The Director of Finance’s statement in Derbyshire County Council’s “Revenue Budget Report 2024-25″said: “The Council is required by law to set a balanced budget for the upcoming financial year. This balanced budget […]
Derby City Council is claiming £200,000 of annual savings following the introduction of the “AI-Digital Talkers” (Darcie and Ali). This saving results from reduced Agency worker capacity equivalent to 4 full time […]
The Budget is one of the few major decisions voted on by all Councillors. It sets out the Council’s plan for delivering services and the means by which it will raise the […]
Of the 45,000 children in school in Derby, 3300 have Special Educational Needs (SEN) subject to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). On average those children with an EHCP, in a […]
A casual observer of Derby City Council might be confused about the state of its finances. Just 2 years ago, the Council was predicting a £10m deficit on £272m income for 2024/25. Now […]
In October 2023 Derby News published an article raising questions about the new Home to School Transport transport contract for vulnerable children. Would you put your vulnerable child into an unmarked minibus? […]
Derby News is a proud supporter of the Jericho House Drug Treatment Project which does great work with men recovering from drug addiction including supporting their families. Previous articles: Jericho House (for […]
On 26 November 2023 a complaint was made to IMPRESS, by Vanessa Boon, about the Derby News article “Vanessa Boon: behind the public façade” Derby News provided a comprehensive and detailed response […]
Article by Michelle Butler – Youth Alliance Coordinator ( Community Action – Derby) A group of 8 male students from across different secondary schools in Derby have come together to create a […]
Previous articles on Derventio Housing Trust highlighted the extent to which this “Community Interest Company” (CIC) generated significant amounts of surplus cash, and funded highly paid directors/managers, on the back of claiming […]
Following last week’s Derby News article “Would you put your vulnerable child into an unmarked minibus? Derby City Council expects you to!”, Derby City Council’s Home to School Travel service issued a […]
As part of a cost saving exercise Derby City Council has awarded a contract to Nottingham Specialist Transport Ltd to provide all of the Home to School transport service for children with […]
In the current financal year ( 2023/24), Derby City Council plans on taking 1 in 5 of the City’s households to Court for non-payment of Council Tax. This is around a 40% […]
Derby City Council’s Chief Executive, Paul Simpson, stated at the Cabinet Meeting on 12th September 2023,: “The council is not cash-poor. We are resource-poor in the sense that it is our revenue […]
Derbion’s owner, Cale Streets Investments, now have 2 competing development options for the Eagle Market, including the demolition of the Derby Theatre and the Castle and Falcon pub. In August 2023, their […]
Derbion’s owner, Cale Streets Investments, now have 2 competing development options for the Eagle Market, including the demolition of the Derby Theatre and the Castle and Falcon pub. In August 2023, their […]
When anyone finds themselves in the precarious situation of being homeless and the dark prospect of spending the night on the streets, the pressing need is to speak to someone at the […]
The 2nd August 2023 Cabinet report on the Council’s finances from 1 April to 30 June 2023 showed a potential overspend of £6.1m for the whole year. This is the 3rd year […]
At yesterday’s Full Council meeting a motion was tabled by Labour Leader of the Council, Cllr Shanker, to award Dame Margaret Beckett the Freedom of the City of Derby in recognition of […]
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