Borough Wide from Friday, May 9th, 2025
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Oldest hero, 110, gets Freedom of Borough
Erewash Borough Council is to salute war hero Donald Rose – who is the UK’s oldest man – by granting the 110-year-old the Freedom of the Borough.
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HGV traffic investigation starts for Spondon
Traffic investigations are taking place at a Derby suburb following calls to limit heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) passing the area.
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Reform bankruptcy claim
A new Reform UK Derbyshire county councillor has claimed the authority is “six months from bankruptcy” and that the party has “inherited an empire of dirt”.
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Derbyshire Reform Leadership to be confirmed
The new Reform Leader of Derbyshire County Council will be confirmed next week and formally take their post in two weeks' time.
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Chamber reacts to US UK trade deal announcement
A spokesperson for the East Midlands Chamber has given a reaction after President Trump revealed details of a trade deal between the US and UK.
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Plans for pub to shop conversion approved
A former Derbyshire pub will finally now be converted into a shop and flats despite congestion and road safety concerns.
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Borough council planners unanimously rejected bedsit plans for former Ilkeston pub building
Councillors have unanimously rejected plans to turn a series of historic pub buildings in a Derbyshire town centre into a 19-bed house in multiple occupation.
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Who’d have thought it? Time traveller’s local link
A Doctor Who legend who was a VIP guest as Erewash Museum staged a sci-fi day dedicated to the Time Lord has close ties to the borough, it has been revealed.
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Who’d have thought it? Time traveller’s local link
A Doctor Who legend who will be a VIP guest as Erewash Museum stages a sci-fi day dedicated to the Time Lord has close ties to the borough, it has been revealed.
