Once again Cllr Paul Pegg has been found skirting with reality in his recollection of the facts of history. At the Council meeting on 14th September 2016 a question was asked about […]
As I reported earlier this week the Council saved £2.2m in it’s Revenue Budget in 2015/16. This was confirmed in the Council Cabinet papers presented at the meeting on 13th July 2016 […]
In the latest literature from the Derby Labour Party: It mentions in bold, after the statement, about the £116m that “They ( Tory Govt) have now demanded a further cut of £45m.” […]
Derby Labour Party is handing out leaflets which state “Since the Tories came to power £116m has been slashed from services in Derby. They have now demanded a further cut of £45m”. […]
Obtained under Freedom of Information – this is the full list of all expenses claimed in 2015. I must confess, I was expecting it to be a longer list, and to be […]
Just over 3 years ago, when the Council presented the budget for 2013/14 – it told the people of Derby it needed to save £62m over the following 3 years. At that […]
In October 2014 the Council reported that £69m cuts needed to be made in the 3 years following 2014/15. 2015/16 – £22m ; 2016/17 – £24m ; 2017/18 – £23m – due […]
Anyone who has anything more than a passing interest in the behaviour of the Derby City Council Labour Leadership will be well aware of the constant politicking taken in every nook and […]
I absolutely agree with Councillor Banwait when he criticised the Tory Councillors for proposing a motion at this evening’s Council meeting to ‘Save Moorways’. I totally agree that this gave the campaigners, […]
In a previous article I questioned whether the Council had full knowledge of the facts in support of their decision to cut Voluntary, Community and Faith (VCF) Grants. The first of my […]
“I have limited mobility but do not use a wheelchair. Sometimes my disability is not immediately obvious and I often have to experience embarrassing situations where I have to explain my health […]
SUMMARY Derby City Council has decided to close the Castle Nursery in order to re-allocate £100,000 ( of a £195 million budget) and deprive the children of Derby of an Outstanding Nursery […]
Health Champions from all over Derby’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community (BAME/BME) gathered in a city centre hotel to continue their Cancer Awareness campaign. Nishi Madan from the Public Health Team […]
It is fairly self-evident that the fly-tipping in the Normanton area is a symptom of an underlying problem that is more profound and complex than people just dumping large, unsightly items in […]
There are many anecdotal reports about the state of the streets in Normanton and particularly the fly-tipping of large household items in the area. Whilst the council have responsibility for managing this […]
Derby City Council (DCC) has been sponsoring a short project in conjunction with Roma Community Care (RCC) to increase the health awareness for the Roma people in the Normanton area. Today was […]
The Derby Telegraph reported on Monday 6 January 2014, statements by Roy Webb, the shadow cabinet member for health and adult care under the headline of “Sexual health services cuts ‘could see […]
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