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11/11/2022: A former Royal Engineer from Breadsall who enlisted in the Armed Forces said he would shed a tear on Armistice Day - 11th November - at 11am.
11/11/2022: Uptake of the meningitis MenACWY vaccine has been low in the East Midlands with as many as over 22% in Derby City and 17% in Leicester City missing their routine vaccine in secondary school, leaving local teenagers unprotected before arriving at university this academic year.
10/11/2022: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster’s calls to maintain the non-degree entry route into policing were deemed a success on Wednesday 9th November 2022, when Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated that “Our police force must be open to those who do not have a degree or want one”.
10/11/2022: Households across Derbyshire hosting refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine will receive additional monthly payments to help them continue to support their guests through the winter months.
10/11/2022: A bankrupt plumber who misled customers and left them thousands of pounds out of pocket after failing to carry out work has been jailed following a successful case brought by Derbyshire County Council’s trading standards.
10/11/2022: Plans to invest £27 million in 2023/24 to repair roads and pavements, reduce flooding and improve local bus and cycle networks will be considered by County Councillors at a Cabinet meeting to be held on 17th November 2022.
09/11/2022: Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the news that the independent Boundary Commission have scrap plans to rename her Parliamentary seat and instead retain the name Erewash.  
09/11/2022: Adminstrators behind a Facebook page seeking to discuss the housing of immigrants in the Long Eaton area have been asked close it down.
09/11/2022: There is a warning that public services in Erewash are reaching breaking point. It is due to an influx of hundreds of asylum seekers staying in local hotels.
Maggie Throup MP
09/11/2022: Erewash MP Maggie Throup has used Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons to ask Rishi Sunak to set a timetable to close asylum accommodation at two hotels in the constituency which are currently housing around 400 asylum seekers.

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