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Notice of Election - Election of a Parish Councillor
ELECTION OF A PARISH COUNCILLOR FOR THE PARISH OF OCKBROOK & BORROWASH
BORROWASH EAST PARISH WARD
1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Town Hall, Ilkeston between 10am and 4pm on any working day from the date of publication of this notice (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Notice of Election - County of Derbyshire Election of County Councillors
COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE ELECTION OF COUNTY COUNCILLORS
Division and number of Councillors to be elected
BREADSALL & WEST HALLAM One
BREASTON One
ILKESTON CENTRAL One
ILKESTON NORTH One
ILKESTON SOUTH & KIRK HALLAM One
LONG EATON NORTH One
LONG EATON SOUTH One
SANDIACRE One
SAWLEY One
1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Deputy Returning Officer, Town Hall, Ilkeston between 10am and 4pm... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Community News 2025 03 24
Mapping mobile signals
Bin lorries across Derbyshire are about to take on a new mission – not just collecting household rubbish, but identifying where mobile signals are rubbish too.
We're working with district and borough council refuse teams to sniff out the county's worst mobile signal not-spots. Equipped with mobile signal testing devices, these lorries will be collecting crucial data on where... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Community News 2025 03 17
Register to vote
If you want to vote in the Derbyshire County Council election in May, check you're registered so you don't miss the chance.
County council elections are being held on Thursday 1 May and residents will be able to elect councillors for all 64 seats for the first time in four years.
Don't miss out on the chance to decide who runs the council for the next four years and represent an estimated... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Community News 2025 03 10
Speak up for nature
There's still time to speak up for nature and have your say on the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Derby and Derbyshire (LNRS).
We've already received more than 230 responses to our public consultation about the plan which sets out how councils, businesses, landowners, land managers and other organisations will work together in the future to make sure nature and habitats on our... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 12 Mar 2025
EBC News 2024 03 07
Future of Erewash council: Your chance to have a say on shake-up of local government
EREWASH council is asking residents what they think of Government plans to merge local authorities up and down the country – which will see the borough disappear.
The reorganisation means Erewash will have to amalgamate with its neighbours to form what is called a unitary authority.
Derbyshire County Council would... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 10 Mar 2025
Community News 2025 03 03
Heartwood Community Forest
The first of more than 47,000 trees are being planted to create a new forest across eastern and southern Derbyshire and Derby.
Derbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest is our ambitious programme and grant scheme that aims to make communities, farms and businesses more attractive and naturally diverse.
It will enable landowners to increase biodiversity and make their own contribution... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 4 Mar 2025
Community News 2025 02 24
Help shape Derbyshire's future
We've opened an online poll about plans to create one council for Derbyshire, instead of the current nine.
Derbyshire (excluding Derby) has a two-tier system – one county council and eight district or borough councils.
The Government announced the biggest shake up of local councils in a generation, requiring all areas to move to a single-tier unitary council system... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Feb 2025
Community News 2025 02 17
Speak up for Nature
Show how much you care about your local environment and 'Speak up for Nature' in a public consultation about our draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Derby and Derbyshire (LNRS).
We've collected the views and opinions of hundreds of local residents and organisations and used them to help create the area's first Local Nature Recovery Strategy – a plan for how councils, businesses,... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 18 Feb 2025
Community News 2025 02 10
Venues sought to display portraits
A project to celebrate local heroes in Derbyshire by immortalising them in art is looking for venues to display some of the portraits.
Seven of our libraries hosted local portrait artist Melissa Speed throughout August last year, to gather nominations from residents about which local unsung heroes they thought deserved to have their portrait painted for the project,... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2025
