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Both MPs elected to seats covering the Erewash borough in the July 4th General Election have, along with a number of other Derbyshire MPs, co-signed a letter to the County Council Leader to protest and appeal against plans to close care homes and day centres.

A man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Long Eaton.

A Long Eaton-based hairdressing company is celebrating after two of its apprentices secured their places at the UK finals of a major hairdressing industry competition.

A select group of Derbyshire residents could be immortalised in canvas as a county artist aims to complete 20 portraits of heroes for a project called 'We Are All Derbyshire'.

In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, East Midlands Chamber has seen the number of documents it processes to take items to the EU double, compared to the same time in 2023.

Derbyshire residents will shortly be able to have their say on proposals which will ensure library buildings in the county remain open, as well as creating a modern, agile, family-friendly and sustainable service across the county.

A showcase venue for open-air concerts and other outdoor events in Erewash will open this autumn – as a council project to build it gets underway.

The 12 year recipient of a letter from the King saluting his efforts to help save the planet has received fresh praise out of the blue – this time from his idol Sir David Attenborough.

When Walter Dodd was diagnosed with lung cancer, he wanted to spend his final days at home. Just eighteen days later, with support and care from Treetops Hospice nurses, Walter died peacefully at home with his wife and two daughters.

Plain clothes police officers carrying out a patrol in Ilkeston have taken action after a man was seen acting suspiciously in the town.

Complaints data for councils in the East Midlands for 2023-24 have been released by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

National Grid Electricity Distribution and Warm Welcome have announced a new partnership as part of their 'Warm Welcome for All’ pledge – a commitment towards the vision of everyone in the UK having free access to warm, welcoming community spaces.

A councillor with connections to Erewash has become the first member of the Sikh community to be appointed to the position of Vice Civic Chairman at Derbyshire County Council.

Senior councillors at Derbyshire County Council have written to Mayor Ward at the East Midlands Combined County Authority asking her to think again on her plans to offer free travel to young people just from the High Peak who attend further education in Manchester.

A state-of-the-art 3G sports pitch that meets FIFA standards is poised to start taking shape in Erewash – as a £450,000 council project kicks off in the wake of Euro 2024.

The fight against illegal cannabis grows in Ilkeston has been continuing.

A man has been charged and remanded to prison after reports of an attempted kidnap in Ilkeston.

Arts Derbyshire has expressed its collective delight having secured £99,000 in funding from Arts Council England to support three crucial strands of the organisation's work and reinforcing a commitment to enriching Derbyshire's cultural landscape.

Erewash Sound has teamed up with The Giving Lottery to give you the chance to win up to a jackpot of £25,000 by playing for just as little as £1 per week.

Erewash Sound is pleased and proud to present the latest draw results from the Treetops Hospice Lottery.

Erewash has its very own beach, despite it being some 90 miles from Skegness, deemed the closest seaside resort to the borough, after tonnes of sand were shipped in.

A footbridge over the River Erewash at the western end of the Bennerley Viaduct has been condemned as unsafe after flood damage, and will shortly be closed to the public.

Eight out of ten East Midlands 16–64 year-olds are now economically active, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

A new state-of-the-art fun zone for Erewash’s youngsters is taking shape after work got underway on the £400,000 borough council-led project.

An avid England fan aged eight marked Euro 2024 by trekking a gruelling 19 miles from Pride Park, the home of Derby County, to The City Ground, the home of Nottingham Forest – in a bid to help cure his three-year-old cousin as she battles an ultra-rare genetic illness.

With a heat health warning at yellow as temperatures rise, Alzheimer’s Society is providing advice to help more than 74,000 people across East Midlands with dementia to stay safe and hydrated during the hot spell.

Passengers across the country will have better train services thanks to a new transport bill which was set out in the King’s Speech.

Community groups across the East Midlands have been taking advantage of a free scheme from the Woodland Trust in which free trees are being given away but time is running out in the current round of allocations.

Primary and secondary schools in Erewash and across Derbyshire are being offered a free tree in a mission to help plant at least a Million Trees across the county by 2030 to help tackle the effects of climate change.

An off-duty police officer has detained a prolific shoplifter despite being threatened.

Police officers have been involved in an operation to remove cannabis plants from a shop and flat above in Ilkeston.

The family of Samuel Wilson, a 26-year-old man who was murdered in Ilkeston Market place have paid tribute to ‘the most loving, kind-hearted, genuine soul that you could ever meet’.

Two men have been sentenced after being caught using dogs to hunt deer and hare in Morley.

An Ilkeston woman has been jailed for seven and a half years after stabbing her partner during an argument just days before Christmas.

The East Midlands Chamber has given its reaction to the static 2% inflation figure published by the Office for National Statistics.

New analysis released by Midlands Connect shows junction 28 of the M1 is up to 107% capacity in the morning rush hour.

A Cotmanhay road has been included in a list of sites where Derbyshire County Council contractors will apply a micro-asphalting road treatment programme.

