Wreath-laying ceremonies took place in Erewash’s two major towns as part of the national Merchant Navy Association's commemorations 80 years after the end of World War Two.
Debt-free Erewash council continues to buck the trend while most other local authorities across the country are “spiralling” into the red, a new BBC study reveals.
Seven brave airmen who perished when a lightning strike sent their World War Two bomber plummeting from the sky are to get a stunning memorial – paid for by Erewash villagers living near the crash site.
