The Bullsmoor Song Project
On Monday Sarah and Colin Hinds kicked off the Bullsmoor Song Project, which is part of the Belper Arts Festival.
Read MoreOn Monday Sarah and Colin Hinds kicked off the Bullsmoor Song Project, which is part of the Belper Arts Festival.
Read MoreOn Saturday 18th May 2019, between 11am and 2pm, the Belper Safer Neighbourhood Team of Derbyshire Constabulary will be holding
Read MoreThe Conservative MP for Amber Valley has joined the fight against the deletion of Amber Valley’s Green Belt with a
Read MoreIn line with Accessible Belper’s aim to make all Belper events accessible to those with disabilities, there is to be
Read MoreIn March we reported on the Belper Recorder Group receiving a grant, and detailed upcoming events, which included a Tudor
Read MoreThe Arts Trail is over for another year. How many artists did you manage to see? I tally mine at
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience. The whole town centre has become an
Read MoreToday at 1:34pm the famous Flying Scotsman sped through Belper. The train was running 30 minutes late after having to
Read MoreBelper has changed. We have a very new council. Labour have won a landslide victory in the Belper Town Council,
Read MoreDE56 has mostly moved to the left, whilst the rest of Amber Valley has mostly stayed Conservative. Outside of Nailed’s
Read MoreThe Local Plan, which details land allocated for building development, is still open to public consultation until 4:30pm on Thursday
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted “to bring together local and
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Sarah Johnson “I
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Dave Wells “I
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Mark Oldfield
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. With the exception of Neil Ploughman, who
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward James Brooks “By
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. This is the best we can offer with the information provided
Read MoreLocal elections are usually a piece of cake, unlike General Elections. Three or four groups of people, all trot out
Read MoreWith political posturing occuring on social media platforms, involving local political parties attempting to claim credit for stopping the development
Read MoreThe Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are running a FREE day at the nature reserve at Hilton Gravel Pits, on Willowpit Lane
Read MoreOn Belper’s social media pages and groups, the Green Belt deletions and threats, have proven to be the most discussed
Read MoreNeil Ploughman, Labour candidate for Belper Central in the upcoming elections, has been suspended from the party pending an investigation,
Read MoreAt very late notice, we have learned that concerned citizens will be meeting outside HSBC on the corner of King
Read MoreOn Saturday 27th April 2019, it is World Tai Chi Day, and the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) Tai
Read MoreIt’s a f***ing long play init?* At two and a half hours, I think that this is the longest play
Read MoreTo call attention to what we humans have done to nature, Sir David Attenborough, Catherine Tate, Stephen Fry, Alison
Read MoreIf you have turned 18, moved house, got married, changed your name, or currently aren’t registered to vote, you need
Read MoreFree Ransomware Decryption Tool Ransomware is a type of malicious software where criminals can remotely encrypt your device or your
Read MoreBBC’s Make Me a Dealer will be filming two episodes of the 2nd series of Make Me a Dealer in
Read MoreAshley Hutchings, once described by Bob Dylan as “the single most important person in English Folk Rock”, is playing a
Read Moreby Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at
Read MoreBelper Town 3-1 Farsley Celtic Integro League: Semi-finals By Jack Drury Belper Town exit the Integro League cup with
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust are attempting to encourage the return of ospreys to Derbyshire. In recent years ospreys have been seen
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that plans have been submitted for the much-loved Aqueduct Cottage on Cromford Canal.
