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Read MoreYesterday, 23rd August 2019, the government was due to announce which areas were chosen as locations where badgers would be
Read MoreLast month, Mark Fidler, Head of Music at Belper School was jailed for 22 months for having a sexual relationship
Read MoreThe county council has made millions of pounds by fining thousands of residents for a raft of parking transgressions. This
Read MoreCromford Mills is currently hosting an art installation called Mr. Arkwright. Cromford Mills is part of the Derwent Valley Mills
Read MoreAt 6.30 this morning, Saturday 10th August 2019, the finalists for The Great British High Street were announced and voting
Read MoreJudgement day for plans to turn Belper’s historic mills into apartments could come at the end of the year, the
Read MoreBelper Alton Manor Nursery on Gregory’s Way has been full of pride by getting involved the communities first ever Pride
Read More(Featured photo by Jim Bell. Click on thumbnails to enlarge.) Belper is the most amazing place. Many months ago, when
Read MoreFirst off, what is Pride in Belper? It’s a brand new festival for Belper. It’s happening on Saturday 3rd August,
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa recently welcomed 20 new police officers to Derbyshire Constabulary, following the completion of
Read MoreA raucous Amber Valley council meeting has seen the authority declare a climate emergency, make the borough a “frack-free zone”
Read MoreThis morning East Midlands Trains were just telling those leaving for work to carry water, but as temperatures rose at
Read MoreEco-activists from Extinction Rebellion dressed in swimsuits invaded Derbyshire County Council offices to call for “climate justice now”. Around a
Read MoreOn Wednesday 17th July 2019, Amber Valley Borough Council held a special meeting with Green Belt protestors to update them
Read MoreOn Saturday 13th July, Belper held a Twinning Concert at St. Peter’s Church, in honour of our guests from Pawtucket.
Read MoreIf you take a look at the 57 photos of the In Bloom judges tour taken and posted on the
Read MoreOn Sunday 14th July, there were three incidents involving fire in Belper woods. The incidents don’t appear to be connected.
Read MoreContinuing the Belper adventures of our Pawtucket twins from yesterday … Cromford Mills After a trip to look at the
Read MoreOn Tuesday 9th July representatives started to arrive from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Belper and
Read MoreBelper’s first food swap event – register now On Saturday July 27th, the first Belper Growers and Makers – Food
Read MoreOn Friday 12th July, judges from East Midlands in Bloom came to Belper to view our blooming marvellous flower displays
Read More2019 is the 25th anniversary of Belper and Pawtucket being officially Twinned. It is also the 230th anniversary of Samuel
Read MoreSiobhan Fennell, the Chair of Accessible Belper, who was recently awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
Read MoreThe new WW1 history book from Belper in Wartime experts now has a list of local retailers. The book has
Read MoreSunday sees the return of the summer Food Festival for the 12th year, organised by Belper Town Council, and involving
Read MoreAt 7:30pm on 11th July 2019, we are holding an open meeting at No. 28, The Market Place, to discuss
Read MoreToday, 1st July, is the day, 103 years ago that The Fourteen died. On 1st July 1916, Belper lost more
Read MoreToday saw the public unveiling of the Sacrifice sculpture in the Memorial Gardens. Sacrifice bears the face of Jim Green,
Read MoreOn 1 July 2016 Belper commemorated the fourteen men from the town who perished on the first day of the
Read MoreThis morning, shortly before 10am, a very loud noise was heard across Derbyshire. This sparked speculation of an earthquake, which
Read MoreOn Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June, Belper will open its gardens to be enjoyed by the public. Belper Open
Read MoreOn Saturday, Belper saw the Grade II listed Orangery building reopen, having been transformed by owners Lisa and Cameron Cook
Read MoreMass lobby – The Time is Now – Wednesday 26th June Supporters of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are preparing to travel
Read MoreA financial bungle has led to the trust which runs Derby and Burton’s hospitals missing out on £59 million in
Read MoreAmbergate Carnival is coming in July. This annual event is taking place on 13th July this year. There are three
Read MoreAnne Clark, the creator and organiser of Belper Woollen Woods, is organising the knitters of Belper to make bunting for
Read MoreAfter nearly 40 years lying derelict, Belper’s historic Swiss tea rooms will be demolished and replaced. Members of Amber Valley
Read MoreOnce upon a time (1975) the Belper News was to be closed by owner Wilfred Edmunds Ltd. One of its
Read MoreBelper’s pop up Repair Cafe, which launched at Belper Goes Green, will be at No. 28 on the Market Place
Read MoreBelper Food Bank has completely run dry of certain products and needs the help of kind Belper people to help
Read MoreDog owners in Amber Valley are set to be the focus of a raft of new council offences – with
Read MoreBelper’s historic tea rooms, derelict for nearly four decades, are finally set to be demolished and replaced. After 38 years,
