Borough Wide News
27/07/2021: St Mary's Church in Sawley is now open at 9am each Sunday for Holy Communion, whilst All Saints’ Church in Sawley is now open every Sunday for morning worship at 10.30am with communion on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.
27/07/2021: Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the provisional announcement by the Department for Education that schools across Erewash are set to receive a total of £66,494,333.00 next year.
26/07/2021: If and when you need them, there are a few projects running in the Erewash borough which help provide basic food essentials. To add to, or amend this list, contact us.
26/07/2021: Free 5k timed run organised each week by a team of volunteers at West Park in Long Eaton (meeting by the Rugby Club) and Shipley Country Park (meeting near the visitors centre)
25/07/2021: Derbyshire Police have released a still taken from an officer’s body worn video camera as part of an investigation into the assault of two PCs.
23/07/2021: It’s not every day you get to meet a real life super hero but Jo Smith, CEO of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust got to do just that earlier this month when Jake, a 5 year old who raised almost £1000 for the Trust paid her a visit.
23/07/2021: After nine fires this year and with the summer holidays beginning for many, and the potential for prolonged periods of dry spells, the risk of wild fires significantly increases. BBQs and small fires on moorland and woodland can easily get out of control and rip through the countryside fast, damaging everything in their path
23/07/2021: Mature students at Derby College Group’s Broomfield Hall have designed and planted a flowerbed in Horsley Woodhouse to commemorate the important role that the village played in World War Two.
23/07/2021: Net zero aviation becomes one step closer today (23rd July) as eight companies have been shortlisted to receive a share of £15 million to develop first-of-a-kind production plants across the UK that will turn waste into jet fuel.
22/07/2021: A campaign to ban the distribution of unsolicited sexual images, commonly referred to as ‘nudes’, has received a huge boost this week, following the publication of the Government’s new strategy to Tackle Violence Against Women and Girls by the Home Secretary, The Rt. Hon. Priti Patel MP.