Printable Posters Against Buffer Zone Building
Print-at-home copies of the big house placards have been requested for displaying in windows. Included below is the leaflet in
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Author: Clare Washbrook
Save Belper Lane – A Fight For Belper’s Identity
For the past 4 years, Save Belper Lane have been fighting against the proposed development of green fields within Belper’s
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World Heritage Status Put At Risk As Belper Lane Building Approved
Belper’s World Heritage Status has been endangered by the decision of the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick, to allow building
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Duffield New Year Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty
Rhys Hancock appeared at Derby Crown Court on Monday 6th July via videolink from HMP Nottingham, where he pleaded guilty
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Fighting Racism In Belper (parental advisory for language)
Editor’s note: This is the first article in Nailed’s 4 years which contains swearing and offensive language, but after some
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Anti-Racism Protest Today
In response to the current upsurge of racism, and international calls to address overt and covert domestic racism by Black
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Coming Up For Air – Episode 2
“Coming Up For Air” is an online fortnightly showcase for some of the talent and inspirational community projects that are
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Coming Up For Air – Celebrating Belper
“Coming Up For Air” is an online fortnightly showcase for some of the talent and inspirational community projects that are
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VE Day in Lockdown – Itinerary
Contrary to headlines in the most appalling newspapers, lockdown continues, in full. Belper was supposed to have a full day
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Belper Fringe in Lockdown
Lockdown has seen Belper lose its vibrant culture and festivals this summer, but Belper Fringe has arranged a program of
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Family: A Postcard From Adelaide
This is a piece by guest writer Nell Holland, a “Belper Girl” in Australia. Many years ago, I was my
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Message From The Editor
The fragility of an unfunded independent press is illustrated by the lockdown. Nailed is entirely volunteer-run, and minimally funded by
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Lockdown Update: Do Not Go Out For The Warm Weekend
Professor Neil Fergusson, an infectious disease modeller at Imperial College London and member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for
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How The Enforced Lockdown Will Work
We now move from a light lockdown, to an enforced lockdown. Everyone is required to comply with the rules which
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Boris Johnson’s Letter To The Nation
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to every household in the UK to address every family and individual, and outline
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Pubs Must Remain Shut & Cannot Sell Takeaway Booze
Although pubs were initially allowed to sell alcohol as a takeaway item after being ordered to close, this is no
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Three Week Lockdown
At 8.30pm last night Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave his nightly statement of changes from Downing Street in regards to
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Mass Closure of Public Entertainment in Today’s Changes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all bars, pubs, clubs, cinemas and leisure facilities in the UK will close,
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Schools Closed For Coronavirus
Schools across the entire UK have been ordered by the government to shut until further notice, as part of the
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People’s Actions Become Policy in Government Change of Course
Last night (Monday 16th March) the government’s plan to tackle the Coronavirus (Covid-19) took a severe turn away from the
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Live Feed on Cancelled Events and Closed Places
Many events have to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We expect closures to increase from Monday, and to
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What To Do If You Get Symptoms
Measures against Covid-19 are changing as the national situation changes. There are currently 1140 confirmed cases. As tests are now
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Covid-19 Advice Which is Really Lies
There is a lot of misinformation being shared on social media. Misinformation is things which are not true, which are
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ESSENTIAL BREAKING NEWS: Law Change & Election – Covid-19
Local Election The local election in May has been cancelled due to Covid-19. The election will take place at a
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“Time For Me” Women’s Workshop
‘Time For Me’ is a workshop for mature women. We are inviting mature women to a supportive workshop where we
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Stop Panic Buying!
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused all kinds of irrational behaviour, from aggressively trying to sell lies about it not being
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All Clear For Coronavirus
The family in Belper who were being tested for coronavirus have received the results of their tests for Covid-19 and
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Coronavirus Tests: A Statement From The Man in Self-Isolation
Following our report, on Friday, of a family in Belper who have self-isolated after exposure to a confirmed case of
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Belper Family Being Tested After Coronavirus Exposure
A family from Far Laund in Belper are in self isolation, after one family member came into contact with the
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People are rationally concerned about coronavirus, which has taken the lives of 2800 worldwide and spread across the globe from
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Peacetime in Belper Celebration For VE Day
This year is doubly unusual because not only is it a leap year but the May Day bank holiday has
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Heage’s Darren Claxton to Support Lawrence Fox in Nottingham
Local musician, singer and songwriter Darren Claxton from Heage has been selected to play as support artist to Lawrence Fox
Read moreGet Involved With The Repair Cafe
The Repair Cafe is an initiative to mend the things we already own, instead of binning them and contributing to
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Electrical Problems Last Night
Shortly after 8pm last night (24th Jan) Belper, Milford and Duffield experienced two brief power cuts. The cuts to power
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We Are The Best High Street In England!
