District Council Elections May 2023 Manifesto published
The manifesto on which Derbyshire Dales Lib Dems will campaign for the May elections has been published.
PD
by Peter Dobbs
4 Apr 2023
A Progressive Alliance for Derbyshire Dales District
We are the largest party on the District Council and we lead the Progressive Alliance.
Steve Flitter, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on DDDC said - We are delighted to come together as 3 progressive Parties to offer the residents and businesses of the Derbyshire Dales a new approach to local politics. We know that our District faces many challenges, not least the cost of living crisis, the shortage of affordable housing for our young families and the threat to our environment from new developments and pollution.
Working together we will support our communities in the best and most effective way, and provide them with genuinely value-for-money services.
Derbyshire Dales News
Henmore Brook polluted by 1881 hours of storm overflow in 2022
During 2022 this sewage works spilled untreated sewage into a small brook 127 times for a total of 1881 hours - the equivalent of 78 days non-stop.
PD
4 Apr 2023
Have JCB dropped a spanner in the Council’s plans?
As close observers of planning applications* in Derbyshire Dales will have noticed, there has been a significant addition to the documents associated with a major application for a total of 469 homes on the old airfield site near Ashbourne. This is application 19/01274/FUL and its subsequent incarnations put forward by the developers Harrisons with David Wilson Homes / Barratt Homes.
PD
3 Apr 2023
UK Lib Dem news
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026