Long Eaton

The impact of climate change on the everyday lives of Erewash residents is being spelt out by the borough council in its new Climate Change Strategy – as locals face wetter winters and more frequent periods of hot weather during the summer.

An investigation is continuing after an arson attack on new play equipment at West Park in Long Eaton.

Long Eaton Police Officers have issued an appeal for information after a burglary was carried out in the town.

Erewash Borough Council is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to environmental enhancement by planting new trees in West Park, Long Eaton this month.

Erewash Borough Council and the Long Eaton Town Deal Board have provided an update on the progress of the £25 million Long Eaton Town Deal projects.

A Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act Warrant has been conducted at an address on Russell Street in Long Eaton.

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A man who followed a woman through Long Eaton before attempting to rape her has been jailed.

Labour MPs have warned that services provided by Derbyshire County Council for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at “crisis point”.

In an inspiring show of young entrepreneurship, Guardian of the Headstones, founded by 10-year-old Ben from the Long Eaton area, is launching his own business offering headstone cleaning and renewing of lettering services. However, he’s quickly learning that marketing is one of the toughest challenges in starting a business.

Long Eaton Police Officers have released a CCTV image of two men they would like to speak with about a fight in the town.

Local Police officers are hunting a gang of young vandals who stole supermarket trolleys and set fire to them in an Erewash play park – just months after the borough council spent £400,000 turning it into a showcase children’s fun zone.

Police officers in Erewash have launched an investigation after a suspected arson attack was carried out on a newly created play park in Long Eaton.

Two arts and crafts groups that are both on a mission to help Erewash residents get creative have won a funding boost from the borough council – as the authority urged more community organisations to bag grants before a looming deadline.

A thieving duo who stole more than £2,000 worth of stock across Derbyshire and Long Eaton, have been jailed.

The partnership responsible for planning, delivering and commissioning services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Derbyshire has published a Priority Impact Plan following a Government notice to improve.

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has given his reaction after a second banking company within a week issued an announcement of a branch closure plan including another in Long Eaton.

Just a matter of days after NatWest announced plans to close its Market Place, Long Eaton branch at the end of May 2025, local residents have been confronted with another bank announcing plans to close a branch - also in the Market Place - in the town.

Erewash MP Adam Thompson has expressed deep concern over NatWest’s recently announced plan to permanently close their Long Eaton branch in May.

Long Eaton is set to lose another of its town centre bank branches after the operator announced a total of eight closures across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The town centre has already been affected after other banks announced plans to close their doors.

A young woman with a rare condition that has led to her being hospitalised more than 250 times with “life-threatening episodes” has won a top local honour after defying the illness to become an inspirational gymnast.

People in Long Eaton are receiving nutritious food from Tesco stores thanks to the tireless work of Hope Long Eaton.

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A tough balancing act by Erewash Borough Council has indicated that the authority is poised to stay in the black for a second year running – while also investing in the future, according to leader, Councillor James Dawson.

Long Eaton-based pets charity AdvoCATSeastmids has been awarded a grant of £2,607 by the Pets Foundation, the charitable arm of retail firm Pets at Home.

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.

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 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.

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.