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Serco rubbish contract report published – in part
Rather later than promised the 'independent review' into Derbyshire Dales District Council's contract for waste services with Serco has been published.
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New greenfield housing forcing people to use cars, report finds
The Guardian highlights research that shows new greenfield housing developments are locking residents into car dependency, making everyday journeys impossible without a vehicle. Meanwhile, pledges…
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Ctrl V to the rescue?
Has copy and paste saved the day for Boris? Probably not.. Mr Gove's levelling up white paper arrived yesterday and now that it has received some detailed scrutiny, some alarming features are being…
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Are Tories 'Good with money'? Episode 2
In an article in the Guardian it has been revealed that almost 5bn items of personal protective equipment worth £2.7bn will be wasted as they are no longer needed or cannot safeguard NHS staff,…
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Are Tories ‘good with money’?
Refurbishing a kitchen and bathroom just before you want to sell a property might make sense for an average householder. However the decision by Conservative controlled Derbyshire County Council to…
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Whatever it costs?
In the depths of the first lockdown when most of us were confined to our homes for much of the day there was much talk of how this sacrifice should not be in vain. Instead it was to be a watershed…
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Is old age safe under the Tories?
Consultation on care homes to go ahead but there will be no repairs.
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Lib Dem Boundary Suggestions Accepted by LGBCE
Most (but not all) of the suggestions made in the Derbyshire Dales Lib Dems submission to the Local Governement Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) have been accepted.
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Brexit decision left UK firms paying 10% more than EU rivals for emissions
'Going Green' was never going to be the cheap option short term, but the decision of the UK government to opt out of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) is costing industry more than their EU…