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by Peter Dobbs
21 Jun 2021
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.
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Chesham and Amersham – Why did we win?
What led to such an overwhelming victory for the Lib Dems? Clearly the qualities of our winning candidate, Sarah Green, and the tremendous campaigning of all the Lib Dem members and supporters who invested their time ,energy and money are major factors in our success in Chesham and Amersham. However it is also appropriate to reflect on which particular issues were most mentioned 'on the door step' and which Lib Dem policies resonated most with constituents.
PD
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‘Safe’ is a feeling as well as a statistic
At the Highways, Assets and Transport Cabinet meeting held on the 17th June, a request from Lib Dem Cllr Sue Burfoot to introduce traffic calming measures in Smedley Street, Matlock was refused. Despite a petition signed by 50 local residents requesting these measures, the Cabinet Member for Highways, newly appointed Cllr Kewal Singh Athwal, has agreed with the officer report and recommended the refusal of the request on the grounds that there have been insufficient 'personal injury collisions' to warrant introducing measures to slow down the traffic. It seems that the way that road safety is looked at by the County Council is to regard it in cost benefit terms and (apparently) 3 people have to be hurt within 3 years before even the most basic traffic calming scheme can be funded.
PD
17 Jun 2021
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