Long Eaton

While many of us are tucking into our turkey on Christmas Day, spare a thought for fundraiser Rob Tiffney who will be taking part in the next leg of his 5,000 miles in 500 days challenge raising money for people living with and affected by motor neurone disease.

Police officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have targeted another cannabis grow, this time in industrial premises, following ongoing investigations and reports of suspicious activity from members of the local community.

Around 200 motorcyclists from across Derbyshire have taken part in this year’s Upright Christmas Toy Run which began in Erewash.

Police Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have taken action after receiving several reports of suspicious activity at a property in the town.

A weekly warm space which provides company, security, friendship and a hot meal in Long Eaton has secured additional funding to keep the initiative running for a further two years.

A three-month closure order granted on a property in Draycott after concerns about anti-social behaviour and drug related crime has been extended into 2025.

Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have arrested a prolific shoplifter who was subequently remanded in custody, charged and jailed for his crimes.

Three schools are to receive a share of more than £3 million approved by Derbyshire County Council as part of its wider £11 million investment to provide 500 additional places for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across Derbyshire.

Major open-air extravaganzas such as Long Eaton Carnival have just been given a huge boost – with the completion of work by the borough council to create the perfect venue for staging events.

Plans to overhaul the rail network and put passengers first have been announced after the Transport Secretary revealed that South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership in 2025.

Parts of Erewash will benefit from hundreds of thousands of new trees in the years to come as part of a scheme which gets underway early in the New Year.

An early Christmas present has been announced for shoppers in Erewash – with free Saturday parking during December.

Four men have been jailed for life for the murder of a 21-year-old man in Breaston.

Residents who are lucky enough to own a dishwasher may not know it but they are likely to be buying detergent tablets that are manufactured thanks to a world-beating Erewash firm that also helps to make millions of pills including life-saving cancer medication.

Derbyshire library service users are being encouraged to check their membership details are up to date before the introduction of a new system in the new year.

A thrilling new fun zone for children has been officially opened by Erewash Borough Council’s young deputy mayor – who wore his chain of office as he insisted on sliding down its giant corkscrew tube.

The Erewash MP has issued a statement in response to recently announced plans to close care homes in the borough.

A man has been charged with drug offences and assaulting a police officer after a warrant was carried out at a home in Sawley, near Long Eaton.

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.

Millions of pounds of investment in Long Eaton are making a positive impact for residents and businesses.

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.

Two Long Eaton schools are to receive a share of almost £5 million as part of a wider investment by Derbyshire County Council to provide additional places for children and young people with special and complex needs across the county.

Toddlers and pensioners are among Erewash residents who have benefitted from a council mission to inject tens of thousands of pounds into the community with a minimum of faff, a new report reveals.

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.