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Eurovision artwork king sets sights on Erewash

A highly acclaimed artist famed for his large-scale Merseyside mural celebrating Eurovision has been sizing up walls in Erewash – after being commissioned by the council to bring his inspirational magic to three sites in the borough. Neil Keating, 46 – whose piece called Sound of Freedom graces the 2023 contest’s host city of Liverpool – visited Kirk Hallam, Breaston and Petersham as part of a public art initiative that the authority is launching. Erewash Borough Council has earmarked £100,000 […]

11 May 2026 19

The proposed HMO at 7 Nuthall Circle, Kirk Hallam. Image from Google.

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Events described as “bizarre”, “peculiar” and “silly” after borough councillors decide not to decide a planning application

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Derbyshire councillors have decided not to decide a planning application in a move branded “bizarre”, “peculiar” and “silly”. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting last night (Wednesday, March 11th), councillors refused to make a decision on a planning application for a five-bedroom HMO, which did not require planning permission under permitted development rights. After extensive discussions, including legal and planning advice, openly bemused councillors with self-confessed “headaches” voted in favour of non-determination […]

12 March 2026 39

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