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The closed cycleroute which connects the Nutbrook Trail to the Erewash Canal. Image from Eddie Bisknell. F

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Major Erewash commuter route closed for a year in a planning breach described as ‘unacceptable’

A major commuter route for a number of Derbyshire towns and villages has been closed for a year in an ‘unacceptable’ planning breach. For many people in Shipley, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Sandiacre, Stapleford and Long Eaton, the Nutbrook Trail and Erewash Canal cycle routes are key commuter lifelines – away from the roads. However, for a year, a key connection in need of an upgrade is the very link between the Nutbrook Trail and the Erewash Canal, through […]

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Erewash MP Adam Thompson (Credit: Adam Thompson/LDRS)

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Erewash MP issues statement following Ilkeston bank branch closure announcement

Erewash MP, Adam Thompson has expressed significant disappointed at Lloyds Bank’s decision to close its Ilkeston branch on November 5th 2026. This is just the latest in a string of commercial banks abandoning our high streets. One in five people still rely on in-person banking, disproportionately including the elderly and disabled. The closure would also leave a large and prominent building on Bath Street empty, without an obvious future. Adam has requested an urgent meeting with Lloyds Bank to discuss […]

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