Read MoreJim Cartwright’s gritty play Road will be performed in Belper in April. The play is a snapshot of one evening
Read MoreCelebrating five years of DerwentWISE at Cromford Mills, DE4 3RQ Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2019 Fun for all
Read MoreMatt McGuinness’ new show, which previewed in Belper on Saturday 23rd February, before going on nationwide tour, is comfortable. That
Read MoreNeighbourhood Watch, the 50 year old partnership of community groups, voluntary groups, individuals, local authorities and police is inviting Neighbourhood
Read MoreA full month earlier than expected BELPER ARTS FESTIVAL web site http://www.belperartsfestival.org is LIVE ! The team still has some
Read MoreHere is the 2019 calendar for Derbyshire County Council’s Countryside Events. These are events where you can access the history
Read MoreRussian born pianist Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding
Read MoreOn Tuesday 12th Feb, there will be a Pagan Moot held at the Thorn Tree Inn, on Chesterfield Road. This
Read MoreThe possibility of merging all of Derbyshire’s district and borough councils into one “super authority” – saving households up to
Read MoreStrutt’s North Mill are offering 2 days of Victorian games and crafts for children during the February half term. The
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has released images of the Swiss Tearooms building, planned to replace the collapsing structure in the
Read MoreAbove is a photo snapped by Mary Wilde at Ogston Reservoir in Derbyshire. It shows two great crested grebes in
Read MorePolice have released an updated image that more closely matches the current appearance of 36-year-old Mark Underwood who absconded from
Read MoreThe Wildside Festival, run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, have launched a song competition, seeking an anthem of salvation for local
Read MoreYesterday, Tuesday 15th January 2019, Milford was flooded by a burst water main. The pipe was breached at approximately 11:20am
Read MoreWhen does it start this year? Collections for garden waste run from 25th February 2019 until 29th November 2019. The
Read MoreOn Tuesday 8th January, Distinct Gaming, off King Street, discovered that their shop had been vandalised. The vandalism took
Read MoreSight Support Derbyshire are holding a free information morning on Thursday 31st January at The Strutt Centre, on Derby Road.
Read MoreBelper is a special place, which can be defined by its community spirit. The capacity of our people to come
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are investigating the disappearance of a 29 year old man, who was last seen in Amber Valley on
Read MoreBeaurepaire Patisserie on King Street has been named as one of the winners of this year’s Derbyshire Life: Food and
Read MoreThis is the occasional column for community action. Cause: Stop the Closure of Babington Hospital Form: Celebration Protest Date: Friday
Read MoreA Derbyshire doctor has suggested that health authorities save money by cutting spending on legal measures designed to safeguard vulnerable
Read MoreThe Derbyshire WIldlife Trust have declared that they are “extremely concerned about the extent of damage that HS2 will have
Read MoreToday the Home Office published the “Provisional Police Funding Settlement” for 2019-20. This sets out the total amount of money
Read MoreOn Saturday 8th December and Sunday 9th December , there will be an exhibition of photography, hosted by local photographers
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, launched a countywide consultation between August 2017 and July 2018 which recorded the
Read MoreThe Belper Christmas Lights Switch On usually draws a crowd, but never a crowd as big as tonight’s. King Street
Read MoreRachel Swann is Derbyshire’s new Deputy Chief Constable. Although her career and aptitude should be judged purely on their own,
Read MoreBefore 11am this morning, 29th November 2018, the high winds which Belper experienced today blew a chimney stack off the
Read MoreThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire, Hardyal Dhindsa is inviting voluntary organisations and groups (which focus on community safety)
Read MoreHeage Windmill told us: “We are so pleased that Santa has told us that he will be calling at Heage
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has launched a new survey to get public feedback on his plans to
Read MoreApplications are now open to apply for primary school places. This is available for children born between 1 September 2014
Read MoreAt approximately around 10:40am someone was hit by a train near Duffield. East Midlands Trains informed the public of delays
Read MoreA NEW PLAY BY GEORGE GUNBY DIRECTED BY SUE REANEY 17 NOVEMBER ST PETER’ CHURCH BELPER, 7:30pm ADULT TICKET
Read MoreOn 10th October 2018, schoolchildren from across the country took their stories of how school underfunding is affecting them and
Read MoreWoman in Mind, the Alan Ayckbourn play which was to begin its run on 17th October next week has been
Read MoreBelper: Location:A609 Spencer Road Reason: Serious repair to side of house due to traffic collision Work begins: 27th September Duration:
