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23/02/2024: Erewash Borough Council has slashed its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 40 per cent, an update to the elected members has revealed.
PCC Angelique Foster outside Police HQ
23/02/2024: Angelique Foster, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has announced details of a funding package worth £467k to support those at risk of involvement in serious violence.
23/02/2024: Erewash Sound has named two local charities who will also benefit from more than 50 hours of sponsored broadcasting by radio station presenter Richard Dawson. The Friday night Party Classics and Sunday Breakfast Show host begins his mammoth period on-air live from The Duchess Theatre in Long Eaton at 8am on Sunday 25th February and does not come off the airwaves until 12noon on Tuesday 27th.
Ferrestone House picture by Andrew Abbot
22/02/2024: An historic former vicarage in a borough village is poised to be bulldozed after Erewash Borough council lost a battle to save it.
21/02/2024: An Ilkeston brother and sister have completed a mission to scale Mam Tor in Castleton in the Peak District to raise money for charity.
21/02/2024: Angelique Foster, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has awarded fresh funding to Neighbourhood Watch schemes across the county to help communities fight back against crime.
Maggie Throup MP
21/02/2024: MP for Erewash, Maggie Throup OBE has welcomed the Government’s new long-term ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign, delivering tough new anti-fraud messaging, raising public awareness on fraud safety advice in partnership with law enforcement, tech, banking, telecoms and third sector organisations. 
20/02/2024: The managing director of a Long Eaton-based hairdressing company is celebrating a 35-year milestone with the company after joining its apprenticeship scheme back in 1989.
19/02/2024: Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where every day brings new challenges and rewards? If so, we encourage you to consider a fulfilling career as a Residential Childcare Worker.
Maggie Throup MP
16/02/2024: Erewash MP Maggie Throup joined local residents and campaigners to witness a meeting of Erewash Borough Council’s Scrutiny Committee, only for it to end in chaos after just 15 minutes.

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