Derbyshire UNISON
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The Sun has set so ...
February 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The Sun has set so ...
'UNISON Derbyshire branch sec Martin Porter said: “People are angry, but they’re also desperate for common sense to prevail. If there’s a way to keep homes like The Grange open, that must be better than shutting the doors and forcing residents to move.'
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February 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
'UNISON Derbyshire branch sec Martin Porter said: “People are angry, but they’re also desperate for common sense to prevail. If there’s a way to keep homes like The Grange open, that must be better than shutting the doors and forcing residents to move.'
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UNISON Derbyshire branch secretary Martin Porter said: “People are angry, but they’re also desperate for common sense to prevail. If there’s a way to keep homes like The Grange open, that must be better than shutting the doors and forcing residents to move"
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Four MPs back campaign to save eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure
Four MPs are backing a union campaign urging Derbyshire County Council to save eight of its care homes from feared closure after a collapsed sale.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
UNISON Derbyshire branch secretary Martin Porter said: “People are angry, but they’re also desperate for common sense to prevail. If there’s a way to keep homes like The Grange open, that must be better than shutting the doors and forcing residents to move"
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Here's Sonya Pickford to tell you it’s election time in the branch.
If you haven't got your Ballot Form, contact a.stone@unison.co.uk with 'Replacement Ballot Needed' in the Title. You must give your membership number in the email so we can cancel the first form issued.
If you haven't got your Ballot Form, contact a.stone@unison.co.uk with 'Replacement Ballot Needed' in the Title. You must give your membership number in the email so we can cancel the first form issued.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Here's Sonya Pickford to tell you it’s election time in the branch.
If you haven't got your Ballot Form, contact a.stone@unison.co.uk with 'Replacement Ballot Needed' in the Title. You must give your membership number in the email so we can cancel the first form issued.
If you haven't got your Ballot Form, contact a.stone@unison.co.uk with 'Replacement Ballot Needed' in the Title. You must give your membership number in the email so we can cancel the first form issued.
"The UNISON union has stated that LGR in Derbyshire must be about levelling up communities and strengthening public services with proper funding and protection for employees and not about cutting costs or putting jobs at risk."
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Derbyshire council’s job reassurance over plans to scrap or merge local authorities
A Derbyshire council has given some reassurances over the future of jobs at the authority as it stressed the importance of continuing to work under Local Government Reorganisation plans.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"The UNISON union has stated that LGR in Derbyshire must be about levelling up communities and strengthening public services with proper funding and protection for employees and not about cutting costs or putting jobs at risk."
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Over 2000 people have signed our petition to save Derbyshire's care homes. Have you?
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Save Derbyshire Care Homes
Derbyshire Council is planning to close 8 publicly owned care homes. Hundreds of staff and residents are affected.
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Over 2000 people have signed our petition to save Derbyshire's care homes. Have you?
Please SIGN and SHARE
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Please SIGN and SHARE
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"That prospective buyer is Matt Davison, who lived and was raised in Eckington, who now owns a care home 1.7 miles away in the nearby Sheffield suburb of Halfway, among other business ventures."
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Council rejected prospective buyer of care home set for closure this summer
Residents will be left with no choice but to find new places to live
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January 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
"That prospective buyer is Matt Davison, who lived and was raised in Eckington, who now owns a care home 1.7 miles away in the nearby Sheffield suburb of Halfway, among other business ventures."
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UNISON East Midlands Regional Officer, Dave Ratchford, said “To be clear, this event is not a public rally and is more of a ‘silent vigil’ to mark the gravity of the planned closure of eight of the council’s remaining 12 residential adult care facilities."
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Campaigners to hold ‘silent vigil’ near one of eight Derbyshire council care homes facing closure
Campaign organisers have hit back at Derbyshire County Council after the authority had urged them to cancel a planned demonstration outside one of its eight care homes that have all become subject to ...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
UNISON East Midlands Regional Officer, Dave Ratchford, said “To be clear, this event is not a public rally and is more of a ‘silent vigil’ to mark the gravity of the planned closure of eight of the council’s remaining 12 residential adult care facilities."
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On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we reflect on where the politics of division and hate lead.
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we reflect on where the politics of division and hate lead.
After less than 24 hours our petition to save the eight care homes for older people at risk of closure has already passed 500 names.
This is an excellent start, but we need more. Please SIGN and SHARE
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This is an excellent start, but we need more. Please SIGN and SHARE
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Derbyshire Care Homes
Derbyshire Council is planning to close 8 publicly owned care homes. Hundreds of staff and residents are affected.
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add...
www.megaphone.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
After less than 24 hours our petition to save the eight care homes for older people at risk of closure has already passed 500 names.
This is an excellent start, but we need more. Please SIGN and SHARE
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
This is an excellent start, but we need more. Please SIGN and SHARE
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Merry Christmas to one and all.
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Reposted by Derbyshire UNISON
𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 🏡
Eight Derbyshire care homes are set to close, leaving elderly residents and staff in turmoil. UNISON warns months of delays and poor decisions have caused this crisis.
Read more 👉 unsn.uk/derbyshirecarehomes
Eight Derbyshire care homes are set to close, leaving elderly residents and staff in turmoil. UNISON warns months of delays and poor decisions have caused this crisis.
Read more 👉 unsn.uk/derbyshirecarehomes
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 🏡
Eight Derbyshire care homes are set to close, leaving elderly residents and staff in turmoil. UNISON warns months of delays and poor decisions have caused this crisis.
