Local MP Maggie Throup is calling on small shopkeepers from across Erewash to enter the Best Small Shops Competition, celebrating the creativity of small shops and the central role they play in their local community.

Maggie Throup MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash has released the following statement regarding Ilkeston Community Hospital and the wider health economy across Erewash:

Erewash MP Maggie Throup is asking local schools and community groups across Erewash to come forward with proposals of where to plant five new trees that have been donated by the Woodland Trust as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Scheme.

Local MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the announcement of £4,992,000 to improve ambulance services across the East Midlands.

The funding is part of £36.3 million of sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) funding announced by the Health Minister Stephen Barclay.

In repose to ongoing rumours regarding the future provision of services at Ilkeston Community Hospital, Erewash MP Maggie Throup is to convene a public meeting with senior NHS mangers to allay any fears over reductions to services.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup has moved to reassure local residents over the future provision of services at Ilkeston Community Hospital, and has spoken of her anger at attempts by Labour to unduly cause alarm.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup joined the Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage, to launch the Red Bag Scheme, at a recent event in Parliament.

The opening of the new railway footbridge over the Midland Main Line will give visitors and local people much improved access to the magnificent 19th century wrought iron Bennerley Viaduct.

The charity, alongside Aviva, is calling for 10,000 volunteers to support in local emergencies

Recent figures show that the latest wages in the Construction industry are £92 a week higher than they were in May 2010. 

These figures are a welcome boost for the 2250 plumbers, joiners and builders across Erewash.