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Crime prevention advice issued after keyless car thefts

Derbyshire Police officers have issued crime prevention advice to motorists after a series of keyless car thefts in South Derbyshire, one affecting the Erewash borough. Investigations are underway after four suspected ‘relay theft’ incidents in which Kia vehicles have been targeted over several days. Thieves have been using electronic devices to intercept and amplify the signal from a car's key fob to trick the vehicle into thinking the owner is nearby, causing the car to open. The incidents were in […]

30 April 2026 15

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Vehicles seized as part of ‘Operation Drive Insured’

Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team officers have taken part in a county wide operation to target drivers using vehicles without insurance. During week commencing 20th April, a number of vehicles were seized under section 165 of the Road Traffic Act. A statement said that motorists driving without adequate insurance could receive a fixed penalty of £300 and six penalty points on their driving licence if they are caught driving a vehicle that they are not insured to drive, adding […]

29 April 2026 6

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‘Higgledypiggledy garden mess’

A council has been accused of making a “higgledy-piggledy mess” over land it has told Derbyshire residents to buy, rent or have seized. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting last week (Thursday, April 23rd), councillors discussed the ongoing issue of potentially seizing land used as gardens from 35 homeowners in Doncaster Grove, Long Eaton, after decades of private use. A move from the opposition Conservative group, led by Cllr Wayne Major and supported by other groups, saw a vote urging […]

27 April 2026 13

David Woodhouse in his garden in Doncaster Grove. Photo by Eddie Bisknell.

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Garden seizure threat

Dozens of residents in a Derbyshire town have been told they must either buy or rent land they believed was their garden – or face having it seized. A string of 35 houses in Doncaster Grove, Long Eaton, include extensive gardens which back onto an offshoot of the River Erewash and the Manor Farm and Toton Fields nature reserves. However, much to their surprise and “disgust”, two years ago, Labour-run Erewash Borough Council informed the homeowners that they do not […]

22 April 2026 16

Bowls

World Bowls comes to Erewash

This weekend, Erewash Indoor Bowls Club in Long Eaton is hosting qualifiers for the World Bowls Tour Scottish Open. Saturday sees the Open Competition and on Sunday, the Under 25s. Some of the top names in Bowls will be taking part, plus a number of our local bowlers. The action starts at 9:00am on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. Entry for spectators is free. Some matches will also be streamed live on the Wrong Bias Podcast You Tube Channel. Find […]

22 April 2026 22

Paul Rowan, chair of the Light Rail Transit Association, believes Derby should have a tram network. Image by LDRS.

Borough Wide

Trams for Derby campaign

A campaign has been launched to bring “transformational” trams back to Derby for the first time in almost a century. The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA) started the engine running on its major plan to deliver a tram system across the city – but it would likely cost hundreds of millions of pounds to achieve. The body held two public events on Thursday 16th April 16, urging people to get behind the plans. Campaigners believe having a tram network would […]

17 April 2026 16

Borough Wide

Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

A union chief has welcomed news that Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over and secure the future of one of its endangered care homes but he feels this is ‘cold comfort’ for those affected by the feared closure of eight other facilities. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that […]

16 April 2026 35

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Derbyshire Council considers new provider for care home amidst concerns for residents and staff

Derbyshire County Council has confirmed negotiations are underway with an interested party to take over the running of one if its care homes which has been marketed for sale despite campaigners having argued against the facility falling into private ownership amidst concerns for elderly residents and staff. The Reform UK council’s planned sale of eight of its care homes to a single provider collapsed and left them facing closure but the authority has now confirmed that negotiations with an ‘established […]

15 April 2026 37 2

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Funding success will improve three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash

Three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash, are to benefit from a £440,000 funding boost announced on 14th April 2026. Derbyshire County Council has welcomed the funding which will be spent on reinvigorating and enhancing its libraries in Alfreton, Ilkeston and Long Eaton. The county council’s libraries service successfully bid for the money from Arts Council England’s “Libraries Improvement Fund”, which comes under the government’s Arts Everywhere Fund, as part of a competitive process. The announcement was made by the Department for […]

14 April 2026 36

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Crime prevention advice issued after keyless car thefts

Vehicles seized as part of ‘Operation Drive Insured’

‘Higgledypiggledy garden mess’

Garden seizure threat

World Bowls comes to Erewash

Trams for Derby campaign

Union says plan to save Derbyshire care home is ‘cold comfort’ for eight facing closure

Derbyshire Council considers new provider for care home amidst concerns for residents and staff

Funding success will improve three Derbyshire libraries, two in Erewash

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