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…well done Barlborough Life!

A focus on Markham Vale, Glossop library and closer partnership working with District and Parish Councils…  

Cllr Wilcox (Labour) “I’m not going to ask members to express their gratitude today for Nick’s long service since I understand there will be other opportunities to do that at a later date.” Nick Hodgson had worked for Derbyshire County … Continue reading →

With a Labour councillor as the new Chief Executive and Cllr Western in control of the finances it’s not going take long before the whole county is in chaos. With her business approach the country would grind to a halt, … Continue reading →

THE chief executive of Derbyshire County Council is leaving the authority at the start of June. Read more: here Labour just can’t work with him!

Received in the Inbox: 5 May 2103 08:51 ‘Dear Anne I am making an official complaint about your lack of maintenance on Barlborough Country Park. Could you arrange for the following work to be carried out? 1. Litter picked – … Continue reading →

A Derbyshire County Council employee (who doesn’t want to be identified for obvious reasons) noted that the first thing that the Labour Party did when they got control of Derbyshire County Council was to rip up the blue carpets and … Continue reading →

We’ve been down for a while, thanks for all your emails wanting us back. The host we had was rubbish and we’ve moved to a better one. We’ve lots to tell you and will be updating the site over the next … Continue reading →

The Tesco distribution centre at Barlborough is set to close. Wonder if they are on their way to M1 J29A? If so, that will be a coup for the Conservative led Derbyshire County Council!

Apparantly, Clowne Parish Council ‘are 100% behind residents’ who are objecting to the 300 new houses planned for Mansfield Road in Clowne. Funnily enough there is nothing on their website saying that they are objecting…The houses  will have a massive … Continue reading →