Labour News

We oppose the Sinfin Lane Waste Plant We are against Derby City Council’s proposal to build a new waste disposal plant at the Old Tannery site on Sinfin Lane. Sinfin residents should not suffer again just to solve the long existing problem of how to dispose of the City Council owned site. Other reasons for opposing the project are: * Delivery vehicles taking waste to the site will make what is now a bad traffic situation much worse and generate more air pollution. * The Size of the Plant is excessive for Derby’s needs over 65% of the waste will be transported in from outside the city. ... [Read more]

There are three Sinfin Play Areas out of the ten identified for the whole of the City of Derby by Derby City Council for closure: There is one on Sinfin Moor Park which is different from the other one there and one cannot replace the other there is one on Sinfin Lane Recreation Ground, and there is the one at Cotton Lane Activity Centre. Three in Sinfin Ward out of ten play areas in Derby is not right! It is unacceptable to us that we should lose any play facilities in addition to Sinfin Ward people having the former QDF site with waste handling facilities imposed on us. We need more opportunities... [Read more]

Labour’s Baggy Shanker is keen to involve local residents in the discussions about what happens to the old Rolls Royce factory site. Speaking to Labour Voice he said: “I want to make sure that every household in Osmaston is consulted and involved in the Master Planning for the re-development of the Nightingale Road site”. [Read more]  Read More →