Long Eaton

Police officers in Long Eaton are appealing for witnesses and information after reports of a man exposing himself in the town.

A working dog from the Derbyshire Trading Standards team has assisted Derbyshire Police officers in the seizure of a large quantity of illegal tobacco and vapes from two stores in Long Eaton.

Martin Sykes, of the Long Eaton & District Talking Newspaper for the Sight Impaired, recently spoke to Nancy Plummer, who runs the Erewash VIPs (Visually impaired Club) and who is, in his opinion, one of the most inspirational and influential people he knows.

A boost to Erewash towns which has seen the borough council help to pay for new shop signs in Ilkeston and Long Eaton has proved such a hit it is being extended to other parts of the borough.

Students with special educational needs and disabilities have today (Monday 8 September) officially started learning at a new site in Long Eaton as part of a £5m investment by Derbyshire County Council.

Long Eaton Library has announced an exciting new initiative designed to bring the local community together and foster new opportunities for connection and creativity.

A life-saving council mission to add emergency “bleed kits” to newly-installed defibrillators across Erewash means more than a dozen locations now boast both – as it emerged some of the gear has already been used.

Wreath-laying ceremonies have been held in both of towns as part of the national Merchant Navy Association's commemorations 80 years after the end of World War Two.

A decision to declare five buildings surplus to need for Derbyshire’s Adult Education service, following reduction in government grant, was taken again yesterday, Tuesday 2 September. The original decision was made too early due to an administrative error

Campaigning East Midlands based pets charity AdvoCATS has penned an open letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State and Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State, for Housing Communities and Local Government, calling on them to urgently review their amendment to the Renters Rights Bill, retracting the right for a landlord to require pet damage insurance.

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has condemned Reform-run Derbyshire County Council’s choice to close several adult education centres across Derbyshire, including Community House in Long Eaton.

A Derbyshire protester who has been part of a campaign which attracted over 700 petition signatures to save a learning hub says a council decision to withdraw services from the centre and four others is ‘devastating’.

Adult Education services are no longer to be run from five centres in Derbyshire following a decision taken by Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for SEND and Education.

Erewash Borough Council is beginning work to stop the spread of houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) and action against HMO landlords who break the rules. This follows a significant growth in the number of HMOs over the past few years in both Ilkeston and Long Eaton.

Officers from Derbyshire Constabulary have arrested 11 women as part of an operation to target an organised group of shoplifters operating across four counties.

Campaigners are calling for previously safeguarded Derbyshire land seized for HS2 to be used for a planned 37-mile powerline scheme instead of further countryside disruption.

Officials at the Long Eaton-based headquarters of a hairdressing business are celebrating after two of its stylists were named as finalists at the British Hairdressing Awards 2025.

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Derby Museums has launched a new campaign aimed at attracting visitors on ‘culture breaks’ to the city.

A Derbyshire NHS initiative is reducing hundreds of needless hospital and GP visits for housebound, disabled and frail patients,

A Long Eaton-based hairstylists firm is celebrating after three of its members of staff secured places at the UK finals of a major hairdressing industry competition.

Erewash Borough Council are investing £20,000 from the Erewash Investment Fund to take action against graffiti - including the development of an Anti-Graffiti Action Plan.

Police officers from the Long Eaton safer Neighbourhood Team have attended a safety and welfare event at Sawley Junior School to talk to parents and students about the importance of road safety.

Officials working for CrossCountry have warned rail passengers to expect short-notice cancellations on its services from Monday 9th June 2025 until Saturday 25th October 2025 due to planned industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).

The new Mayor of Erewash, Harry Atkinson, kicked off the demolition of a notorious eyesore in the borough – by grabbing a sledgehammer himself as crews set to work on a derelict cinema.

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People who fall victim to cardiac arrests have a better chance of survival – thanks to a new network of defibrillators installed across Erewash by the borough council.

Just a matter of days after NatWest announced plans to close its Market Place, Long Eaton branch at the end of May 2025, local residents have been confronted with another bank announcing plans to close a branch - also in the Market Place - in the town.

A local school pupil is taking to local radio as part of a school project.

A borough council war on pollution across Erewash means residents are now able to get real time info on the quality of the very air they breathe.

Long Eaton Police Officers have taken to social media to issue a reminder as to how e-scooters can and cannot be used.

The next Simone Biles could come from Erewash – as the borough council backs a mission to find Olympic gymnasts of the future.

Dusk falls on a summer’s day – in magical images that capture how a much-loved Erewash park has been transformed after dark by new lighting.

Market days in Erewash are getting a boost from the borough council – with the launch of a new campaign to tempt shoppers to our town centres.

Guidance has been issued by Long Eaton Police Officers after receiving approaches by several people regarding suspicious callers offering to sell goods door to door in the area.

Both MPs elected to seats covering the Erewash borough in the July 4th General Election have, along with a number of other Derbyshire MPs, co-signed a letter to the County Council Leader to protest and appeal against plans to close care homes and day centres.

A man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Long Eaton.

The 12 year recipient of a letter from the King saluting his efforts to help save the planet has received fresh praise out of the blue – this time from his idol Sir David Attenborough.

A councillor with connections to Erewash has become the first member of the Sikh community to be appointed to the position of Vice Civic Chairman at Derbyshire County Council.

A new report has revealed that a £2.8m boost for Erewash clinched by the borough council from central government is putting the borough on the map as it improves the lives of residents.

A relieved DIY fan has been reunited with his precious power tools after he hid them in his wheelie bin while he took a break – forgetting it was collection day.