Local News
Sewage Spills in the Derwent
Sewage Pumping Station in Matlock spills for over 800 hours in 2024. Read more...
PD
by Peter Dobbs
14 Apr 2025
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
Local News
Location of Ashbourne Banking Hub Revealed
Ashbourne Lib Dem Cllrs have been campaigning for several months to ensure that Ashbourne has a Banking Hub in the town and that it is up and running before the last bank in town – Lloyds – closes its door later in the year. They have Read more...
PD
15 Mar 2025
Local News
Council Air Pollution Monitor goes live
Residents and visitors to Ashbourne can now check the air in the town centre for some key pollutants including nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5). Just log on to https://portal.earthsense.co.uk/derbyshiredales/analysis More...
PD
15 Mar 2025
UK Lib Dem news
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
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