Monday evening saw the latest meeting of the community select committee, which on this occasion was taking place in the Pavilion Garden’s in Buxton. First up on the agenda was an opportunity for members to put questions and queries to the North West Ambulance Service. They started off with a general review of how the […]
On Thursday evening, it was great to attend in the impressively refurbished Derby Roundhouse, the Derbyshire Sport Awards. The awards are intended to award sporting achievement in Derbyshire and follow on from the local sport awards in each of the Derbyshire District’s, with our own High Peak one taking place with our Olympic Celebration. A […]
On Friday, along with various other councillors’ from across the country, (including former local county councillor John Bull) I was in Manchester at the Unison Office to attend a rally for the ‘NHS pledge’ – a five-point practical attempt to limit the damage of the NHS reorganisation. The event was encouraging councillors to act as […]
Monday sees a meeting of the Community Select Committee, this time at the Pavilion Garden’s in Buxton, items up for discussion include a presentation from the North West Ambulance Service, a review of the council’s initative fund and an update on waste collection and recycling. You can view the papers for the Community Select Committee here […]
Taking place towards the end of next week, will be this years Gamesley Community Awards. The event which I commented as below following last year’s will again be seeking to acknowledge folk working in our communities : The awards which have been running for a few years now, started life (as I understand) as a […]
[AFG_gallery id=’3′] It was great to see the huge numbers in attendance at the Glossop Cenotaph (Norfolk Square) on Sunday morning for the Remembrance Sunday service. Once again the parade marshal Colour Sgt David Halligan and the Glossop detachments of the Army Cadets, along with the various other uniformed organisation did the town proud and […]
Tomorrow will see Derbyshire go to the polls to elect its first ever Police and Crime Commissioner. Now unlike in a parliamentary election, where everyone would at least have had one item from each candidate in the post via free post, the Government decided despite the apparent importance of this election, a minimum level of […]
This week will see on Thursday, the election for the first time of the new Police and Crime Commissioners – if you have a postal vote you may have voted already, but if you haven’t please take the time on Thursday to go and vote, and if you’re a Derbyshire local I’d recommend Alan Charles […]
Tomorrow between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00pm, Electricity Northwest are carrying out works to power lines in the area of Cottage Lane meaning that for most of the day locals in the area may be without power.
Today saw a trip to the Local Government Association in London for an event by the district councils network which was looking at what role district / borough councils will play in the new setup once police and crime commissioners are elected later this month. The event covered the various powers that the PCC’s will […]