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Sport England funding set to improve tennis club’s service Any Questions? Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins visits Parkside Community School for ‘Question Time’ debate Credit where it’s due! MP Toby Perkins joins local politicians in support of Credit Union 45 Timberline jobs saved Shouting from the rooftops: MP Toby Perkins nominates local business Chesterfelt for ‘Made by Britain’ Award Lottery and MP Marching on with War Veterans: MP Toby Perkins launches Lottery funded project for WW2 veterans
 
Sport England funding set to improve tennis club’s service

Sport England funding set to improve tennis club’s service

Delighted officials, members and community leaders gathered last Friday to celebrate the news that Sport England had awarded Chesterfield Lawn Tennis Club a substantial £35,000 to help develop the reception and social rooms. Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield and Shadow Minister for Small Business, presented the cheque which will help the Club [...]

Any Questions? Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins visits Parkside Community School for ‘Question Time’ debate

Any Questions? Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins visits Parkside Community School for ‘Question Time’ debate

Around 50 Year 8 Students at Parkside Community School attended a ‘Question Time’ style debate today with local MP Toby Perkins. Mr. Perkins, a former Councillor for Rother Ward, from which many students who attend Parkside reside, hailed the students as ‘very impressive’ as they quizzed the Shadow Minister on subjects from his job as [...]

Credit where it’s due! MP Toby Perkins joins local politicians in support of Credit Union

Credit where it’s due! MP Toby Perkins joins local politicians in support of Credit Union

With pay day loans companies exacerbating the financial problems of hundreds of people across the region, local politicians have come out in support of the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Credit Union in an attempt to promote responsible lending. Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, joined the leaders of both Chesterfield Borough and North [...]

45 Timberline jobs saved

45 Timberline jobs saved

Dozens of staff at under-threat Timberline celebrated with the news that a Barnsley firm had been successful in a take-over bid – saving 45 jobs. Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield and Shadow Minister for Small Business, hailed the news as “a fantastic result” for all those people who have worked around the [...]

Shouting from the rooftops: MP Toby Perkins nominates local business Chesterfelt for ‘Made by Britain’ Award

Shouting from the rooftops: MP Toby Perkins nominates local business Chesterfelt for ‘Made by Britain’ Award

Despite massive economic pressures in the UK and across Europe, local manufacturers continue to do business and employ thousands of people. Today Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield and Shadow Minister for Small Business, nominated ‘Chesterfelt, a Sheepbridge firm specializing in the production of roofing membranes, for the ‘Made by Britain’ award which [...]

Lottery and MP Marching on with War Veterans: MP Toby Perkins launches Lottery funded project for WW2 veterans

Lottery and MP Marching on with War Veterans: MP Toby Perkins launches Lottery funded project for WW2 veterans

Following a presentation from The Big Lottery at the Houses of Parliament, Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, joined servicemen from WW2, along with representatives of veterans associations and the Royal Legion at the regional launch of the ‘Heroes Return Project. After attending the meeting in Westminster, Mr. Perkins arranged the event to [...]

Lottery and MP Marching on with War Veterans: MP Toby Perkins launches Lottery funded project for WW2 veterans

Lottery and MP Marching on with War Veterans: MP Toby Perkins launches Lottery funded project for WW2 veterans

02 December 2011

Following a presentation from The Big Lottery at the Houses of Parliament, Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, joined servicemen from WW2, along with representatives of veterans associations and the Royal Legion at the regional launch of the ‘Heroes Return Project. After attending the meeting in Westminster, Mr. Perkins arranged the event to [...]

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Sorry?

26 November 2011

Proud Not Sorry. Amid Tory claims that Labour should apologise for the massive investment in our schools Chesterfield’s young people have spoken out against the slurs. Students from local schools, members of Young Labour made a film called “Sorry?” in response to Tory claims that Labour should apologise for the investment in new school buildings, [...]

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Middlecroft residents join MP campaign after being left isolated by bus cuts

Middlecroft residents join MP campaign after being left isolated by bus cuts

23 November 2011

Following the removal of the Number 46 Bus, used by dozens of elderly residents in the Fern Avenue area of Middlecroft when visiting Chesterfield Royal Hospital, outraged pensioners have joined their MP in a final bid to have a truly local bus service re-instated. Dozens of local people have been left isolated, unable to walk [...]

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Youth Group celebrates Big Lottery investment

Youth Group celebrates Big Lottery investment

14 November 2011

The Old Whittington Recreation Ground Youth Empowerment Project celebrated last Friday when it received £190,081 from Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, handed over the cheque at the Old Whittington Miner’s Welfare Community Resource Centre when he met to discuss the group’s plans for the capital as [...]

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Pupils well equipped for school as MP presents supermarket goodies

Pupils well equipped for school as MP presents supermarket goodies

14 November 2011

A major supermarket chain celebrated another bumper year for the voucher collection initiative which has seen it provide millions of pounds worth of equipment to schools over a 19 year period. Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, was invited to present boxes of school resources to local primary school pupils last Friday at the [...]

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Timberline goes into administration

04 November 2011

The news that Timberline, based on Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, had gone into administration yesterday has been met with great sadness and anger from employees, politicians and the public alike. Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield and Shadow Minister for Small Business, has pledged his support for the business following the breaking news in the [...]

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Cameron slammed for Chief Coroner betrayal

03 November 2011

At Prime Minister’s Questions today, David Cameron sided against the Royal British Legion and ruled out keeping the role of Chief Coroner for bereaved families.   The Prime Minister was also not clear on the detail of his Government’s own policy.  Mr Cameron said that the establishment of the Chief Coroner’s Office would involve “something [...]

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NEW RESEARCH REVEALS THE TRUE IMPACT OF MENINGITIS

NEW RESEARCH REVEALS THE TRUE IMPACT OF MENINGITIS

28 October 2011

New research has revealed that children who survive meningococcal disease (a type of meningitis) are: five times more likely to have speech, communication and hearing problems four times more likely to have mental health problems six times more likely to have epilepsy significantly more likely to have memory and IQ problems The shocking findings have [...]

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I am Toby Perkins, Labour's Member of parliament for Chesterfield. I was elected on May 6th 2010.

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