There is probably no other date in my calendar that holds the importance of our 'Annual Service of Remembrance'. It was a privilege this year to be laying the wreath on behalf of the local Liberal Democrats.
Chesterfield Liberal Democrats from the west of town, supported by the PPC Julia Cambridge, were once again key participants in the planning and production of the Chatsworth Road Festival.
I had a fantastic and hectic day on Saturday at the East Midlands AGM and Conference. The day was packed with debate (HS2, Food Waste and A fair deal for the low paid and less well off) training on fundraising and membership recruitment, and of course the important business of the past year's work of the Regional Committee.
The number of people claiming Jobseekers' Allowance in Chesterfield has dropped, according to latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
The University of Nottingham held a "Question Time" style event last week . President of the University Liberal Democrat Group Tom Polak called the evening a great success and thanked Julia Cambridge for her involvement on the panel.
Local residents in Chesterfield will be aware of recent attempts by larger supermarkets to take away community autonomy and drive through their application to turn underused pubs into supermarkets. In at least one area of town this has been of great benefit, but the opinion of councillors is that this move is not necessarily entirely altruistic. It is refreshing therefore to see our local politicians attempting to redress this balance in our planning laws.
