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• Borough Council boosts public safety with new bleed kits

  A life-saving council mission to add emergency “bleed kits” to newly-installed defibrillators across Erewash means more than a dozen locations now boast both – as it emerged some of the gear has already been used.

• Villagers salute brave seven killed in bomber crash

  Seven brave airmen who perished when a lightning strike sent their World War Two bomber plummeting from the sky have been commemorated following the official unveiling of a stunning memorial – paid for by Erewash villagers living near the crash site.

• Ilkeston Police issue an appeal in response to an increased number of reports of rural fly-tipping

  Officers from the Ilkeston Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have issued a statement after receiving an increase in the number of reports of fly-tipping in and around their rural beat area.

• Tributes paid as oldest man dies at age 110

  Erewash Borough Council leader James Dawson has led tributes to Britain’s oldest man Donald Rose following the announcement of the Ilkeston war hero’s death at the age of 110 on Friday 11th July 2025.

• New Assisted Travel Support team launches to help rail passengers on their journeys

  Train operator Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station as well as more regionally, has launched a new service to provide information and guidance for anyone who needs a helping hand when travelling by train.