Next weekend, I’m off being educated on the second part of a three part course. In preparation for the second session, one of the preparatory tasks attendees are asked to consider is our vision of what the future holds for local government by the time we reach 2020. As part of my consideration of theme […]
Thank you to everyone who is still persevering with cardboard recycling despite the recent changes to the way it is collected. The changes from cardboard going in the green bin to the blue bags is not one the council would have preferred but given the deadline from the County Council who deal with what is […]
Many of you will have seen over the weekend the most relaunch of efforts to get council’s to return to weekly bin collections – with the ‘bribe’ fund this time increased to £250m from the £100m offered earlier this year. In response to queries from High Peak Radio and Radio Derby I commented as follows on the […]
On the 1st August to very little publicity, the latest of the cuts to public transport in Derbyshire made by the Conservative led County Council took effect with the change of concession for b_line card holders, with the fare going from half fare to two thirds. The change which seems to have being timed to […]
Image via WikipediaAfter hearing on High Peak Radio an announcement around consultation on proposals for Glossop Library, I contacted the county council to find out when the details of the consultation will be on their website and was surprised to get the following reply : As the proposed relocation of the library is a significant […]
Tonight saw the first meeting of the council’s executive since the recent council elections. Amongst the items of business were the allocation of portfolio’s (ie what area’s each exec member will be responsible for) and the details of my portfolio as deputy leader and executive member for Community Services are as follows : · Councillor […]
Cllr Caitlin Bisknell with the new exec Wednesday evening saw the first full council meeting of the new council since the recent elections and as opposed to the results of the last two High Peak Borough Council elections, which saw Labour fall short of the number to take control of the council, this time we […]
Press release in response to the proposals being considered by the county council’s cabinet next week : https://anthonymckeown.info/News/2011/Councillor-urges-transport-chiefs-to-think-again.html
In addition to consideration of issues around the budget, the full council considered a number of other issues, starting off with two questions from members of the council one around concerns over lobbying by developers on planning applications, the other around New Mills Town Council. Following on from that were four recommendations from the council’s […]
Tonight saw a meeting of the full council to effectively finish off this years budget process with the approval of the council’s budget process. As is traditional at the budget meeting, a certain amount of the debate is one side calling the other, which is not entirely productive when national issues are flagged, but it […]