Strutt Arms Update
The Strutt Arms Hotel could rapidly open after a £1 million revamp and approval of new hours to allow for
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State of Nature Report: No Let Up In Loss of UK’s Nature
The UK’s wildlife continues to decline, according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since
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Pauline Latham Welcomes Domestic Abuse Bill Carryover
For three years some sections of parliament have worked with victims and victim support organisations to create a Domestic Abuse
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Denby: Cinderhill Consultation
Editor’s Note: Nailed covers the DE56 postcode, and external areas which are jointly relevant or of interest. Due to our
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The Mayor’s Diary: September
I’ve often heard it said that Belper is a town which is run by volunteers, but until I took on
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Plans For Reopening The Strutt Arms
A long-derelict pub in a Derbyshire village is finally set to reopen its doors – but locals fear “excessive noise,
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Heage Windmill Sails Are Complete
After some 4 months of intensive part time work by the maintenance team at Heage windmill, led by David Land
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Ofsted Requires Improvement From County Children’s Services
Derbyshire County Council has been told by Ofsted that its children’s social care services require improvement. The education watchdog’s inspection
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Local Plan Update
A future housing plans in Amber Valley could involve further “urban extensions” to Derby. In May, Amber Valley Borough Council
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Amber Valley’s “Forest For The Future”
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Building Plans For 18th Century Turnditch Pub
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Patients’ Issues With Healthcare Provision
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B-Line Cards To Be Scrapped in County Council Cuts
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Even More Cuts Coming For County Council
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£10 Million Boost For County Social Care
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FREEFALL: Departure – Goodbye To The Drop Inn
Tomorrow evening will see a 12 hour music festival return after 4 years of absence, as a celebration and farewell
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St. John’s Car Park Open To Public
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Apology for Dangerous Breast Cancer Referral Delays
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Inspected
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Waterborne Bacteria in Royal Derby Neonatal Intensive Care
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Rise in Racism at Derbyshire NHS Trust
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County Council Defends Outsourcing to Suffolk
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Boat Escape From Belper Robbery
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‘SACRIFICE’ ENTERED FOR REGIONAL HERITAGE AWARD
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Belper Town Council Addressing Pollution & Parking @ Schools
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Hours Lost To Delays @ Royal Derby Hospital
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Recalled Housing Plans Rejected By AVBC
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County Council Seeks Volunteers To Clear Snow This Winter
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County Council Has Spent Nearly All Winter Maintenance Money
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Derbyshire Police Fly Pride Flags
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County Council Set To Overspend on Children’s Services Again
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8 Month Reprieve for Derbyshire Badgers
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County Council Outsourcing to Suffolk
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Council Addresses Dog Fouling Problem With New Rules
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80% of Breast Cancer Patients Having To Wait Too Long
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Judgement Day: Great British High Street
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The Nailed Fail: What We Haven’t Reported
As a part time voluntary media outlet, there are always things we don’t get to report. We don’t miss them.
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Calls On Theresa Villiers To Stop the Cull
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, with the support of their partners, have written a letter to Theresa Villiers, the Secretary of State
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Nether Heage Funeral Celebrant Wins National Award
Nether Heage based Sally Ward has won the top honour of Funeral Celebrant of the Year at a ceremony in
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Firearms Surrender Drive Collects 30 Guns
A recent force wide firearms surrender which aimed to reduce the number of guns in circulation across the county has
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Belper Artist Wins National Award
Belper based artist Mark Langley has been awarded a prestigious national award. Mark was thrilled to receive the prize for
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Police Launch Force-wide Rural Crime Team
A dedicated rural and wildlife crime team is now operating across Derbyshire to tackle issues that affect rural and farming
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Reassurance From Belper School After Teacher Convicted
Last month, Mark Fidler, Head of Music at Belper School was jailed for 22 months for having a sexual relationship
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The Incredible Project Sails @ Heage Windmill
Having found that two sails at Heage windmill needed to be replaced due to wood rot, the Trust made enquires
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County Council Makes Millions in Parking Fines
The county council has made millions of pounds by fining thousands of residents for a raft of parking transgressions. This
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Potential Change To Amber Valley Election Cycle
Elections in Amber Valley could now only take place once every four years – saving taxpayers thousands of pounds. At
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Vote For Belper As Best British High Street
At 6.30 this morning, Saturday 10th August 2019, the finalists for The Great British High Street were announced and voting
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What’s Happening With The East Mill?
