Borough Wide News
07/08/2023: A man in his 40s has died following a serious fire in a property in West Hallam.
07/08/2023: Tough action to hit perpetrators of anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the pocket with increased fines have been welcomed by Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster.
07/08/2023: Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, has enlisted the support of autistic data scientists to advise on the most fuel-efficient way to operate its fleet of 276 diesel trains.
03/08/2023: A flat in Ilkeston, that was a magnet for drug dealing, criminal damage, and anti-social behaviour which left the local community living in fear, has been closed.
03/08/2023: Angelique Foster, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has welcomed new national data showing the strong progress being made across the county against the crimes that concern the public most.
02/08/2023: ACE Personal Safety Training is a small, family run, ‘not for profit’ organisation specialising in female personal safety, taught by female instructors.
02/08/2023: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has secured funding worth more than £1million over the next three years to tackle serious violence and knife crime.
01/08/2023: Police officers in Long Eaton are appealing for witnesses to come forward in relation to a series of thefts of drain covers in both Ilkeston and Long Eaton around the 24th July 2023, thefts alleged to have occurred in a number of locations.
01/08/2023: A Sandiacre man has been remanded in custody after being charged with 13 offences including assault and intentional strangulation.
01/08/2023: Local charity volunteer Pete Wearn has driven 10,000 miles to collect and deliver over 1,000 unwanted bikes – and helped raise £100,000 for charity in the process.