Read MoreOn Sunday 8th June 2019, the Queen’s Birthday Honours list was released. Amongst the winners were 2 local women, Siobhan
Read MoreA full review of ALL psychological therapies in Derbyshire is set to be launched. This comes months after the Local
Read MoreNational Volunteers Week came to an end yesterday (1st-7th June 2019). It was the 35th year of the national event,
Read MoreThe firm behind Panorama’s hospital abuse investigation has sought to reassure patients and their relatives at its Derby site. Cygnet
Read More‘SACRIFICE’ – THE UNVEILING ON THE EVE OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME ANNIVERSARY After three years of fundraising Andy
Read MoreThousands gathered over the weekend for the Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts Festival at the Rugby Club. The
Read MoreThe ethos of Belper Goes Green was encapsulated in one song on Saturday. The last performance of the day on
Read MoreJust before 5pm on Monday 27th may 2019, police were called to reports of “disorder” on King Street, Belper. Upon
Read MoreJune 1st to June 7th is National Volunteers’ Week. This is the 35th year of the event which recognises and
Read MorePolice are appealing for help in finding Emma Clarke, who has been reported missing from her home in Kilburn. The
Read MoreThis is the live feed for updates, information, and results of the EU election. We will cover the East Midlands
Read MoreLast night, the Save the Green Belt Groups of Amber Valley gathered to protest once more to protect the Green
Read MoreNo other topic in the history of mankind has created quite so many lies as Brexit, with the possible exceptions
Read MoreThe Whole EU Election There are 751 seats on the European Parliament. All 751 seats are democratically elected through 3
Read MoreThere are no comprehensive guides to EU election candidates in the East Midlands for 2019 … until now. This information
Read MoreAs Westminster politicians continue to battle over Brexit, with an October deadline, we are still part of the EU, and
Read MoreOn Tuesday 14th May, Belper Town Council declared a Climate Emergency. Jyoti Wilkinson, Deputy Leader of Belper Town Council said,
Read MoreA motion calling on Derbyshire County Council to formally declare a climate change emergency and to set a target to
Read MoreChange of Administation at Amber Valley Borough Council On Wednesday 22nd May, the first full council meeting since the local
Read MorePlans are being fleshed out for scores of homes and business space in Heage – ahead of the land’s potential
Read MoreThe Conservative MP for Amber Valley has joined the fight against the deletion of Amber Valley’s Green Belt with a
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 MoreOver 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
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
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Read MoreWith political posturing occuring on social media platforms, involving local political parties attempting to claim credit for stopping the development
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 MoreCampaigners from some of Belper’s churches visited Belper’s HSBC branch on Wednesday 17th April to urge the bank to stop
Read MoreMums in Derbyshire who are repeatedly having their children taken away from them and put into care are making an
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded over £18,000 from Biffa Award to save Derbyshire’s wet grasslands. The Trust will use
Read MoreAs you may be aware Amber Valley Borough Council plan to delete 58 acres of land off Far Laund Belper
Read MoreQuarrying planning permissions which could have threatened a Derbyshire nature reserve have now been revoked. Derbyshire County Council’s planning committee,
Read MoreBelow is a list of the Amber Valley Borough Council candidates for the local election on Thursday, May 2. The
Read MoreThe man at the helm of Derby and Burton’s hospitals has spoken candidly about Brexit, budget pressures and hard-working staff. Gavin
Read MoreA Derbyshire quarry is set to have its planning permissions revoked so that plans to keep it as a nature
Read MoreDerbyshire health chiefs have signed off on unprecedented multi-million-pound cutbacks, along with a landmark merger of the county’s main NHS
Read MoreConsultants at Derby and Burton’s hospitals are actively turning down taking on extra patients and working more shifts to avoid
Read MorePlans are moving forwards for a new funicular railway to be added to Belper High Street. Ground will be broken
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Peak Shopping Village in an unusual partnership which will see the creation of
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 MorePhoto: Orchids at Chee Dale A Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project to improve the visitor experience at two of its most
Read MoreNHS The pay gap between men and women in much of Derbyshire’s NHS has WIDENED. To follow gender pay gap
Read MoreStudents from The Ecclesbourne School, at Duffield, bombarded the Co-leader of the Green Party, Jonathan Bartley, with questions when he
Read MoreThe Belper Neighbourhood Plan (2019-2035) is now open to public consultation and will be available at Belper Library and the
Read Moreby Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at
