December 2nd was “Small Business Saturday”. Chaddesden Conservative Councillor Jonathan Smale decided to visit a number of the shops and outlets in his ward, and show his support for the principle of […]
Cllr Sara Bolton resorts to petty politicking over community spirited photo of Cllr Smale helping library staff
Cllr Graves, and Opposition Cllrs, walk out of Council Standards Committee – ” There is no integrity anymore”
The breach of conduct by Cllr Gulfraz Nawaz (Labour) has been widely reported following his action to provide a positive reference for a person, seeking a taxi licence, who had a criminal […]
Council is deliberately misleading Parents over the Special Educational Needs transfer programme; it is NOT “on target”.
For the Parents of the 1200+ children who require a statement of Special Educational Needs it is a daily grind to ensure that they get what they are entitled to from the […]
‘Under threat’ Arboretum House Care Home to be modified to include emergency 10 bed hospital discharge unit
Arboretum House is on the list to be privatised in the Council’s scheme to sell off its remaining Care Homes. If the Council had been on plan, it would have been sold […]
Cllr Repton ignores his own Care Home “triple lock” pledge as Council evicts elderly residents by Xmas for quick £0.5m sale
In December 2016, Cllr Repton presented the case to the Cabinet for the transfer to private ownership of the Council’s remaining 5 Care Homes. As 96% of the City’s elderly residents are […]
The Council’s Library Strategy is dead! What now…?
The idea that 10 community groups would emerge and coalesce into 10 structures that could develop seamless plans to take over the City’s non-statutory libraries, recruit nearly 1000 volunteers, make 40+ paid-staff […]
Cllr Banwait electioneering with false promises of energy cost reductions.
When 78 year old Joan McAdam heard the door bell ring on a cold, dark, Sunday evening, in Boulton ward, the last person she expected to see was the Leader of the […]
Cllr Banwait fails to turn up to present his keynote speech on “political engagement”
Earlier in the year Dr Patrick Boateng of local charity JEM ( Jobsearch-Education-Mentoring) was contacted by an officer from the Palace of Westminster to run an event to coincide with Parliament week. […]
Council’s Vision on Special Needs Education is blind to Brackensdale School’s success.
Last week, David Hall, the Head of Brackensdale Junior School made a presentation to parents and members of the community on Derby City Council’s proposed changes to the Vision for Special Needs […]
Council “slashes” £70m off its budget cuts claim.
The Council has been telling the public over the last few years about the massive cuts made to services as a result of reductions in the Government Grant. During the 2016 election […]
Remembrance Day – Derby Market Place 2017
Joseph Chivayo’s 11 hour Remembrance Day challenge
For the 3rd year, Joseph Chivayo committed to run for 11hrs 11 mins and 11 seconds on the 11th November to generate £1111.11 for his chosen charities – Royal British Legion and […]
Derby Churches Night Shelter Map for homeless people this winter
From 1 December 2017, the 7 day a week Night Shelter service for anyone finding themselves on the street over night, starts again. It is run by Derby Churches / Derby City […]
Cllr Bolton lies to her Ward constituents over “being greedy”
It was recently reported that Cllr Bolton (Labour – Chaddesden) had overspent on her postage budget. What wasn’t exposed was that she had lied to her constituents over this matter. In 2016/17 […]
Inside the Padley ‘Homeless’ Day Centre; making it personal
“Sludge, 3 sugars”; “weak tea, half a cup, no sugar”; “coffee, with cold water, quarter sugar” and so was the variety of the breakfast drinks I served during my early morning stint […]
Cllr Baggy Shanker provides limited clarity on the failed Teaching Assistant agreement.
The March 2017 agreement ended a very public, and damaging dispute between Derby City Council and UNISON/School Support/Teaching Assistant staff. This was agreed shortly after Cllr Baggy Shanker became involved, and his […]
High5 : reaching beyond recruitment with a social conscience
When I first spoke to Sharon Turner, the founder of High 5 recruitment, I was impressed by the social conscience angle to her business. Yes, she is fundamentally about matching people with […]
Cllr Paul Pegg’s charity funds 50% of new War Memorial
The Derby Telegraph has reported that the new War Memorial in Mackworth has cost £18,000 funded by s106 money ( contributions by house builders into the community). It is correct to say […]
Cllr Bayliss on Leadership, Libraries, and the Assembly Rooms insurance pay-out
On 20th September 2017, in Full Council, Cllr Paul Bayliss ( Labour Alvaston, ex-Leader of the Council, and Deputy Mayor) made a statement regarding a complaint (re: refuse worker pay , and […]
Council grants planning permission for Incinerator to company that is “technically bust”
On Thursday of last week, Derby City Council’s Planning Control Committee granted planning permission for the experimental testing, of a new pyrothermic technology, for a 12 month period in a (incinerator) plant […]
