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Author: Claire Meese

CULTURE 

Belper Short Play Festival Returns

31st July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Belper, Belperamble, Drama, RUMOURS, Short Play Festival, Submissions, Theatre, Writing

After an absence of four years, the Belper Short Play Festival will return in 2019. Short Play Co-Ordinator Sue Reaney

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LIFESTYLE WHAT'S ON 

Discover Derbyshire This Summer Holiday

29th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Activities, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Skills Festival, Derwent Valley, Holidays, libraries, mischief makers, Summer

There’s plenty of activities happening in Derbyshire throughout the summer and Derbyshire County Council has picked out several to ease

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LIFESTYLE 

Proud Residents At Belper Care Home Take Part In 180-Year-Old Tradition

25th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Derbyshire, Residents, River Gardens, Spencer Grove, Well Dressing, wells

Local care home residents have been getting creative as part of the annual Belper Well Dressing tradition. Last week Belper

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NEWS POLITICS 

Further Cuts For Derbyshire Schools And Catering Staff

25th July 201815th October 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments county council, cuts, Derbyshire County Council, jobs, Local Democracy Reporting Service, school, staff, teachers

More than 50 teachers and school employees are losing their jobs and catering staff are to get a pay cut

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Police Offer Advice To Y Not Festivalgoers

25th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Constabulary, Festival, police, Safety, security, Y Not

As thousands of festivalgoers make their way to Pikehall for Y Not Festival 2018  the Derbyshire Constabulary has offered a

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

An Ode To Bullsmoor: The Bullsmoor Song Project

21st July 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment album, Bullsmoor, Bullsmoor Song Project, heritage, Music, Planning, Protect Belper, stories, The Bullsmoor Song Project

On midsummer evening I took a walk over Bullsmoor and it struck me again, as I looked down on the

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

DerwentWISE Celebrates 5 years With Superhero Picnic

20th July 201820th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Community, Darley Parks, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, DerwentWISE, Heritage Lottery Fund, Lower Derwent Valley Landscape Partnership, superhero picnic

On Thursday August 2 DerwentWISE will be celebrating at Darley Parks with a superhero picnic. The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Cuts To Hit “Costly” Mental Health Services Across Derbyshire

20th July 201820th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments cuts, Derbyshire, Hardwick Clinical Commissioning Group, mental health conditions, NHS

Patients with mental health conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and other “severe and complex” disorders, face their

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OPINION 

Opinion: “AVBC Will Take The Lead, Will Own The Building And Will Make Final Decisions”

19th July 201819th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments AVBC, BCE, Belper Community Enterprise, Belper River Gardens, Buy A Brick, Donations, Swiss Tearooms

Following the feasibility study and the decisions made by Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) in March, Amber Valley Borough Council

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Summer Crossfit Sessions Set For Youngsters In Belper

17th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Crossfit, Safer Neighbourhood, Summer Holidays, Young People

A set of Crossfit taster sessions are set to take place in Belper during the school summer holidays for local

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NEWS POLITICS 

Outrage Over St John’s Primary School Extension

9th July 201811th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments approval, Extension, Outrage, Primary School, Residents, St John’s, traffic

Outraged residents were nearly booted out of a fiery debate over plans to extend a Belper primary school. Around a

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OPINION 

Opinion: “Two Years Or More Of Total Wonder”

6th July 201816th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, closure, culture, Dave Cullerton, KGB, Kunst Gallery

Not everything comes in neat, tidy packages delivered to your door. Sometimes though, when you can be bothered to peel

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Residents Meeting In Duffield To Discuss Area Policing

4th July 20184th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Rural and Holloway Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team, Derbyshire Police, Duffield, Home, police, Policing, Residents

Residents in Duffield, Idridgehay, Holloway, Alderwasley, Blackbrook, Cowers Lane and Hazelwood have the chance to select policing priorities for their

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NEWS 

Police Ask For Help After Family Heirlooms Stolen From Kilburn Home

4th July 20184th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire Police, Family Heirlooms, Home, Incident, Kilburn, police, Stolen, Witnesses

Derbyshire Constabulary need help to find a large amount of unique jewellery that has been stolen from a house in

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NEWS 

School Extension At St John’s Primary Set For Approval

2nd July 20182nd July 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Derbyshire County Council, Eddie Bisknell, Extension, Local Democracy Reporter, Planning, plans, Primary, Schools, St John’s Primary

A four-classroom school extension at a Belper primary is set to get the go ahead and will create space for

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NEWS 

Belper Care Homes To Serve Up Summer Time Treats At Wimbledon Open Day

28th June 201828th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Care Home, Milford, Milford Care, Milford House, Spencer Grove, Summer, Wimbledon Open Day

As tennis fever hits next week, both Milford House and Spencer Grove Care Homes in Milford and Belper will be

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FEATURED NEWS 

School Meal Prices To Increase Over Derbyshire

28th June 20182nd July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire County Council, Eddie Bisknell, increase, Local Democracy Reporter, nursery, Primary, proposal, school meals, Schools

Derbyshire County Council has revealed plans to increase the cost of school meals for the first time in three years.