Read MorePolice officers in Amber Valley are starting a series of school visits across the area which are focused on preventing
Read MoreBabington Hospital was originially a workhouse, built, by the Board of Guardians, with the genuine intention of helping the poor
Read MoreHuzzah! It’s National Poetry Day, the day to lyrically lilt along tersely versing and timing your rhymes. Tis the day
Read MoreAs of today, the government has tightened regulations for licensing and monitoring animal welfare. The new law is called The
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has published a list of Members’ Surgeries to “give local residents the opportunity to meet their
Read MoreIf We Only Had a Heart is a new occassional column which I am introducing to enable people to mobilise
Read MoreWe previously reported on the then-imminent launch of a new website and media service for the area, DV on Demand
Read MoreOn Saturday 22nd September, at 11am, Belper will see the opening of a new shop. This one isn’t another gift
Read MoreFor the ninth year in a row Belper has won a Gold award in the Large Town category of the
Read MoreAt around 2pm today Derbyshire County Council recieved a call about a large tree knocked over by the high winds
Read More4th October is National Poetry Day, and we have decided to have a competition. National Poetry Day is an annual
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council are asking for residents and farmers who are willing to help keep their communities safe when bad
Read MoreDO YOU KNIT OR CROCHET? OR SEW? On 11th November I will be constructing an installation of knitted and crocheted
Read MoreOfficers investigating a high value theft from Kedleston Hall are appealing for the public’s help to locate the missing items.
Read MoreUK Food Standards Agency discovered, earlier this month, that products being distrubuted in the UK by Belgian supplier Greenyard Frozen
Read MoreOn Thursday 12th July glass pots containing Brazilian bird eating spiders (Lasiodora parahybana) were dumped in a car park in
Read MorePeter Thornton, grandson of founder Joseph Thornton, died from cancer on 21st June aged 85, and was buried in
Read MoreOn Monday 2nd July Belper was visited by judges for East Midlands in Bloom, the regional stage of the Royal
Read MoreThis weekend saw the annual eco festival Belper Goes Green increase in size from previous years, both in terms of
Read MoreTurnout for this local election was predictably low, with Duffield having the highest turnout at 46.6%. Belper managed just 38%.
Read MoreAy up, welcome to 1950s Yorkshire. Mind Granny as you find your seat. The Belper Players have stepped up their
Read MoreOn Monday evening there were a number of reports all across Derbyshire of “ghost planes”. Other local media reported them
Read MoreOn Saturday 24th March Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visited a number of towns in Amber Valley
Read MoreThe bins are still out all over Belper as residents wait for the missed bin collections that were cancelled (due
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn visited Belper today at around 1pm with our Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Singh Dhindsa and local Labour
Read More(This report was delayed due to a technical issue.) On Monday 22nd January a public meeting was organised by Derbyshire
Read MoreAdrian Farmer, the Heritage Co-ordinator for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, has been awarded a British Empire
Read MoreThe Belper Players tonight performed Jeff Moule’s versions of five traditional folk stories in verse at the Strutt Centre. The
Read MoreStorm Aileen is arriving in Britain. The Met Office has issued two severe weather warnings for Derbyshire. Severe Weather Warning
Read MoreIn Spring this year Belper enjoyed a massive murmuration of starlings swooping over the town in formation as they prepared
Read MoreOn Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September, over 40 artistes will be performing to “make a stand” against homelessness. The
Read MoreOn Sunday 9th June, the Summer Belper Food Festival, in its 10th year, once again brought thousands of visitors to
Read MoreOver the past few days there has been a lot of talk around Belper and online about allegations made by
Read MoreBy now everyone will have heard about the terrible fire that engulfed the entirety of Grenfell Tower in Kensington, London
Read MoreOn 16th June 2016 Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, was murdered by Thomas Mair, a far right
Read MoreMid-Derbyshire constituency, of which Belper is part, once again voted Conservative. The results were: Conservative – Pauline Latham – 29,513
Read MoreThe past seven years have seen a series of cuts hammer at our local schools. The PE budget was cut
Read MoreMayor For the last year the Mayor of Belper has been Kirk Ireton (Ashbourne) resident, Gary Spendlove. Mr. Spendlove’s term
Read MoreI walked out of Hamp with only my waterproof mascara intact. This play, performed this way, will affect you. And
Read MoreThis election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those
Read MoreThe Conservatives have taken control of the County Council, shifting the balance of power from 43/18 Labour/Conservative to 37/24 Conservative.
