Long Eaton

Members of the Under The Bridge project are taking part in a 24-mile sponsored walk from Cromford in the Peak District to Trent Lock in Sawley on Saturday 17th May.

Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have assisted Derbyshire Trading Standards in operation at a local shop in Draycott which was reported to be selling illegal tobacco and vaping products.

While Reform UK’s turquoise tsunami swept into control of Derbyshire County Council, other elections held in the county on the same day told a different story.

The 80th anniversary of VE Day will see beacons lit across the country on Thursday 8th May – including in Erewash.

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People who fall victim to cardiac arrests have a better chance of survival – thanks to a new network of defibrillators installed across Erewash by the borough council.

Shoppers using one of Erewash’s busiest car parks are benefiting from a major programme of resurfacing work by the borough council.

Tesco colleagues have raised £23,589 for Young Lives vs Cancer and Cancer Research UK after a mammoth 13-mile sponsored walk.

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Police officers in Long Eaton have issued guidance after incidents of cash machine fraud in Long Eaton and the surrounding areas.

Derbyshire County Council has agreed to allocate over £13m of Government funding towards three school projects and towards improving mainstream inclusion for youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities.

Police officers in Long Eaton are appealing for information after two men were robbed in a street in the town.

Long Eaton’s derelict Galaxy cinema is set to be demolished next month (April) to make way for its redevelopment as part of the £25 million Town Deal.

Futures Housing Group and housing and regeneration specialist, Lovell Partnerships have detailed how plans are progressing with an affordable housing development 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.

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 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.

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.