Sport

Football fixtures

Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of football fixtures for local and regional sides. FOOTBALL: (3:00pm unless stated) Wednesday 4th November: Derbyshire Senior Cup: Clay Cross Town v Ilkeston Town (7:45pm) Friday 6th November: Championship: Derby County v Bolton Wanderers (8:00pm) Central Midlands Premier South: Borrowash Victoria v Ripley Town First (7:45pm) Saturday 7th November: Northern Premier League Premier: Leek Town v Ilkeston Town Northern Premier League Midlands: […]

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Football

Football results

Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of the latest football results for borough and regional sides. FOOTBALL: Tuesday 3rd November Championship: Derby County 0-4 Norwich City (Musaba 8, Maghoma 27, Yongwa 44, Makama 66) Saturday 31st October: Northern Premier League Premier: Ilkeston Town 1-0 Hyde United (Reason 54) Northern Premier League Midlands: Boldmere St. Michaels 1-3 Long Eaton United (A. Marshall 2, 3, 27, Byrne 12) Central Midlands […]

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Rugby

Rugby fixtures

Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of fixtures for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Saturday 7th November: Regional 2 Midlands North: Melbourne v Ilkeston Sunday 8th November: Women's Championship: Sheffield Women v Long Eaton Women Saturday 14th November: Regional 2 Midlands North: Paviors v Ilkeston For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit / like / follow www.facebook.com/erewashsoundsport and www.twitter.com/erewashsport

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Rugby

Rugby results

Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of the latest results for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Saturday 31st October: Regional 2 Midlands North: Ilkeston 50-24 Paviors Long Eaton 64-28 Melbourne Sunday 1st November Women's Championship: Long Eaton Women 21-5 Sudbury Ladies For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit / like / follow www.facebook.com/erewashsoundsport and www.twitter.com/erewashsport

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Starting line: young athletes hoping to emulate Jessica.

Athletics

Olympian Jess’s Erewash athletics club is named the best in the East Midlands

A booming Erewash athletics club has been named the best in the East Midlands for how volunteers help to boost the community – as it continues to celebrate Great Britain hurdler Jessica Turner becoming its first member to go to the Olympics. Amber Valley and Erewash Athletics Club – based at Ilkeston’s Rutland Sports Park – is where the Tokyo Games star honed her prowess over 400 metres. It was […]

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Football

Long Eaton United announce details of a new management team

Craig Swinscoe and Ben Hutchinson have been announced as the new joint managers of Long Eaton United's first team. Expressing pleasure at making the announcement, a club statement said that the two join the club to replace Brad Munn, who departed from Grange Park by mutual consent over the weekend. Chairman, Nick Dargan, said “Everyone at Long Eaton United would like to give a warm welcome to our new joint […]

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Cricket

Cricket results

Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of cricket fixtures from borough sides in the top tiers of The Derbyshire County Cricket League. CRICKET: Saturday 12th September: Derbyshire Premier League: (12noon) Ockbrook & Borrowash 262-9 (50) v Duffield 70-5 (17.5) Match abandoned at The Arthur Honeybun Ground (Ockbrook & Borrowash finished 6th: 265pts from 22 matches, W9, T1, C1, A1, L10) (Denby inherit their 2025 title) Sandiacre Town 194-3 […]

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Community Notices

Derbyshire campaign taking life-saving conversations to local sports grounds

Football and rugby supporters across Derbyshire are being encouraged to start conversations that could save lives as Derbyshire County Council takes its suicide prevention campaign to sports grounds across the county. More than 180 volunteers are attending football and rugby fixtures between August and October 2026, speaking with fans, sharing advice and information, and helping to make conversations about mental health and suicide prevention part of everyday life. The campaign […]

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Community Notices

Pegasus FC (Stapleford) under-10s sponsorship appeal

Officials representing a new under-10s girls football team based in Stapleford are appealing for sponsors. The team is part of Pegasus YFC, which is based at their home ground on Pasture Road. This is a new team for the club and the hope is that it become a base from which the girls' game can grow. Currently, the club is seeking a £350 sponsorship for the front of their brand-new […]

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Cycling

Cyclist raises £1,380 for Derby charity in first Sportive since losing a leg

A cyclist who lost his leg following a motorcycle accident three years ago has raised an incredible £1,380 for Derby charity Safe and Sound after completing his first sportive since the accident. Paul took part in the recent HUUB Sportive, completing his longest cycle ride since his accident, on an adapted trike and helping contribute towards an impressive £3,250 raised for Safe and Sound through the event. He already had […]

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Borough Wide

Regional Mayor opens £10k fund for grassroots sports organisations (Deadline: 23rd August 2026)

