Fifth council tax freeze in a row

Councillor Stuart Bradford blamed the police and crime commissioner, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and Derbyshire County Council for not “making sufficient savings to prevent increases”.

He said this caused a collective hike of council tax of £26 per year for residents who live in a Band D property. Labour, which controls the county council and fire authority, blamed Government budget cuts for the decision to raise council tax by just under two per cent.