First Government funded free breakfast club held in Chesterfield

11 Apr 2025

All primary aged children attending William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School are now able access a free breakfast and at least 30 minutes of free childcare, every day, after the school was picked by the Labour Government to be one of the ‘early adopters of their new ‘Universal Free Breakfast’ scheme.…

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Chesterfield care home deemed ‘outstanding’ by CQC

11 Apr 2025

Staff at Goldwell Manor Care Home in Chesterfield are celebrating after receiving an ‘outstanding’ Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating following a recent inspection. Local MP, Toby Perkins, visited the home to congratulate staff and meet residents. Toby said, “I was delighted to visit Goldwell Manor care home and met brilliant Manager…

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Local people urged to make use of “fantastic” community

11 Apr 2025

Amanda’s Café at the Monkey Park on Clifton Street is back in business and celebrated it’s new management with a visit from the Town’s ever-thirsty MP, Toby Perkins. Toby said, “I’m really pleased that Amanda has the café back up and running at Monkey Park. This is a fantastic community asset…

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Ashgate Hospice picked as favourite for MP’s charity bet on the Grand National

04 Apr 2025

Ashgate Hospice stand to be the Chesterfield beneficiaries of this year’s annual charity bet in connection to the world’s most famous horse race.   MPs have once again taken part in a Grand National charity bet initiative, looking to raise thousands of pounds for local charities. Over 50 MPs and…

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TWIST- Championing Apprenticeships

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MP joins daredevils who are abseiling down town hall for charity

20 Mar 2025

A group of daredevil volunteers will be abseiling down Chesterfield Town Hall this Sunday to raise money for the Mayor’s Appeal. They have now been joined by local MP, Toby Perkins, who will also be taking the plunge! Toby said, “A big thank you to everyone who is taking on…

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Calls for more support for community pharmacies

Community Pharmacy England brought MPs together for an event in Parliament to discuss the the work they do, listen to their concerns for the future, and call for more support for local pharmacies. The event showcased how residents in Chesterfield and across the country benefit from a range of healthcare services…

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First fleet of electric buses arrive in Chesterfield 

14 Mar 2025

Stagecoach has introduced its first electric buses into Chesterfield, after Derbyshire secured funding from the Department for Transport. Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield, joined representatives from Stagecoach, Derbyshire County Council and Chesterfield Borough Council for the official launch of 57 new electric buses, including state-of-the-art Yutong single deck buses and Alexander…

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MPs welcome funding from Mayor Claire Ward to progress the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration Route

EMCCA and the region’s Mayoral Combined Authority Board have committed £2.5m from the 2025/26 City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement to progress with the next stage of the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration Route. The final scheme would see a new single carriageway route of nearly 4 miles built between Chesterfield and Staveley,…

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MP calls for fairer distribution of wealth in football

12 Mar 2025

Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins last week took part in a debate in Parliament on the football governance bill. Explaining the background to the bill, Toby said: “It’s primarily trying to make sure that football, which is an incredibly important national institution and our football clubs, which are incredibly important local…

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Opportunity for Chesterfield’s young people to get on the path to work

12 Mar 2025

Juniper Training Chesterfield were pleased to welcome local MP, Toby Perkins, to their centre where he met the team and current students. Juniper Training runs 9 training centres across the Midlands and support over 2000 students per year and work with over 800 employers. Rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas…

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East Midlands to get £200 million to restore pride in neighbourhoods and boost growth – with £20 million allocated to Chesterfield

Labour has unveiled its Plan for Neighbourhoods, with £1.5 billion being handed to towns across the UK to create growth and opportunities. 75 towns across the UK will receive up to £20m of funding with specialist support over the next decade to unleash their full potential. Ten towns in the…

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TWIST – Introducing the town’s Repair Café

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Toby visits Auto Windscreens’ HQ to discuss technicians, apprenticeships and electric vehicles

02 Mar 2025

Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield and Staveley, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee and former Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning, visited Auto Windscreens’ head office in Chesterfield last week. Toby met with Managing Director, James MacBeth and his team to discuss apprenticeships, the role of automotive technicians and…

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TWIST – Everyone deserves stable housing

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Chesterfield school to be one of the first to receive landmark free breakfast clubs

28 Feb 2025

Families and children in Chesterfield will soon benefit from free, daily breakfast clubs as the Labour government confirms the first 750 schools to offer the scheme, including William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School, putting up to £450 a year back in local parents’ pockets. From as soon as April, the…

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Government urged to act to improve Leukaemia survival rates

Leukaemia UK are calling for a commitment from the UK Government to double the five-year survival rate for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) within the next ten years. Local MP, Toby Perkins, attended Leukaemia UK’s parliamentary event on World Cancer Day to mark the launch of their ‘Take Action Save Lives’ report.  At the…

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Over £2 million in Pension Credit Payments going unclaimed in Chesterfield every year

New figures released by charity, Independent Age, show that in Chesterfield there are 1,372 number of people are missing out on pension credit, adding up to £2,219,634 missed annually. Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins, met with Independent Age is Westminster to discuss ways of ensuring every eligible pensioner is receiving Pension Credit. Toby Perkins said, “I…

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Academy Trust warned of “devastating impact” of proposed cuts to teaching assistants at Chesterfield school

Parents and staff at Hady Primary School have been left devastated by plans to sack half of all the Teaching Assistants at the Chesterfield-based school. Local MP, Toby Perkins, has now called an urgent meeting with staff and representatives from Unison to discuss concerns about the cuts being ordered by bosses…

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Voters given opportunity to quiz politicians on concerns about evidence in Parliament

28 Jan 2025

Westminster’s annual Evidence Week took place last week and saw voters given the chance to question Members of Parliament about the evidence behind political decisions affecting their lives. Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield, was in the hot seat at a unique ‘reverse’ committee hearing in Parliament on Monday 20 January.…

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MP calls for more flexible licensing hours to support local pubs

A Bill is going through Parliament with proposals to make it easier for pubs and other hospitality venues to extend their opening hours for major national or local events is receiving cross-party support, including from Chesterfield MP, Toby Perkins, who says it would give a “much needed boost” to local pubs. The…

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