At the Cabinet Meeting on the 6th October 2021 Cllr Shanker disclosed that Senior Officers were staring at a £27m “Black hole” in the Council’s finances – less than a year after […]
Tory Cabinet staring into a £27m Budget “Black Hole”
Derby City Council fails to tell Parents (of Special Needs children) about OFSTED/CQC inspection
OFSTED and the Care Quality Commission are returning to Derby this week to perform a joint inspection of how the Council carries out its statutory duties in relation to children and young […]
Derby City Council recognises the Independence of the Republic of Artsakh (Արցախ) (Nagorno-Karabakh)
On November 25th 2020, Derby City Council unanimously passed a resolution to formally recognise the Independence of the Republic of Artsakh ( Nagorno-Karabakh). The 1st City in the United Kingdom to pass […]
Adam Cavell – well connected “new private landlord” – questions raised for future Derby tenants
Students at Severns Rental Agency’s Radford Mill “luxury student accommodation” in Nottingham are complaining. Apart from the flats not living up to expectations, facilities being delayed, and coloured running water, the Agency […]
Sinfin Moor Social Club : Sikh Gurdwara for Tory votes?
Last Thursday Derby City Council Planning committee followed officer advice and granted planning permission to change the use of the Sinfin Moor Social Club from a ‘social club’ to a ‘place of […]
Remembrance Day 2019
OFSTED and Care Quality Commission report very critical of Special Educational Needs provision in the City
For the past 4 years I have been writing about how Derby City Council’s Special Education Needs (SEN) provision for children has fallen woefully below standard. How the development of children with […]
Sinfin Incinerator termination option : Victory for democracy and common sense
At last night’s Full Council meeting 2 motions were tabled, by Labour and UKIP, which called on the Council Cabinet to terminate the contract with Resource Recovery Solutions. the contractor for the […]
Ashton’s story; 4 years lost, battling Derby City Council for an appropriate education.
By law every child is entitled to an “appropriate education” regardless of ability. The Council, legally, has to take the necessary steps to provide schooling that recognises the needs of the individual […]
Cllr Sara Bolton resorts to petty politicking over community spirited photo of Cllr Smale helping library staff
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 […]
Inside the Padley ‘Homeless’ Day Centre; making it personal
“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 […]
Banwait’s 50 Pledges ; 2nd one fails target date
The 2nd of Banwait’s 50 pledges which he made in April 2017, has not delivered as promised. To re-cap: On 12th April, Cllr Banwait made 50 pledges to the people of Derby: […]
Cllr Banwait to spend ring-fenced Adult Social Care money on electioneering promises.
It is difficult to know which bit of rhetoric about the Council’s finances the public should now believe from Cllr Banwait! The tax payer has been told consistently that the Council has […]