Read MoreOn Thursday 4th May, all 64 seats on the Derbyshire County Council will be contested by 270 candidates as the
Read MoreShortly before 3pm on Friday 21st April a car was seen “speeding round the corner and then there was a
Read MoreThe following was sent to Nailed as a press release by Pauline Latham’s office: “Pauline Latham OBE MP (Mid Derbyshire)
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago Nailed was contacted with a rumour about the murmuration of starlings which a great many
Read MoreThe British government recently reneged on its promise to take in 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and stopped the
Read MoreOn Friday 3rd February, Caroline Lucas came to visit Duffield and Belper to support Sue MacFarlane, who will be
Read MoreA new addition to Christmas lights and decor, an illuminated snowman, has been stolen at some point over the
Read MoreOn Monday 12th December four Co-operative supermarkets in Derbyshire began their Christmas Golden Ticket giveaway. If you buy anything in
Read MoreAldi will open the doors to its new store in Belper on Thursday 8th December at 8.00am with a special
Read MoreThis weekend Derbyshire Police have released an appeal for witnesses to an incident off King Street in which two men
Read MoreAt 5:45pm on Friday 25th November the Christmas Lights of Belper were officially switched on by two Belper heroes,
Read MoreThe Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for tonight (Tuesday 8th) and tomorrow (Wednesday 9th). Temperatures have been
Read MoreBelper sportsman Ryan Taylor will be competing on the ParalympicsGB team in the paratriathlon on Saturday in Rio. Ryan
Read MoreOn Friday 2nd September a presentation ceremony was held at The Grapes by the organisers of The Belper Games, to
Read MoreMr. Potato Head is having difficulty coping with the warm summer that Derbyshire is enjoying. We found Mr. Potato Head
Read MoreIt was the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, where cavalry attacked 80,000 people campaigning for parliamentary reform, and
Read MoreWe previously covered the end of the free Garden Waste service (brown bins) due to extreme cuts in funding from
Read MoreOn Tuesday 16th August the government are due to announce another increase in all rail ticket prices. Currently Brits pay
Read MoreOn Tuesday 16th August Jeremy Corbyn will be visiting Derbyshire for two rallies to promote his position in the Labour
Read MoreBack in December we told you about fracking coming to Amber Valley (original article) and in May reported on Amber
Read MoreImportant Edit: (1am 16/07/2016) Within an hour of writing this, the NEC further restricted voting and added the rule that
Read MoreAs Theresa May takes office after gaining the position of Prime Minister when everyone else dropped out of the race,
Read More2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and there are many Shakespeare events across the country. Belper sees Pyramus
Read MoreThis weekend saw Momentum kick off a series of larger events in Derbyshire with a Pro Jeremy Corbyn rally outside
Read MoreThe Derbyshire chapter of Momentum, the Labour Party support group that focuses on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, is holding a rally
Read MoreA proposal being discussed at the full council meeting of Amber Valley Borough Council on 13th July, is to close
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Councillors are considering reintroducing an annual charge for the Council’s garden waste service. If approved then the
Read MoreAs part of preparing the new Local Plan (a legal requirement and a replacement for a failed plan) Amber Valley
Read MoreSchools across England will be closed on Tuesday 5th July due to national strike action undertaken by members of the
Read MoreTomorrow (21st June) the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby begins a three day tour of Derbyshire. The events take place
Read MoreA number of events happened in Belper to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. Here are some of the photos submitted
Read MoreIn the bathroom at Derby Theatre I overheard a woman plaintively asking her friend, “But HOW can I explain to
Read MoreUnity in Belper for unity across the world. Tonight there will be a vigil at the Unitarian Chapel in response
Read MoreOne of Belper’s Borough Councillors, Ben Bellamy, has been nominated for the Hirsute Personality of the Year Award in one
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