Judgement day for plans to turn Belper’s historic mills into apartments could come at the end of the year, the
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Alton Manor Nursery’s Pride in Belper
Belper Alton Manor Nursery on Gregory’s Way has been full of pride by getting involved the communities first ever Pride
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Hundreds of Derbyshire Children Taken Into Care
Hundreds of children are in the county council’s care after suffering abuse and neglect from their families. The details were
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Free Summer Children’s Activities at Whistlestop Cafe, Matlock Bath
Make your summer wild! Drop in to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Whistlestop café on Thursdays in August and discover more about
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Scam Warning – Fake Government Grants and Loans
Action Fraud has received 63 reports about a scam in which scammers target people with offers of “low cost” loans
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The Proud of Belper
(Featured photo by Jim Bell. Click on thumbnails to enlarge.) Belper is the most amazing place. Many months ago, when
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Plans For a Belper Children’s Home
Plans have been submitted for a new children’s home in Belper. The application has been submitted by private firm Blue
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Disruption and Danger Due To Potential Dam Collapse at Whaley Bridge
36 miles north of Belper, in the High Peak, the 1830s dam of Toddbrook Reservoir is on the verge of
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“Bursting With Pride” – Are You Ready for Pride in Belper?
First off, what is Pride in Belper? It’s a brand new festival for Belper. It’s happening on Saturday 3rd August,
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Ecclesbourne School Expansion
Plans to build a large extension at a Derbyshire secondary school have been approved – at the second time of
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AVBC Trifecta: Climate Emergency, Amber Valley a Frack-Free Zone, & Badger Culling Ban
A raucous Amber Valley council meeting has seen the authority declare a climate emergency, make the borough a “frack-free zone”
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Hottest Day in Recorded History for Belper and Derbyshire
For the last 29 years, the record for the hottest temperature in Derbyshire has been 34.1 degrees. This reading was
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East Midlands Trains Warn Not To Travel Today
This morning East Midlands Trains were just telling those leaving for work to carry water, but as temperatures rose at
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Extinction Rebellion Storm County Council
Eco-activists from Extinction Rebellion dressed in swimsuits invaded Derbyshire County Council offices to call for “climate justice now”. Around a
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Local Plan Protects Green Belt … For Now
On Wednesday 17th July 2019, Amber Valley Borough Council held a special meeting with Green Belt protestors to update them
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Why Did Our MP Vote Against Same Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland?
The Northern Ireland government, known as Stormont, has been suspended since 2017, due to political deadlock. This brings its governance
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Fierce Heatwave Prompts Health Warnings
Today, Monday 22nd July, temperatures in Amber Valley soared to 27 degrees, and it’s just warming up. Public Health England
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Joint Belper Choirs Concert This Sunday – Free
Two local community choirs will be performing in a free concert this Sunday afternoon (21st July) at St Peter’s Church
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From Belper to Pawtucket, With Love
On Saturday 13th July, Belper held a Twinning Concert at St. Peter’s Church, in honour of our guests from Pawtucket.
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New Plan For Empty Historic Shop
A former beer shop in Belper could be turned into a sandwich and coffee shop. The new venture could move
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Woodland Threatened by Three Fires in One Night
On Sunday 14th July, there were three incidents involving fire in Belper woods. The incidents don’t appear to be connected.
