A protest was arranged today at 1.30pm by the Parents affected by the TA/School Support staff dispute in the Council reception. Also in attendance, were TAs and UNISON. It was a noisy […]
Parents protest in Council Offices demanding an end to TA/School Support staff dispute
Cllr Paul Bayliss breaks confidentiality over Mad Hatter’s cafe dispute
Last Saturday, a small protest took place outside the Mad Hatter’s cafe in Alvaston Park over Derby City Council’s decision not to extend the £5500 pa lease on the property. The extension […]
Cllr Paul Pegg intimidates Mackworth ward resident in his “apology” letter
Cllr Pegg just doesn’t know how to say ‘sorry’. Despite being found guilty of disrespecting some of his constituents, and being instructed to send a letter of apology, he manages to intimidate […]
Michal: 1st qualified Roma Youth Worker in the UK…in Derby!
Michal Daniel, left his home in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, with his parents and siblings, when he was 7 years old. They were living in a Roma ghetto, with little prospect […]
Momentum Derbyshire declares support for TAs and recognises that Pay Cut is a Council “choice”
Momentum Derbyshire has issued a statement that must come as a welcome boost to the Teaching Assistants(TAs), and School Support staff who have been in dispute with Derby City Council over pay […]
Strike!: Teaching Assistants target Mackworth with a simple message
The Teaching Assistant (TA) / School Support staff strike action continued today with the Mackworth Ward being the target – it is home to Labour Cllrs Pegg, Whitby, and Froggatt. The striking […]
Opposition Councillors scupper Banwait’s attempt to avoid anti-electoral fraud measures
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 […]
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 […]
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