Ilkeston News
26/04/2024: Derbyshire County Council is looking for caterers to serve refreshments at several of its countryside sites and parks with an eight year lease being offered at the café within Shipley Country Park located between Ilkeston and Heanor.
23/04/2024: Flares will be making a comeback this month – as a 1970s fancy dress extravaganza is staged to coincide with the 50th birthday of the borough of Erewash and Erewash Borough Council.
23/04/2024: Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, says 97% of its passengers support the company when it comes to tackling the issue of fare dodgers on its network as it released the annual figures from its Debt Recovery and Prosecutions Unit.
21/04/2024: LATEST: 21/04 1307: A man was detained in the early hours of Sunday morning after a multi-vehicle and emergency service response was implemented to attend the scene at a bungalow in Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, on Saturday evening (20th April) at around 7:40pm, after officers had attended to carry out a warrant under Section 135 of the Mental Health Act.
21/04/2024: Canal Vue Care Home on Awsworth Road in Ilkeston is to stage a World War 2 event including a flypast on 6th May to celebrate the UK's oldest surviving veteran who lives there..
16/04/2024: Residents who feared part of a former golf course could be sold to developers have learned from council chiefs that it WON’T – and that ALL the land will be turned into a new nature reserve for the community.
15/04/2024: A visit to Erewash by the Archbishop of Canterbury saw the Church of England head surprise passers-by as he prayed with them on Ilkeston Market Place.
13/04/2024: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has visited Ilkeston as part of a tour of the county and Derby City to lead a day of prayers, lending his support to churches and community groups across the Diocese.
12/04/2024: Passengers travelling by train from Ilkeston Railway Station may have the chance to enjoy some classical music on later legs of their journey.
10/04/2024: The Ilkeston Hospital League of Friends will stage their annual fundraising bed push on Saturday 20th April 2024 with teams of local businesses, hospital staff and others each taking turns to push a customised hospital bed from the bottom of Bath Street to the Market Place in slots running between 9am and 2pm. Funds raised will go towards provision of services at Ilkeston Community Hospital for the benefit of patients and their families. Please show your support where you can.