Grassroots organisations across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are being encouraged to apply for a share of £10,000 following on from Mayor Claire's Summer of Sport. The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has launched the Community Activity Challenge Fund, offering grants of between £250 and £2,000 to local groups to deliver free sport and activity opportunities between 1st September and 30th November 2026. The fund is designed to increase participation […]

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Borough Wide

Rams’ charitable arm reaffirms community commitment at strategy launch

Derby County Community Trust – the charitable arm of Derby County – has launched a new long-term strategy, which reaffirms its commitment to empowering communities across Derby and Derbyshire. Recently unveiled at a Marketing Derby Bondholder event held at Pride Park Stadium, the ‘Not Just Football’ 2026-2031 Strategy sets out a bold vision for next five years. It shows how the trust’s work goes far beyond the football pitch. Through […]

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Picture of Ilkeston Town FC players Mckeal Abdullah, Luis Parks and Noah Simmons

Football

Ilkeston Town Football Club have announced their six newest signings ahead of the 2026/2027 season

Ilkeston Town Football Club have announced their six newest signings ahead of the 2026/2027 season. Sam Newell, Anthony Dwyer and Theo Avery were added to the squad at the end of July followed by the recent triple signing of Mckeal Abdullah, Luis Parks and Noah Simmons. Newell joins the team as a midfielder after his departure from Alfreton Town alongside goalkeeper Theo Avery who spent his last season with Northampton […]

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Cycling

Countdown begins as Derbyshire marks one year until the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift

Excitement is building, as Derbyshire marks exactly one year to go until the world’s top female cyclists take on Stage 2 of the Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift, through some of the county’s most iconic landscapes. The riders will race along roads, such as Winnats Pass and Snake Pass, on Stage 2 of the route between Manchester and Sheffield through Derbyshire, on Saturday 31st July 2027. Derbyshire County Council […]

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Borough Wide

Cricket, gymnastics and football get borough council boost

A much-loved local cricket club that was founded during the reign of Queen Victoria is poised to mark its 150th anniversary by installing the very latest in hi-tech grass – thanks to help from Erewash Borough Council. The “hybrid” wickets have been hailed as groundbreaking after being pioneered at Lord’s and the Oval. They feature natural turf with tiny amounts of unique polyethylene yarn stitched in to make the surface […]

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Elise Chabbey in the Mountains. Tour de France Femmes generic image. Image from A.S.O & Pauline Ballet via the EMCCA.

Cycling

International cycling race coming to Derbyshire next year could leave multi-million-pound economic “legacy”

An international cycling race coming to Derbyshire next year could leave a multi-million-pound economic “legacy”, it is hoped. The Tour de France Femmes, a women’s international cycling race, will host its “Grand Depart” in the UK next summer, with an extensive 130km journey through Derbyshire on July 31, 2027. This will involve elite riders peddling up notoriously steep and challenging cycling routes, Winnats Pass and Snake Pass, for a total […]

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Cycling

Half of Brits spend 18+ hours on the sofa per week – British Cycling aims to combat that.

British Cycling has launched Sofa to Saddle, a brand new, free to use app to help inspire and enable the nation to get on their bikes. Launched on the eve of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, new research from British Cycling on the UK public has found that the average Briton now clocks up over 18 hours of sofa time per week. Yet, the research reveals a massive desire for […]

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Teacher Training Celebration (Credit: DCG)

Borough Wide

Derby College Group celebrates a summer of achievement

It has been a summer of celebration at Derby College Group, as thousands of students have marked the end of their courses with a series of awards ceremonies and graduations held over the last few weeks. Here is a broad selection of the celebrations. From Broomfield Hall to The Roundhouse, Morley Hayes and the University of Derby, every part of the college's provision has taken the opportunity to recognise the […]

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Athletics

International success for JWC Sport Science student Caitlin Hadfield

Derby College Group has expressed collective pride after Sport Science student Caitlin Hadfield enjoyed an outstanding athletics season, earning selection for the Great Britain team at the prestigious Mannheim Juniors Gala in June. Competing in the women's 4x400m relay, Caitlin helped Team GB secure victory, with the team recording the second fastest time in the world and a European lead. It caps a season of real progress for the sprinter, […]

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Borough Wide

Another Three Lions frenzy roarsome for local venues

Pubs and bars across Erewash enjoyed a roaring trade once more as England fans were gripped by World Cup fever to cheer on the Three Lions to victory against Norway. The scorching quarter final on Saturday night – as the country basked in a heatwave – saw venues packed with revellers watching the crunch clash. A giant outdoor screen was set up at Ilkeston Town FC’s New Manor Ground – […]

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