New data has suggested a resurgence in both Ilkeston and Long Eaton town centres.

Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, has received 8,000 WhatsApp messages from customers in the first year since it joined the global messaging platform.

In a statement released prior to the King's Speech on 17th July, the East Midlands Chamber has outlined a number of so called 'asks'.

Homeless people in Erewash and those facing the threat of losing the roof over their heads are poised to get an extra £129,159 of help from the borough council.

Two Long Eaton schools are to receive a share of almost £5 million as part of a wider investment by Derbyshire County Council to provide additional places for children and young people with special and complex needs across the county.

Long Eaton based AdvoCATS is continuing its campaigning to support tenants who wish to reside with their pets, and says that the majority of landlords believe a pet damage insurance-based solution is the way forward to increasing the number of pet friendly rentals.

Amid 2024’s sporting summer and as Euro 2024 final reached its final with England playing Spain, East Midlands businesses have told East Midlands Chamber of their experience adapting to demand

Local residents and businesses flooded in Derbyshire during Storm Babet are being reminded to apply for grant funding before the 1st August deadline to help protect their property from further flooding in the future.

Toddlers and pensioners are among Erewash residents who have benefitted from a council mission to inject tens of thousands of pounds into the community with a minimum of faff, a new report reveals.

A parish councillor has been shortlisted for a national award, having been selected as one of eight candidates for a 'Positive Role Model' accolade as part of the 13th National Diversity Awards which will be held at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 4th October 2024.

Erewash residents seeking to dispose of tyres and asbestos at the Ilkeston Household Waste Recycling Centre or at any of the other eight Derbyshire County Council run sites should expect to pay from Thursday 1st August 2024.

A new report has revealed that a £2.8m boost for Erewash clinched by the borough council from central government is putting the borough on the map as it improves the lives of residents.

Erewash is to get a new community hub – in a £30,000 boost that has been secured by the borough council for residents in Kirk Hallam. The project will see a changing room block on the edge of a football pitch transformed.

Treetops Hospice has welcomed Professor Ruth Parry to their communication skills training team as an honorary professor to develop research-based training on communicating with empathy.

A Derbyshire family is sharing its story to raise awareness of hospice nurses who help them.

Adam Thompson has been elected as MP for Erewash. The count led to a fairly early declaration which saw him replace Maggie Throup in a Labour gain.

Jonathan Davies has been elected as MP for the Mid Derbyshire seat which covers the west and south west of the Erewash Borough. He replaces outgoing Pauline Latham. The count led to a late declaration.

A salute across the nation to honour serving and past members of the Military has seen flags hoisted in Erewash.

With the opening of the Paris Olympics on 26th July (and running until 11th August), the East Midlands Chamber is gearing up to support the region’s sporting bodies by supplying a key declaration document needed to take sporting equipment overseas.

Two Erewash roads have been included in a programme of annual maintenance works to be carried by Derbyshire County Council, starting from early July and running into mid-August.

Derby College Group has launched a special new award in tribute to a friend and colleague of the college, Adrian Clarke - fondly known as 'Wilf' who passed away suddenly in December 2023, aged just 47, leaving wife Vicki, and two children, Luke and Lucy.

A Derby woman is amongst the first to sign up to the 2024 Moonlight Walk being staged by Risley-based Treetops Hospice on 6th September 2024.

A poll of 4,000 people across the UK which sought to gather their thoughts on homelessness, house building, social housing, healthy communities, and retrofitting has shown that over one in four people aged 16 to 24 are worried about becoming homeless within the next year.

Richard Blackmore has been named as the new Director of Policy and Insight at East Midlands Chamber, following 8 months as Head of Special Projects.

An Ilkeston woman has been expressing how she felt after taking to the air on a wing walk after her husband bought her the experience as a Christmas present.

To mark National Lost Pet Prevention Month in July, new information concluded following data analysis has revealed a 47% increase of missing pets were reported in the UK during the Summer months of 2023 compared to Winter.

A relieved DIY fan has been reunited with his precious power tools after he hid them in his wheelie bin while he took a break – forgetting it was collection day.

Long Eaton Police officers have exercised a drug warrant over concerns of a link to the supply of class A drugs.

Police officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have taken action after a vehicle was being seen driven erratically on Main Street in the town.

Police officers in Erewash have carried out a second seizure of cannabis plants within the space of a week.

Ilkeston Police officers have removed cannabis plants from a property on Bath Street in the town.

A Draycott man has been jailed for his part in a trio of criminals who carried out a series of robberies in Derby.

Almost 2,500 miles were trekked by Erewash residents who accepted a council challenge to go for regular walks – meaning they clocked up a combined distance triple that of Land’s End to John O’Groats.

Increased sales and orders, a growing confidence in future profitability, and reduced pressure to increase prices are among a series of findings from a new East Midlands survey of over 300 businesses.

UK social enterprise 'Places for People' has called for the incoming Government to prioritise funding mechanisms and unblock the planning system to allow housebuilders to deliver new thriving communities.