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Local support group brings comfort and connection to families facing MND

Local families affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) are finding vital support, connection and comfort at Mollies – a dedicated group based in Risley. The group welcomes anyone affected by MND, including patients, families and carers, and offers a blend of peer support, professional guidance and a safe space to chat. It is led by specialists, including a local MND Nurse, an Occupational Therapist and a Community Support Coordinator from the MND Association. Rachel Pitzettu, the Coordinator who runs the […]

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Walking month record as 583 put best feet forward

Erewash Walking Month 2026 is being hailed as a huge success by the borough council after record numbers of local people took part. The authority’s Community Health and Wellbeing Development Officer Rachel Scott, who helped organise May’s programme of 36 free guided walks and events, saluted all those who got behind the initiative. She said in a message to walk leaders and their clubs: “Huge thanks to you all for your help and support.” Other organisations that backed the drive […]

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First win since Renters Rights Act for Long Eaton pets advocacy charity

When a person known publicly only as Ms A asked her landlord if she could have a cat in her flat she was told: “One-bedroom flats are too small for pets." Suspecting that this might not be the case, and anxious to have her cat Marshy join her at last, Ms A contacted AdvoCATS, the charity that provides a free pets-in-lets support and advice service, for help. AdvoCATS advised her that a landlord could no longer make such sweeping generalisations since […]

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21 year old remanded into custody following bowling alley crash

After appearing before Derby Magistrates Court, a 21 year old from Ilkeston has been remanded into custody following an incident in which a car collided with the local bowling alley. The incident on Friday 12th June at around 5pm saw one car crash into another near to the MFA Bowling Alley on Derby Road, before crashing through a low wall then completely through the outer wall and across all lanes of the bowling alley before coming to rest in the […]

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Motorists warned to check documents after vehicle is seized in Long Eaton

Derbyshire Police officials have issued a warning to motorists to ensure that they are legally entitled to drive and that their documents are up to date. The statement comes after officers seized a vehicle in Long Eaton on Sunday 14th June 2026 after it was found to be being driven without a valid UK driving licence. After the Audi was taken off the road, the statement said: "Driving without the correct documents is a serious offence and will result in […]

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Residents have hit out at plans to allow 400 new homes next to the A52. Image by LDRS.

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Derby residents slam ‘horrendous’ 400 homes plan next to A52 on the Erewash border

Residents have furiously hit out at plans to potentially allow 400 new homes be built next to the A52. Derby City Council is allocating land next to Stoney Lane in Spondon as a spot where hundreds of new homes could be potentially built in the future as part of its next Local Plan. The development master-plan sets out where 12,500 new homes can be built across Derby over the next 17 years – at a time when building new homes […]

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Eight County Council-run care homes now empty and closed, after planned sale failure

Eight Derbyshire council-run care homes have now been emptied and closed, with remaining residents moved elsewhere, after planned sales to a sole provider failed late last year. All eight care homes which had been put up for sale by Derbyshire County Council have now been vacated as of the first week of June, it has confirmed, with processes to “dispose” of the buildings now beginning. For some former care homes, this disposal process could include reuse by another council service, […]

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The planned retirement apartment complex off Station Road, Sandiacre. Image from Corstorphine & Wright.

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Dozens of flats approved on “eyesore” derelict Erewash site, vacant for more than 15 years

Dozens of flats have been approved on an “eyesore” derelict site which has been vacant for more than 15 years – but none will be “affordable”. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting this month (Wednesday, June 10th), councillors approved plans for a four-storey block of 53 retirement apartments on vacant land next to Lidl and the Erewash Canal in Station Road, Sandiacre. The plans, from McCarthy Stone, had previously been withdrawn by the developer due to flood risk issues, after […]

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Bowling alley closes until further notice due to heavy damage after car goes straight through

A borough bowling alley which has recently undergone renovations now faces the prospect of a clean up and extensive repairs and will be closed until further notice after a car ploughed through a wall and went across all of the bowling lanes before coming to rest in a wall at the other side. Three pedestrians were injured after the incident in Derby Road, Ilkeston on Friday 12th June. A large hole was left in the wall at the Derby Road […]

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Local support group brings comfort and connection to families facing MND

Walking month record as 583 put best feet forward

First win since Renters Rights Act for Long Eaton pets advocacy charity

21 year old remanded into custody following bowling alley crash

Motorists warned to check documents after vehicle is seized in Long Eaton

Derby residents slam ‘horrendous’ 400 homes plan next to A52 on the Erewash border

Eight County Council-run care homes now empty and closed, after planned sale failure

Dozens of flats approved on “eyesore” derelict Erewash site, vacant for more than 15 years

Bowling alley closes until further notice due to heavy damage after car goes straight through

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