County s first Green councillor speaks on historic time for party
Gez Kinsella says the Green Party will hold the council to account over its climate crisis policies
Cllr Gez Kinsella shortly after being elected to the Duffield and Belper South county division
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This year s local elections have shaken Derbyshire s political bedrock
There have been drastic changes to local politics, all decided in the past few days
17:33, 11 MAY 2021
In a month of campaigning, a day of polling and three days of counting, the election results across the county and city have changed political control remarkably (Image: Ian Hodgkinson/Picture It/DerbyTelegraph)
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Hartlepool’s first Conservative MP has taken her seat in the House of Commons as Boris Johnson vowed to meet the promises made to voters in former Labour-voting areas. Jill Mortimer swore the oath of allegiance to the Queen as she appeared in the chamber ahead of the Queen’s Speech debate. Conservative MPs cheered her arrival in the Commons. Welcoming Ms Mortimer to the Commons and congratulating her for the win, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said: “She now has the huge honour of representing that great town. I hope she will forgive me if I say I hope for not too long.
Anger at fast-food drive-thru plans at new housing estate in Derbyshire
Residents were expecting a pub or restaurant
There has been anger at the plans for a drive-thru fast-food restaurant in Swanwick (Image: Pick Everard / Peveril Securities / AVBC)
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Plans to build a drive-thru fast-food restaurant as part of a new housing development in Derbyshire have prompted anger from local residents.
Bitter Labour rues devastating loss of Amber Valley council after campaign of lies and falsehoods
It lost nine wards out of the 15 being contested, including leader s seat
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Amber Valley Conservatives celebrate victory over Labour. The Conservatives have taken control of Amber Valley Borough.
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