October 2019 – Derby News

Month: October 2019

Assembly Rooms : Council uses inflated benefit figures in D2N2 funding bid to massage its business case.

By Russell Pollard on October 31, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Derby News’ article on January 2019 “Assembly Rooms: Is the Council’s ‘Refurbished’ option really Value for Money?” concluded, based on leaked documents, that the Conservative Council’s preferred option of a Refurbished Assembly […]

Mocking a hate incident is never acceptable…even in the Council Chamber

By Russell Pollard on October 16, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

From Oct 12th-19th is Hate Crime Awareness Week. A timely occasion given the escalation of division in this country, particularly over Brexit. Abuse of politicians, to the point of being intimidating, has […]

Does the recent UNESCO Heritage advice signal the end of ‘The Landmark’ building project?

By Russell Pollard on October 11, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The Landmark building project was approved by the Planning Committee back in February 2019. Despite being initially rejected by the Committee, and considered by many residents to be unsightly ( albeit supported […]

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Month: October 2019

Assembly Rooms : Council uses inflated benefit figures in D2N2 funding bid to massage its business case.

Mocking a hate incident is never acceptable…even in the Council Chamber

Does the recent UNESCO Heritage advice signal the end of ‘The Landmark’ building project?

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