Letters : Poems : Contact : Family Announcements : Music : Dancing : Cinema : Food :Taxis 

 

CEREMONIAL OPENING OF ICONIC FAIR

Ilkeston Charter Fair is one of the oldest and largest street fairs in Europe and will once again be given its ceremonial opening on Thursday 20 October when the Mayor of Erewash, Councillor John Sewell will ‘ring the bell’ – the official signal that this year’s 770th Charter Fair is underway. The traditional ceremony includes a reading of the original 1252 Charter in front of Ilkeston Town Hall. As well as local families, the Mayor, Councillor John Sewell; Leader of the Council, Councillor Carol Hart; Chief Executive, Mr Jeremy Jaroszek, civic dignitaries from Derbyshire, and pupils from Parkside High will be in attendance.

This year’s Charter Fair will run from Wednesday 19th October to Saturday 22nd October. Ilkeston Town Centre will once again be transformed into a colourful spectacle of lights, music and a variety of exciting attractions.

STAPLEFORD BUILDING SOCIETY TO CLOSE

The Stapleford branch of The Nottingham Building Society will permanently close its doors before the end of the year along with another 16 locations across the country. A bank spokesperson said “Following a thorough review of how our members are using our network, it became clear that we have too many branches. Since Covid, whilst some members have returned, many have not, leaving a number of our branches with very low levels of transactions and usage. Therefore, we’ve made the hugely difficult decision to close 17 branches in locations where the level of activity in the branch has reached a point where it is no longer sustainable. The full list of affected branches locations are: Ashbourne; Bourne; Crystal Peaks; Fakenham; Leicester City; March; Matlock; Melton Mowbray; Rothley; Scunthorpe; Skegness; Spalding; Stamford; Stapleford; Thetford; Wigston and Wollaton. Following the closures, the Society’s branch network will consist of 31 branches across seven counties.

SERVICES FOR HM QUEEN ELIZABETH 11

 There will be church services held in Ilkeston and Long Eaton on Sunday September 18th, the eve of the State funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Mayor of Erewash, Councillor John Sewell, and the Mayoress will be attending a service at St Laurence Church in Long Eaton at 5pm. The Mayor will deliver a reading.

In Ilkeston there will be a service at St Marys’ Church on the Market Place at 6pm. The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Chris Corbett, and the deputy Mayoress will be attending.

WELCOME

Letters :   Music :  Dancing :  Food : Taxis : Family Announcements

ENERGY REBATE SCAM

Action Fraud is warning the public about a sharp rise in reports relating to fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem, the independent energy regulator for Great Britain. The emails claim that the recipient is due a rebate payment as part of a government scheme and provides links for the recipient to follow in order to apply for the rebate. The links in the emails lead to malicious websites designed to steal personal and financial information.

Between Monday 22nd August 2022 and Monday 5th September 2022, a total of 1,567 phishing emails related to this scam have been reported via the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS). All the emails display the email subject header “Claim your bill rebate now”. Offenders are using the Ofgem brand logo and colours to make the emails look as authentic as possible. However, the emails ask recipients to “apply for an energy bill rebate before September 2020”, which is what prompted many recipients to realise the emails weren’t genuine.

ROAD CLOSED IN SANDIACRE

A stretch of Derby Road in Sandiacre, between its junction with Stevens Road and Brooke Street, has been closed since August 22. Shopkeepers and café owners say they are being severely affected and were losing money before the road closure. Severn Trent closed the road after a burst water main.

A Severn Trent spokesperson said: “We’d like to apologise for disruption caused by the ongoing road works affecting part of Derby Road, Sandiacre. We have completed the repair and are now focusing on getting the road surface back to normal as quickly as possible.”   

LIGHTNING STRIKES SANDIACRE BUNGALOW

A Sandiacre couple have lost everything after their bungalow was struck by lightning last Wednesday. Sharon Hopkinson who was at home in Kings Road with her granddaughter said she had seen a flash but had no idea the roof was on fire. It was only when she saw a neighbour waving, and shouting 'get out of the house she realized something was wrong. The roof collapsed and all their furniture was destroyed. Mrs Hopkinson is currently staying with her daughter.

FIVE ARRESTED AFTER SANDIACRE DISTURBANCE

Police were called to reports of a large disturbance in Norbury Way, Sandiacre, at around 6.30pm on Saturday 6th June. A 50-year-old man, 25-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man all from Ilkeston were arrested at the scene, along with a 22-year-old man of no fixed abode and a 32-year-old woman from Sandiacre. All were arrested on suspicion of public order offences and were kept in police custody while enquiries continued. Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, in particular anyone who may have footage such as CCTV or dashcam, that can assist the investigation into the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact Derbyshire police using the below methods, including reference 20000287439 in any correspondence. • Facebook– send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary • Twitter– direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact • Website– complete the online contact form derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us. • Phone – call us on 101. You can also anonymously contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111 or by visiting www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

ROADWORKS TO RESUME

Roadworks which links motorists to the M1 and A52 are set to restart next month. Work which began in Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, in June, last year, was halted after a fire under a bridge following a robbery in Breaston.  This resulted in Derbyshire County Council reopening Bostocks Lane to help cope with the extra local traffic. Highways chiefs have confirmed work will restart in early June, and will take around 10 weeks and will see an extra lane installed on Bostocks Lane to help traffic get onto the roundabout for the M1 (junction 25) and A52 more quickly. Bostocks Lane will be closed northbound from the Sandiacre highways depot to the Sandiacre Interchange roundabout while work is under way.

CANAL PLANS PASSED

Plans, submitted by charity the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust, to reopen a part of the derelict Derby canal near Draycott have been approved. Erewash Borough Council has approved the plans which would see a section of the former waterway between Hopwell Road and Derby Road reopened. It is hoped that the section will be used for water sports such as angling  and kayaking as well as open-water swimming. The ultimate aim is to reopen the whole route between Derby and Sandiacre. The proposed 200 years old Draycott section, derelict since 1985, will begin next to the former Thread Mill off Hopwell Road and the trust hopes it will become cottages, a museum and a café.  The trust aims for the approved section to become part of a “totally restored canal network” featuring moorings for small craft and trip boats near Derby Road.

SANDIACRE ROADWORKS TO RESUME

Roadworks which links motorists to the M1 and A52 are set to restart next month. Work which began in Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, in June, last year, was halted after a fire under a bridge following a robbery in Breaston.

This resulted in Derbyshire County Council reopening Bostocks Lane to help cope with the extra local traffic. Highways chiefs have confirmed work will restart in early June, and will take around 10 weeks and will see an extra lane installed on Bostocks Lane to help traffic get onto the roundabout for the M1 (junction 25) and A52 more quickly. Bostocks Lane will be closed northbound from the Sandiacre highways depot to the Sandiacre Interchange roundabout while work is under way.

MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING PURSUIT

A 26-year-old has been charged with handling stolen goods and driving offences following an incident on Friday 8th May. Leon Austin of Ryecroft Street, Stapleford, has been charged with handling stolen goods, dangerous driving, and driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified. The charges relate to an incident that happened on Nottingham Road, Stapleford, in the early hours of Friday morning.

The car was pursued into Derbyshire before being brought to a stop. A man was then pursued on foot by officers from both Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Police, and with the assistance of Nottinghamshire’s Police Dog Reno a man was detained a short distance away. He has been remanded into custody after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday 9th May 2020.