At September’s Full Council meeting, Cllr Ruth Skelton (Lib Dem) proposed a motion to address Derby’s poor reputation over electoral fraud, following the Pickles report: “Council resolves to write to Government to […]
Opposition Councillors scupper Banwait’s attempt to avoid anti-electoral fraud measures
Pear Tree Medical Centre in Normanton awarded ‘Outstanding’ rating
Pear Tree Medical Centre has recently been awarded the prestigious “Outstanding” rating by the Care Quality Commission ( CQC – independent regulator for quality in health and social care in England) which […]
Abigail : Singing loud and positive for those with Invisible disabilities.
“Having met other young people with similar, and completely contrasting conditions to my own, my dream and my vision for my future changed almost overnight, to one where I can help others, […]
Cllr Pegg told to pay £1800 back to Police and Crime Commissioner
Following Derby News investigation into the grant given to Cllr Pegg’s MECA organisation, by the Police and Crime Commissioner, he has been told to give back £1800, of the £19306 he was […]
Labour Council callously undermines business of hard-working Mad Hatter’s cafe.
Over 2700 people have signed a petition to save the Alvaston Park Mad Hatter’s cafe….and counting. Link to the Petition HERE Brian Farthing, the lead petitioner, arranged a meeting with the Council […]
STP: Controversial Transformational change in Derbyshire NHS
Aneurin Bevan, who spearheaded the formation of the National Health Service in 1948, was quoted as saying from the outset, “We shall never have all we need. Expectations will always exceed capacity. […]
“Smoke and Mirrors” : Council declares £28m ‘cuts’ yet total funding remains flat.
In the most recent Budget consultation (published 12 December 2016) , it states that £28m cuts are required over the next 3 years from 2017/18. For the sake of clarity – there […]
£400k Gap: Solution to the Council’s flawed Library consultation proposal
The consultation on the re-structuring of the City’s libraries closes today. The Council’s preferred Option (B) does not stand up to much financial scrutiny…there is a questionable £400k gap. The solution is […]
Council builds Mackworth car park to support Cllr Pegg’s re-election campaign
Cllr Banwait provided some insightful comment in Full Council on 23rd November 2016: “When elected members look at making decisions, the first thing they think about, and, you know – we all […]
New funding creates volunteering opportunities at Children First
Local charity Children First Derby have been successful in securing 3 years of funding from Children in Need and the Henry Smith Foundation to continue with 2 of their key programmes ; […]
Last day for toilets as Council cancels expensive 30 year contract
Between 1989-1991 the Council decided to install 3 automatic, single toilet units on 30 year contracts at a total forward rental cost to the Tax payer of £1.9m. This was being paid […]
Significant financial decisions for a Council that has no money
For a Council that is having to monitor revenue spending very closely, then the business cases for these significant projects, need to be robust and transparent. We look forward to the point […]
Cllr Paul Pegg takes credit for Joanna Lumley’s £50,000
At the end of his Mayoral year, Cllr Paul Pegg told the Council Chamber on the 18th May 2016 “Thanks to an anonymous donation of £50,000, I have raised over £60,000″ The […]
How the £250k Moorways Swimming Pool saving was calculated.
Previously the Council had advised that they could not provide numbers regarding the savings attributable to Moorways. In a further request they have supplied this breakdown which supports the numbers ( more […]
Banwait’s “Brexit” moment as he loses the vote on electoral cycle change
As soon as Cllr Banwait stood up in the chamber last night to propose the motion on the change to the electoral cycle he made it clear that he knew he was […]
Banwait proposes changes to Electoral Cycle to secure long term control
We can be assured that Banwait’s focus on changing the electoral cycle is not for broader democratic reasons, or cost savings, its being done to favour his own long-term leadership aspirations. He […]
Successful Christmas Lights switch on shows spirit of community
Lisa Higginbottom of Brilliant Communities, and Matt McGuiness of Furthest From the Sea had a bright idea a few weeks ago. In the face of the Council cancelling the very popular, annual, […]
Austerity?: Labour Council to vote – £90k on political assistants it cannot afford!
The Labour Council has been unrelenting in its pursuit of the rhetoric about Tory Government cuts. Funding has been so severely shaved that vital services and public events have had to be […]
Women’s Work (Lyndsey’s Blog Part 3) : Sex work outreach – view of life on the streets
CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS ARTICLES FROM LYNDSEY’S BLOG / WOMEN’S WORK I was in town today. There’s a sloping wall that takes you round from the car park to Argos, and as I […]
Remembrance Day : 11 hour challenge to support Red Cross and Royal British Legion
This is Joseph Chivayo’s 2nd year, running for 11 hrs, 11 minutes and 11 seconds to raise money for the 2 charities ( British Red Cross, and Royal British Legion) that he […]
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