"Last Chance to Have Your Say!" MP and Councillors urge North East Derbyshire residents to have voices heard in final, crucial Green Belt Local Plan consultation Monday, 9 November, 2020 North East Derbyshire's MP, Lee Rowley, and local Conservative Councillors are calling on residents to get involved in the final consultation on the draft District Local Plan - and particularly to make the case to the independent Inspector to remove the remaining Green Belt allocations. Since 2017, the MP and Councillors have been working with residents to campaign against proposals in the North... ArticlesLocal News
"North East Derbyshire District Council's Planning Consultation is a Mess" Says Lee Rowley MP 11th April 2018 Lee Rowley, Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire, has criticised a local council for running a bungled consultation on plans for housebuilding in the... ArticlesLocal News
“No need to build on Green Belt” say North East Derbyshire Conservatives 5th March 2018 Labour-run North East Derbyshire District Council’s draft Local Plan came under heavy fire today as Conservative Councillors claimed plans to build over 1200... ArticlesLocal News
Political Earthquake in Grassmoor as Conservatives Almost Clinch Council Seat in Labour Heartlands 16th February 2018 Shockwaves were felt last night as the Conservatives came within just 91 votes of winning a District Council by-election in Grassmoor Ward, which has... ArticlesLocal News
Calls for Council Resignation over Planning Failures 12th December 2017 North East Derbyshire Conservatives have criticised the Labour-run district council for failing to put in place a local development plan and are calling for the... Local NewsMedia
Lee Rowley re-selected as Conservative candidate for North East Derbyshire 27th April 2017 Lee Rowley, 36, has tonight been selected as the Conservative candidate for North East Derbyshire at the 2017 General Election. He contested the constituency at... ArticlesLocal News
Back to the Dark Ages under Labour 15th February 2017 Labour-run Derbyshire County Council is accused of plunging the county into darkness as the number of broken street lights continues to rocket. Deputy Leader of... ArticlesLocal News
Councillor Seeks Villagers' Views on Fracking Plans 30th January 2017 A local Councillor has launched a survey to gather local views on fracking in villages close to a site recently put forward by the shale gas company INEOS. Alex... Local NewsMedia
Conservatives Slam Labour County Council for "Brutal" Budget which puts Policy before People 24th January 2017 The Derbyshire County Conservative Group has accused Labour Controlled Derbyshire County Council of “shocking brutality” for attacking key services that could... ArticlesLocal News
Conservatives slam five figure translation costs at County Hall 24th October 2016 Local Conservatives have branded news that thirty thousand pounds has been spent by the County Council on translating English into foreign languages as... ArticlesLocal News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News