Within the local papers last week there was a number of comments from the council’s executive member for Social and Community Development about the government lack of action in tackling unemployment and how his party will do better if elected, but interestingly perhaps there was very little comment on the actions (or lack of them) […]
Gamesley’s first team bounced back from their defeat in the Derbyshire Cup with a 4 – 2 win away at Garswood United. The reserves however fell to a similar fate as the first team in their Derbyshire Cup tie losing 3 – 1 away to Dronfield Town This coming Saturday sees the first time at […]
On Friday night as part of the recent Beatsweep that Derbyshire Police has been running within the Gamesley and Charlesworth Safer Neighbourhood Team Area as part of their operation relentless, local councillor’s and MP Tom Levitt, joined the police on a walkabout with a difference to see some of the challenges they face around in […]
Whilst I don’t know if this is the full details or not (of the letter), there is an updated post on Tom Levitt’s website with regards to the Legg issues, it reads as below : Legg enquiry on MPs’ expenses (19 October 2009) Tom Levitt has agreed to repay to the House of Commons £389 […]
My.society.org runs a number of ‘democracy’ themed websites such as writetothem.com and fixmystreet.com. They also run a site called whatdotheyknow.com which is aimed at helping people to make freedom of information requests (FOI) to public bodies throughout the UK, the site also allows you to see what requests have been made to public bodies and […]
When the area forums were setup a few years ago, the intention behind them was to provide a forum for local residents to discuss issues of concern and get more involved in local decision making. Following recent stories in the paper’s and a range of comments locally around the theme of tourism, and in particular […]
A more detailed report on Gamesley’s Derbyshire Cup Tie will follow in the next few days (just checking a names where I don’t recognise the players) so if you don’t want to know the score ignore the next paragraph ! Saturday 17th October saw Gamesley’s first team take it first try in the senior Derbyshire […]
Many of you will have seen the coverage in the local papers and similar coverage elsewhere in the national media over the recent letters to MP’s by Sir Thomas Legg, who has been conducting a audit of MP’s expenses. In the national media coverage there been details of the letters sent to a variety of […]
Today (15th October) is blog action day, a day when blogger’s across the world aim to spark discussion and awareness of serious and important issues. This year the topic is climate change, and in the run up to December’s Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change, a whole range of government figures have joined in the blogging […]
A good Saturday for Gamesley’s first team with a 2 – 1 win away to Billinge FC, the reserves however fared less well ending their home tie in 1 – 1 all draw, following a little bit of a lapse in the defence during the second half. This coming Saturday (17th October) sees Gamesley’s first […]