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Bowling alley closes until further notice due to heavy damage after car goes straight through

A borough bowling alley which has recently undergone renovations now faces the prospect of a clean up and extensive repairs and will be closed until further notice after a car ploughed through a wall and went across all of the bowling lanes before coming to rest in a wall at the other side. Three pedestrians were injured after the incident in Derby Road, Ilkeston on Friday 12th June. A large hole was left in the wall at the Derby Road […]

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Community Notices

Ilkeston Brass faces further fight for survival

A local brass band which has been facing a battle to survive over recent months and years, but has managed to do so, is now threatened once more after being told that members must vacate its current bandroom. Ilkeston Brass - formed as the Stanton Ironworks band in 1919, and known as that until 1978 - was close to folding in 2025 until it made a late call for new players and a new musical director, but having resolved those […]

12 June 2026 13

Borough Wide

Joint investigation launched after Ilkeston property fire

A joint police and fire investigation into a derelict building fire on Heanor Road in Ilkeston has concluded the most probable cause to be deliberate. Investigators believe the fire most likely started when a naked flame came into contact with combustible materials. Derbyshire firefighters were mobilised to the incident shortly before 5:00am on Wednesday 10th June, following a 999 call to the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service control room. Crews attended from Ilkeston, Ascot Drive, Long Eaton and Chapel-en-le-Frith, with […]

11 June 2026 22

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

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Erewash MP issues statement following Ilkeston bank branch closure announcement

Erewash MP, Adam Thompson has expressed significant disappointed at Lloyds Bank’s decision to close its Ilkeston branch on November 5th 2026. This is just the latest in a string of commercial banks abandoning our high streets. One in five people still rely on in-person banking, disproportionately including the elderly and disabled. The closure would also leave a large and prominent building on Bath Street empty, without an obvious future. Adam has requested an urgent meeting with Lloyds Bank to discuss […]

11 June 2026 22

Poignant: Erewash Deputy Mayor Linda Burns, front, left, at unveiling of seat installed in Ilkeston’s Victoria Park in memory of those who have taken their own lives. The bench aims to deter others from suicide. Credit: EBC

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Deputy Mayor unveils ‘suicide prevention’ bench in park

A touching memorial to local people who have taken their own lives has been unveiled in an Erewash park – in the form of a bench that grieving families and friends hope will help deter others from suicide. The tranquil wooden seat is designed for quiet reflection and bears the inscription: “Someone is always listening.” Erewash’s Deputy Mayor Cllr Linda Burns helped to unveil it at a ceremony in a quiet corner of Ilkeston’s Victoria Park as she was joined […]

10 June 2026 22

Borough Wide

Appeal for information launched following two linked robberies in Ilkeston

Derbyshire Police officers are appealing for information following two robberies in Ilkeston that are believed are linked. The first incident happened when the victim was approached by a man as he walked past a block of flats in Chalons Way at about 10:05pm on Sunday 31st May. The suspect has pushed the victim towards a wall and demanded he hand over some money whilst jabbing him to the arm and ribs with a screwdriver. The victim, a 21-year-old man, sustained […]

9 June 2026 22

Borough Wide

Future of borough charity shops under threat amid plans to close 150 stores

The future of three Erewash charity shop branches is under threat after the parent company announced plans to close 150 sites. The British Heart Foundation has a total of 640 shops across the UK, but has recently reported having faced challenges due to increasing running costs and a change in the habits of customers. Its reported closure plans will be phased in over the next two financial years, with those affected considered to be "no longer financially sutainable", with those […]

5 June 2026 81

Demario Green on duty (Credit: Northern)

Derbyshire

Northern conductor sharing passion for the railway online to ‘bring different people in’

A conductor for Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station as well as regionally, is sharing his passion for trains with thousands of people on social media after finding “a home” on the railway. Demario Green, 22, has gained around 8,000 TikTok followers by presenting videos about different types of trains, tickets, stations and railway history. He said: “We want to bring different people in and get them to take an interest – younger people and people from different […]

3 June 2026 19

Ilkeston

Ilkeston lad chases the Isle of Man TT dream

A 29-year old from Ilkeston is set to compete in the Manx Grand Prix in August on the Isle of Man, which covers the same famous 37 mile mountain course used by the TT race. Owen Monaghan works for motorbike manufacturer Royal Enfield by day and spends every spare hour in his workshop or on a race track, racing motorbikes. Since he started racing, he has always aimed to get to the TT and is determined that 2027 will be […]

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Ilkeston

Bowling alley closes until further notice due to heavy damage after car goes straight through

Ilkeston Brass faces further fight for survival

Joint investigation launched after Ilkeston property fire

Erewash MP issues statement following Ilkeston bank branch closure announcement

Deputy Mayor unveils ‘suicide prevention’ bench in park

Appeal for information launched following two linked robberies in Ilkeston

Future of borough charity shops under threat amid plans to close 150 stores

Northern conductor sharing passion for the railway online to ‘bring different people in’

Ilkeston lad chases the Isle of Man TT dream

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