A Bags For Life Challenge
The Amber Valley Green Party has laid down a Bags for Life Challenge. They say that when it comes to
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POLITICS
Final Consultation On Proposed Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Change
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched its third and final consultation on changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England,
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Unity in the Face of Division
On 16th June 2016 Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, was murdered by Thomas Mair, a far right
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General Election Results For Mid-Derbyshire
Mid-Derbyshire constituency, of which Belper is part, once again voted Conservative. The results were: Conservative – Pauline Latham – 29,513
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How Will The Election Affect Belper Schools?
The past seven years have seen a series of cuts hammer at our local schools. The PE budget was cut
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Election Special: Looking For A Climate Of Honesty
Seven years ago Cameron and Clegg formed their coalition and set in train the ideologically driven ‘austerity’ programme. At the
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Election Special: Labour Candidate For Mid-Derbyshire Alison Martin
Mid Derbyshire Labour Party has announced that Alison Martin has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Mid Derbyshire constituency
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Election Special: Conservative Candidate For Mid-Derbyshire Pauline Latham
The most important thing that any government does is keep the people living in this country safe. With Terrorism affecting
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Election Special: Liberal Democrats Candidate For Mid-Derbyshire Adam Wain
Adam Wain has spent most of his life living in the Derby area, growing up in a village West of
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Election Special: Green Party Candidate For Mid-Derbyshire Sue MacFarlane
I joined the Green Party because I believe that policies and plans at all levels of government should be for
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New Mayor for Belper
Mayor For the last year the Mayor of Belper has been Kirk Ireton (Ashbourne) resident, Gary Spendlove. Mr. Spendlove’s term
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Election Special: Amber Valley WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality)
In the run up to this General Election, across the country, almost 3.5 Million women born in the 1950s now
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Election Special: How Good Are The Conservatives With the Economy?
This election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those
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Deadline To Register To Vote Approaches
The next election to be held in Amber Valley is the Parliamentary Election (General Election) which will take place on
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County Council Election Results
The Conservatives have taken control of the County Council, shifting the balance of power from 43/18 Labour/Conservative to 37/24 Conservative.
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Derbyshire County Council Election – 4th May
On Thursday 4th May, all 64 seats on the Derbyshire County Council will be contested by 270 candidates as the
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Election Special: Zeitgeist
General election electorate inspection Brexit for the nation remainers’ consternation Scotland losing patience Europe fearing racists May wants
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Election Special: “Whoever Wins This Upcoming Election, Neoliberalism Is Dead”
Since the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what
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Fact-finder: Derbyshire County Council Elections – 4 May 2017
Be an informed voter with our handy fact-finder for the Derbyshire County Council Elections on 4th May. The Derbyshire County Council
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Register Now To Get County Council Election Result Alerts
Voters will go to the polls on Thursday May 4th to elect a new Derbyshire County Council for the first
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Deadline To Register To Vote Draws Closer
With the next local election on May 4th, Amber Valley Borough Council are urging those wishing to vote to register
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“Stop being Sentimental” About Child Refugees: Pauline Latham Hits National Headlines
The British government recently reneged on its promise to take in 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and stopped the
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Caroline Lucas’ Visit to Duffield and Belper
On Friday 3rd February, Caroline Lucas came to visit Duffield and Belper to support Sue MacFarlane, who will be
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Crate Digger: We Will Win: Protest Songs mix-tape 1983 – 1986.
The Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
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Jeremy Corbyn Rallies in Derby and Matlock
It was the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, where cavalry attacked 80,000 people campaigning for parliamentary reform, and
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Rail Fare Protest – Belper Station
On Tuesday 16th August the government are due to announce another increase in all rail ticket prices. Currently Brits pay
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Jeremy Corbyn To Visit Derbyshire
On Tuesday 16th August Jeremy Corbyn will be visiting Derbyshire for two rallies to promote his position in the Labour
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Belper Labour Meets Jeremy Corbyn
Members of Belper & Duffield Labour Party took a trip to Tolpuddle in Dorset last weekend, for the annual Martyrs
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Richard Burgon MP in Conference by Bevan Cope
On Saturday there was a 3 hour workshop-based political conference in Derby, organised by the Derbyshire branch of Momentum, the
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Momentum Event – Saturday
Derbyshire supporters of Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn are stepping up their campaign to re-elect him, following a successful and well-attended
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Getting a Vote in the Labour Leadership Election.
Important Edit: (1am 16/07/2016) Within an hour of writing this, the NEC further restricted voting and added the rule that
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New Cabinet: Derbyshire Dales MP is Conservative Party Chairman
As Theresa May takes office after gaining the position of Prime Minister when everyone else dropped out of the race,
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Momentum Rally and Upcoming Events
This weekend saw Momentum kick off a series of larger events in Derbyshire with a Pro Jeremy Corbyn rally outside
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Rally for Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday
The Derbyshire chapter of Momentum, the Labour Party support group that focuses on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, is holding a rally
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Will Town Council Offices Close?
A proposal being discussed at the full council meeting of Amber Valley Borough Council on 13th July, is to close
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Council May Introduce Fee To Remove Garden Waste
Amber Valley Borough Councillors are considering reintroducing an annual charge for the Council’s garden waste service. If approved then the
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IN or OUT – My Thoughts On The Referendum
I believe passionately in democracy and would have accepted an out vote with grace if the referendum had been conducted
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Belper Community Joins World To Celebrate The Life of Jo Cox
Joining thousands of others around the world, the town was united at a memorial event to remember MP Jo Cox,
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Battle Bus Expenses Scandal: Nigel Mills
Channel 4 News recently (20th April) broke the story that the use of the “Battle Buses” in the general election
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Labour Win Council Elections
In a stunning turn of political feeling in the town, decades of electing Conservative councillors has been ended with Belper
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Local Election Results Announced
After an eventful few days of voting and a long campaign the results are in for the local elections. They
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Hardyal Singh Dhindsa has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire. There were two counts for
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Live Feed: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Results
The results for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire are rolling in. 16:30 1st Count: Labour – 66925 Conservative
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Opinion: Where is the Truth in Local Politics?
I don’t like people taking me for a mug by thinking I’ll lie down and accept their lies without question.
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Election: Police and Crime Commissioner
A part of the election on Thursday 5th May is to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner. A lot
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Your Town, Your Vote: Independent Candidate
Dave Fisher – Independent Candidate for Belper Central ward. I resigned from the Tory party in 2014 and became an
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Vote for Froglet – A Clangers Election Special
http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-vote-for-froglet-1974/ On a small blue planet far away, it’s polling day for the Clangers! Coinciding with 1974’s general election, this
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Local Politics – Website Details Local Party Donations
There are rules controlling the donations and loans that political parties receive. There are rules on who can make donations
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Your Town, Your Vote: Green Party
Sue MacFarlane, Green Candidate for Belper North I first moved to Belper in 1997 due to work commitments, and loved
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Your Town, Your Vote: Labour Party
Ben Bellamy, Labour Candidate for North Ward Maurice Neville, Labour Candidate for Central Ward. We welcome Nailed Belper’s very positive
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Your Town, Your Vote: Conservative Party
Cllr Alan Cox, Conservative Candidate for Belper North I attach copies of recent leaflets that I have distributed. I think
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Local Election: Your Town, Your Vote
It’s local election time and Nailed will be explaining the where, when, how and what residents of DE56 will be
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