Read more 👉 unsn.uk/derbyshirecarehomes
Eight Derbyshire care homes are set to close, leaving elderly residents and staff in turmoil. UNISON warns months of delays and poor decisions have caused this crisis.
Read more 👉 unsn.uk/derbyshirecarehomes
'Campaigners opposed to Derbyshire County Council’s long-running agreement to sell eight care homes have been shocked to learn the authority’s new Reform UK administration is being forced to revise its plans with feared closures.'
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Union fears Derbyshire council’s collapsed sale of eight care homes will mean closures
Campaigners opposed to Derbyshire County Council’s long-running agreement to sell eight care homes have been shocked to learn the authority’s new Reform UK administration is being forced to revise its...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
'Campaigners opposed to Derbyshire County Council’s long-running agreement to sell eight care homes have been shocked to learn the authority’s new Reform UK administration is being forced to revise its plans with feared closures.'
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Ten days before Christmas, Derbyshire County Council is telling two hundred staff and fifty residents thier care homes are going to close.
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Derbyshire care homes to close after sale falls through
A single provider had been lined up to take over the homes but the deal has collapsed.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Ten days before Christmas, Derbyshire County Council is telling two hundred staff and fifty residents thier care homes are going to close.
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Our Sonya Pickford has been out and about meeting some of the Wellbeing Coaches.
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Our Sonya Pickford has been out and about meeting some of the Wellbeing Coaches.
'Branch Secretary of UNISON Derbyshire Martin Porter said
'“This is a huge victory for the SEND parents who protested, and will be very welcome news for our hard-working members. This result shows people power works.”'
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'“This is a huge victory for the SEND parents who protested, and will be very welcome news for our hard-working members. This result shows people power works.”'
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"The decision brings hope" Parents and UNISON welcome Derbyshire council’s £1.3m boost for SEND staff
Concerned parents and union members have welcomed Derbyshire County Council’s decision to boost funding for its SEND teams by £1.3m to better support youngsters with Special Educational Needs and Disa...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
'Branch Secretary of UNISON Derbyshire Martin Porter said
'“This is a huge victory for the SEND parents who protested, and will be very welcome news for our hard-working members. This result shows people power works.”'
www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
'“This is a huge victory for the SEND parents who protested, and will be very welcome news for our hard-working members. This result shows people power works.”'
www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
A really huge THANK YOU to everyone involved in The SEND Sanctuary UK Every Pair Tells a Story protest at County Hall on 3 November 2025. Yesterday the Cabinet of Derbyshire County Council approved £1.3 million additional funding for the DCC SEND team, which will increase staffing in the team by 50%
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A really huge THANK YOU to everyone involved in The SEND Sanctuary UK Every Pair Tells a Story protest at County Hall on 3 November 2025. Yesterday the Cabinet of Derbyshire County Council approved £1.3 million additional funding for the DCC SEND team, which will increase staffing in the team by 50%
Our monthly newsletter, which should have arrived in our inbox members inboxes earlier in the week, including an update on our SEND campaign
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Our monthly newsletter, which should have arrived in our inbox members inboxes earlier in the week, including an update on our SEND campaign
It was really wonderful to surprise Teaching Assistant Jade Shaw at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School yesterday, to give her a HIdden Heroes award. Jade was nominated by her colleagues for her outstand work and commitment to the children, so it was only fair we rewarded her.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It was really wonderful to surprise Teaching Assistant Jade Shaw at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School yesterday, to give her a HIdden Heroes award. Jade was nominated by her colleagues for her outstand work and commitment to the children, so it was only fair we rewarded her.
We met waste collection workers from Alliance Environemental Services in Buxton at 5AM this morning. They are unhappy about new work practises and unrealistic demands, and refuse to listen to recycled arguments from management.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We met waste collection workers from Alliance Environemental Services in Buxton at 5AM this morning. They are unhappy about new work practises and unrealistic demands, and refuse to listen to recycled arguments from management.
Solidari-Tea with Kaz Tweedie and the Teaching Assistants at St Charles' Catholic Primary School in Hadfield.
We heard that some Teaching Assistants aren't allowed to have hot drinks during school hours, even though staff they work with are, so we're issuing all our TA members with screw top cups.
We heard that some Teaching Assistants aren't allowed to have hot drinks during school hours, even though staff they work with are, so we're issuing all our TA members with screw top cups.
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Solidari-Tea with Kaz Tweedie and the Teaching Assistants at St Charles' Catholic Primary School in Hadfield.
We heard that some Teaching Assistants aren't allowed to have hot drinks during school hours, even though staff they work with are, so we're issuing all our TA members with screw top cups.
We heard that some Teaching Assistants aren't allowed to have hot drinks during school hours, even though staff they work with are, so we're issuing all our TA members with screw top cups.
Introducing Matthew Kerry, our new Steward in Bolsover District Council. There's a lot going on at Bolsover at the moment, and they'll be more with Local Government Reorganisation. If you have a workplace issue contact us, and we'll get Matt on your case.
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Introducing Matthew Kerry, our new Steward in Bolsover District Council. There's a lot going on at Bolsover at the moment, and they'll be more with Local Government Reorganisation. If you have a workplace issue contact us, and we'll get Matt on your case.
Our November newsletter, which should have arrived in the inboxes of our members earlier in the week. If you didn't get one, it's probably because we don't have a current email for you.
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our November newsletter, which should have arrived in the inboxes of our members earlier in the week. If you didn't get one, it's probably because we don't have a current email for you.