Borough Wide News
27/02/2023: Businesses will be encouraged to set-up shop in vacant retail units in Ilkeston and Long Eaton through a new Golden Hello grant scheme.
27/02/2023: Procedures for a major incident have been put into place in Ilkeston Town Centre after a report of a stabbing at around 12noon on Monday.
27/02/2023: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has welcomed new data showing the force is outperforming the national average across the major crime categories.
27/02/2023: Learning British Sign Language (BSL) at Derby College Group is helping Amazon UK employee Donna Burton make a huge difference to her colleagues’ lives – and her own life.
25/02/2023: Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, has scooped a prestigious national award for its unique and innovative approach to improving accessibility on trains and at stations.
24/02/2023: Rail travellers across Erewash who use local stations in Long Eaton and Ilkeston, or further afield, are breathing at least a partial sigh of relief after TSSA members across train operating companies voted to accept a national framework pay offer of at least 9 per cent over two years, bringing an end to the dispute with the union.
24/02/2023: Vital improvements have been made to meet Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster's Police and Crime plan key priority to deliver strong local policing across the county.
24/02/2023: Plans for a Local Nature Reserve at West End Drive in Ilkeston that residents will be able to help name has been given the green light.
23/02/2023: Derbyshire County Council is providing additional funding to help food pantries across the county to continue offering support to their local communities.
23/02/2023: As the nation fell silent to mark a year since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Derbyshire County Council renewed its appeal for more households to host refugees.