby should have a tram network. Image by LDRS.

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Trams for Derby campaign

A campaign has been launched to bring “transformational” trams back to Derby for the first time in almost a century. The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA) started the engine running on its major plan to deliver a tram system across the city – but it would likely cost hundreds of millions of pounds to achieve. The body held two public events on Thursday 16th April 16, urging people to get behind the plans. Campaigners believe having a tram network would […]

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An EBC food waste collection vehicle (Credit; EBC)

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Food waste put in new bins weighs same as FIFTY cars

Food scraps equivalent to the weight of more than FIFTY small cars have been saved from going to waste – in just the first fortnight of Erewash Borough Council’s new recycling scheme. The colossal total of 54 tonnes was revealed as the authority praised residents for setting a superb example to the rest of the country. The environmentally-friendly initiative which councils across the nation were instructed to launch means any biodegradable food waste – such as veg peelings, plate scrapings […]

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Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

A union chief has welcomed news that Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over and secure the future of one of its endangered care homes but he feels this is ‘cold comfort’ for those affected by the feared closure of eight other facilities. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that […]

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Borough Council to turn meadow into new nature haven

A new beauty spot is to be created by Erewash Borough Council on grassland it owns – with the potential for it to be turned into a wood that would be a haven for wildlife. The proposed transformation is at Bothe Meadows next to Sawley’s All Saints Church. Re-fencing is currently taking place at the site on Tamworth Road, which was formerly rented out for grazing. Existing trees that are dying and in need of removal are being dealt with. […]

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Derbyshire Council considers new provider for care home amidst concerns for residents and staff

Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over the running of one if its care homes which has been marketed for sale despite campaigners having argued against the facility falling into private ownership amidst concerns for elderly residents and staff. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that negotiations with an ‘established […]

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Funding success will improve three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash

Three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash, are to benefit from a £440,000 funding boost announced on 14th April 2026. Derbyshire County Council has welcomed the funding which will be spent on reinvigorating and enhancing its libraries in Alfreton, Ilkeston and Long Eaton. The county council’s libraries service successfully bid for the money from Arts Council England’s “Libraries Improvement Fund”, which comes under the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund, as part of a competitive process. The announcement was made by the Department for […]

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Town Hall Rich List 2026: record 4,733 council bosses received over £100,000 last year

In the wake of the largest council tax increase since 2004, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has launched its Town Hall Rich List 2026 (THRL), the 20th edition of the project and the only comprehensive list of its kind with a council-by-council breakdown of local government executive pay deals. The number of council bosses receiving more than £100,000 in 2024-25 stood at 4,733, the highest level since this dataset was first published in 2007 and 827 more than last year's edition. […]

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Police Officers issue advice to buyers and sellers after two local robberies

Derbyshire Constabulary officials have issued safety advice for anyone buying or selling items on Facebook after two reports of robberies, one in the Erewash borough. Reports were received regarding two people being threatened with knives after meeting people they had agreed to sell mobile phones to using the social media network’s Marketplace feature. The incidents occurred in Long Eaton on 8th April and Derby on 9th April when the phones were stolen after the threats and no payment was received. […]

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Community turns out for ‘Day of Action’ against planned pylon installation

Trams for Derby campaign

Food waste put in new bins weighs same as FIFTY cars

Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

Borough Council to turn meadow into new nature haven

Derbyshire Council considers new provider for care home amidst concerns for residents and staff

Funding success will improve three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash

Town Hall Rich List 2026: record 4,733 council bosses received over £100,000 last year

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