Ilkeston News
01/12/2022: Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station is about to apply new technology at its managed stations which will alert staff to potential ‘chancers’ using an incorrect ticket.
29/11/2022: Derby College has been awarded a College of Excellence 2022 by Ragdale Hall Spa, in recognition of outstanding practice and standards in beauty training.
28/11/2022: Despite the cost-of-living crisis, a borough bakery is swallowing as many price increases as possible to avoid passing on hefty rises to its customers.
14/11/2022: The Ilkeston Guides have places for girls aged 10 to 14.
They meet on Tuesdays from 7pm at St. Andrews Church, Wilmot Street.
For more information e mail: 6thilkestonguides @ gmail.com.
14/11/2022: The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct group now has over 400 members and support is invaluable in so many ways.
14/11/2022: The Friends of Straws Bridge are looking for new recruits to join the group. The Friends are a group of volunteers who take an interest in promoting, developing and improving the Erewash Borough Council-owned nature reserve for visitors and wildlife.
09/11/2022: Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the news that the independent Boundary Commission have scrap plans to rename her Parliamentary seat and instead retain the name Erewash.
08/11/2022: An Ilkeston shopkeeper has been given a community order and had a curfew imposed by magistrates after admitting selling unsafe goods at his premises including toys, hair straighteners and cosmetics.
03/11/2022: Train operator, Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, has unveiled the first ‘dementia-friendly’ signage at one of its stations in Derbyshire.
02/11/2022: Train operator, Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, has marked National Engineering Day (2nd November) with the completion of its first ‘Intelligent Train’ makeover.