Ockbrook
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T-Rex mayor’s deputy in foot-stomper of his own
A rip-roaring concert by Erewash Borough Council’s Deputy Mayor has seen the blues maestro show off his fearsome keyboard skills – just weeks after the Mayor hit a high note with local youngsters by taking to the streets in a T-Rex outfit.
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Volunteers being sought to bring magic and mischief to children with serious health conditions
Over The Wall Camp is seeking volunteers to help at its 2026 camps for children and young people with long-term health conditions, their siblings and families.
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Applications open to children with health challenges to experience the magic and mischief of camp at charity’s new Ockbrook home
UK children’s charity, Over The Wall Camp, is inviting families with children living with a long-term health challenge, as well as their siblings, to apply now to attend one of their free residential camps in 2026.
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Campaigners call for previously safeguarded HS2 land to be used for 37-mile powerline scheme
Campaigners are calling for previously safeguarded Derbyshire land seized for HS2 to be used for a planned 37-mile powerline scheme instead of further countryside disruption.
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Disused and sold community hall cleared and sealed after fly tipping blight
The site of a former community hall which was put up for sale and subsequently sold has been cleared and sealed after it became blighted by fly-tippers and break-ins.
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Ockbrook and Borrowash Neighbourhood Network calls for a collective 'NO' to proposed pylons
Independent councillors representing Ockbrook and Borrowash have taken to their social media page in a call for residents to give a collective 'NO' message to National Grid proposals for pylons through the two villages.
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Parish Council agrees with a need for clean energy but favours alternative pylon route
A parish council in the borough is leading a petition to gather signatures to support a proposal to counter National Grid plans to run a new pylon route through the borough.
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Erewash Borough Councillor Greg Maskalick 'crosses the floor'
Ockbrook & Borrowash Parish Councillor Greg Maskalick has crossed the political floor from being "one lone Independent" to join Labour at Erewash Borough Council.