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The Resigning of the Twinning Compact & 270th Anniversary of Belper Market
Continuing the Belper adventures of our Pawtucket twins from yesterday … Cromford Mills After a trip to look at the
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Pawtucket Tour of Belper
On Tuesday 9th July representatives started to arrive from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Belper and
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Well Dressing Ceremony Visited By USA Delegates
On Sunday July 14 the annual Well Dressing ceremony in Belper moved to the Memorial Gardens. The procession from St
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Black Rocks Conservation Work Complete
Black rocks, an outcrop of gritstone overlooking Cromford, was formed some 300 million years ago. It can be seen for
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On Friday 12th July, judges from East Midlands in Bloom came to Belper to view our blooming marvellous flower displays
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Local Nursery’s Wimbledon Fever
Alton Manor Nursery, Belper, has been celebrating Wimbledon. As part of giving the children and their families the best start
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Reminder: 25th Anniversary Twinning Concert
2019 is the 25th anniversary of Belper and Pawtucket being officially Twinned. It is also the 230th anniversary of Samuel
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Price of School Meals Frozen
The price of school meals in Derbyshire has been frozen by the county council, months after the authority slashed staff
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Siobhan Fennell, the Chair of Accessible Belper, who was recently awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
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15 Year Old Who Died in Ambergate Collision Named
The 15-year-old boy who died following a collision on the A6 at Ambergate has been named as Tomas Ball. Officers
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Where Can You Buy The New Belper in Wartime Book?
The new WW1 history book from Belper in Wartime experts now has a list of local retailers. The book has
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A Look at Belper’s Open Gardens 2019
We couldn’t get to all of the gardens on the Open Gardens trail this year, because we could only cover
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School Transport Failure of County Council
Derbyshire County Council has been forced to apologise after “failing” to consider the safety of a young girl’s route to
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Progress on New Sails for Heage Windmill
The windmill at Heage presently stands with only four sails visible instead of the normal six and there has been
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Double “Never Event” at Royal Derby Hospital
Two people were put at risk after Royal Derby staff forgot to take the guide wires out of tubes used
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Belper Food Festival 2019
Sunday sees the return of the summer Food Festival for the 12th year, organised by Belper Town Council, and involving
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SAVE NAILED: A Pitch & a Public Meeting
At 7:30pm on 11th July 2019, we are holding an open meeting at No. 28, The Market Place, to discuss
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The Milford and Makeney Brief
By Ashley Franklin This is a new occassional column for Nailed, focused on the news and community of Milford and
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White Peak Distillery Tempt Litter Pickers With Whisky
The White Peak Distillery, from Ambergate, have been running litter picks with the hashtag #WPDwhiskypick! The next one is on
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Cyber Alert: Increase in Compromised Facebook Accounts
Derbyshire Constabulary’s Cyber Protect Team have noticed an increase in the number of reports of Facebook account compromises within Derbyshire.
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Three Arrested For Jewellery Theft From Frearsons
Two men and one woman have been arrested following an incident at a jewellers in Belper. Police officers responded to
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Appeal for Dashcam Footage After Teenager Is Killed on Scooter
Detectives from the collision investigation unit are appealing for dashcam footage following a collision in which a teenager died. The
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The Railway to Reopen
There has been much chatter about the reopening of the The Railway Hotel on King Street, and there have recently
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Climate Emergency: Derbyshire at The Time is Now Rally
50 residents from across Derbyshire travelled to Westminster, on Wednesday 26th June 2019, to meet with MPs at one of
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Typhoon Aircraft Spark Speculation of Disasters
This morning, shortly before 10am, a very loud noise was heard across Derbyshire. This sparked speculation of an earthquake, which
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Mind the Three Peaks Raised Over £1000
Saturday saw a fundraiser organised by Node56 celebrating the achievement of Juels, Silard, Adie, Danielle and Tom, who took part
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Missing – Steven Haugh
Police are concerned for the safety of Steven Haugh, 40, who was last seen in Belper on Tuesday, June 18
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Vintage Car Museum Planned For Ambergate
Plans for a vintage car museum in a former Derbyshire wire factory have come forward. The proposals have been submitted
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Mind The Three Peaks After-Party
There is an event today, Saturday 22nd June, at The Drop Inn youth centre on Derwent Street, to celebrate the
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NHS Trust Refuses to Explain Lost £59million
A financial bungle has led to the trust which runs Derby and Burton’s hospitals missing out on £59 million in
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Tea Room Rebuild Confirmed
After nearly 40 years lying derelict, Belper’s historic Swiss tea rooms will be demolished and replaced. Members of Amber Valley
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Police Ask Residents to Be Alert About Possible Metal Thefts
Police are advising people in Amber Valley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Bolsover, High Peak and North East Derbyshire, to be alert
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Belper Journalist’s Novel Published Posthumously by Daughter
Once upon a time (1975) the Belper News was to be closed by owner Wilfred Edmunds Ltd. One of its
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Competing Building Plans for Old Thorntons Site
Competing plans have been submitted for the former Thorntons factory site in Belper. The site, in Derwent Street, sits opposite
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Belper School’s “Virtual Run” a Success
On Wednesday 12th June 2019, Belper School held an awards ceremony to celebrate a fundraising project which turned into so
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Appeal for Witnesses of Assault at Monk Bar
Officers investigating an assault in Belper, in which a 41-year-old man was injured, are appealing for information about the incident.
