Erewash News
02/03/2021: Many lettings agents include a “no pets” clause in their rental agreement, which means that pet owners can struggle to find a home where they can live with their animal.
25/02/2021: Work has been completed at Woodside Farm near Ilkeston to prevent water voles from struggling due to rising water levels, all thanks to the Green Recovery Challenge Fund from The Heritage Lottery Fund.
25/02/2021: The Deputy Director of Public Health England for the Midlands has issued a statement outlining his thoughts for the roadmap out of lockdown and the next steps for the East Midlands.
25/02/2021: Erewash Borough Council is again warning residents of another ‘new wave’ of council tax scams that offer bogus refunds.
24/02/2021: The East Midlands unemployment rate is once again above the national average, the latest figures show.
17/02/2021: New analysis of respiratory inhaler medicine use in the UK shows that 83% of all short-acting beta-2-agonist (SABA) relievers for asthma are prescribed to patients who are potentially overusing their reliever medication (prescribed ≥3 inhalers/year). The overuse of SABA relievers represents 9.24 million SABA prescriptions and is responsible for 250,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually.
15/02/2021: Online and digital health and wellbeing services have seen a huge boom in recent years but with thousands of apps out there it can be hard to know what is trustworthy.
10/02/2021: The NHS is launching a new campaign to urge families in Derbyshire to talk about organ donation following research that less than half of adults in England have had the conversation.
09/02/2021: Research has shown that heading off to university could be the ticket for those lonely singles.
08/02/2021: Over 500 halls in England have contributed to the unique record so far, detailing their response to the pandemic and hopes for the future. In Derbyshire 14 halls have signed and Rural Action Derbyshire is keen to encourage as many halls as possible to participate.