Borough Wide News
19/04/2021: Specialist local charity Safe and Sound has bought its first minibus to enable youth and support workers to help and protect more children and young people in local communities.
16/04/2021: An Ilkeston woman has raised well over £2,000 for charity after completing a month-long challenge during March.
12/04/2021: A portable misting system (PMS) has activated in a property on Milton Street, Long Eaton, protecting the two occupants and preventing a potentially serious fire from developing.
09/04/2021: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced the provision of £18m for cycle training across the country to ensure children and their families have the confidence to choose active travel, as the Government encourages everyone walk or cycle where possible.
08/04/2021: A new survey shows that only one of 20 leading garden retailers contacted by The Wildlife Trusts reported that it would eliminate peat from its shelves this year – and the survey reveals an overall lack of ambition by retailers to set targets to end peat sales. Last year, the voluntary target set by the Government to end sales of peat composts to amateur gardeners was missed.
07/04/2021: Offering assistance to the elderly and the vulnerable and to key workers in a number of ways:
07/04/2021: The Long Eaton and Sawley Food Bank and the Trussell Trust support a nationwide network of food banks and together provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.
07/04/2021: Ilkeston Photo 2000 Club are currently unable to hold their usual face to face meetings but are very active on line.
07/04/2021: This is on Facebook on Tuesday mornings from 10am to 12noon.
07/04/2021: The Long Eaton and District Talking Newspaper produces a fortnightly Audio Newspaper. It is packed with news and information plus articles from well known magazines