Eddie Bisknell
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Local Democracy Reporter for Derbyshire. Based @derbyshire_live in partnership with @D_Times, @bbcemt and many more. [email protected] 07500 881496
Derby, England
Joined June 2009
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Eddie Bisknell. 492 likes. Local Democracy Reporter for Derbyshire, based at the Derby Telegraph, in partnership with the BBC.
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No shops, no services, not enough buses, a rising population and expensive homes. Doveridge residents in southern Derbyshire accept the general need for more housing but they have had enough and feel disproportionately targeted.
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Doveridge's population has grown at a rate 14 times higher than the rest of the Derbyshire Dales, the 2021 Census shows
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Campaigns against both schemes have spoken about the importance of standing up and getting involved in the democratic planning process.
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A developer’s attempt to build more than 400 homes on the open countryside above a Derbyshire town have been rejected at appeal due to flooding and public safety concerns.
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Campaigners were left to fight William Davis Homes alone after Derbyshire Dales District Council backed out at the 11th hour
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Controversial plans for a 60-metre-tall incinerator on the outskirts of a Derbyshire town, opposed by thousands of residents, have been approved by a Government inspector.
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The incinerator, to be built off the A444 on the outskirts of Swadlincote
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Two major appeal decisions in Derbyshire this week and two very different outcomes for significant public opposition campaigns. Swadlincote Incinerator approved despite opposition from thousands. David v Goliath victory in 400-home Matlock Wolds appeal.
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The controversial Black's Head sculpture is set to return to public display in Ashbourne five years after it was unlawfully removed, hidden by a councillor, and eventually stored in Matlock. This saga caused international headlines in June 2020.
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The Black's Head sculpture was removed by protesters in June 2020 and has been kept in storage since then
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Lots to go at in this one but the takeaway for me is the huge benefit of a reporter being in the room. At this authority I am 99 times out 100 the only reporter present and all of this coverage would go missed, full validation of the need for the LDRS.
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The project would involve at least 4,500 trees being chopped down
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Fully support you on this PJ, this is shocking.
For 2 months I have received online trolling when reporting on Hillingdon Council. Now, the council are making similar “bias” complaints - because they don’t like my scrutiny. Last week, I was blacklisted by the council - who now refuse to engage with me👇
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A slim sample, but 54.5% prefer Option B for local government reorganisation in Derbyshire - which would split Derbyshire into north and south, with Amber Valley in the south with Derby, Erewash and South Derbyshire.
Which option do you prefer? A, B or C?.
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Here on the BBC too:.
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A medical examiner will review the cases to see if MRI scan errors played a part in their deaths.
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Exclusive:. Errors from a Derby doctor are being reviewed to establish whether they may have played a part in the deaths of 101 patients, with dozens more possibly having suffered health issues.
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A review into the doctor's work between 2013 and 2020 at Royal Derby Hospital involved 1,224 patients
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My poll on the three LGR options put forward by Derbyshire's districts, boroughs and Derby is still live in the thread below:.
🗺️.Three local government reorganisation options have been put on the table by Derbyshire's districts, boroughs and Derby City Council, all of which involve a two-council split between north and south. This would see the city, county and all borough & district councils scrapped.
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The north/south line would see Ashbourne, Denby, Duffield and Ilkeston in the south, while Belper and Heanor and Ripley would be in the north
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NEW. A potential local government reorganisation option put forward by Reform at Derbyshire County Council would see a north/south split which would split both the Dales and Amber Valley
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Nigel Farage said he would not back any local government reorganisation scheme but Derbyshire's controlling Reform group aim to submit a bid. They look to back a "very similar" north/south two-council split as those pitched by districts/boroughs/city.
derbytelegraph.co.uk
Nigel Farage said he would not back any local government reorganisation scheme but Derbyshire's controlling Reform group aim to submit a bid
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More information and detail on the above options in my article below, including links to previous coverage and the official public consultation on the three options.
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Three options for local government reorganisation have been put forward by Derbyshire's districts, boroughs and Derby City Council
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Option C. High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover and half of Amber Valley in the north (population 567,000) and half of Amber Valley, Derby, Erewash and South Derbyshire in the south (population 511,000)
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Option B. High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Bolsover in the north (population 456,000) and Amber Valley, Derby, Erewash and South Derbyshire in the south (population 622,000)
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Option A. High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover and Amber Valley in the north (population 584,000) and Derby, Erewash and South Derbyshire in the south (population 494,000)
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