Derbyshire

Officers from the Ilkeston Safer Neighbourhood Team have arrested a 51 year old male from Chaddesden on the outskirts of Derby, on suspicion of carrying out a series of rural burglaries.

Police officers from the Erewash Crime Action Group have stopped a vehicle in Long Eaton which was believed to be involved in criminal activity.

Firms face increased pressure to increase prices with inflation having climbed more than expected to 3.5%, East Midlands Chamber has said.

Talented art students are set to bring their creative work into the public realm for the first time during an exhibition in a unique former church.

Students from Derby College Group (DCG) have played a vital role in supporting a lifesaving community project, helping to raise funds and distribute emergency bleed control kits across Derby.

Drivers are set to benefit from simpler parking nationwide, as industry delivers a “one app fits all” parking platform at no cost to the taxpayer, following Government-backed trials.

A Derbyshire charity which helps families facing short and uncertain futures to make memories has launched a new fundraising campaign.

“The old political parties should cry into their own tea,” Derbyshire’s Reform county council leader has said in response to a letter on SEND from the UK’s education secretary.

The East Midlands Chamber has welcomed the outcomes of the UK and EU ‘reset’ talks, saying they will help ease challenges businesses have faced since Brexit.

A newly launched used car business in Long Eaton is celebrating major sales success after its first 30 days since opening.

Detectives investigating a fatal collision in Draycott are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

Derbyshire Police Officers are appealing for information following reports of a bogus parking scam and series of distraction thefts across the county

A man from Kent has been charged with alleged grooming offences after an incident in a borough village.

Detectives investigating a robbery and kidnapping in Spondon, part of Derby City, but on the border with Erewash, are appealing for information.

Derbyshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has called for renewed commitment to tackling knife crime, saying that while progress has been made, the recent spate of violent incidents in the city shows how much more must be done.

Members of the Under The Bridge project have taken part in 24-mile sponsored walk from Cromford in the Peak District to Trent Lock in Sawley.

The new leader of Derbyshire County Council has been found to have made a serious breach of council rules as a city councillor – but won’t face punishment.

The Borough of Erewash has a new Mayor – who, at just 25, is the borough’s youngest ever.

A showcase Erewash Borough Council project to turn a complex of historic stables into a smart new hub for businesses is almost complete – with firms already able to check out the office and studio spaces on line.

Derbyshire County Council’s newly-elected controlling Reform UK administration has announced its intended leader and intended deputy leader ahead of the authority’s annual general meeting.

The multi-million-pound regeneration of County Hall could hit the bricks under Reform’s plans to “audit the crap” out of Derbyshire County Council.

Confidence among the region’s businesses remains low, East Midlands Chamber has cautioned, despite growth of 0.7% in the first three months of the year.

A 13 year old boy has been hospitalised after being hit by a car in Long Eaton.

Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has launched a new poster campaign raising awareness of a method of calling 999 that allows people to get help without having to talk.

Calls for a heavy goods vehicle limit to be enforced at a Derby suburb have been welcomed – with the traffic in the area called “terrible”.

Erewash high streets are about to look a lot smarter – as the borough council launches a blitz on scruffy-looking shops.

Reform UK has appointed Alan Graves, the former Mayor of Derby, as its Derbyshire County Council leader.

Police Community Support Officers from Long Eaton have visited a borough school to talk about the implications of knife crime as part of a national initiative which includes early intervention, education and enforcement.

Derbyshire Police officers are appealing for witnesses in connection with a collision that took place on Wednesday 30th April at around 3.45pm.

Demolition crews have moved in to rid Long Eaton of a derelict cinema – clearing the way for the town to get an exciting new feature in its place.

A ‘comprehensive skills framework that can deliver the workforce of the future’ should be top of the list, East Midlands Chamber has said, in reaction to publication of the government’s white paper that aims to reduce migration into the UK.

A police officer damaged his partner’s property in a “sustained period of aggression” while employed with Derbyshire Police.

