One of the two hotels used to house asylum seekers in Long Eaton[1] is set to close as a refuge centre. The Novotel, on Bostocks Lane[2], was rented out to the Government in late 2022.
But, after a year-and-a-half of protestations from some locals and …
Tributes have been paid to a “kind, loving, funny and talented” man who died after being struck by a van in Derbyshire.Samuel Wilson, 26, was hit by the vehicle in Market Place, Ilkeston, just after 2am on Saturday.Paramedics tried to save him but he d…
“Rarely seen without a football by his feet, his loss will also be felt by the local football community. He was a bright, creative, and kind young man who would bring out the best in all those around him with his infectious personality, living up to hi…
A grief-stricken family have spoken of their heartbreak after a 31-year-old football-loving man died in a crash. The body of Kial Thurman – nicknamed Smiler – was pulled from the river following a collision between his van and a lorry over the weekend….
A three-day rock music festival for bikers has finally been given a permanent home near a Derbyshire town. Earlier this year the Rock & Bike Festival (RaBF) was held at the Notts Derby Showground in Longmoor Lane, between Breaston and Long Eaton[1].
Th…
Many roads around Derby and the rest of the county are likely to remain closed for the rest of this weekend and into next week but there are hopes that flood water from Storm Babet[1] will start to subside from Saturday evening. The River Derwent in De…
Firefighters have been knocking on the doors of more than 250 homes in Long Eaton this afternoon to advise people to leave their properties due to flooding caused by Storm Babet.[1] People in the Derbyshire town are being urged to stay with friends and…
A man found someone else’s Universal Credit claim form had been sent to him by accident. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous but lives in Long Eaton,[1] was delivered a letter regarding a social services assessment from Derbyshire County Council[2]…
People living 15 miles away from a major music festival[1] have complained that they cannot sleep as their walls shake and rattle at night.
Residents of towns and villages such as Long Eaton, Matlock and Hallam in Derbyshire have said the four-day Down…
Residents have been left fuming after the noise coming from a rock and heavy metal musical festival left their walls “rattling” – from the next county 15 MILES away.
Around 100,000 fans are expected to attend the four day Download Festival, which is be…
A retired nurse in a Derbyshire town is mortified at the scale of a new Lidl and DIY store which is being built behind her home. Mandy Mulligan, aged 57, has lived in Circuit Drive, Long Eaton[1] for 11 years.
However, she says the garden which she has…
Residents in a Derbyshire street that could have been partially demolished to make way for HS2 have been speaking about the devastating consequences of the decision. Homes could have been demolished in Bonsall Street, Long Eaton, if a HS2 hub had been …
People living on a Long Eaton road where houses could have been demolished to make way for HS2[1] say uncertainty around the project has been “devastating.” The first HS2 trains are expected to start carrying passengers between London and Birmingham in…
A fire which broke out at a derelict pub in a Derbyshire village was started “deliberately”, an investigation has found. The building which housed the old Wilmot Arms pub, on the A6005 Derby Road, in Borrowash[1], was set alight yesterday afternoon (We…