There are about 80 adults in Derby with complex learning and/or physical disabilities whose parent/carers need respite care support ( short breaks). Derby City Council has a statutory responsibility to fund this […]
Bonsall View – Parent/carers of disabled Adults; Why is the Council keeping them in the dark?
South Derbyshire District Council Planning Committee – “behaved unreasonably” according to a Government Inspector
In November 2019, the Planning Committee ( comprising 13 elected Councillors, one of whom is the Leader Cllr Martyn Ford) refused a planning application from Talbot Turf / Talbot Farm Landscapes for […]
Inspiring : Derby River Boat soon to launch as part of significant canal restoration project
The start of the river boat trips from the Council House, past the Silk Mill to Darley Abbey will be a pivotal and public moment in the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust’s […]
Becketwell Arena – vague “early doors” plans and a poor business case. Why is the Tory Council shy about scrutiny?
On 10th July 2020, the Council unveiled its plans for the Assembly Rooms replacement. A brand new 3500 seat Arena to be located in the Becketwell area currently under development by St […]
Council’s £21m overspend “airbrushed” as a “balanced budget”
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 […]
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 […]