A union has revealed that Derbyshire County Council began negotiations with a care provider just before the recent local county elections as part of the previous administration’s plans to sell-off eight care homes.

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.

Traffic investigations are taking place at a Derby suburb following calls to limit heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) passing the area.

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”.

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.

A former Derbyshire pub will finally now be converted into a shop and flats despite congestion and road safety concerns.

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.

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.

East Midlands Chamber has cautiously welcomed the Bank of England’s 0.25% cut in the interest rate to 4.25% but warned that higher costs for businesses and price pressure persist.

Derby College Group’s (DCG) Derby Trailblazers Girls Basketball Academy are celebrating a magnificent achievement after claiming the silver medal at the prestigious Association of Colleges (AoC) National Finals, held at the University of Nottingham.

The long-standing Chief Executive of Framework – a charity and registered housing association working to tackle homelessness and its causes across the East Midlands and Sheffield – is stepping down after 29 years.

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.

Banning the Ukrainian flag from being flown at the Derbyshire County Council headquarters will be among the very first priorities for the new Reform leadership, it has been confirmed.

The East Midlands Mayor is determined to overcome fresh challenges and navigate some new political waters after she has been overseeing millions of pounds of Government funding schemes for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire during her first year at the helm of the new authority.

Derby College Group (DCG) is celebrating after its Carpentry and Joinery apprentices secured top honours at the annual Merlane Trophy competition, hosted this year at West Nottinghamshire College. The event, organised by the Institute of Carpenters, brought together talented apprentices from colleges across the region, including Sheffield, Lincoln, Newark, North Notts, and West Notts.

Debbie Kemp, Operations Manager at DHU Healthcare, has successfully completed the Brighton Marathon in support of Safe and Sound, a Derby-based charity committed to safeguarding children.

Following the incident at Lloyds Bank in St Peters Street, Derby on Tuesday 6th May, a representative from the Derby BID team has issued a statement.

Despite resounding success for Reform UK across Derbyshire, surging to two-thirds control of the county council, the question remains: What are they going to do and how?

Derby College Group welcomed students and employers to the Roundhouse today for its much-anticipated Get Hired event, a vibrant careers and employment showcase designed to connect young people with businesses and organisations offering career advice, job opportunities, and apprenticeships.

Labour has been given a ‘vivid wake-up call’ following near-total defeat in the Derbyshire County Council elections, its MPs say.

Derbyshire County Council’s new controlling political party Reform UK says it is ready to give people the change they want as the former Tory-led administration and Labour opponents have been licking their wounds after suffering a mauling at the local county elections.

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward is celebrating a successful year of bringing more investment into the region to help deliver better jobs, better skills, build new homes, improve transport, support a greener East Midlands, and champion our visitor economy.

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.

GP practices in Derby and Derbyshire have been awarded £1.9m to provide more clinical rooms and space to see patients.

Young people will be able to take up new careers as train drivers three years earlier, to boost the number of drivers needed for reliable services and put more school and college leavers on track to step straight into work.

The full results of the 2025 Derbyshire County Council elections are now in and Reform UK have won dominant control of the authority.

Reform UK have taken control of Derbyshire County Council in a turquoise tsunami to end eight years of Conservative control and leave other parties by the wayside.

Derbyshire County Council’s Conservatives – who have been the authority’s controlling party since 2017 – have come under a sweeping attack from Reform successes during the local county election while the county’s Conservative Leader and the opposition Labour leader both lost their seats.

New data has shown that 760 public chargepoints have been added to the East Midlands charging network since April 2024, that there are now more than 3,600 public chargers in the region, helping EV drivers in the East Midlands get around with the confidence and peace of mind they're always close to a socket, and with Government investing over £2.3bn with the aim to back British carmakers, power growth and protect jobs as part of the Plan for Change.

The French tricolour flew proudly alongside the Union Flag as guests from the country’s Champagne region visited their twin town in Erewash.