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HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Give Outdoor Sports A Go This Summer

27th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Activities, Allestree Golf Course, Derby, Footgolf, Markeaton Park, outdoor sport, Running Track, Sports, Summer, Tennis

It’s that time of year again when everyone wants to be out making the most of the sunny weather, and

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Broadway Star To Open Next Year’s Belper Arts Festival

27th June 201827th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2019, Arts, Belper, Belper Arts Festival, Broadway, Concert, George Gunby, Jeanna De Waal, Music, St. Peter's Church, Star

It may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Urge People To Take Care After Increase In Out Of Control Fires

27th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Accidental Fires, Barbeque, BBQ, bonfires, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, Fire Safety, heatwave, Safety Advice, Summer

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is appealing to members of the public to take extra care when having garden/rubbish fires

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NEWS 

Police Appeal For Witnesses After Belper Pub Assault

27th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Assault, Derbyshire Police, Greyhound Inn, Incident, police, Whitemoor Lane, Witnesses

Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for information about an assault which happened in the Greyhound Inn pub, in Whitemoor Lane, leaving

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NEWS 

Fate of Babington Hospital Sealed

21st June 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments Babington, CCG, Derbyshire Save Our NHS, Derwent Street, Eddie Bisknell, healthcare, historic, Hospital, NHS, Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

The fate of a historic Derbyshire hospital will be officially sealed this week, with a decision set to be made

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NEWS 

Backlog Of Repairs For County Council’s HQ Is “Extensive”

20th June 201820th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Council, County Hall, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Eddie Bisknell, historic, improvements, Politics, repairs

The backlog of repairs required at the county council’s historic headquarters is thought to be “extensive” but the authority cannot

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OPINION 

Opinion: “Our libraries Are A Key Public Service And Should Be Kept Under Local Authority Control”

20th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Amber Valley Borough Counci, AVBC, Belper East Ward, Cllr Fay Atkinson, Labour, libraries, Playgrounds, Street Angels, Surgery

Labour Cllr Fay Atkinson, Belper East Ward, speaks to Nailed about some of the local issues she has encountered since

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NEWS 

Council Pays Out Thousands In Pothole Compensation

12th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments compensation, Derbyshire County Council, pay out, pot hole, potholes, roads

Damage caused by potholes and flawed roads has seen the county council pay out more than £600,000 in compensation in

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NEWS 

Local Schools Asked To Pay For Lollipop Ladies

12th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, lollipop, patrols, school, School Travel Plan

Schools in Derbyshire are being asked to pay £4,000 a year to provide lollipop patrols. Derbyshire County Council has written

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NEWS 

American Cars Return To Heage Windmill

8th June 20188th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments American cars, cars, Event, Heage, Heage Windmill, History, season, Tourism, vintage

After a successful event last month, the Heage Windmill will once again be welcoming a group of American cars, trucks

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FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY OPINION 

Opinion: “Salvation for the Belper Mills?”

7th June 20187th June 2018 Claire Meese 6 Comments Architecture, Belper Mills, heritage, History, Hugh Pearman, world heritage site

To judge by the chatter around the plans announced by FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), for Belper’s North and East

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Sell Out Play ‘DiVA’ Returns To Town

1st June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Arts, DiVA, Drama, Fliss Goldsmith, George Gunby, Play

DiVA, a play by George Gunby, is back in Belper, one year after its last sell out performance. The director,

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NEWS 

Belper Goes Green Leads Way With Improved Access For All

31st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments access, Accessible Belper, Belper Goes Green, Great British High Street, Mobiloo, toilets

In a Belper first, groups in the Derbyshire town have worked together to ensure that all residents and visitors can

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NEWS 

Neighbourhood Plan Launches Local Photography Competition

30th May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Competition, landscapes, Neighbourhood Plan, NP4B, photography

Work is now progressing towards publication of the Neighbourhood Plan for Belper Civil Parish (NP4B) draft document, but the group

