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Derbyshire County Council calls for timeline on plans for asylum seeker hotel closure

By Jon Cooper - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire County Council has agreed to call upon MPs to demand a clear timeline on the Government’s plans to shut down its controversial asylum seeker hotel system which the authority says currently allows for as many as 565 men to be housed in three areas of the county. The council, which is led by a Reform UK administration, voted by a majority at a meeting on February 11th to approve Cllr Paul […]

17 February 2026 33

Credit: Emma Donnelly on behalf of the owners of the horses involved

Borough Wide

Horses euthanised after tragic A52 incident

Two horses have reportedly been euthanised after an incident on a busy road through the borough involving a number of vehicles. On Sunday 15th February, traffic was stopped in both directions of the A52 between the A5111 and the M1 junction 25, after the animals got on to the carriageway. A National Highways statement said that there had been a collision involving multiple vehicles and horses. The road was reportedly re-opened at around 1:30pm. A statement was posted on social […]

16 February 2026 538

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Custodial sentences for two prolific shop lifters

A Derby woman who was arrested at a Long Eaton property has been handed a custodial sentence, along with a a Stapleford women, both of whom faced charges related to theft. Aimi Turner from Drewery Lane in the city was detained by local Safer Neighbourhood Team Police Officers, at a Grasmere Road property this week. The 38-year old was subsequently charged with 16 counts of theft from retail premises in the Long Eaton and Erewash area, and appeared in court […]

12 February 2026 38

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Borough council rejects move to lobby Government for timeline to cease use of hotel to house asylum seekers

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service A move to lobby the Government for a timeline on when a Derbyshire hotel will no longer be used to accommodate asylum seekers has been rejected by council officials. At an Erewash Borough Council this month (January 22nd), the move to lobby the Government over the use of the Best Western Hotel in Sandiacre as asylum seeker accommodation was rejected. The move, brought by Reform UK and backed on the night by […]

26 January 2026 42

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Sandiacre Male Voice Choir

The Sandiacre Male Voice Choir is 94 years old in 2014, having been founded in 1920.

22 June 2014 8

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The Sandiacre Walking For Health

The Sandiacre Walking For Health group meets every Friday outside Doncaster Avenue's Library at 10:15am. The group takes short walks over flat terrain, which last for up to an hour. For more information, contact Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire (formerly known as Groundwork Erewash Valley) on 0115 949 0235.

6 February 2010 2

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Sandiacre Safer Neighbourhood Management Team

Please find listed below the Safer Neighbourhood team meeting dates for Sandiacre during June. Meetings can be defined as: Street briefings are short, open-air briefings about local crime figures and community initiatives. Police surgeries are drop-in sessions allowing residents to meet their local officers, ask questions about neighbourhood policing or share any concerns they may have. Neighbourhood Panel meetings allow the public to raise and discuss any issues or problems within the area. The local policing priorities for the next […]

6 February 2010

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Derbyshire County Council calls for timeline on plans for asylum seeker hotel closure

Horses euthanised after tragic A52 incident

Custodial sentences for two prolific shop lifters

Borough council rejects move to lobby Government for timeline to cease use of hotel to house asylum seekers

Sandiacre Male Voice Choir

The Sandiacre Walking For Health

Sandiacre Safer Neighbourhood Management Team

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