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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Ilkeston golf course rewilding project nears completion
A new nature reserve created on the former greens and fairways of a municipal golf course will be opened to the public later this ribbon is set to be cut on the 25-acre Pewit Coronation Meadows rewilding project on 24 June followed by a guided to Ilkeston's disused Pewit municipal golf course began in August 2023 to create a patchwork of "open mosaic habitats" to encourage a variety of Erewash Borough Council-owned course had shut in 2022 due to "substantial financial operating losses". More than 1,500 trees and shrubs have been planted including oaks and sweet chestnuts, said the council. A network of new paths and picnic benches have been installed, and wildflower butterfly and bug banks will link to the wider Nutbrook Trail plus the green spaces of Straws Bridge, Manor Floods and Pewit £500,000 project has been funded by central government and businesses involved in the redevelopment of the old Stanton council said Natural England and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust had both backed the February 2024, the council had planned to sell a nine-acre slice of the site for housing but after a campaign said the development proposal "ignored the wishes of local people" a decision was made to rewild the entire site.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Town's regeneration projects face further delays
Several multimillion-pound regeneration projects in Long Eaton have been delayed by several months. Erewash Borough Council was given £25m of government funding to rejuvenate the town more than five years ago. However, all but one of the projects are still in their pre-construction phases. Funding for all of the schemes in the Town Deal must be spent by March 2026 or it faces being pulled back by central government. They must be completed in full by March 2027. A meeting of the Long Eaton Town Board heard that construction of the listed building next to Long Eaton Town Hall has been extended by four months because of defective designs, with completion now set for August rather than April. The Stable Block building is set to become a modern working hub with new office and workshop space. The Britannia Mills Bridge, which will form part of an improved pedestrian and cycling network, now faces a six-month delay and will begin in September this year, with completion set for March 2026. Starting works at Broad Street Bridge, connecting West Park with the town centre over Erewash Canal, also faces delays. Work was originally mooted to begin in January but has been delayed again from July to August while further cost benefit analysis is completed but with no knock-on delay to completion expected. The project to revitalise Long Eaton's high street has faced "unexpected queries" from Derbyshire Highway Authority, according to the council, resulting in delays. Completion of works, estimated to cost about £10m, will not happen until July 2026, instead of June. This date however has been bought forward than the original October 2026 estimate for completion. Work will begin in September this year. Meanwhile the former Galaxy Row cinema, where demolition work began in May, has also faced another round of delays. It will begin its development stage in September this year, a month after the time it was originally mooted to be finished. The latest slowdown will see the project, which will see the site turned into shops and flats, now expected to be completed in December 2026 instead of October. A project to improve lighting in West Park to encourage walking and cycling was completed last year. The leader of Erewash Conservatives Wayne Major said the delays were "a real concern". "While it's positive that there's now some leeway from government on deadlines, that flexibility should be used to get projects over the line, not to drift further behind. "Keeping to budget and timeline is essential if we're going to make the most of this funding." A spokesperson for Erewash Borough Council said: "The Town Deal continues to be a massive project for the borough council. Like almost all the other such schemes across the country we have had challenges to overcome along the way. "The conditions set by the Towns Fund is for all projects to be in contract by the end of March 2026 – with projects completed by the end of March 2027. We are well on track to achieve this." Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Demolition begins at town's historic cinema Plans for £10m town centre revamp unveiled Erewash Borough Council
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Long Eaton regeneration projects face further delays
Several multimillion-pound regeneration projects in Long Eaton have been delayed by several Borough Council was given £25m of government funding to rejuvenate the town more than five years all but one of the projects are still in their pre-construction for all of the schemes in the Town Deal must be spent by March 2026 or it faces being pulled back by central government. They must be completed in full by March 2027. A meeting of the Long Eaton Town Board heard that construction of the listed building next to Long Eaton Town Hall has been extended by four months because of defective designs, with completion now set for August rather than Stable Block building is set to become a modern working hub with new office and workshop space. The Britannia Mills Bridge, which will form part of an improved pedestrian and cycling network, now faces a six-month delay and will begin in September this year, with completion set for March 2026. Starting works at Broad Street Bridge, connecting West Park with the town centre over Erewash Canal, also faces delays. Work was originally mooted to begin in January but has been delayed again from July to August while further cost benefit analysis is completed but with no knock-on delay to completion expected. The project to revitalise Long Eaton's high street has faced "unexpected queries" from Derbyshire Highway Authority, according to the council, resulting in of works, estimated to cost about £10m, will not happen until July 2026, instead of June. This date however has been bought forward than the original October 2026 estimate for will begin in September this year. Meanwhile the former Galaxy Row cinema, where demolition work began in May, has also faced another round of will begin its development stage in September this year, a month after the time it was originally mooted to be latest slowdown will see the project, which will see the site turned into shops and flats, now expected to be completed in December 2026 instead of October.A project to improve lighting in West Park to encourage walking and cycling was completed last year. 'Challenges to overcome' The leader of Erewash Conservatives Wayne Major said the delays were "a real concern"."While it's positive that there's now some leeway from government on deadlines, that flexibility should be used to get projects over the line, not to drift further behind."Keeping to budget and timeline is essential if we're going to make the most of this funding." A spokesperson for Erewash Borough Council said: "The Town Deal continues to be a massive project for the borough council. Like almost all the other such schemes across the country we have had challenges to overcome along the way."The conditions set by the Towns Fund is for all projects to be in contract by the end of March 2026 – with projects completed by the end of March 2027. We are well on track to achieve this."
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Former public toilets in Ilkeston being turned into snack bar
A former public toilet building in Derbyshire is being transformed into a snack Booth, who always dreamed of opening her own snack bar, is aiming to change the loos at Gallows Inn Fields, in Ilkeston, into a sandwich bar and deli within five mum-of-three, who lives in Ilkeston, said she spotted that Erewash Borough Council was offering to lease the building and decided to pursue her dreams of opening a snack bar."We saw this place pop up and thought it would be absolutely ideal," said Ms Booth. The refurbishment of the toilets, which closed almost two years ago, has so far seen Ms Booth and her partner Ellis remove 34 tonnes of Howard, councillor for town centres, regeneration and planning, said: "We are delighted that Carly is putting what is actually a rather attractive building to good use – and wish her the very best."
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Scruffy' shops to be tackled across Erewash towns
Erewash Borough Council says it is launching a "blitz" on run down shops which "blight" Ilkeston and Long Eaton town Derbyshire authority said teams were inspecting shopping streets to identify "scruffy or neglected" empty and trading units could face action, warned the council, which said while it will work with owners it can also "compel" repairs to orders have already been issued to unnamed property owners in Long Eaton, the authority said. Curtis Howard, councillor for town centres, regeneration and planning, said legal notices could be served on buildings in a poor don't want to do that but we have a duty to act on behalf of residents where buildings have become an eyesore that blight the town centre," he said. 'Take action' The action follows government-funded schemes in Long Eaton including town centre work to build a new square along High Street, added seating and green spaces, additional parking and a trail in tribute to artist Dame Laura in Long Eaton also includes a scheme to build a new canal bridge, and the demolition of the former Galaxy Cinema to make way for new shops and Ilkeston, the council said it was working with the owner of the former Argos in Bath Street to secure funding to convert the site into two retail units and 11 said: "One of the priorities is to take action to improve our town centres."That includes ensuring that the best use is made of the opportunities for new businesses to move in – while encouraging property owners to maintain their buildings."
