Long Eaton

Labour’s George Carr-Williamson has vowed to “fight for a fairer future” for Long Eaton North after being confirmed as the candidate for the Derbyshire County Council by-election on Tuesday 2nd December.

Poignant tributes to Erewash’s war dead in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday are seeing junior school pupils visit local cemeteries – to take part in solemn salutes to the heroes they owe their freedom to.

A firm that has been making corsets for 70 years and which is now a world-beating medical device company is finding new ways to help children with curved spines thanks to a grant from Erewash Borough Council.

Campaigning organisation AdvoCATS has given the new Renters Rights Act a lukewarm reception, claiming the new legislation will be significantly less effective in increasing the number of pet friendly landlords than it could have been.

A baby bank that fills Moses baskets with essentials for Erewash newborns and which is backed by telly’s Rev Kate Bottley has marked a major milestone – by giving away its 1,000th.

Residents who use a canal crossing to get to an town park in Erewash are being warned the bridge will shut – so that a spectacular new walkway can be built.

Councillor Simon Mabbott has been announced as the new Cabinet Member for SEND and Education at Derbyshire County Council.

The Reform councillor in charge of special education needs provision and education in Derbyshire has resigned just months into the job.

Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have spent the Summer months in partnership to tackle issues with youths causing anti-social behaviour.

Officials from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have issued a statement after a period in which multiple reports have been received detailing the illegal use of E-scooters in the local area.

Three men have been jailed for their involvement in an organised drugs line that brought heroin and crack cocaine into Long Eaton.

A Derbyshire Conservative councillor has resigned to join Reform UK five months after the local elections.

Futures Housing Group and Lovell Partnerships’ colleagues have helped transform a community garden close to one of their new affordable housing developments on Bennett Street, Long Eaton.

A £10 million project to transform Long Eaton's High Street is set to begin next spring, marking a significant step in the town's £25million regeneration.

Long-distance train operator CrossCountry, which runs services regionally including through Long Eaton Railway Station, has announced adjustments to its timetable from 14th December, as part of the rail industry’s twice-yearly timetable review.

Martin Sykes, of the Long Eaton & District Talking Newspaper for the Sight Impaired, recently spoke to Nancy Plummer, who runs the Erewash VIPs (Visually impaired Club) and who is, in his opinion, one of the most inspirational and influential people he knows.

A life-saving council mission to add emergency “bleed kits” to newly-installed defibrillators across Erewash means more than a dozen locations now boast both – as it emerged some of the gear has already been used.

Campaigners are calling for previously safeguarded Derbyshire land seized for HS2 to be used for a planned 37-mile powerline scheme instead of further countryside disruption.

Officials at the Long Eaton-based headquarters of a hairdressing business are celebrating after two of its stylists were named as finalists at the British Hairdressing Awards 2025.

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Derby Museums has launched a new campaign aimed at attracting visitors on ‘culture breaks’ to the city.

Police officers from the Long Eaton safer Neighbourhood Team have attended a safety and welfare event at Sawley Junior School to talk to parents and students about the importance of road safety.

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People who fall victim to cardiac arrests have a better chance of survival – thanks to a new network of defibrillators installed across Erewash by the borough council.

A local school pupil is taking to local radio as part of a school project.

A borough council war on pollution across Erewash means residents are now able to get real time info on the quality of the very air they breathe.

Long Eaton Police Officers have taken to social media to issue a reminder as to how e-scooters can and cannot be used.

The next Simone Biles could come from Erewash – as the borough council backs a mission to find Olympic gymnasts of the future.

Dusk falls on a summer’s day – in magical images that capture how a much-loved Erewash park has been transformed after dark by new lighting.

Market days in Erewash are getting a boost from the borough council – with the launch of a new campaign to tempt shoppers to our town centres.

Guidance has been issued by Long Eaton Police Officers after receiving approaches by several people regarding suspicious callers offering to sell goods door to door in the area.

Both MPs elected to seats covering the Erewash borough in the July 4th General Election have, along with a number of other Derbyshire MPs, co-signed a letter to the County Council Leader to protest and appeal against plans to close care homes and day centres.

A man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Long Eaton.

The 12 year recipient of a letter from the King saluting his efforts to help save the planet has received fresh praise out of the blue – this time from his idol Sir David Attenborough.

A councillor with connections to Erewash has become the first member of the Sikh community to be appointed to the position of Vice Civic Chairman at Derbyshire County Council.

A new report has revealed that a £2.8m boost for Erewash clinched by the borough council from central government is putting the borough on the map as it improves the lives of residents.

A relieved DIY fan has been reunited with his precious power tools after he hid them in his wheelie bin while he took a break – forgetting it was collection day.