Election: Leaflet Fact Check & Analysis: Emma Monkman
All the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
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Labour Party
Election: “Mid-Derbyshire Lowest Spend on School Learning Resources in Country”
Party Political – General Election Press Release Written by the Labour Party (not fact checked) Mid-Derbyshire has the lowest spend
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Election: “Labour Pledges £5.6 Billion To Level Up Flood Defences”
Party Political – Election Press Release Written by Labour Party (not fact checked) New fund to prioritise the North West,
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A “Dedicated” AVBC Councillor Has Died
A “dedicated” and “irreplaceable” Derbyshire councillor, known for his “dry sense of humour”, has died aged 67. Cllr Brian Lyttle,
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“Have A Go Heroine” Is Labour Party Candidate
Party Political – General Election Press Release (not fact checked) Community and charity activist Emma Monkman has been selected unanimously
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Local Plan Protects Green Belt … For Now
On Wednesday 17th July 2019, Amber Valley Borough Council held a special meeting with Green Belt protestors to update them
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Opinion: What If There Had Been No Government Cuts To Sustainable Energy?
BelperStuff travelled to London last Monday to attend the SERA (Labour Environment Campaign) celebration, 10 years of the Climate Change
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Last Chance To Get The Low-down On Party Pledges
It is the last night before the Amber Valley Borough Council elections, with leafleters out in force and candidates patrolling
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Deputy Labour Leader Pledges To Protect Derwent Valley Mills
On Saturday 24th March Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visited a number of towns in Amber Valley
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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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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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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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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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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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New County Council Youth Grant Scheme Launches
A new grant scheme has been launched by Derbyshire County Council. They have made £50,000 available for the development of
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Labour Group Move Vote Of ‘No Confidence ‘ In Council Leader And Ask For His Resignation
Cllr Chris Emmas-Williams, Labour shadow Deputy Leader, has put a motion to next weeks Amber Valley Full Council demanding the
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