From September 2014 all infant school pupils including 24,827 in Derbyshire will benefit from a free hot and healthy meal at lunchtime.
Autumn Conference was a great opportunity for Liberal Democrats to meet and discuss policy. This year's topics included such policies as land reform, green jobs, and improving the quality of home care in the UK.
Regional Chairman Tony Rogers is back home safe and well following his operation last week.
The opposition shouldn't be resting on their laurels if they get wind of the fact Tony Rogers is out of action. Following his successful operation Tony is - I'm glad to say - on the road to recovery and as bullish as ever.
Chesterfield's Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman, Julia Cambridge, has welcomed news that more money is being delivered for the education of those local primary schoolchildren who need it most.
Derbyshire entrepreneurs enjoyed an evening with business minister Vince Cable at Chesterfield FC's Proact Stadium.
