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11/10/2021: As many as four fire crews including those from both borough stations were called to an Ilkeston pet-shop late on Saturday afternoon.
05/10/2021: A care home garden in Ilkeston is to undergo a renovation project thanks to the Prince’s Trust Team from the Warwickshire College Group in Ilkeston, with the aim to give back to the community as part of their course. 
Toll Bar House - start of work
09/09/2021: Ilkeston’s iconic Toll Bar House was officially re-opened on Wednesday 8th September when the Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Donna Briggs, unveiled the newly refurbished building that will bring new opportunities for small businesses in Erewash.
Credit: Derbyshire Road Policing Unit @DerbyshireRPU on Twitter
06/09/2021: A person who was by the side of a road watching an unauthorised car meet has suffered serious leg injuries.
Northern Rail Train
19/08/2021: Don’t cross the line!  That’s the warning being issued to persistent fare evaders on the Northern network.  The rail operator runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station.
18/08/2021: Derbyshire County Council is making it even easier to pick up Covid 19 test kits as it makes them available in libraries and mobile library vans.
Pressing the flesh - signing up new residential chartered surveyors
30/07/2021: An Ilkeston-based entrepreneur has helped a family-owned firm of chartered surveyors with its expanding business having become their first franchisee.
Vegetable oil-run railway engine
29/07/2021: In a pioneering and environmentally-friendly first for the UK, hybrid cars built in the Midlands will soon be carried to continental Europe via an eco-locomotive that runs on greener fuel made from used vegetable oil.
AFC Silver 2021 Logo
28/07/2021: A firm which was once based on the outskirts of Ilkeston, employing a number of local people, is one of a record 32 organisations in the East Midlands to have received the Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award for their outstanding support towards the Armed Forces community. 
26/07/2021: If and when you need them, there are a few projects running in the Erewash borough which help provide basic food essentials.  To add to, or amend this list, contact us.

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