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Erewash Borough Council is set to make its car parks free to use on Saturdays – in more good news for residents as it freezes council tax. The boost for shops and markets is poised to get the go-ahead when the council meets at Long Eaton Town Hall next week (Thursday 5th March). There is already no charge on Sundays – meaning parking will be free for the entire weekend. Elected members will be asked to approve a budget for […]
The US-born Deputy Mayor of Erewash Borough Council has been using a holiday in his home town of Pittsburgh to champion the borough as a great place to do business. Cllr Greg Maskalick – who became a UK citizen in 2014 – posted an online picture of himself with the Steel City’s newly elected Mayor as the two held trade talks. Greg described it as a “privilege” to shake hands with Democrat Corey O’Connor, who took office on January 5th. […]
An increase in Erewash homes being bought to house multiple tenants is seeing the borough council having to seek a legal dispensation so it can properly crack down on those getting converted under the radar, concerned councillors have been told. The town hall is on a mission to stem the proliferation of unregulated HMOs – houses in multiple occupation – but has been hamstrung by national rules exempting smaller ones from needing planning consent. Owners of properties that are rented […]
Currently, online mapping providers like Google Maps and Apple Maps will sometimes direct people to cut across the market place from Pimlico to South Street – driving directly in front of Ilkeston town hall and the John Warren pub. That entrance to the Market Place has a ‘no motor vehicles’ sign, with the clarification below ‘except for access’. The relevant traffic regulation order (TRO) provided by Derbyshire County Council also makes clear that this route, from Pimlico to South Street, […]
Police officers in Erewash are appealing for help to identify a group of people wanted for questioning about an an assault in Long Eaton. A man in his 50s sustained serious injuries after he was attacked by a group of people on bikes, while he was sat in a parked vehicle in Longmoor Road. Despite following a number of lines of enquiry since the incident happened on 22nd December 2025, officers have not yet been able to identify those involved. […]
By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service New restrictions on HMOs in Derbyshire towns and villages are set to be introduced to curb a surge in “cramped”, “rabbit hutch” accommodation. Erewash Borough Council’s Labour executive is set to adopt the HMO (houses in multiple occupancy) restrictions at a meeting this week in response to continued public lobbying over the issue. The new restrictions – known as an Article 4 direction – will make it mandatory for developers and landlords […]
By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service The Government’s Home Office has insisted it will close every single asylum seeker hotel after Derbyshire County Council has called for a clear timeline on the Government’s plans to shut down the controversial system which houses a worrying number of immigrants seeking asylum in UK communities. Derbyshire County Council, which is led by a Reform UK administration, voted by a majority at a meeting on February 11th to approve Cllr Paul Maginnis’s […]
Two horses have reportedly been euthanised after an incident on a busy road through the borough involving a number of vehicles. On Sunday 15th February, traffic was stopped in both directions of the A52 between the A5111 and the M1 junction 25, after the animals got on to the carriageway. A National Highways statement said that there had been a collision involving multiple vehicles and horses. The road was reportedly re-opened at around 1:30pm. A statement was posted on social […]
A jobs boost for Erewash has been given the go-ahead from the borough council – with the granting of full planning permission for an Italian-based multinational to build a major factory near Ilkeston. Millions will be spent by construction industry giant Fassa Bortolo after it launched a search for a site to house its new UK headquarters and picked a business park that is taking shape where the old Stanton Ironworks used to stand. The company, which specialises in pre-mix […]
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