Erewash News
12/04/2021: A portable misting system (PMS) has activated in a property on Milton Street, Long Eaton, protecting the two occupants and preventing a potentially serious fire from developing.
09/04/2021: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced the provision of £18m for cycle training across the country to ensure children and their families have the confidence to choose active travel, as the Government encourages everyone walk or cycle where possible.
08/04/2021: A new survey shows that only one of 20 leading garden retailers contacted by The Wildlife Trusts reported that it would eliminate peat from its shelves this year – and the survey reveals an overall lack of ambition by retailers to set targets to end peat sales. Last year, the voluntary target set by the Government to end sales of peat composts to amateur gardeners was missed.
07/04/2021: If you are a smoker, or know someone who is, you will have heard many reasons why you should consider quitting; but, have you ever considered the fire risk associated with smoking?
07/04/2021: A Long Eaton-based salon group has announced a new partnership with the Green Salon Collective (GSC) in a bid to increase recycling of waste and reduce pollution in the environment.
30/03/2021: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has launched a multi-million-pound scheme to enable local transport authorities to roll out zero emission buses, as the Government continues to build back greener.
30/03/2021: Public bodies and housing associations are being urged to use their purchasing power to tackle inequality within local communities in a new guide published on 29th March by the BetterForUs campaign 2020-4.
29/03/2021: A message in a bottle has washed up on a stretch of shoreline in Scandinavia having been flung into the sea last year by a young Erewash resident.
25/03/2021: Santander has announced that its Long Eaton High Street branch is to close on 5th August 2021 - part of plans to close a total of 111 branches nationwide starting from June 24th and with all of those 111 having closed by the end of August 2021.
25/03/2021: Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is delighted to have received funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, to support the ongoing FireStoppers campaign.