579 Obese children reveal failure of Tory childhood obesity strategy
Over 500 10 year olds in Chesterfield are obese, according to government data released today.
26 Apr 2017
National News
Liberal Democrats surpass 100,000 members
Voters flock to Liberal Democrats after Theresa May calls snap general election
DMC
26 Apr 2017
Lib Dems Gagged on Budget Questions
The Liberal Democrats are accusing the Council of gagging them by refusing to allow their questions on the Council's Budget and other issues to be taken at the Council Meeting. The Council has also withdrawn a motion on Housing Infrastructure which was published in the Council's Summons.
WLD
26 Apr 2017
Confusion Over Council Tax Letter
The letter that everyone has just received about their Council Tax payments contains a misleading and inaccurate figure about Adult Social Care payments.
WLD
26 Apr 2017
Sevenoaks Lib Dems call for all Kent schools to be properly funded
Kent primary school heads and governors tell us that many of our local schools now face a funding crisis. The Government's new...
AB
26 Apr 2017
Existing schools starved of cash as government prioritises free school experiment
South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has backed a report, published today, which slams the government's school funding policy. He has accused the government of pursuing an ideologically-driven agenda to promote new free schools while cuts mean Cumbria faces the loss of over 600 teachers by 2020.
26 Apr 2017