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Appeal: Search for Missing Man, Bruce Wilde
Officers are asking for help to find Bruce Wilde, 47, who was last seen yesterday at 1.50pm in Belper Bruce
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AVBC Aims to Introduce New Legislation For Dog Owners
Dog owners in Amber Valley are set to be the focus of a raft of new council offences – with
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Action Fraud Warning: Fake HMRC Calls
What you need to know Action Fraud has experienced an increase in the reporting of malicious calls and voicemails, to
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Appeal for Witnesses of Double Assault in May
On May 19th, at approximately 2am, two men were assaulted outside Hacketts by an as yet unidentified stranger. Two days
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Next Move on Belper Tea Rooms
Belper’s historic tea rooms, derelict for nearly four decades, are finally set to be demolished and replaced. After 38 years,
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Accessible Belper’s Siobhan Fennell in Queen’s Birthday Honours
On Sunday 8th June 2019, the Queen’s Birthday Honours list was released. Amongst the winners were 2 local women, Siobhan
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Mental Healthcare Review May Lead To More Cuts
A full review of ALL psychological therapies in Derbyshire is set to be launched. This comes months after the Local
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National Volunteers Week & the Toy Library
National Volunteers Week came to an end yesterday (1st-7th June 2019). It was the 35th year of the national event,
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Rare American Gull Spotted at Carr Vale
A Bonaparte’s Gull was recently spotted at the Carr Vale Nature reserve on the outskirts of Bolsover in Derbyshire. These
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‘Cygnet Health Care’ Seek to Distance Derby Facility From Panorama Abuse Hospital
The firm behind Panorama’s hospital abuse investigation has sought to reassure patients and their relatives at its Derby site. Cygnet
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Action Fraud Warning
Action Fraud is the national fraud reporting service. It is run by a private company on behalf of the National
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Derbyshire’s Failing Schools
More than 40 per cent of all secondary pupils in Derbyshire are in schools poorly rated by Ofsted. Figures released
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SEN Funding Crisis
Dozens of parents of kids with special educational needs rallied in Derbyshire to raise concerns over a funding “crisis” for
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Market Place Brawl
Just before 5pm on Monday 27th may 2019, police were called to reports of “disorder” on King Street, Belper. Upon
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Search For Missing Kilburn Woman
Police are appealing for help in finding Emma Clarke, who has been reported missing from her home in Kilburn. The
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Cost of Council Plan to Put Care Mothers on Contraceptives
Derbyshire County Council is set to pay £860,000 hiring a firm to run a controversial programme which requires troubled mothers
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Huge Waterpark Planned for Amber Valley Quarry Site
A colossal scheme to build a waterpark resort in a disused Derbyshire quarry have been met with both excitement and
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Belper Goes Green – Your Programme and Times.
