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Council’s skewed Allestree Park rewilding consultation ignores the “people of Derby”.

By Russell Pollard on July 31, 2022 • ( 4 Comments )

Council’s erratic financial planning questions dubious Council Tax increase.

By Russell Pollard on July 10, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

New Lidl to be built on the Eagle Market

By Russell Pollard on June 12, 2022 • ( 6 Comments )

Derby County Deal : Who’s funding it and who will control the Club

By Russell Pollard on May 29, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Becketwell Performance Venue – no transparency over this High Risk project.

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Derby Canal Boat Project; Cllr Poulter asleep at the rudder.

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    Booking a slot at Raynesway tip. How difficult is it?
  • New Lidl to be built on the Eagle Market
    New Lidl to be built on the Eagle Market
  • Becketwell Performance Venue - no transparency over this High Risk project.
    Becketwell Performance Venue - no transparency over this High Risk project.
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    Aspire Wrestling: No gimmicks when it comes to mental health!
  • Allestree Hall & Golf course - bunkered by incompetence. Or vested interest?
    Allestree Hall & Golf course - bunkered by incompetence. Or vested interest?
  • The Rape Delusion:  The Voices of the Victims
    The Rape Delusion: The Voices of the Victims
  • Positive Policing : A sensitive approach to Prostitution in Derby.
    Positive Policing : A sensitive approach to Prostitution in Derby.
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    Nimbus Disability - Access Card and Affiliate scheme for the Disabled.
  • Child Sex abuse : Unsilencing the victims through Independent Inquiry
    Child Sex abuse : Unsilencing the victims through Independent Inquiry
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    Living with a ‘House Devil – Street Angel’: Recovering from Domestic violence

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Workers Memorial Day : Are more accidents waiting to happen?

By Russell Pollard on April 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

A short service took place at Derby Cathedral today marking the International Workers Memorial Day. This was established to remember those who died in their work place, and to continue to press […]

Derby Refugee Advice Centre : Photography class by Derby News

By Russell Pollard on April 25, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

People who are Asylum Seekers in Derby have a difficult time. They will be housed in very basic accommodation, disallowed from taking paid employment, may have little command of the English language, […]

Derby Refugees, Asylum Seekers and migrants : help is on hand to get back to work.

By Russell Pollard on April 24, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Derby is home to many asylum seekers and refugees, a lot of whom are very educated and professional people. Unfortunately for those who are still at asylum seeker status, they are not […]

Easter is celebrated by the Baltic Community of Derby

By Russell Pollard on April 20, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In early April I reported on the launch of the Baltic Community group in Derby. At that meeting they started discussing an Easter event. Just 2 weeks later, and a lot of […]

Derby link with Hebron : Irrelevant and insensitive

By Russell Pollard on April 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

There is no doubt that the situation in Hebron, and the rest of Palestine, and the occupied territories is totally unacceptable. Regardless of how one reflects on history, even today, the Government […]

Sikh Guru Nanak Mission : Feeding Derby Homeless

By Russell Pollard on April 14, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

A chance discussion with Jas just outside the Guru Arjen Dev Gurdwara on Stanhope Street introduced me to this recent initiative where they provide hot food for the Derby homeless. Motivated by […]

Vaisakhi : A Journey into Sikhism

By Russell Pollard on April 14, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Before Vaisakhi this year, if someone had asked me to quote 5 things I knew about Sikhs, and Sikhism, I would have struggled to have reached that number. The Vaisakhi event started […]

Cross cultural music evening at Multi-Faith Centre, Derby

By Russell Pollard on April 10, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

On Tuesday 8th April 2014, the Multi-Faith Centre in Derby arranged an evening under the title of “A World of Music”. All of the participants were from the Derby area and it […]

Remembering Roma on Nation Day 8 April

By Russell Pollard on April 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Derby recognized Roma Nation Day on Sunday. It is a day for people to understand and celebrate that the Roma people are a Nation, but a Nation without a home. Despite this […]

The Baltic Community Group in Derby is launched

By Russell Pollard on April 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Derby is home to many people from the Russian speaking nations of the ex-Soviet Union. Principally they are from the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the remainder being from Russia […]

Support declared for Roma in Derby on Nation Day 2014

By Russell Pollard on April 6, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Roma Nation Day was born in 1990 at the 4th World Romani Congress with the objective of celebrating Roma culture and raising awareness of the issues that face the Roma people throughout […]

English language training for Job Seekers is not just about the money

By Russell Pollard on April 4, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

  Derby, is one of the many regions in the UK which has been given funding to improve the English language of its Job Seekers. From 28 April 2014 there will be […]

Foreign by Hollie McNish

By Russell Pollard on March 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Many thanks to Dmitrijs Solojevs, a Latvian living in Derby who was told about Hollie McNish by his Estonian wife. I listened to many of Hollie’s poems, all of which were excellent, […]

New Communities – no problem for Teachers in Derby? Not so sure!

