Brailsford Solar Farm Application Filed - Get Your Comments In Tuesday, 9 June, 2026 The application for an enormous solar farm in Brailsford has recently been formally lodged. Residents in the immediate nearby area should be receiving a letter from the District Council. Derbyshire Dales Conservatives set out our opposition last year when the proposals first emerged: click here Residents signed our petition in their hundreds, but now crucially residents must send in their formal... Local News
Save The Monsal Trail 3rd June 2026 Reform UK in Derbyshire want to close the Monsal Trail and re-open it as a railway line. Local Conservatives oppose this reckless plan and support our... Local News
Shadow Home Secretary visits Ashbourne 18th March 2026 Members of Derbyshire Dales Conservatives were delighted to welcome Shadow Home Secretary the Rt Hon Chris Philp MP to Ashbourne last night. Chris met with... Local News
Ashbourne Traveller Site Update 12th December 2025 At a special meeting of Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Community and Environment committee on 11th December 2025, the Liberal Democrat-led administration... Local News
Simon Spencer is made an Alderman of Derbyshire 11th December 2025 Former Deputy Leader of Derbyshire County Council Simon Spencer became an Honorary Alderman at County Hall yesterday, marking the culmination of a distinguished... Local News
Say NO to the Tourist Tax in the Derbyshire Dales 9th December 2025 Labour’s Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has welcomed the new power in Rachel Reeves’ Budget to allow mayors to impose a levy on overnight stays... Local News
Residents sign our Petition opposing the Brailsford Solar Farm 20th November 2025 Hundreds of Derbyshire Dales residents have signed our petition against the proposals for a huge solar farm just outside Brailsford. The site would be 373-acres... Local News
Members Attend Conservative Conference 8th October 2025 Local members from the Derbyshire Dales Conservative Association have been in Manchester this week for the national Party's conference, continuing to bang the... Local News
Derbyshire Dales Conservatives attend Farmers To Action campaign in Bakewell 23rd September 2025 Cllrs Susan Hobson (County Cllr, Derwent Valley and District Cllr, Chatsworth), Alasdair Sutton (County Cllr, Bakewell) and Helen Froggatt (District Cllr... Local News
Derbyshire Dales Conservatives call for a truly Independent Inquiry into the Matlock Wolds (Gritstone Road) fiasco 18th September 2025 Derbyshire Dales Conservatives are calling for an independent inquiry into the fiasco of the proposed Matlock Wolds development and have submitted a motion to... Local News
Kemi responds to Nigel Farage's "resignation" 7th July 2026 Farage is feeling the pressure from his investigation and has now called a by election. National News
Kemi calls for MP's to focus on Defence 6th July 2026 Only the Conservatives have a clear plan to rebuild Britain’s defences. National News
Kemi's challenge to Andy Burnham 29th June 2026 We cannot let Labour make the same mistakes again. National News
Keir Starmer Resigns 22nd June 2026 The pressure has been building for weeks, and now finally Starmer has done the right thing. National News
Conservatives score major victory in Aberdeen South by election 19th June 2026 The people of Aberdeen sent a message on behalf of the country. Energy security is national security. National News
Kemi Delivers ‘New Economic Revolution’ Speech 18th June 2026 Britain needs a new economic revolution just like the industrial revolution. National News