Train operator Northern, which serves Ilkeston Railway Station, is encouraging customers to get out and enjoy the early May bank holiday by train.

The power of social media has been used to hugely positive effect following the theft of a pair of highly sentimental wrought iron gates from a much-loved local resident of Shardlow.

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

The Road Safety Trust, the UK’s largest independent road safety funder, has announced the award of over £1.1 million in grant funding for six new projects focused on addressing inequalities in road safety.

Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts held a meeting with stalking advocates to review recent progress to better protect victims as the nation marked National Stalking Awareness Week.

A Liberal Democrat Derbyshire County Councillor has shared his concerns about the ‘mammoth task’ of repairing potholes following a Labour Minister’s criticism of the Conservative-controlled county council’s handling of road maintenance.

Work being done to tackle stalking in Derbyshire is being highlighted as part of a national awareness week.

The captains of Breadsall Priory Golf Club have chosen Derbyshire’s Safe and Sound as their charity of the year with a programme of fundraising events planned from competitions to social events.

An inspiring and thought-provoking art exhibition opened at Erewash Museum last week, where Derby College Group Pathways and Fine Art students collaborated to create a stunning art exhibition at Erewash Museum, crafted entirely from recycled materials.

Breakdown company RAC claims only a fraction of Derbyshire County Council’s controlled roads received any form of maintenance during 2023-2024 despite the authority stating it has been targeting repairs with high-tech systems and that there is a need for more Government investment.

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has welcomed new funding to recruit the first tranche of extra 35 neighbourhood police officers across the force over the next 12 months.

A 68 year old Derbyshire man has just set off on an incredible 630 mile journey along the South West Coast Path to support a Derbyshire charity which is close to his heart.

Months of hard work building an electric car has paid off for students from the organisation Hilton Formula 24, who are getting ready for a busy year of races – with support from National Grid Electricity Distribution.

Passengers across England will enjoy greener, smoother and quieter bus journeys thanks to a £37.8 million Government investment to propel forward green transport, with 319 new zero emission buses.

A Derbyshire GP surgery wants to expand into a neighbouring house to cater for a “significant” influx in new patients from approved housing developments.

The Department for Transport has made £5m funding available to winning projects as part of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition.

Due to a faulty meter and estimated readings, John was in debt with his energy supplier for over £1,300. With help from regional charity Groundwork Five Counties and its energy advisors known as Green Doctors, John has been able to rectify his energy supplier’s mistake, get his debt wiped, gain £300 credit and have a smart meter installed.

The public will now see exactly what being done to tackle potholes, as the Government demands councils prove their progress or face losing cash.

Derbyshire County Council is extending its discounted bus travel scheme, which offers an up to 20% discount on commuter bus tickets, to 31st December 2025.

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.

Regional charity Groundwork Five Counties has expanded its free Green Doctor energy and money-saving service to include electrical safety advice. Around half of all domestic fires in the UK are caused by electricity, with most of those arising from electrical products.

Funding of £2.7m has been awarded to Derbyshire County Council by Active Travel England to transform the former Little Eaton branch railway line into a greenway - a traffic free pathway for walking, wheeling, cycling and horse riding.

Bin lorries across Derbyshire are about to take on a new mission – not just collecting household waste, but also identifying where mobile signals are garbage.

A tour behind the scenes of the Elvaston Castle estate reveals the sheer scale of repairs and “TLC” that will be required by whoever chooses to buy it.

Derby College Group (DCG) has recently delivered a series of impactful training sessions for teachers and staff, focused on The Power of Connection and understanding behaviour as a form of communication.

A poll has revealed that 63% of people in the East Midlands believe the law of intestacy should be changed to offer legal protections for unmarried couples without a Will - now public support for change could soon translate into action.

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

Three major waste management firms have been selected to progress to the next stage of the procurement process to appoint a contractor to fix and operate Sinfin waste treatment centre in Derby.