Read MoreA new image has been released of what the new care home and library destined for the Belper’s former Thorntons
Read MoreControversial plans allowing thousands of houses to be be built on vast swathes of green belt land in Amber Valley
Read MoreSpace to build 2,010 extra houses in Amber Valley by 2028 is set to be freed up by deleting land
Read MoreIn a meeting of the full council on Wednesday 7th february 2019, leader Cllr Barry Lewis set out the authority’s
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council is set to axe 200 staff from a service which supports vulnerable kids and teenagers. A leaked
Read MoreDerbyshire doctors have slammed plans from NHS chiefs to make voluntary sector cuts. Derbyshire’s Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are in
Read MoreThe possibility of merging all of Derbyshire’s district and borough councils into one “super authority” – saving households up to
Read MoreAmbitious plans to plant the UK’s first “young people’s forest” on a former coal mine near Heanor are set to
Read MoreStaff at the county council are stressed, anxious and fear for their jobs, a review by a local government watchdog
Read MoreThe county council’s finance chief has issued a stark warning to the authority over its budget cuts targets. In a
Read MoreThis evening (Thursday 24th January 2019) Derbyshire Constabulary will be releasing a short series of interviews with a survivor of
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has released images of the Swiss Tearooms building, planned to replace the collapsing structure in the
Read MoreDetails of the areas which Amber Valley Borough Council may delete from protected green belt land to pave the way
Read MoreDerbyshire residents invited to NHS health meeting on 31 January NHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting
Read MoreThe county council has warned of “significant” job cuts after ruling out a top level rise in council tax. It
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 MoreDerbyshire taxpayers are to each pay £24 more this year to get 120 more cops. On Monday 14th January 2019,
Read MoreWhen does it start this year? Collections for garden waste run from 25th February 2019 until 29th November 2019. The
Read MoreMonk Bar wants to extend the hours in which it can sell alcohol and play live and recorded music. An
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council has published a list of how much each Derbyshire school has been given for minor repairs. In
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are trying to trace the whereabouts of are Michael Booth, 27. Booth was convicted for burglary, theft and
Read MoreCouncil leaders have slammed a decision which left the public with just 10 weeks to read through eleven THOUSAND pages
Read MoreAs temperatures continue to drop, local councils have issued advice for members of the public who are concerned about people
Read More“These are worrying times for the education of our children,” says the leadership at a Derbyshire secondary school. The governing
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 MoreOn Christmas Eve the Town Council will once more hold the very popular Carols on the Market Place. The
Read MoreToday the Home Office published the “Provisional Police Funding Settlement” for 2019-20. This sets out the total amount of money
Read MoreThe organisations which commission health spending in Derbyshire are set to make more than £500,000 of cuts to volunteer-run services.
Read MoreA bitter war of words between councillors has seen Labour accused of taking Derbyshire “back to the 70s” – while
Read MoreTalks over a controversial Derby waste plant will also be off limits to the majority of county councillors, much to
Read MoreSchool catering staff have warned that children could die and staff would have to cut corners and work in their
Read MoreThe four NHS organisations which commission health services in Derbyshire have been granted approval to merge. NHS England has given
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 MoreA county council leader has hit out at an NHS finance chief who said that Derbyshire “has been given an
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 MoreEleanor Tomlinson, who plays “Demelza” in BBC1’s BAFTA winning of drama Poldark, has confirmed she will switch on Belper’s Christmas
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has launched a new survey to get public feedback on his plans to
Read MoreBelper residents are invited to an NHS health meeting on 29th November 2018. NHS services will be in the spotlight
Read MoreBelper commemorated Remembrance Sunday on 11 November with a series of events throughout the day, on the year which marks
Read MoreOn 29 October, a Public Meeting was convened at the Strutt’s Community Centre to invite Belper residents to comment on
Read MoreAt approximately around 10:40am someone was hit by a train near Duffield. East Midlands Trains informed the public of delays
Read MoreThis month Transition Belper’s Green Exchange will be on Saturday October 27 10.am – 1.00 pm at No 28 on
Read MoreOn 10th October 2018, schoolchildren from across the country took their stories of how school underfunding is affecting them and
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