Fracking Month: Spell
N is for nature, wondrous and wild, O for the ozone that nearly retired, F for forget-me-not, fennel and furze,
Read MoreN is for nature, wondrous and wild, O for the ozone that nearly retired, F for forget-me-not, fennel and furze,
Read MoreIf you were a Martian visiting Earth for the first time, you would find it abundantly clear that fracking poses a
Read MoreAn award winning humanitarian documentary Demain (Tommorrow) is to be shown on the 21st of May at Number 28, Market
Read MoreApril’s night sky is dominated by the bright planet Jupiter. There are still opportunities to view Mercury at the beginning
Read MoreA planning application for 185 new houses on Bessalone Hill has today been submitted by C and K Balls. The
Read MoreNew measures to deal with the blight of fly-tipping have been introduced in Amber Valley, with “Fixed Penalty Notices” of
Read MoreGardening is one of the favourite hobbies in Britain. It can become rather addictive; I know a few people whose
Read MoreLast Saturday was a special day for the people of Belper, and indeed the whole of the Derwent Valley. But
Read MoreThe March Transition Belper Café will be held at No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 25th March
Read MoreCelebrate Earth Hour at the Unitarian Chapel on Short Row, Belper, on Saturday 25 March, 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Doors open
Read MoreMarch brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
Read MoreTwo recent Neighbourhood Plan events attracted over 70 local residents who came to discuss and suggest future uses for Belper’s
Read MoreAfter a meeting of the full Council on the 1st of March, Amber Valley Borough Council voted to put its
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has voted in favour of the new draft Local Plan going to public consultation. At the
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago Nailed was contacted with a rumour about the murmuration of starlings which a great many
Read MoreThis Saturday, March 4th, at 10am the Town Council will be joining the rest of the country in Keep Britain
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have outlined proposals for a new Local Plan which includes Bullsmoor and Belper Lane sites as
Read MoreBelper in Bloom has been selected to represent the East Midlands in the Large Town Category in the Royal Horticultural
Read MoreFollowing the recently announced huge increase in NPower energy prices and the threat that others may follow, customers of the
Read MoreThe snowdrops are flowering and the green shoots of bluebells are up and even the odd daffodil is forming buds.
Read MoreThe Neighbourhood Plan for Belper has arranged two new events in the forthcoming months as they seek to finalise a
Read MoreBelper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
Read MoreIt’s the end of January, 5 weeks past Christmas and the shortest day. Looking out of my window at the
Read MoreAfter the success of the Transition Café at No 28 in October, Transition Belper now has the opportunity to make
Read MoreCaroline Lucas, the co-leader of the Green Party, will be visiting Amber Valley on Friday February 3. Caroline, who is
Read MoreEvery Sunday morning, instead of sleeping in late or cooking a hangover busting fry-up, the small, but tireless volunteers of
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council’s Garden Waste Scheme will recommence collections on the 27th of February. The scheme is still proving
Read MoreJanuary started off nicely with a pleasing alignment of Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon on the 2nd of January.
Read MoreAfter the success of last year’s East Midlands in Bloom competition, in which Belper won Gold in the large town
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is doing its bit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time is saving
Read MoreDerwentWISE is offering a number of small grants for a wide range of innovative community projects that help people to
Read MoreIn December we can look forward to the Geminid and the Ursid meteor showers, another supermoon on the 13th /
Read MoreWalking about town, by the river, or looking out of my garden window, the birds I have seen this year
Read MoreThe autumn this year has been one of the nicest autumns for many a year. The colour of the leaves
Read MoreWith winter approaching, Derby County Council are reminding householders to check if their home is at risk of flooding and
Read MoreOn Sunday the 27th of November, the Belper Neighbourhood Plan volunteer group will be holding an open meeting to discuss key
Read MoreAs part of the NP4B (Neighbourhood Plan for Belper) report, the group are surveying traffic and road usage in the
Read MoreBetween 150 and 200 concerned residents attended a public meeting on Wednesday (19th October 2016) at Strutts Community Centre to
Read MoreLate October has a number of astronomical events of interest to the casual astronomer, in particular a chance to see
Read MoreHow does climate change directly affect us in the UK? Looking around at the audience of the ‘Speak Up For
Read MoreErrand What message is sent with drills not of seed corn but of nature bent to an unholy toil with
Read MoreThe Belper Astronomy Group had its first meeting in the Top Bar of the Queens Head on Thursday 15th September.
Read MoreThe end of summer, for many, often signifies the end of our enjoyable time in the garden and just a
Read MoreThe Arkwright Society for the rescue of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Gateway and Cromford Creative was one
Read MoreOn the 28th of September, at St John’s Chapel, there will be an open meeting on ‘Sustainable Energy In Belper’s
Read MoreYesterday (14th September) at the East Midlands in Bloom awards at Mansfield, Belper won Gold in the Large Town Category.
