Erewash News
30/07/2021: The active travel boom seen throughout the pandemic will continue to thrive thanks to a £338m package to boost cycling and walking across the country, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
29/07/2021: In a pioneering and environmentally-friendly first for the UK, hybrid cars built in the Midlands will soon be carried to continental Europe via an eco-locomotive that runs on greener fuel made from used vegetable oil.
29/07/2021: John MacDonald has been confirmed as Chair-Designate for the Derbyshire Integrated Care Board when it takes on statutory responsibilities as anticipated from April 2022.
28/07/2021: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded a grant from the Government’s £40 million second round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, a multi-million pound boost for green jobs and nature recovery.
28/07/2021: Complaints data for every council in the East Midlands for 2020-21 has been published by the Local Government and Social Care ombudsman as part of its annual review of local government complaints.
28/07/2021: A firm which was once based on the outskirts of Ilkeston, employing a number of local people, is one of a record 32 organisations in the East Midlands to have received the Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award for their outstanding support towards the Armed Forces community.
27/07/2021: Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the provisional announcement by the Department for Education that schools across Erewash are set to receive a total of £66,494,333.00 next year.
26/07/2021: Free 5k timed run organised each week by a team of volunteers at West Park in Long Eaton (meeting by the Rugby Club) and Shipley Country Park (meeting near the visitors centre)
25/07/2021: Derbyshire Police have released a still taken from an officer’s body worn video camera as part of an investigation into the assault of two PCs.
23/07/2021: It’s not every day you get to meet a real life super hero but Jo Smith, CEO of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust got to do just that earlier this month when Jake, a 5 year old who raised almost £1000 for the Trust paid her a visit.