THE new Labour leader of Derbyshire County Council says her small cabinet should not be mistaken as a sign that "portfolios" have been axed.Anne Western, who must oversee about £130 million worth of savings over the next four years, has chosen to have six councillors in her cabinet – three fewer than the previous Tory administration.Before the election, Mrs Western warned that the scale of the cuts from Downing Street meant some of the council's portfolios, such as...
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