Today Laura Armstrong, Hilary Surga, Rebekah Wright and Lindsey Myers sped off by train to the Intercontinental Hotel in Edinburgh
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First Monthly Market of 2020
The Monthly Market on the Market Place returns for the first time this year, on Saturday 11th January, in its
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Double Murder in Duffield on New Year’s Day
In the early hours of the first day of 2020 a couple have been murdered in their home in Duffield.
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Christmas Eve Outdoor Service and Carols
The annual Christmas Eve carolling will be happening again this year. At 7:45pm on Tuesday 24th December, Mayor Simon Mallett
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Announcing … Belper Fringe
We are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
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Editor’s Message: We Need To Talk About Intellectual Property
Intellectual property means that when someone creates something it is their property, it belongs to them. This can be art,
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Grants Available For Flood Victims
Central Government have promised homes and businesses “seriously affected” by the recent floods grants of up to £5000. The government
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General Election Results -Live Updates
Nailed will be with you throughout the night. We will focus on Derbyshire results and the national result. 10: 20pmThe
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Election: “If Not Now, Then When?”
Party Political – General Election Press Release Written By Green Party (is fact checked and passes) Have you ever wondered
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Election: Fact Check & Analysis: Felix Dodds
All the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
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Election: Leaflet Fact Check & Analysis: Emma Monkman
All the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
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Election: Leaflet Fact Check & Analysis: Sue MacFarlane
All the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
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Winter Food Festival
With only days to go before the General Election, we didn’t have time to get a writer down to Winter
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Election: Leaflet Fact Check & Analysis: Pauline Latham
All the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? First we are
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Nailed’s Hustings For 2019 General Election
Subscribe to Nailed to help us keep going. Subscribe : £1.00 GBP – weeklySubscribe : £4.00 GBP – monthlyDonate :
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Christmas Lights Switch On 2019
Belper Friday 29th November will see the official switching on of Belper’s Christmas Lights. King Street is bound to be
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Public Consultation On New Neighbourhood Plan
It’s been 3 years since the Neighbourhood Plan was written. The Neighbourhood Plan, created by Belper people to assess the
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A Sad State of Affairs
Problem Following an investigation which has run for over a month, we are unhappy to report that there seem to
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Joe Jammer Cancelled – The Band Plays On
Joe Jammer was due perform on Friday 15th November at the George and Dragon, starting at 8:30pm This appearance has
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New Flood Alerts, Advice and Contacts
Today we face an increase in flood alerts and warnings, following another 24 hours of heavy rain. But only light
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Review: Ross – A Scottish Play
I’ve been spoilt by the recent shows of the Belper Players. Ross isn’t as good as one might expect after
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Call To Auction: Fundraising For Sacrifice
An auction has been organised, to take place at No. 28 on Sunday 15th December. The auction will be run
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2nd Saturday Flood Update
All flood warning alerts along the Derwent have been reduced to Amber 1, with the exception of Derby, which remains
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Saturday Morning Flood Update
Travel: Train – all trains are cancelled this morning Road – the A6 is still marked as closed in both
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Friday Flood Summary
It’s been a hell of a day. The flood has done the worst to some and brought out the best
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The Success of The Parks Halloween Show
On 31st October, George Lowe’s Parks Halloween Show set up for its 4th year, this time with the difference of
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Adrian Farmer to be Master of the University
This month the University of Derby is awarding a series of honorary degrees to recognise individuals of great dedication and
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The Parks Estate Halloween Show
The Parks Estate Halloween Show is back for its 4th year. How the Halloween show came to be … There
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Spencer Grove Prepares For Remembrance Day
On Monday morning the residents of Spencer Grove care home celebrated their creation of a netted display of remembrance poppiesm
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Charted Territory – Historical Local Maps
Friday night saw the preview of Charted Territory: A Colourful History of the Derwent Valley, a new exhibition of historical
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Local and Regional “In Bloom” Awards
At the last session of Belper Town Council, there was a presentation of awards for East Midlands in Bloom and
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Ashley Franklin Wins Gold Award!
Last year local photographer Ashley Franklin came second in Landscape Photographer of the Year, at the Society of Professional Imagemakers
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Have You Tried BangIn Belper?
Andrew invited us to come down and learn about BangIn Belper, which has been a bit misunderstood since it opened
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Halloween Events @ The Hurt Arms, Ambergate
The Hurt Arms in Ambergate are offering two events for Halloween. On the 30th they invite you to brave watching
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Landslide Win For Ben Bellamy As Beard of Autumn
Belper Town and Amber Valley Borough councillor Ben Bellamy has won the Beard of Autumn award by a landslide. This
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The Climate Strike and Youth Voices
Some Nailed coverage has been delayed due to shortstaffing and illness. Bullying We have had a small but vocally persistent
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What’s Best For Feeding Ducks?
