Borough Wide News
26/01/2021: A woman with links to Long Eaton who lost her passport several years ago is on course to be reunited with the exact same document through the power of social media.
25/01/2021: A firm of funeral directors which has a base in Erewash has launched a new service to help employers better understand and support colleagues who have lost a loved one.
25/01/2021: East Midlands Chamber has urged businesses to donate spare IT equipment to homeworking parents who may be unable to afford laptops or tablets for their children.
22/01/2021: Derbyshire County Council has made £100,000 available to help residents and businesses affected by recent flooding.
19/01/2021: With heavy rain affecting many part of the county this week, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is reissuing advice to motorists and people across Derbyshire to take extra care - respecting road closed signs, keeping away from fast flowing rivers and flood water, driving carefully and considering their calls to emergency services.
18/01/2021: Family-owned Wathall’s, Derby’s longest established independent funeral directors, have expanded their unique Dandelions Bereavement Support programme to help more local people come to terms with losing a loved one.
18/01/2021: Safe and Sound, the specialist charity which supports children and young people across Derbyshire who are victims of or at risk of child exploitation, has appointed Lucy Orme as fundraising and marketing officer.
14/01/2021: Over 80% of those aged 65 and over in England have received the flu vaccine so far this year – the highest uptake ever achieved. In the East Midlands, over 768,000 GP registered patients had their flu jab, an increase of almost 60,000 from the previous year. Last year saw more people having their flu jab over a 3-month period than they did in 6 months during the last flu season pre-pandemic.
13/01/2021:
Do you live with dementia, or care for someone living with dementia?
Have you felt socially isolated and not comfortable using online technologies?
Have you been frustrated over lockdown by the lack of activities you can do, and missed learning and trying new things?
As we find ourselves in another lengthy lockdown this is an invitation to take part in something creative and new from the safety of your own home.
12/01/2021: Long Eaton Natural History Society Wildlife Group with the Friends of Forbes Hole invite you to follow the trail of decorated stones. Can you find the twelve signs of Spring?