Erewash schoolchildren have their prayers answered with the first snowfall of Winter

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• Safe and Sound secures Big Lottery funding to expand work in city and county

  The pioneering work by Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has been further recognised with Big Lottery funding – enabling the charity to provide specialist support to more young people and families across the city and county.

• Almost 23,000 young people face homelessness this Christmas as charity warns of lasting impact on mental health

  Centrepoint, the country’s leading youth homelessness charity has predicted that almost 23,000 young people will face homelessness this winter.

• Prolific Ilkeston shoplifter remanded to prison

  A prolific shoplifter from Ilkeston has been remanded to prison for 34 weeks after appearing before Derbyshire Magistrates Court.

• Erewash Sound licenced to continue FM broadcasting until 2030

  Erewash Sound, which is run on a non-profit making basis, has been granted permission to continue broadcasting on FM until 2030.

• Derby College Group receives platinum award and retains National Quality in Careers Standard

  Derby College Group (DCG) has expressed collective delight after retaining the national Quality in Careers Standard using the Career Mark approach provided by Complete Careers.