A photo of a sign instructing people to stop starving ducks and feed them bread is currently doing the rounds
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Opinion: When The Loonies Came To Town Pt.2
Some Nailed coverage has been delayed due to short staffing and illness. Are the Monster Raving Loony Party really as
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Climate Protest @ 11am today
11am for the 11th hour! There will be a protest today at Derbyshire County Council offices in Matlock. The protest
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Official Launch of Emma Parkins’ The Badgers’ Sett
Nailed is behind on delivering some news due to short staffing and illness. We apologise for the delay. On 17th
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Fundraisers For Nailed
As you may have seen on our Facebook page, two different fundraisers have been arranged to support Nailed’s crowdfunder, which
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Casting Call: Actresses Sought For Florence Nightingale Play
Kissing Miss Nightingale’s Shadow is a new play to commemorate the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, on 12th May 2020.
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Belper Councillor Topping Votes in “Beard of Autumn”
Last month Belper Town Councillor and Deputy Leader of Amber Valley Borough Council, Ben Bellamy, was named “Beard of
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New Concert For Launch Of Sergei’s Double CD
Not many towns have their own classically trained concert pianist. Belper does. His name is Sergei Podobedov. Sergei first came
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Have You Seen Raccoon Dogs?
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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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Belper Town Council Addressing Pollution & Parking @ Schools
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8 Month Reprieve for Derbyshire Badgers
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FeelGood Fleet Fridays Winter Calendar
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Judgement Day: Great British High Street
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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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Derbyshire NHS Trust – Open Meeting Date
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust has announced its annual members’ meeting. This meeting is open to everyone. Any
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Badger Cull Announcement Delayed
Yesterday, 23rd August 2019, the government was due to announce which areas were chosen as locations where badgers would be
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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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Mr. Arkwright Art Installation @ Cromford Mill
Cromford Mills is currently hosting an art installation called Mr. Arkwright. Cromford Mills is part of the Derwent Valley Mills
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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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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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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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100th Anniversary of the Peace Celebration After WW1
100 years ago, on 19th July 1919, Belper celebrated the end of “The Great War” (WW1) with a service in
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Police & Crime Commissioner Responds to Prime Minister’s Police Pledge
Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa recently welcomed 20 new police officers to Derbyshire Constabulary, following the completion of
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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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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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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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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
Read moreEast Midlands in Bloom’s Judging Visit
On Friday 12th July, judges from East Midlands in Bloom came to Belper to view our blooming marvellous flower displays
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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
Read moreBritish Citizen Award For Siobhan Fennell
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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Mixed Reactions to Summer Food Festival
This year’s Summer Food Festival can’t really be declared a success, as there was quite a lot of criticism and
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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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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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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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The Day They Died: With Walter Pepper’s Letter
Today, 1st July, is the day, 103 years ago that The Fourteen died. On 1st July 1916, Belper lost more
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Sacrifice is Unveiled
Today saw the public unveiling of the Sacrifice sculpture in the Memorial Gardens. Sacrifice bears the face of Jim Green,
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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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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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Belper Open Gardens This Weekend
On Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June, Belper will open its gardens to be enjoyed by the public. Belper Open
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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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Belper Gets Its Own Book Cafe
On Saturday, Belper saw the Grade II listed Orangery building reopen, having been transformed by owners Lisa and Cameron Cook
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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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Ambergate Carnival
Ambergate Carnival is coming in July. This annual event is taking place on 13th July this year. There are three
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Knit for Pride in Belper – Bunting Pattern
Anne Clark, the creator and organiser of Belper Woollen Woods, is organising the knitters of Belper to make bunting for
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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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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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URGENT: Food Bank Donations Needed
Belper Food Bank has completely run dry of certain products and needs the help of kind Belper people to help
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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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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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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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FAB “Fine Art Belper” Pop Up Gallery TODAY
FAB Fine Art Belper is a monthly pop up gallery organised by artist, Sara Brighty, which, on every second Saturday
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Belper Goes Green in Pictures
Thousands gathered over the weekend for the Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts Festival at the Rugby Club. The
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THE Song of Belper Goes Green
The ethos of Belper Goes Green was encapsulated in one song on Saturday. The last performance of the day on
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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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National Volunteers Week
June 1st to June 7th is National Volunteers’ Week. This is the 35th year of the event which recognises 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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Huge Array of Entertainment and Learning at Belper Goes Green Festival
Music This year Belper Goes Green has three stages, all centred in marquees, so this year any blips in the
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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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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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EU Election: Brexit Lies
No other topic in the history of mankind has created quite so many lies as Brexit, with the possible exceptions
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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: How Does It Work?
The Whole EU Election There are 751 seats on the European Parliament. All 751 seats are democratically elected through 3
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AVBC Local Plan Protest: Reminder – Tomorrow
We are reminding residents that there is a protest planned outside Amber Valley Borough Council HQ in Ripley Market Place
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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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Review: Romeo and Juliet
We all know that Romeo and Juliet were young teenagers. Have you ever seen the play performed by actors who
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EU Election: Candidates and Parties
As Westminster politicians continue to battle over Brexit, with an October deadline, we are still part of the EU, and
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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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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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