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.
Food waste collections from the small green kerbside caddy are again being suspended by Derbyshire Dales District Council. This is currently stated as being for 4 weeks from 1st March.
Some things are worth waiting for. However the long overdue report from Derbyshire County Council on actions that they approve to tackle air pollution in Ashbourne is not one of them.
Lib Dem Coucillors in Matlock have been distributing leaflets publicising the 'Derbyshire Floods Hardship Fund' that Derbyshire County Council has reinstated, to make £20,000 available to help residents and businesses affected by recent flooding.
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
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Millions of people are still trapped in England’s broken leasehold system. Our plan will end the leasehold rip-off, strengthen building safety, and give residents the control, fairness, and dignity they deserve in their own homes.
Hong Kongers living in the UK, and across the world, face an increasingly robust and alarming campaign of transnational repression from Beijing. Our new policy will protect pro-democracy activists and ensure this intimidation has no place in the UK.