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Stanley Common-based micro-business listed as awards finalist

The owner of a Stanley Common-based micro business has been speaking after it was listed as a finalist at an awards event to take place in the West Midlands in early November. Sarah Banks has been running her company for 12 years, but in that time, has experienced a difficult path, battling mental health challenges and having suffered a breakdown in 2020. She said: "I'm still here and supporting my clients in the way that is right for me." Her […]

21 October 2026 18

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Mayor backs music fest tribute to tragic student

A music festival in memory of an undergraduate who took his own life at university is being staged in Erewash – as part of a crusade by his heartbroken family to get other troubled young people to seek help. Willfest 26 is named in honour of physics student Will Garvey, whose parents are both teachers. He was in his second year at Leeds University when he died in 2016 at the age of 20. Mum Joanna and dad Kevan had […]

25 August 2026 35

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SUMMER KIDZ: From schools to farms – 80,000 trees take root across Derbyshire

Tens of thousands of new trees have been planted across Derbyshire as Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest successfully completes its second planting season. Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest aims to increase tree cover across eastern, north-eastern and southern Derbyshire and Derby, connecting landscapes, people and wildlife. Tree planting brings a wide range of benefits, from improving biodiversity to supporting farming, enhancing landscapes, and creating new green spaces for communities. Through this government-funded scheme, landowners, farmers, schools and community groups can access fully […]

27 July 2026 29

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10-year old from Stanley in half-marathon skate for Mental Health Awareness Week

A 10-year old from Stanley Village has taken to the ice to skate the distance of a half-marathon, doing laps of a Nottinghamshire ice centre as part of a sponsored event to raise money for charity and to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2026. Just 18-months ago, Thomas Beardall stepped on to the ice at the Lammas Leisure Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield for his first ever ice-skating session. On Thursday 14th May, he returned to complete laps of the rink in […]

12 May 2026 72

Councillor Carol Wood, pictured centre, surrounded by newly planted trees with Tibshelf landowner Cat Howourth, right, and woodland creation officer Iaian Stafford

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Tree planting gathers pace as Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest branches out

Thousands of trees are being planted across Derbyshire now the second planting season of the county’s ambitious Derbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest is well underway. Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest is a long term programme led by Derbyshire County Council to increase tree cover across eastern and southern Derbyshire and Derby. Tree planting helps to improve biodiversity, prevent flooding, provide soil stability and shelter for livestock, and create healthier, greener places for people to live, work and visit. Through a Government funded […]

12 March 2026 85

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Four Erewash schools listed amongst over 120 to offer free breakfast clubs in the East Midlands by April 2026

Four Erewash schools have been listed amongst over 120 in the East Midlands to be offering free breakfast clubs from this April as the landmark scheme continues to expand across the region and the country. The government confirmed recently that over 300,000 children are set to benefit from Best Start free breakfast clubs from this Spring, as Labour prioritises support to tackle the cost of living and help parents juggle work and family life. Schools already enrolled on the programme […]

2 February 2026 76

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Stanley St. Andrews Church Cafe: Wednesday afternoons

A 'Pop Up' cafe is held at St.Andrews Church in Stanley every Wednesday afternoon from 2:00pm to 4:00pm offering the chance to enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Volunteers work hard to provide the opportunity but could always do with extra pairs of hands', so if you can spare an hour or two on a Wednesday afternoon, even if only occasionally, you would be most welcome. If you can help then please contact Ivan on 0115 9322184.

6 June 2023 11

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New On-Site 'HQ' For Allotment Holders

Delighted allotment holders at Stanley now have a new on-site 'HQ' for their meetings, thanks to a bumper £690 grant from Erewash Borough Council's Voluntary and Community Fund. Stanley Gardeners Association successfully applied for the money to fund the much-needed shed - and had the cashpot boosted by a further £200 thanks to a grant from Councillor Carol Hart, the Council's deputy leader and Lead Member for Community Services.

6 February 2010 14

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Stanley Common-based micro-business listed as awards finalist

Mayor backs music fest tribute to tragic student

SUMMER KIDZ: From schools to farms – 80,000 trees take root across Derbyshire

10-year old from Stanley in half-marathon skate for Mental Health Awareness Week

Tree planting gathers pace as Derbyshire’s Heartwood Community Forest branches out

Four Erewash schools listed amongst over 120 to offer free breakfast clubs in the East Midlands by April 2026

Stanley St. Andrews Church Cafe: Wednesday afternoons

New On-Site 'HQ' For Allotment Holders

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