At September’s Full Council meeting, Cllr Ruth Skelton (Lib Dem) proposed a motion to address Derby’s poor reputation over electoral fraud, following the Pickles report: “Council resolves to write to Government to […]
Pear Tree Medical Centre has recently been awarded the prestigious “Outstanding” rating by the Care Quality Commission ( CQC – independent regulator for quality in health and social care in England) which […]
“Having met other young people with similar, and completely contrasting conditions to my own, my dream and my vision for my future changed almost overnight, to one where I can help others, […]
Following Derby News investigation into the grant given to Cllr Pegg’s MECA organisation, by the Police and Crime Commissioner, he has been told to give back £1800, of the £19306 he was […]
Over 2700 people have signed a petition to save the Alvaston Park Mad Hatter’s cafe….and counting. Link to the Petition HERE Brian Farthing, the lead petitioner, arranged a meeting with the Council […]
Aneurin Bevan, who spearheaded the formation of the National Health Service in 1948, was quoted as saying from the outset, “We shall never have all we need. Expectations will always exceed capacity. […]
In the most recent Budget consultation (published 12 December 2016) , it states that £28m cuts are required over the next 3 years from 2017/18. For the sake of clarity – there […]
The consultation on the re-structuring of the City’s libraries closes today. The Council’s preferred Option (B) does not stand up to much financial scrutiny…there is a questionable £400k gap. The solution is […]
Cllr Banwait provided some insightful comment in Full Council on 23rd November 2016: “When elected members look at making decisions, the first thing they think about, and, you know – we all […]
Local charity Children First Derby have been successful in securing 3 years of funding from Children in Need and the Henry Smith Foundation to continue with 2 of their key programmes ; […]
Between 1989-1991 the Council decided to install 3 automatic, single toilet units on 30 year contracts at a total forward rental cost to the Tax payer of £1.9m. This was being paid […]
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