Derby Liberal Democrats

We the undersigned oppose the closure of the Lloyds Mickleover branch. We ask that Lloyds reconsider their decision and think about the local community deprived of their last local bank branch.

It has been a long wait, but the work to create the new pathway / cycleway / bridleway from Oaklands Avenue through Millennium Wood and on to Moorway Lane has now started. It is expected to take 8 weeks.

This project is being paid for with money from the Heatherton developers. Since 2012 Labour has delayed the project again and again. In 2015 they even claimed that no local residents wanted this pathway! This was met with an angry response from local residents. The final straw came in December 2015 when the Labour Cabinet wanted to take the money away from this project. Frantic efforts were made behind the scenes to stop this. At the meeting the Cabinet report was withdrawn and it was agreed that the local councillors and Friends of Littleover Parks would work with Parks Officers to come up with a list of what the £330,000+ should be spent on.

You Lib Dem team have been told that Arriva are planning cuts to the 7 and 5/5A services that run through our area.

Evening services are planned to be slashed. Mondays - Saturdays the last bus 5 from town will be at 8pm. The last bus 5A from town will be 7:30pm. The last bus 7 from Sinfin will be 5:35pm. On Sundays the last bus 5 from town will be 7pm. The last bus 5A from town will be 6:30pm. The last bus 7 from town will be 5:52pm.

Special Educational Needs

Over the past 6 years when Labour ran Derby City Council there were serious problems for children with Special Educational Needs. Labour made cuts to schools' SEN funding, which meant that schools didn't have enough money to pay for the extra help and support that SEN children need. Schools then said they couldn't meet those children's needs.

The long-running story of the Sinfin waste incinerator appears no closer to completion, in spite of promises from the contractors.

The incinerator project, dating back around 20 years, was supposed to be handling and cleanly disposing of much of Derby's waste by now. Yet it is already years behind schedule, and is having problems which mean it could slip even further.

Derby North Liberal Democrat spokesperson Barry Holliday has hit out at MP Chris Williamson, accusing him of 'trying to subvert democracy through backroom meetings'.

A branch of the Labour Party in Nottingham East passed a vote of no confidence in their Labour MP Chris Leslie. Leslie has been MP for the constituency since 2010 and in the last two general elections has had over 50% of the vote.

Around 40,000 people a year die early in Britain due to air pollution. Derby has been highlighted as having some of the worst air.

Reducing nitrogen dioxide and tiny carbon particles both from road traffic are being targeted by the Government and now the City Council.

The Council is asking people about its plans to improve air quality in Derby. You can comment at https://www.derby.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/air-quality-in-derby/ Please do. Lib Dems are concerned that there isn't enough background information to make an informed view, and you can comment on that at the end of the survey too!

The NHS in Derbyshire has been told to save £51 million from its budget.

Lib Dem Derby North spokesperson Barry Holliday said "In the snap General Election last year the Conservatives promised to protect the NHS. Instead cuts are undermining the excellent work done by NHS staff here in Derbyshire. This shows that the NHS isn't safe in Conservative hands.

One of Littleover's two highway priorities this year was to control parking where it is becoming a problem. Most of the places requested by local people have been accepted by the Council. The next step is for formal consultations with emergency services and then the public.

Areas proposed for double yellow lines will be advertised in the Derby Telegraph and posters will be put up nearby on the streets, probably around September/October. Any comments will be considered before a final decision is made about any changes.

Nearly £2000 has already been donated by local people to support this bus. Thank you to everyone who's helped. If fund-raising continues - and passenger numbers continue to grow - the 35 bus will be running through September and beyond.

The 35 is the only direct bus between Littleover and Mickleover. It goes to Tesco, Iceland, the Co-op, Aldi and the city centre. It also passes two doctors' surgeries, and dentists' and the Royal Derby Hospital, so there are lots of reasons for people to use it.