Follow our guide to Ilkeston’s Christmas lights switch-on 2026, with entertainment, festive events, travel and parking updates....
A giant mural honouring Donald Rose has been completed at the top of Wharncliffe Road, giving Ilkeston a permanent tribute to the Second World War veteran who became one of the town’s best-known resid...
New bollards will be installed on Ilkeston Market Place following a safety campaign by Samuel Wilson’s family. Derbyshire County Council will position the barriers between the Sir John Warren and King...
The Borough Arms is set to make a comeback in Ilkeston town centre, with its new team revealing plans for a major refurbishment of the pub. Work is due to get underway at the Borough Arms, with those ...
Erewash MP Adam Thompson is calling for further action to improve safety and control vehicle access in Ilkeston town centre. His intervention follows a petition signed by almost 7,000 people and discu...
Ilkeston’s historic Scala Cinema opened on 4 September 1913. Discover the story and surviving features of the Grade II*-listed picture house....
An original newspaper report has revealed how thousands of people gathered to celebrate the opening of Ilkeston’s Carnegie Free Library in August 1904. The detailed account, published by the Nottingha...
Andrew Carnegie, born in Scotland in 1835, rose from poverty to immense wealth as a steel magnate. He devoted much of his fortune to philanthropy, notably establishing over 2,500 public libraries worl...
Ilkeston Library, established in 1904 with funding from Andrew Carnegie, has served as a prominent community resource for over a century. Initially requiring readers to select books from lists, it now...
In Ilkeston, a BP Pulse electric-vehicle charger has been rendered unusable following the theft of its charging cables, which are targeted for their copper content. Reported to Derbyshire Constabulary...