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BBC News
18-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Major progress on demolition of former Long Eaton cinema
Major progress is being made on the demolition of the former Galaxy Cinema in Long venue in Derby Road, which opened in 1907, had stood derelict for more than a decade before demolition began in May as part of a multi-million-pound project to rejuvenate the building and a former nightclub next door will eventually be replaced by 20 homes and space for Reclaims Demolition is dismantling the site in Derbyshire, with about 250,000 bricks being reclaimed for future projects. Erewash lead councillor for town centres, regeneration and planning, Curtis Howard, said: "I am thrilled to see how far this project has come and it is even more of a bonus that the historic cinema's legacy will live on by its bricks being used for future builds."Erewash Borough Council said demolition is expected to be completed by September 2025, with construction of the new buildings due to be completed in October the following year. The scheme is part of Long Eaton's £25m town deal, which was announced in 2021 and will see several regeneration projects funded by the elements include a new footbridge over the Erewash Canal and the remodelling of the town's high Ledger, chair of the Long Eaton Town Deal Board, said: "I'm sure everyone in Long Eaton will be as delighted as I am to see the progress being made."
BBC News
16-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Council vows to tackle graffiti in Long Eaton and Ilkeston
Erewash Borough Council has declared "a war on graffiti" in Long Eaton and Ilkeston after a recent spate of vandalism, some of which was highlighted as being offensive or racist in two towns are to receive £20,000 from the authority for graffiti kits that will be available for businesses and community "anti-graffiti action plan" will also be developed to target problem money is part of an overall package of £2m which forms part of the Erewash Investment Fund. The deputy Labour leader of the council Rebecca Everett said the council had been contacted by the public expressing concerns about the nature of some of the graffiti."We've seen recently in some spots in Erewash however much it gets cleaned, it keeps cropping up. If we don't have this takes a lot longer to get it cleaned," she said."The graffiti is quite wide-ranging but before the election there was some graffiti that highlighted Reform UK. There was also some some people found to be offensive, such as racism, and we wanted to get rid of that as quickly as possible."I don't think anyone likes graffiti and especially when it's offensive it needs to be cleaned as quickly as possible. The general idea is to make Erewash a nicer place to live." Phrases such as "no room for mosques" and "illegals out" have appeared around the town centres. Graffiti relating to the Gaza conflict has also been an walls in Long Eaton town centre in particular have been repeatedly targeted for the graffiti. The kits will be made available for local businesses and community groups so they can clean graffiti quickly if it staff have to gain the permission to remove graffiti from business and property owners who are not always based in the is hoped that giving kits to shop managers will ensure offensive graffiti is tackled sooner. The funding forms part of £700,000 allocated as part of the first phase of investing £2m into the projects include £210,000 for street cleanliness and £135,000 to increase the capacity of Erewash's Neighbourhood Wardens service, which deals with issues such as fly-tipping, graffiti and town centre town centre will also receive £101,000 for replacing street furniture and the council will abe investing £50,000 to partner with local artists to commission street art murals.
New York Post
13-07-2025
- General
- New York Post
England's oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, dead at 110
Britain's oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the age of 110. Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. In a statement Friday, the leader of the Erewash Borough Council in the north of England, James Dawson, announced Rose's death, calling him a 'war hero.' 3 Britain's oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, passed away at the age of 110. AP 3 Rose was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. AP 'Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident,' he added. In May, Rose joined 45 other veterans as guests of honor at a tea party celebration hosted by the Royal British Legion at the National Memorial Arboretum, to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe Day. Rose, who was born on Christmas Eve in 1914 following the outbreak of hostilities in World War I, said at the event that he did not celebrate VE Day at the time. 'When I heard that the armistice had been signed 80 years ago, I was in Germany at Belsen and, like most active soldiers, I didn't get to celebrate at that time,' he said. 'We just did what we thought was right and it was a relief when it was over.' 3 Wounded British troops from the South Lancashire and Middlesex regiments are being helped ashore at Sword Beach, June 6, 1944, during the D-Day invasion. AP Originally from the village of Westcott, southwest of London, Rose joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France, according to the Royal British Legion. He received a number of medals and was awarded France's highest honor, the Legion d'Honneur. Rose is also believed to have been the U.K.'s oldest man.
12-07-2025
- General
UK's oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, dies at 110
LONDON -- Britain's oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the age of 110. Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. In a statement Friday, the leader of the Erewash Borough Council in the north of England, James Dawson, announced Rose's death, calling him a 'war hero.' 'Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident," he added. In May, Rose joined 45 other veterans as guests of honor at a tea party celebration hosted by the Royal British Legion at the National Memorial Arboretum, to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe Day. Rose, who was born on Christmas Eve in 1914 following the outbreak of hostilities in World War I, said at the event that he did not celebrate VE Day at the time. 'When I heard that the armistice had been signed 80 years ago, I was in Germany at Belsen and, like most active soldiers, I didn't get to celebrate at that time," he said. 'We just did what we thought was right and it was a relief when it was over.' Originally from the village of Westcott, southwest of London, Rose joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France, according to the Royal British Legion. He received a number of medals and was awarded France's highest honor, the Legion d'Honneur.
Metro
12-07-2025
- General
- Metro
Britain's oldest Second World War veteran, Donald Rose, dies aged 110
Britain's oldest Second World War veteran, Donald Rose, has died aged 110, believed to be the oldest man in the UK. The D-Day veteran, who was born on Christmas Eve 1914, passed away this week, Erewash Borough Council confirmed. Ilkeston Council Leader James Dawson has paid tribute to Mr Rose as a war hero and sent condolences to his family. 'Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident,' he said. In May, Mr Rose joined 45 other veterans as guests of honour at a tea party celebration hosted by the Royal British Legion (RBL) at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, to mark 80 years since VE Day. Mr Rose, who was attached to the division which liberated Belsen concentration camp, said at the event that he did not celebrate the momentous day 80 years ago. He said: 'When I heard that the armistice had been signed 80 years ago, I was in Germany at Belsen and, like most active soldiers, I didn't get to celebrate at that time. 'We just did what we thought was right, and it was a relief when it was over. I never would have believed I would be remembering this day at 110 years old. 'It's meaningful to come here today with the Royal British Legion, to remember the people who didn't come back.' In the same month, the Erewash mayor presented Mr Rose with the freedom of the borough for his bravery in the Second World War. More Trending According to the council, Mr Rose said he was proud and happy to receive it, but said: 'I didn't do anything that anyone else would not have done.' The council is flying its flags at half mast to mark Mr Rose's death. Originally from Westcott, Surrey, he joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France, according to the RBL. He received a number of medals and was awarded France's highest honour: the Legion d'Honneur. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: 106-year-old man gives secret to long life and he eats a mug of it every day MORE: Daughter splashed £38,000 stolen from dementia-suffering dad on holidays MORE: Gardener who sliced throat with a chainsaw says cops thought his wife did it
