Erewash News
05/09/2022: In the wake of the appointment of Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party in place of Boris Johnson, the Chief Executive of the East Midlands Chamber has sent his congratulations but has also called for swift action to help the business community.
05/09/2022: East Midlands Railway has announced plans to reinstate its Matlock to Nottingham route which runs through Long Eaton railway station.
05/09/2022: Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, have supported more than 100 young people and families over the summer with a bespoke Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF).
04/09/2022: Passengers using the Ilkeston Flyer bus service from trentbarton could see an increased number of people on board after the firm said it would stop running four loss-making routes which have been severely impacted by the pandemic and which have no prospect of attracting sufficient customers, with the Flyer service running through an area in which another has been cut.
03/09/2022: Millions of people across England will save money through a new £2 cap on single bus journeys from January to March, backed by up to £60 million to ensure affordable transport across the country.
02/09/2022: Erewash MP Maggie Throup has contacted officials at Derbyshire County Council to express her concern over road conditions through an iconic and well used part of the borough.
02/09/2022: Erewash Sound has saved borough parents and competition winners a bundle of cash during the Summer holidays as part of its annual Summer on-air campaign.
31/08/2022: FASD, caused by alcohol-exposed pregnancy, is under-diagnosed despite affecting up to one in 20 people in the UK. West End star Darren Day and a choir of young people with neurodivergent conditions are releasing a single to raise awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
30/08/2022: The Chief Executive of the East Midlands Chamber has commented on the announcement that a devolution deal has been agreed with Government for an East Midlands Mayoral County Combined Authority (MCCA) across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
30/08/2022: The Government has confirmed that a £1.14 billion devolution deal is on offer for the East Midlands, covering Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Derby, and Nottingham.