Category Archives: County Council

Barlborough Parish Council – What are they hiding this time?

Posted on November 10, 2012 by admin

  Received in the Inbox: 18:02 9th November 2012 Dear Barlborough Life I asked the “Acting” Parish Clerk for a copy of the approved Parish Minutes and Accounts using the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the information that residents are entitled to. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Anne Western, Bolsover District Council, Council Tax, County Council, Eion Watts, Elected Members, Hilary Gilmour, Labour Party, Parish Council, Parish Council Meetings, Uncategorized, Wasting Public Money, Watsy for District Auditor | Comments Off

New County Council Line Up Announced Today

Posted on June 10, 2009 by admin

New County Council Line Up Announced 10 June 2009 ‘Derbyshire County Council’s newly elected controlling group have announced their key appointments ahead of the authority’s annual meeting on June 17. Council Leader Andrew Lewer said the move marked a fresh … Continue reading →

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Derbyshire Council Tax Up By £12.29 Million For 2009/10

Posted on February 4, 2009 by admin

Derbyshire Council Tax Increase Expected To Be 45p Per Week ‘A council tax increase of 2.9 per cent – expected to be among the lowest of any county in the country – is predicted to be set by Derbyshire County … Continue reading →

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Derbyshire County Council Taking Over Parking Enforcement

Posted on January 13, 2009 by admin

13 January 2009 ‘Government set date for Derbyshire to take control of parking enforcement Derbyshire County Council will take over responsibility for parking enforcement on the county’s streets and car parks from Thursday 19 February 2009.  The council is working … Continue reading →

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‘It’s Ridiculous – We’re Not Terrorists’

Posted on January 10, 2009 by admin

Received in the Inbox 9 Jan 13.14 ‘Dear Barlborough Life, I’m sending you a link which readers might be interested in. It relates to the closure of Stoney Middleton CE Primary School. In a nutshell, Derbyshire County Council made the … Continue reading →

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Bolsover’s Best Kept Secret – Buttermilk Lane Recycling Centre

Posted on October 28, 2008 by admin

Do you know about Derbyshire County Council’s state of the art recycling centre at Buttermilk Lane (just down the road off M1 J29A)? No? – not many people do. The thing is that the residents who have discovered it (on … Continue reading →

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The A.A. Grundi Of Barlborough

Posted on October 14, 2008 by admin

Cllr Western’s newsletter has rattled at least one cage! Email just arrived  in the Inbox 13:27: ‘I agree with the email from “A bl**dy annoyed resident” if fact I am “bl**dy, bl**dy annoyed from Barlborough” why is Anne Western and … Continue reading →

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Lights Are On For Reading Between The Lines…

Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin

Second letter in 3.5 years from our County Councillor … ‘With the County Council elections dark nights drawing closer in, I am pleased to bring some good news about street lighting. I have obtained nearly £40,000 of your money worth … Continue reading →

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Email From ‘A Bl**dy Annoyed Barlborough Resident’

Posted on October 10, 2008 by admin

Just arrived in the inbox at 23.30: ‘Dear Sir – I have just received this leaflet through my door. Obviously, it’s appreciated that people are taking the time to go out leafleting on a Friday night when I’m sure they … Continue reading →

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Music Packs Leftover From Launch

Posted on October 6, 2008 by admin

Apparantly, music starter packs were being dished out at Clowne nursery this morning – boxes of them left over from the ‘official launch’ of the new children’s centre last Thursday. Perhaps if a few more people had known about the … Continue reading →

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