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MP backs residents “under siege” in Inkersall Vandals Haven is ‘unsafe’ says MP Toby Perkins MP Visits Local Lottery-Funded Projects In Chesterfield Derby Road Residents turn to MP after losing car parking spaces Local transport charity gets MP backing for government grant David Miliband visits Chesterfield
 
MP backs residents “under siege” in Inkersall

MP backs residents “under siege” in Inkersall

Furious residents on Ashover Road have raised a 100 strong petition to present to Chesterfield Borough Council expressing their concerns about the new children’s play area opposite dozens of homes. Chesterfield Member of Parliament, Toby Perkins, met with concerned residents, including many senior citizens, and will be presenting the petition calling for tougher policing and [...]

Vandals Haven is ‘unsafe’ says MP

Vandals Haven is ‘unsafe’ says MP

Workers and residents around a Chesterfield skate park who claim to be “under siege” have appealed to Chesterfield Borough Council to complete the project in a bid to stop a barrage of verbal and physical violence.  Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, Toby Perkins, has joined campaigners in requesting that the council stumps up the [...]

Toby Perkins MP Visits Local Lottery-Funded Projects In Chesterfield

Toby Perkins MP Visits Local Lottery-Funded Projects In Chesterfield

Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins experienced first-hand the results of over £2.7 million in good cause funding from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) since 2007 when he visited two projects benefitting local people. Big Lottery Fund Head of Region for the East Midlands, Mick McGrath, accompanied Toby Perkins MP on the visit to see two groups [...]

Derby Road Residents turn to MP after losing car parking spaces

Derby Road Residents turn to MP after losing car parking spaces

Worried Chesterfield residents have enlisted the help of their local Member of Parliament, Toby Perkins, after their parking spaces were sold to Tesco. This followed the decision to allow the opening of a brand new Tesco Express store on the site of the former Angel public house on Derby Road, at which local people had [...]

Local transport charity gets MP backing for government grant

Local transport charity gets MP backing for government grant

Chesterfield Community and District Transport, a locally based charity which delivers bus services for hundreds of elderly and disabled members of the community, has warned that a government decision to axe vital grants could lead to its closure. Local Member of Parliament, Toby Perkins, is writing to the Coalition to demand that charities such as [...]

David Miliband visits Chesterfield

David Miliband visits Chesterfield

 Toby Perkins MP welcomed David Miliband to Chesterfield on Monday 23rd August as part of his Labour Party leadership campaign. David and Mr. Perkins spoke in front of around 150 Labour Party members and supporters at the impressive Market Hall in Chesterfield town centre after an informal meeting with councilors and party officers. David spoke about [...]

MP Celebrates 10 years of “re-generation success story” at Hunloke Gardens

26 July 2010

Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, Toby Perkins, hailed Hunloke Gardens as a “ten year regeneration success story” in Birdholme at the 10 Year Anniversary Celebrations event on Sunday 25th July. During the last decade the gardens have expanded, opening a shop on site, growing a wide range of fruit and vegetables, and attracting school [...]

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Perkins joins campaign to champion local pubs

26 July 2010

Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, last week visited the Derby Tup on Sheffield Road as part of The Publican’s Proud of Pubs Week. Mr. Perkins met with the Tenant of ‘the Tup’ pub to champion the role it and many others play in the community, and to highlight the serious concerns of [...]

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Laptop Presentation

Local MP Toby Perkins presents laptop to competition winner

21 July 2010

On Friday 16th July Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, presented Carol Brooks with a brand new laptop computer after her name was drawn out of a hat on completion of an Online Basics computer skills course. Lucky Ms Brooks was the only student to be given the computer after passing all aspects [...]

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Springwell College

New Springwell College close to completion

21 July 2010

Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, met with the school’s senior management in a visit to the near complete Springwell Community College site in Inkersall. The visit involved a tour of the multi-million pound project starting last April and which will open its doors to the students in November this year. The Headteacher, [...]

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Parking on Avondale Road

Businesses seek new consultation period as many suffer under new regulations

20 July 2010

Schools, health centres and businesses have contacted Toby Perkins, Labour MP for Chesterfield, to call for Derbyshire County Council to introduce a new consultation on the Residents Parking scheme in Newbold. The new parking system has meant that Avondale Surgery on Avondale Road has lost around 50 patients since its introduction, St Mary’s junior school [...]

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Chesterfield Children’s University

Chesterfield Children’s University holds inaugural graduation ceremony at Chesterfield College

20 July 2010

History was made last week when pupils from primary schools across North Derbyshire attended the Chesterfield Children’s University graduation ceremony at Chesterfield College.  Toby Perkins, Labour Member of Parliament for Chesterfield and Vice Chancellor of the University, presented the youngsters with certificates for outstanding achievement. Chesterfield Children’s University is the first of its kind in Derbyshire. Youngsters [...]

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