By Russell Pollard on March 29, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

On March 26th some of the Teachers in Derby were on strike as a protest against: – excessive workload, and bureaucracy – performance related pay – unfair pension changes. Even for those […]

List of nationalities in Derby

By Russell Pollard on March 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Derby is very much a multi-cultural city with residents from all over the world and a diversity which we should be proud of. This is the list quoted by the Office of […]

“Sweet Meet” opens at Sahahra in the Arboretum for the Community

By Russell Pollard on March 21, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In the Lodge, on the edge of the Arboretum, adjacent to Rose Hill street, is Sahahra. This is a Day Care centre for the elderly people from the local Pakistani community and […]

Ambiguity with new Benefit rules for Migrants will result in more poverty in Derby

By Russell Pollard on March 19, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Governments strategy to placate the populist backlash over so-called “benefit-seeking” Euro-migrants as well as exploiting every opportunity to save money , involves a collection of benefit changes which will be fully […]

Working Together : The community in Derby co-ordinates free food distribution

By Russell Pollard on March 8, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Food Banks, and other forms of free food provision,  is a disturbing symptom of the times. One’s political agenda will determine how one forms a  view on the reason why the demand […]

Roma Youth – Right to enjoy Pancake Day

By Russell Pollard on March 5, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In the upstairs room of the Pear Tree Baptist Church, “The Club” which consists of 50 or so local youngsters, predominantly from the Roma community, were enjoying a traditional “pancake flipping” race […]

New Roma arrivals : A brave step for a positive future

By Russell Pollard on March 2, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Milan Duzda arrived in Derby 8 months ago from Slovakia.  He is 21 years old, has a wife and a young family and is Roma. Other members of his family were already […]

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Derby City Council »

Cllr Roulstone (Finance) forgets borrowing £25m!

Council already forecasting a £12m overspend – incompetent budgeting!

Booking a slot at Raynesway tip. How difficult is it?

Charity issues »

Derventio Housing’s “cash machine” raises further questions for the Regulator. Will they take legal action?

Inspiring : Derby River Boat soon to launch as part of significant canal restoration project

Sinfin Moor Social Club: Ambitious upgrade plans formally submitted for approval

Events »

“Stand Together” : Holocaust Memorial Day in Derby 2020

70 years celebration of Derby’s War Memorial Village

Celebration at the Hindu Temple connecting Uttarakhand in North India to Derby – UK to UK

Finances »

Quick Guide to the Council’s 2019/20 Budget ; next stage, develop community integration

Conservative administration “reveals its hand” in first detailed Budget update – Care required!

Council forecast £21m hit to finances this year (2018/19) – what happened to the ‘balanced budget’?

Teaching Assistant Dispute »

Cllr Baggy Shanker provides limited clarity on the failed Teaching Assistant agreement.

Teaching Assistant dispute; Council fails on Agreement and re-ignites dispute. Where did it go wrong?

Teaching Assistant dispute resolution could be undermined by Council’s summer of silence

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Recent Posts …

  • Council’s skewed Allestree Park rewilding consultation ignores the “people of Derby”. July 31, 2022
  • Council’s erratic financial planning questions dubious Council Tax increase. July 10, 2022
  • New Lidl to be built on the Eagle Market June 12, 2022
  • Derby County Deal : Who’s funding it and who will control the Club May 29, 2022
  • Becketwell Performance Venue – no transparency over this High Risk project. May 1, 2022
  • Derby Canal Boat Project; Cllr Poulter asleep at the rudder. April 10, 2022
  • Council refuses to be “transparent” on poor Becketwell Performance Venue business case March 20, 2022
  • Cllr Poulter falsely accuses Labour of “gerrymandering” on ward boundary review. March 6, 2022
  • 5 Reasons why Councillors should reject this “travelling hopefully”Budget February 27, 2022
  • Market Hall – £24m over budget with a payback of over 450 years. February 13, 2022

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