The Met Office has issued a Yellow Rain Warning for Erewash and the East Midlands until 8pm tonight. There is likely to be periods of persistent and heavy rainfall lasting until Friday. This will could bring travel disruption and a potential risk of flooding to our area.
As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diagnostics, I am delighted the new Health Secretary, Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, has confirmed that she will meet with the APPG.
The Environment Agency has issued a be PREPARED flood alert for the River Erewash. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around Ilkeston and the recreation area at Sandiacre.
Further to the Government’s decision to invoke Section 27 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in relation to Erewash Borough Council’s revised Core Strategy, Maggie Throup MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash released the following statement:
This Saturday (2 December) is Small Business Saturday, a grassroots, non-commercial campaign which encourages consumers to shop locally and support small businesses in their communities.
Today is World AIDS Day, a global movement to unite people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Since 1988, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to show strength and solidarity against HIV stigma and to remember lives lost.
Maggie Throup, Member of Parliament for Erewash, recently joined fellow MPs at a Parliamentary reception held in Speaker’s House to pay tribute to the music icon Sir Elton John and the personal contribution he made to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
