Risley News
23/11/2019: Hundreds of primary school pupils took part in Erewash School Sport Partnership’s first ever racquet festival.
20/11/2019: More than 500 primary pupils enjoyed activities including parachute games, balancing and yoga at a Mini Movers festival organised by Erewash School Sport Partnership.
17/09/2019: A group of Erewash Sound presenters who dressed as superheroes to take on a fundraising assault course challenge have raised over £300 for a borough based hospice care service.
17/09/2019: Treetops Hospice Care has welcomed its 1000th visitor to its weekly drop in Wellbeing Café which opened its doors in January.
10/09/2019: Residents of Erewash and beyond are being encouraged to 'Light Up A Life' at the beginning of December and sponsor a light on the Treetops Hospice Christmas Tree in memory of a friend or relative.
07/09/2019: After nearly 10 years of delivering a truly local radio service to the residents of Erewash, Erewash Sound is delighted that the broadcast regulator, OFCOM has agreed to allow a second transmitter and a second frequency for the radio station to reach homes across Long Eaton and the south of the borough which currently experience poor reception of the 96.8FM service.
10/04/2019: Borough MP Maggie Throup has renewed her efforts to secure backing for a new ‘Junction 25A’ of the M1 to greatly help to reduce congestion throughout Erewash.
08/04/2019: Police officers are appealing for information after a 98-year-old woman was the victim of a burglary in Risley.
29/11/2018: Six teenage boys from the Long Eaton area have completed un-paid voluntary work at a Risley hospice after a bench at the centre was damaged with offensive graffiti.
28/11/2018: A pilot waste collection scheme for people to dispose of small bulky items they no longer need will begin in Erewash on December 8.