In March 2015 I wrote an article called The ‘1 in 4’: Men! Why are we not angry about the shocking reality of violence towards women? highlighting in stark terms the extent […]
I reported previously on the £118,000 contract that JET was awarded by Derby City Council In January 2014, to provide training and to find employment for “hard to reach” people. I questioned […]
175 years ago Joseph Strutt, a wealthy mill owner, commissioned the Arboretum Park as a thank you to the workers who helped him make his fortune. It is famous for being the […]
Just over a dozen students, and ex-students, from the Littleover Community School and Derby Moor College made an impromptu visit to the Indian Community Centre (ICC) today. 30 minutes before the Centre […]
Recently the Derby City Council published their “Council Plan Performance Measures and Actions 2014/15” which shows how they are doing on their annual objectives. Recently my eye was drawn to one in […]
A policy change that took a matter of seconds for George Osborne to announce in the post-election budget raises so many social questions, the most damning of which is “So a woman […]
Fly-tipping in Normanton is a major nuisance, but it is not a complex problem – it needs one simple plan. Solving it is the responsibility of Derby City Council’s Streetpride department, and […]
If you missed the segment on East Midlands Today broadcast on 11 August 2015, here it is in full. The reporter proudly announces that it is “Derby’s 3rd Tourist attraction”. […]
If there is one thing that tells us something perverse and disturbing about our society it is the fact that we even countenance the notion that a woman might be responsible for […]
When you are teetering on the precipice of homelessness, you are vulnerable. You are not there because you are in control of events, organised, and clear about the future – you are […]
“Vermin – deport” was the response to an article I posted (July 25th 2015) on the Roma Community Fun Day in the Arboretum and Normanton Neighbourhood Group Facebook Page last week. […]
“The cuts in (ILF) support that are being handed out to individuals will leave us without dignity, sitting in our own faeces for hours at a time, dependent on the kindness of […]
Roma Community Care ( led from the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby), in conjunction with Reverend Elizabeth Pinder-Ashenden of Pear Tree Baptist Church, put on a Fun Day in Arboretum […]
With over 2.3 million signatures on the Stop-TTIP petition, the giant “blow-up pencil” came to St Peter’s cross in the centre of Derby. Accompanied by an NHS ambulance it brought to the […]
I have written before on the great work that Zishan Fazal and the many volunteers of Project Touchdown do for the homeless and rough sleepers of Derby. When I spoke to Zishan […]
Last week, Ranjit Banwait, the leader of Derby City Council re-invigorated the “Big Conversation”. Despite the recent consultation in 2014, the Council sees the need to ask the public again, essentially the […]
This is a special year for the West Indian community in Derby ; the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the West Indian Community Association and the 40th year of the colourful […]
Charities in the UK have a long tradition, based on selfless giving and care for the sick, needy, vulnerable and poor. The scope of what a charity can become involved in has […]
“ A couple of my friends died because of domestic violence from their husband, and a lot of them ended up on drugs and drink because, you know what, if you get […]
“I have limited mobility but do not use a wheelchair. Sometimes my disability is not immediately obvious and I often have to experience embarrassing situations where I have to explain my health […]
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