Belper Goes Green starts tonight, Friday 31st May, at 7pm. Tonight’s music has the last act starting at 10pm, with
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Heage Windmill Gets Into TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame With 5th Excellence Award
We are delighted to learn from ‘Trip Advisor’ that for the fifth consecutive year as a result of the many
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Driver Warning: Be Aware of Deer
Deer have recently been spotted in several locations in Belper. Derbyshire Constabulary tells us that at this time of year,
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Pride in Belper Set to Celebrate Town’s People and Community
By Sarah Barley-McMullen Belper is great at celebrating things – we have the Arts Trail, Belper Goes Green, the Food
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Live Feed for EU Election Results
This is the live feed for updates, information, and results of the EU election. We will cover the East Midlands
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Thousands of Supporters Ready to Defend Green Belt as Local Plan is Scrapped
Last night, the Save the Green Belt Groups of Amber Valley gathered to protest once more to protect the Green
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UK-Wide Dementia Friendly Radio Launched By Locals
May 20th, the start of National Dementia Action Week, saw the launch of RADIO REMINISCE, a Derbyshire-based venture which is
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Heage Windmill to Run With Fewer Sails
Last year the Trust had a report from our millwright that two sails on Heage windmill, which were both over
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Safe Cycle Campaign: The ‘Pied Piper’ of the Derwent Valley
It was a sight to behold, Richard Thoday, Britain’s leading Penny Farthing cyclist, leading a line of green clad cyclists
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Derby County Fans – Ticket Resale Warning
Derby County fans are being warned not to buy re-sale tickets for the play-off final on Monday. With all the
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Changes to Sixes Buses
Trent Barton are changing the bus timetable for the Sixes buses and adding extra buses, in what they are calling
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EU Election: Comprehensive Candidate Guide
There are no comprehensive guides to EU election candidates in the East Midlands for 2019 … until now. This information
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If You Go Down To The Woollen Woods…
… you’ll certainly be enchanted by the magical walk along the path from Mill Lane where the trees will be
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Belper Declares Climate Emergency And Protests County To Follow Their Lead
On Tuesday 14th May, Belper Town Council declared a Climate Emergency. Jyoti Wilkinson, Deputy Leader of Belper Town Council said,
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Derbyshire County Council Fails to Declare Climate Emergency
A motion calling on Derbyshire County Council to formally declare a climate change emergency and to set a target to
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New Council; New Mayor
Statement from Belper Town Council, which is now 96% Labour, with one former Labour Independent: Following Labour’s recent victory and
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Green Belt Meeting: Incoming Council Aim to Scrap Local Plan
Change of Administation at Amber Valley Borough Council On Wednesday 22nd May, the first full council meeting since the local
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Plans to Build on Heage Green Belt Continue Before Approval of Local Plan
Plans are being fleshed out for scores of homes and business space in Heage – ahead of the land’s potential
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Belper Gets Green
The 2019 green festival promises to be the biggest and most environmentally conscious yet. Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and
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AVBC Renting Out Space in Council Headquarters
A Derbyshire council has put an entire floor of its headquarters up for rent to help cover its budget gap.
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Nigel Mills Joins Fight To Save Green Belt
The Conservative MP for Amber Valley has joined the fight against the deletion of Amber Valley’s Green Belt with a
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Brownfield Building For Duffield: Luxury Homes
Plans to build 15 striking modern homes have been put forward for land on the outskirts of Duffield. The proposals,
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Ecclesbourne School Trying To Get Expansion Approved Again
Ecclesbourne School is trying again to push through “critical” expansion plans for its sixth form block – eight months after
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Massive Cost of County Council Fighting SEND Parents
Hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money has been spent fighting Derbyshire parents’ attempts to get school support for
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Parish Election Results for DE56
Belper has changed. We have a very new council. Labour have won a landslide victory in the Belper Town Council,
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Labour Take Control of Amber Valley Council
DE56 has mostly moved to the left, whilst the rest of Amber Valley has mostly stayed Conservative. Outside of Nailed’s
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Belper Arts Festival Sponsors Mobiloo
Belper Arts Festival, in partnership with Accessible Belper, is sponsoring the installation of the Mobiloo on the Coppice Car Park
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Belper Arts Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
Over 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
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Reminder: Green Belt & Local Plan Response Deadline – Thursday 2nd
The Local Plan, which details land allocated for building development, is still open to public consultation until 4:30pm on Thursday
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