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A joint police and fire investigation into a derelict building fire on Heanor Road in Ilkeston has concluded the most probable cause to be deliberate. Investigators believe the fire most likely starte...
Plans to turn a derelict former “magnet” for drug deals and squatters into an eight-person bedsit have been rejected by councillors. The two-storey end-of-terrace home in Oxford Street, Long Eaton, si...
A new drive-through Starbucks coffee shop will be built in a Derbyshire town despite protests from a neighbouring business and traffic concerns. At an Erewash Borough Council meeting on Wednesday, Jun...
A new footbridge is being built across the River Erewash
One shopkeeper has warned: 'If the works take too long then we will probably all be gone'
A shoplifter has been jailed after being caught stealing from numerous shops across Derbyshire, and including in parts of Erewash. Simon Spencer’s offending spanned several months between January and...
The planned three-storey block of flats in Lawrence Street, Long Eaton would not have any allocated parking spaces
The future of three Erewash charity shop branches is under threat after the parent company announced plans to close 150 sites. The British Heart Foundation has a total of 640 shops across the UK, but...
Two men have been charged after a man was robbed in Long Eaton. The incident happened when a man aged in his 20s had his bag containing mobile phone, power pack and vape stolen whilst on Tamworth Road...
The move would create 20 full-time jobs if approved
Police officers in Long Eaton have identified a motorist who was driving despite being disqualified. The stop of the Ford Mondeo on 1st June in the area, resulted in a vehicle and roadside check being...
Police say Mark Casswell could be in the Long Eaton area
The car had been left unattended whilst charging
A behaviour psychologist with a long-standing career in education has been appointed to the role of Council Chairman for Derbyshire County Council for the year ahead. Councillor Jodie Brown, who repre...
One person was taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries, two have minor injuries and three suffered smoke inhalation
A planning application for phase one of the development has recently been submitted
Derbyshire Constabulary has announced the appointment of a new PC for the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team. PC Paul Sheldon will serve in the Long Eaton Rural District which includes Breaston, Borr...
The week commencing 18th May 2026 has seen an intensification of Derbyshire Constabulary’s knife crime initiative called ‘Operation Sceptre’, with a range of activities being carried out in and around...
The town, which has been struggling with footfall, is set for a £10million facelift
A mad-cap three-wheel charity stunt by Erewash’s Mayor has given a second boost to the thriving local Scouts movement – hot on the heels of a council grant making a “massive difference” for hundreds o...