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Sarah Dines votes to weaken water regulator powers despite sewage crisis
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Small minded Tories and Labour
One of the lost benefits of leaving the EU was that under freedom of movement young people could live and work across Europe, gaining valuable life experiences whilst we welcomed young people from…
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Sewage dumping in Derbyshire Dales soars by 43% as Conservatives warned of “reckoning at ballot box”
Sewage was dumped into rivers in Derbyshire Dales for 31,359 hours in 2023, new figures have revealed. Read more...
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Wolds planning application rejected
Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats are very pleased that the application to build over 400 houses on the Gritstone Road (Wolds) site was turned down by the District Council's special Planning meeting…
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Banking hub in Bakewell
Robert Court, Lib Dem PPC for Derbyshire Dales and Mark Wakeman the former Conservative Councillor for Bakewell and local businessman have together launched a campaign for a Banking Hub in Bakewell,…
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Tories lose ‘safe’ District Council seat in Bakewell by 15 votes
Lib Dems see 4% swing to secure 3rd place, with Claire Cadogan gaining more votes than candidates placed 4th, 5th and 6th combined. Read more...
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2 Important By-Elections
Next Thursday 22nd February sees by-elections taking place in two District Council wards – Bakewell and Norbury. Read more...
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More Blue on Blue action
This time it's local. If the self-destructive tendencies of the Conservative party in Westminster were not enough, it seems the desire to criticise fellow party members is alive and well and living…
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Transform our Water Companies in to Public Benefit Corporations
Matlock and Tansley’s problems with sewers and drains are local examples of a national problem with the regulation of water companies. Read more...
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THE NHS NEEDS LIFE SUPPORT
When the country was on its knees during COVID the NHS was literally keeping people alive, the occupants of 10 Downing Street stood on the steps and clapped. But the NHS has been underfunded for so…