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The proposed care home in Wardlow Road, Ilkeston. Image from KWL Architects.

75-bed care home could be built on former public open space in Erewash despite sustained opposition

A 75-bed care home could be built on former public open space in a Derbyshire town “disposed of” in a council “fire sale” three years ago despite a sustained wave of opposition. In 2023, Erewash Borough Council disposed of an innocuous 1.4 acres field off Wardlow Road in Ilkeston, to the rear of The Rutland Cottage pub. This move, finalised by Labour and started by the former Conservative administration, sought to fill a budget gap by bringing in much-needed money […]

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Ilkeston boy Oscar raises over £2,000 for MND through his 77-day walking challenge

A 7-year old Ilkeston boy is on a mission to make to make a difference to people affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Oscar’s fundraising journey started with a simple but incredibly kind idea. He wanted to donate his own pocket money to help people living with MND and from that little idea, something amazing has grown. Oscar originally set himself the challenge of walking for 7 days, with a fundraising target of just £77. However, his determination to help […]

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Fifty years on – do YOU remember Derby’s cancelled concert by The Sex Pistols and The Clash?

An appeal has been issued for memories, tickets, photographs and eyewitnesses from December 1976. Specifically, on Saturday 4th December 1976, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned and Johnny Thunders’ Heartbreakers were scheduled to appear at Derby’s King’s Hall as part of the notorious Anarchy in the UK Tour. But the concert never took place. Following The Sex Pistols’ controversial appearance on national television, Derby councillors proposed that the band perform a private audition before being allowed to appear in […]

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Erewash MP Adam Thompson (Credit: Adam Thompson/LDRS)

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Erewash MP hails a ‘major step for forward’ in making Ilkeston Market Place safer

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has attended a meeting with Derbyshire County Council’s Highways Lead Cllr Charlotte Hill and Loraine Wilson, Samuel Wilson’s mother, and Lauren Colton, his partner. Samuel was murdered on Ilkeston market place in December 2023. Lauren and Loraine have been campaigning for years to make Ilkeston market place safer for petitions. This included launching a petition last year which garnered some 7000 signatures, even gaining cross-party support. Adam was proud to submit the petition to Parliament. Derbyshire […]

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Ilkeston cleaning business nominated for Small Business Award

A small business based in Ilkeston has been shortlisted as a finalist at The UK Small Business Awards. The company, run by Aimee Harrison is in with a chance of being declared 'Best Cleaning Company' as part of what is a national celebration of UK small business success. The recognition celebrates the business’s commitment to delivering high-quality services and making a positive impact within its sector. Speaking on the awards, a spokesperson for The UK Small Business Awards said: “The […]

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A high-flying award: Cllr Mark Alfrey, far left, stands beside council leader James Dawson as Green Flag is triumphantly hoisted over Ilkeston’s Victoria Park

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Park flies flag as Erewash scoops four green ‘Oscars’

Flags saluting how Erewash boasts one of the UK’s most outstanding green spaces were triumphantly hoisted in a much-loved park – after it was honoured with two coveted “Oscars” in government-backed awards that saw a total of FOUR clinched across the borough. The double win for Ilkeston’s Victoria Park included a gong for the care that goes into making it a pleasure to visit – and is called a Green Flag Award. At the same time it scooped a Green […]

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The planned Donald Rose mural on the side of Ilkeston Town Hall. Image from Erewash Borough Council.

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Mural on side of town hall to salute war hero Donald

A D-Day hero who was Britain’s oldest man when he died last year aged 110 is to have his wartime courage memorialised in a huge permanent artwork – on the wall of Ilkeston Town Hall. Brave Donald Rose was wounded during the Normandy landings but shrugged off the bullet to his leg to fight his way into Germany, where he helped to liberate the Nazi death camp at Belsen. He was the country’s oldest World War Two veteran and a […]

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Stunning mural planned for Borough Council HQ in memory of the UK’s oldest WW2 veteran

A “stunning” seven-metre-tall mural in memory of the UK’s oldest WW2 veteran, who died last year aged 110, is set to be painted onto a Derbyshire council headquarters. Erewash Borough Council is set to approve its own plans for a mural of Donald Rose, aged 110, who died last year and was the UK’s oldest surviving Second World War veteran. The council wants to paint a seven-metre-tall (23 foot) mural on the side of the finance block on the western […]

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Public reports lead to response over sales of illegal products

Police officers from Long Eaton have partnered with Trading Standards officials to carry out a visit to a shop in the town. The operation on Friday 19th September came after numerous reports were received from members of the public that the shop had been selling illegal products. During the visit, officers located numerous packs of illegal cigarettes and tobacco, all of which were seized as part of an investigation. A statement from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "We […]

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75-bed care home could be built on former public open space in Erewash despite sustained opposition

Ilkeston boy Oscar raises over £2,000 for MND through his 77-day walking challenge

Fifty years on – do YOU remember Derby’s cancelled concert by The Sex Pistols and The Clash?

Erewash MP hails a ‘major step for forward’ in making Ilkeston Market Place safer

Ilkeston cleaning business nominated for Small Business Award

Park flies flag as Erewash scoops four green ‘Oscars’

Mural on side of town hall to salute war hero Donald

Stunning mural planned for Borough Council HQ in memory of the UK’s oldest WW2 veteran

Public reports lead to response over sales of illegal products

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