Government badger cull slammed as “barbaric and unjustifiable” Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins, has joined the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and other wildlife groups in…
Emergency funding needed for end-of-life-care in Chesterfield 02 Oct 2020 Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has responded to the news that Ashgate Hospicecare has a revealed…
MP’s office to close again 22 Sep 2020 The constituency office of Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins, has closed again and the staff will…
Toby Perkins’ statement on Coronavirus testing I have been inundated from people extremely anxious because they have not been able to…
Government contract failure leads to shortage of Coronavirus testing kits in Derbyshire care homes 24 Aug 2020 Local care homes were unable to test their staff after a Government cock-up led to a…
Urgent action needed to protect the UK’s ‘sky dancers’ This August saw the 6th annual Hen Harrier Day, which was set up in 2014 to…
Removing VAT from sunscreen could save thousands of lives Skin cancer rates could be cut and thousands of lives saved if VAT is removed…
Public warned of the dangers of disposable BBQs to the Peak District 23 Aug 2020 The use of BBQs in the Peak District and other grasslands, heathland and woodland, could…
Toby Perkins visits Chesterfield College on GCSE results day 21 Aug 2020 Toby Perkins visits Chesterfield College on GCSE results day but is worried about the delays…
Toby Perkins’ speech from the Adoption UK Better Futures event 17 Aug 2020 Toby Perkins, gives his views on Adoption UK’s Better Futures report and what needs to…
“Huge injustice” as almost 40% of A level results downgraded 14 Aug 2020 Thousands of students are at risk of missing out on university places after almost 2…
Stay of execution for workers at risk of redundancy 10 Aug 2020 Employees who were facing being made unemployed tomorrow without redundancy, have been given a potential…
DXC workers facing employment hell as private company and DWP can’t agree 07 Aug 2020 6 PCS members who work on the DWP Accessibility Team in Sheffield for DXC are…
Keyworkers set to lose out on ‘Thank You’ payments due to Universal Credit rules 03 Aug 2020 Local keyworkers have reacted with dismay to find out that what was meant to be…
Residents urged to ensure their opinions are heard regarding plans to extend operations at Erin landfill until 2035 27 Jul 2020 The company that runs the Erin landfill site at Duckmanton have applied to extend their…
County Council accused of misleading the public and continuing with closure of care home Campaigners against the closure of The Spinney Care Home in Brimington have accused the Conservative-leadership…
Calls for more awareness of needs of deaf people as face masks in shops becomes compulsory 21 Jul 2020 Following the Government’s new rules that face masks must be worn in shops and supermarkets…
Blog: Colleges are at the heart of their communities – and need to be supported through this crisis There are 244 colleges in England (including sixth forms), educating over 2.2 million people last…
Statement on the closure of Crow Lane 18 Jun 2020 During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic there is a need to provide emergency measures to help…
Back to School Survey On Thursday 28th May the Prime Minister announced that the conditions the Government had set…
Statement: Solidarity with the Black Lives Matters protestors The killing of George Floyd in the USA and the brutality of the reaction from…