Just prior to Christmas, the 17 elderly residents of Council Care Home, Coleridge House, many living with dementia, were served notice that they would have to leave by Xmas….or at best, early January. […]
Usually, the simplest ideas are the best ones! Sophie Sparham, performance poet and writer from Derby came up with a great one – reading! But reading with a specific purpose – to […]
The Council’s many thousands of employees work throughout the year to keep the myriad of services operating, despite the shifting ground beneath them, the fluidity of leadership and the constant uncertainty of […]
The Council has recently published its Statement of Accounts for 2016/17. It is a 141 page document which details comprehensively the Councils financial status for the year to 31 March 2017. Much […]
The Council’s annual budget consultation was issued on 2 November seeking public input by 13 December 2017. The press were invited to a meeting to ask questions, and interview Cllr Shanker ( […]
December 2nd was “Small Business Saturday”. Chaddesden Conservative Councillor Jonathan Smale decided to visit a number of the shops and outlets in his ward, and show his support for the principle of […]
The breach of conduct by Cllr Gulfraz Nawaz (Labour) has been widely reported following his action to provide a positive reference for a person, seeking a taxi licence, who had a criminal […]
For the Parents of the 1200+ children who require a statement of Special Educational Needs it is a daily grind to ensure that they get what they are entitled to from the […]
Arboretum House is on the list to be privatised in the Council’s scheme to sell off its remaining Care Homes. If the Council had been on plan, it would have been sold […]
In December 2016, Cllr Repton presented the case to the Cabinet for the transfer to private ownership of the Council’s remaining 5 Care Homes. As 96% of the City’s elderly residents are […]
The idea that 10 community groups would emerge and coalesce into 10 structures that could develop seamless plans to take over the City’s non-statutory libraries, recruit nearly 1000 volunteers, make 40+ paid-staff […]
When 78 year old Joan McAdam heard the door bell ring on a cold, dark, Sunday evening, in Boulton ward, the last person she expected to see was the Leader of the […]
Earlier in the year Dr Patrick Boateng of local charity JEM ( Jobsearch-Education-Mentoring) was contacted by an officer from the Palace of Westminster to run an event to coincide with Parliament week. […]
Last week, David Hall, the Head of Brackensdale Junior School made a presentation to parents and members of the community on Derby City Council’s proposed changes to the Vision for Special Needs […]
The Council has been telling the public over the last few years about the massive cuts made to services as a result of reductions in the Government Grant. During the 2016 election […]
For the 3rd year, Joseph Chivayo committed to run for 11hrs 11 mins and 11 seconds on the 11th November to generate £1111.11 for his chosen charities – Royal British Legion and […]
From 1 December 2017, the 7 day a week Night Shelter service for anyone finding themselves on the street over night, starts again. It is run by Derby Churches / Derby City […]
It was recently reported that Cllr Bolton (Labour – Chaddesden) had overspent on her postage budget. What wasn’t exposed was that she had lied to her constituents over this matter. In 2016/17 […]
“Sludge, 3 sugars”; “weak tea, half a cup, no sugar”; “coffee, with cold water, quarter sugar” and so was the variety of the breakfast drinks I served during my early morning stint […]
