Borough Wide News
14/07/2023: Derby College Group (DCG) has been notified that they will receive a £3.5 million capital award from the Government’s Post 16 capacity fund. This will enable DCG to provide additional capacity for 16-19 learners and create a space that meets local and national skills requirements and is reflective of learner demand.
13/07/2023: A call for a Parliamentary debate on the subject of assisted dying has been backed by Derbyshire County Council.
13/07/2023: Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have assisted armed response colleagues with the arrest of a wanted male.
13/07/2023: The Chief Executive of the East Midlands Chamber has commented on the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showing a 0.1% decline in UK GDP for the three months to May 2023.
13/07/2023: Coffee shops across the county are the focus of a trading standards campaign aimed at ensuring customers with allergies are not being put at risk or misled by being sold contaminated products.
13/07/2023: Industrial action by the RMT union is set to disrupt thousands of Northern customers, as the first of three strikes in July gets underway.
12/07/2023: School pupils across Erewash and the wider county will continue to receive hot, healthy and nutritious meals of the same quality and size despite soaring food and staffing costs as Derbyshire County Council pledges to prioritise children’s health and protect local jobs.
11/07/2023: Local Police officers in Erewash are cutting back on the paperwork through the use of new technology in the palms of their hands and members of the public have a chance to see it for themselves.
11/07/2023: A former Erewash borough and now Castle Donington based public relations firm has agreed terms with ex-journalist Phil Stubbs to become a new partner and shareholder following a recent growth spurt.
11/07/2023: A prolific female shoplifter has been arrested and charged with a number of shop thefts in the Long Eaton area.