Sawley

Scores of struggling Erewash families who faced missing out on treats this Christmas are to get food hampers and toys for their children – thanks to a “Santa” mission that has been backed by a £3,500 grant from the borough council.

Choir sessions to help local people combat dementia have been given a funding boost by Erewash council – in the wake of telly’s Vicky McClure championing the therapy.

The Reform councillor in charge of special education needs provision and education in Derbyshire has resigned just months into the job.

A Derbyshire Conservative councillor has resigned to join Reform UK five months after the local elections.

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.

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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.

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.