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Alderwasley Special Needs School bankrolled by Sheikh of Qatar
Of the 45,000 children in school in Derby, 3300 have Special Educational Needs (SEN) subject to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). On average those children with an EHCP, in a mainstream...
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Cllr Poulter’s Executive Scrutiny Board fails to scrutinse Council’s Budget
The Budget is one of the few major decisions voted on by all Councillors. It sets out the Council’s plan for delivering services and the means by which it will raise the funds to pay for them. For...
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Council’s Darcie/Ali digital talker “deflects” 42% of callers with...
Derby City Council is claiming £200,000 of annual savings following the introduction of the “AI-Digital Talkers” (Darcie and Ali). This saving results from reduced Agency worker capacity equivalent to...
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Derbyshire County Council – on the verge of going bust!
Cllr Barry Lewis – Leader Derbyshire County Council The Director of Finance’s statement in Derbyshire County Council’s “Revenue Budget Report 2024-25″said: “The Council is required by law to set a...
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Can you help by “Standing with Sharon”?
Link to “Standing with Sharon” GoFundMe page (more details here) Many people in Derby know and love Sharon Sewell – considerably more benefitted from her tireless work. Those of us who know her...
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Derby’s first “Playzone” opens in Normanton Park
Today the first “Playzone” in Normanton Park was opened to the public. It was funded by £180,000 from the Football Foundation, £25,000 from Derby City Council and £35,000 from Sporting Communities CIC...
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Derby City Council’s Freedom of Information process – failing and inefficient
Anyone can contact the Council and invoke the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the answer to most questions about the organisation. It is duty bound to respond within 20 working days – however...
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Derby City Council’s Home to School Transport contract – independent audit...
A previous Derby News article highlighted some issues around the award of the Home to School Transport contract (for children with Special Educational Needs) to Nottingham Special Transport Ltd (NST)...
View ArticleComplaint : “Vanessa Boon: behind the public facade”
On 26 November 2023 a complaint was made to the press regulator, IMPRESS, by Vanessa Boon, about the Derby News article “Vanessa Boon: behind the public façade” Derby News provided a comprehensive and...
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Closing the Eagle Market wasn’t necessary; interest in plans has “fallen away”.
On 29th July 2023 the 50 year old Eagle Market closed for the final time to make way for an “indoor go-karting, drinking establishment, family entertainment, amusement centre” proposed by Derbion’s...
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