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Tributes are being paid to a former Ilkeston Town goalkeeper who has died at the age of 93.

Campaigners opposing development on an area of public open space in Borrowash which is subject to a planning application have been distributing leaflets to local residents referencing that it is 'highly contaminated.'

A Burton-on-Trent based wildlife sanctuary and rescue centre has issued a plea to those coming into contact with wild deer.

New proposals have been released, for homes on an area of public green open space that has been used for decades in Borrowash.

A new online booklet has been unveiled in Derbyshire to help survivors of sexual violence find help and support quickly.

The founder and CEO of a national charity is to take on the ultimate endurance challenge in 2025 - running over 500km in appropriate fancy dress to raise awareness of and funds for testicular cancer, the most common cancer in young men.

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 taken to social media in response to reports made elsewhere on line that Erewash could switch to become part of Nottinghamshire as part of a council shake-up.

Trading standards officers at Derbyshire County Council are informing people who keep poultry or other birds that they must follow enhanced biosecurity measures to protect their flocks from bird flu.

Northern, which runs rail services through Ilkeston Railway Station, is warning sly vapers they may be told to leave the train if they are caught.

Officers from Ilkeston Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have asked vehicle owners to be vigilant after becoming aware of several vehicle thefts which have occurred in the area.

The trading standards team at Derbyshire County Council is urging bird keepers to take steps to combat the spread of bird flu, as cases have been dealt with in other parts of the country.

Members of National Grid Electricity Distribution teams in Derbyshire have dedicated their time and efforts to volunteer with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), making a positive impact on local green spaces, environmental conservation and community engagement.

A prosthetic leg, a hamster without a cage and a wig are just some of the things customers have left behind on Northern services.

The people of Ilkeston and surrounding areas are continuing to respond following the death of Noah Smedley.

Northern, which runs services through Ilkeston Railway Station, has warned new e-scooter and hoverboard owners that both devices are not allowed on-board its trains or at its managed stations.

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.

A new campaign is underway to raise awareness of the illegality of e-scooters as part of a tough new enforcement drive.

Data published recently by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show reported TB notifications in England increased by 11% in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Women are being urged to come forward for cervical screening as new figures show more than five million are not up to date with their routine check-ups.

A Sheffield based non-profit making environmental consultancy is working on a scheme with Natural England to create wildlife ponds for the benefit of great crested newts - creatures which are often talked about when developers are looking to build new homes.

The latest government road casualty statistics show that, in 2023, 1,695 people died on UK roads (1,624 in Britain, 71 in Northern Ireland) A further 28,967 were seriously injured (28,087 in Britain, 880 in Northern Ireland).

Further help is available from Derbyshire County Council and the UK Government for some of the most rural parts of the county in accessing high speed broadband.

Police and Crime Commissioner Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts has presented her blueprint for protecting the public and building safer and more inclusive communities over the next four years.

With Bonfire Night just around the corner, Derbyshire Police have issued a reminder on how people can stay safe and adhere to the law.

Two further local bus services under threat as their current operator are to cease trading are to have a new operator thanks to Derbyshire County Council.

Millions of people will enjoy better bus services as the Government invests over £1 billion to protect vital bus routes and cap bus fares, particularly in rural communities and towns where there is a heavy reliance on buses.

Fake QR codes used by scammers have been spotted on pay and display machines in Derbyshire, prompting a warning to motorists not to fall for the fake payment method.

People who are experiencing a mental health crisis are being urged to use services that are in place to support them.

A target by Derbyshire County Council to support the planting of a million trees across the county by 2030 keeps getting closer.

The latest Director of Public Health Annual Report, published by Derbyshire County Council, focuses on the work being carried out across the county to go further and faster in reducing the harms caused by smoking, to save lives and create a smoke free future for the next generation.

Nearly 700 Derbyshire businesses have already benefited from free support to improve their energy efficiencies and growth, thanks to a project being promoted by The East Midlands Chamber.