In this year’s Annual report, Cllr Roulstone ( Cabinet member for Finance) stated: A casual reader of this would be led to believe that the Council had set a balanced budget at […]
Council’s £21m overspend “airbrushed” as a “balanced budget”
Russell Pollard
Sinfin Moor Social Club: Ambitious upgrade plans formally submitted for approval
I reported on May 18th 2020 that the Sinfin Moor Social Club had passed into new ownership and that the new owners had ambitious plans to extend and renovate. New owners of […]
Covid-19: Ethnic Minority death rate drops 50% in last 6 weeks compared to White British. Time to re-evaluate?
The Public Health England report “Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19” and the subsequent “Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups” was based on the analysis […]
Council approve “bland” Landmark building despite “harm” to local heritage. But will it actually be built?
At yesterday evening’s Planning Committee the majority of Councillors voted to overturn the recommendation of the Council Officers to refuse planning permission for the controversial Landmark building. The main reason for refusal […]
Covid-19: A daily dose of Vitamin D could significantly reduce the death rate in Black/ Asian people?
A previous Derby News article “Covid-19: Caution urged in jumping to conclusions on Black and Minority Ethnic death risks” analysed the recently published Public Health England report “Disparities in the risk and […]
Covid-19: Caution urged in jumping to conclusions on Black and Minority Ethnic death risks
Public Health England (PHE) issued its latest report on 2nd June 2020 “Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19”. This was widely expected to be a report on the impact of […]
Covid-19: Caution urged in jumping to conclusions on Black and Minority Ethnic death risks
Public Health England (PHE) issued its latest report on 2nd June 2020 “Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19”. This was widely expected to be a report on the impact of […]
TOGS Children’s Clothes Bank receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services
Anthea Peters, together with her 11 volunteers, are proud recipients of this year’s Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services. Anthea said: “I am absolutely thrilled to receive this award on behalf of my […]
Children First Derby receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Back in December 2016, I wrote about additional volunteering opportunities at Children First Derby following a recent funding award. New funding creates volunteering opportunities at Children First As with most charities, volunteers […]
New owners of Sinfin Moor Social Club will re-open after extensive refurbishment
Towards the end of 2019, concern was raised in Sinfin that there were plans to convert the local Social Club into a Sikh Gurdwara. The locals were most worried about the loss […]
Covid-19 – superficial headline statistics miss the important sex story
The one thing that the public is not short of in the reporting of the Covid-19 epidemic is statistics. The daily Government briefings produce ever more inventive permutations of data to enlighten […]
Derby Labour Group has elected Cllr Baggy Shanker & Cllr Nadine Peatfield as its Leader & Deputy Leader.
In a statement Cllr Shanker said: “I am delighted and really looking forward to becoming Derby Labour Group Leader from the 12th May. During these extremely worrying and unprecedented times I will […]
It’s that simple!? Rolls-Royce starts delivering parts for 8,000 NHS ventilators in record time.
Those who suffer severely from Covid-19 will probably need a Ventilator to help them with their breathing. Without this form of artificial respiration their chances of survival would be slim. Just a […]
City’s emergency food drop-off point now at Derby County’s Pride Park stadium
At the end of March, I reported on the new emergency food provision in the City. Derby’s emergency food provision during Covid-19 Lockdown period This has been set up by the Derby […]
Why the next few weeks will be even tougher for the NHS. #StayAtHome
The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the UK, in the 2 months to April 1st was 29,500. By April 8th, 20,000 of these had been admitted to hospital, 7,100 had […]
Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic: Mainstream media – bordering on reckless.
It is reported that the Coronavirus pandemic is the biggest global crisis since World War 2. A war is finite, it’s tangible, it can be seen, it’s capable of being stopped by […]
Derby’s emergency food provision during Covid-19 Lockdown period
Derby is well-served with many community groups, local volunteer provisions, food banks and, general neighbourliness. But sadly, some people may not quite fit the criteria, may not be sufficiently connected or may […]
Coronavirus – Covid-19 : Making sense of the Numbers and weathering the storm
In virtual lockdown it feels like we are being bombarded by conflicting numbers each day, and it is almost impossible to process what is happening with the Coronavirus epidemic in the UK […]
Council Children’s Homes – no longer “good” now in a “dire state”!
In 2017 the Pledge from the Labour Administration was that all Council run Children’s Homes would be OFSTED rated at “Good”, or “Outstanding”. This pledge failed at the time, as Care Home […]
Morally dubious! Charity recruits paid staff for Chellaston library from Council money whilst existing staff are made redundant.
As the ex-Chellaston Library staff sit and wait for their P45’s to mark the end of their employment with Derby City Council, they read Cllr Ross McCristal’s ( Chellaston Ward) Facebook announcement […]