Read MoreUnfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
Read MoreA warm invitation is extended to all interested members of the public to attend the AGM of the Belper Neighbourhood
Read MoreAmber Valley is holding its annual Autumn Footprints Amber Valley & Erewash Walking Festival. Set in the heart of picturesque Derbyshire, visitors will
Read MoreAre you an amateur stargazer? Do you want to learn more about the universe? A new astronomy society is being
Read MoreDerbyshire’s Lower Derwent Valley has some of the most important historic weirs on the planet – now local people are
Read MoreAlmost 500 complaints about fly-tipping have been received by Amber Valley Borough Council over the past 12 months — up
Read MoreMany had walked the half mile or so up the hill from their Mount Pleasant homes in atrocious weather conditions
Read MoreHot on the heels of the withdrawn Bessalone plan and the fight to oppose plans for housing and a factory
Read MoreHistoric England have weighed in to the Bullsmoor Planning Application controversy with a lengthy dissection of the application on heritage
Read MoreWe previously covered the end of the free Garden Waste service (brown bins) due to extreme cuts in funding from
Read MoreThe Perseid meteor shower is predicted to peak between the hours of midnight on Thursday the 11th of August and
Read MoreOn August the 23rd We, the Uncivilised will be screened at The Ritz Cinema, Belper. Afterwards there will be a
Read MoreBelper Parks, Belper Cemetery, Belper River Gardens, Cray’s Hill Recreation Ground, Crossley Park Ripley, Pennytown Ponds Somercotes, Heanor Memorial Park
Read MoreFollowing the submission of a Planning Application to extend the Valliant factory and car parking and to build 150 homes
Read MoreBelper boiler company, Vaillant, along with housebuilders, Peveril Homes have submitted plans for 150 homes, 6,000 sq ft of industrial
Read MoreThe last four weeks saw Belper buzzing with an exciting range of events. Belper Open Gardens, The Food Festival, Well
Read MoreBack in December we told you about fracking coming to Amber Valley (original article) and in May reported on Amber
Read MoreAfter Rough Truffles, led by Tracey Wilkinson, kicked off the East Midlands In Bloom judges tour with the In Bloom
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Councillors are considering reintroducing an annual charge for the Council’s garden waste service. If approved then the
Read MoreThe Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to build 201 houses on Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill, off Crich
Read MoreVisitors to Belper Open Gardens this weekend couldn’t fail to be delighted. For a modest charge of £3, there was
Read MoreThis weekend, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of June from 11.00am to 4.00pm, will see enthusiastic horticulturists open their gardens
Read MoreIn response to the Planning Application submitted on behalf of JC Balls to build, in ‘Phase 1’, some 201 houses
Read MoreA planning application has been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council to build 201 houses on Green Belt land between
Read MoreThe Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to develop Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill that separates Belper from Nether
Read MoreThis weekend saw the fourth annual Belper Goes Green Eco-festival being held at Belper Rugby Club. Hundreds attended on each
Read MoreThere was lots of interest in the Neighbourhood Plan from the public attending the very successful “Belper Goes Green” festival
Read MoreAt Belper Goes Green we were lucky to interview part-time gardener and full-time creator of surreal soundscapes, Mr Peter K
Read MoreLondon And Scottish Investments have made a planning application to Amber Valley Borough Council to sub-divide 27 King Street –
Read MoreBright Green Future is a new training programme created with Big Lottery funding by the Centre for Sustainable Energy. The
Read MoreBelper Transition and the Big Energy Project had a successful viewing of the transit of Mercury on Monday the 9th
Read MoreOn 9th May INEOS, who hold fracking licences for parts of Amber Valley and Derbyshire held an invitation only presentation
Read MoreCome and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our monthly Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfields near Carsington Water.
Read MoreThe planet Mercury will transit the Sun on Monday the 9th of May. Planetary transits of the Sun are relatively
Read MoreThe beautiful sunshine this Good Friday must have signalled to most of us that spring is on its way and
Read More‘Roses are red, Violets are blue, can you make a recycled flower or two!’ As part of the festival we
Read MoreOliver Colevile, Conservative MP for Plymouth has started a national campaign to increase protections for hedgehogs and Pauline Latham, Conservative
Read MorePress Release from Derbyshire Wildlife Trust A report commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and WWF-UK from the Independent Institute
Read More“PLAN FOR BELPER” your town – your plan – your future Culture and Heritage The Neighbourhood Plan for Belper is
Read MoreA new heritage project has just started in the Lower Derwent Valley and they are looking to recruit anyone who
Read MoreHallo gardeners. Have you tidied up the old stems and leaves of flowering perennials yet? If not, here’s something you
Read MoreBelper Open Gardens was held for the first time in 2012, with 18 keen gardeners sharing their gardening enthusiasm, whilst
Read MoreSnowdrops mirror a distant blizzard and flurries remind the early spring that winter’s realm has stretched its wings, the slender
Read MoreThis winter has been very unusually mild and short so far, as many early signs of spring have shown. From
Read MoreA development of 14 new houses has been proposed to replace a house and extensive gardens at 189 Kilbourne Road,
Read MoreOver the Christmas period thousands of unwanted or broken electrical appliances are being replaced over the county. To tackle waste
Read MoreLess than a week after the historic climate agreement was agreed in Paris, DECC has published its response to the
Read MoreOn 16/12/15 the House of Commons voted on whether to allow fracking under National Parks. The Peak District was specifically
Read MoreDerwent Valley Cycleway is a project to develop a cycleway through the Derwent Valley World Heritage Site. The objective of
Read MoreAt 11am this morning, the Environmental Group of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour planted a new oak tree at the
Read MoreIn Amber Valley we recycled a third of our domestic waste. The target for 2022 is 55% so we are
Read MoreNearly 150 world leaders arrived in Paris on Sunday to begin the COP:21 talks on climate change; a potentially historic
Read MoreA rope and ball knitted sculpture similar to this could be coming to a Belper park next year. The knitted
Read MoreThis year has seen one of the nicest autumns for a long time. The variety and warmth of the autumn
Read MoreBy C.L.Washbrook Knowing that Britain was about to be hit by some insane (mid latitude) storms, the Met Office and
Read MoreThe warm autumn has obviously confused the plants. There is a primrose already flowering in my garden. Also a few
Read MoreThe newly formed ‘Inner Transition’ group are in the process of organising their first event! There will be a Candlelit
Read MoreDIVEST DERBYSHIRE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED Today (November 1st) twelve groups (a) across Derbyshire have launched a Divest Derbyshire campaign to get
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