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LIFESTYLE 

Warning Issued By Derbyshire Forensic Psychologist Over Online Dating Risks

30th May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, forensic psychologist, Online dating, Ruth Tully, Swipe Right For Murder, tinder, Tips

A forensic psychologist from Derbyshire, who has recently appeared as an expert TV commentator on new documentary, Swipe Right For

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NEWS 

Work Begins On Belper’s New Care Centre And Library

21st May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment building, Care Centre, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Derwent Street, Library, Robertson

Work to build a replacement care centre and library in Belper gets underway this week. Contractors Robertson, one of the largest

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OPINION 

Opinion: Pauline Latham “Belper Deserves To Attract Further Tourism”

21st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper In Wartime, Belper Mills, Heritage Lottery Fund, Mid-Derbyshire., Pauline Latham, Politics, world heritage site

I was fascinated to read on this website of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s support for the wonderful Belper Arts Festival

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NEWS 

A New Hope For Closed Belper Pub

18th May 2018 Claire Meese 3 Comments Belper Lane, Community, Pub, The Bull's Head, Volunteer

The Bull’s Head pub, on Belper Lane end, has now been purchased by Town Councillor and Slenderella owner Gary Spendlove with

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FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Woollen Woods To Go ‘In Bloom’

18th May 201818th May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Anne Clark, Belper In Bloom, Belper Woollen Woods, Community, Flowers, knitting, RHS Britain in Bloom, Woollen Woods

Once again this year Belper will enter the RHS Britain in Bloom competition. This year as part of the town

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NEWS 

‘Divisive’ Health Plans Could Spell End For Babington Services

17th May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Babington Hospital, Consultation, DCC, Department of Health, Derbyshire County Council, health services, scrutiny committee, Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

People in Belper are divided over plans to move health services from the historic Babington Hospital site  to a new

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FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

New Belper Initiative Aims To Tackle Food Waste

14th May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper Town Council, Councillor Tim Sutton, Donations, FareShare, Food, food waste, redistribute, sharing not wasting, snw

‘sharing not wasting’ is a new Belper initiative which aims to redistribute food that would otherwise be wasted to people

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NEWS 

Motorcyclist Killed In Belper Collision

13th May 201813th May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Accident, Belper, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Constabulary, Home, motorcyclist, Ripley Road, Witnesses

A 30-year-old man has died after his motorbike collided with a car between Belper and Ripley. The incident, involving a

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NEWS 

Consultation On Future Of Derbyshire’s Libraries Goes Live

13th May 201814th May 2018 Claire Meese 3 Comments Consultation, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Future, libraries, library consultation, live, Plan

Derbyshire County Council is encouraging residents to have their say on controversial new plans on the future of the library

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NEWS 

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service Issue Safety Reminder Ahead Of Warm Bank Holiday Weekend

4th May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, Bank Holiday Weekend, camping, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, DFRS, fire, Safety, Weather

With warm sunny weather forecast for the upcoming bank holiday weekend and many people planning to take advantage of this

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Fleet Arts Secures Vital Funding

2nd May 20183rd May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Arts, Derbyshire County Council, Fleet Arts, Funding, Grant, Turn it Up

Fleet Arts “delighted” at the news of securing support towards their general running costs from Derbyshire County Council for this

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NEWS 

Care Fees Hike After System Called ‘Flawed’, ‘Inefficient’ And ‘Ineffective’

2nd May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment adult care, Care Fees, care home, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, fees, Funding

Many Derbyshire care homes are struggling because they are not paid realistic rates by the county council, an industry body

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NEWS 

Further Scrutiny On County Library Plans

2nd May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Consultation, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Future, libraries, library consultation, Plan, scrutiny hearing

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have called in a consultation on the future of Derbyshire’s libraries for closer scrutiny –

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NEWS POLITICS 

Last Chance To Get The Low-down On Party Pledges

2nd May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Conservative Party, Green Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, local elections, pledges, Polls, Voting

It is the last night before the Amber Valley Borough Council elections, with leafleters out in force and candidates patrolling

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FEATURED NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival 2018 Arrives In Style

1st May 20181st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2018, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Beth’s Poetry Trail, culture, Margaret Keys, Music, Pirate Captain Dan, The Arts Trail

The first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Society Joins The Trail To Highlight Heritage

1st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 60th anniversary, Adrian Farmer, Arts Trail, Belper, Belper Historical Society, Exhibition, heritage, Mary Smedley

As part of the on-going 60th anniversary celebrations for Belper Historical Society, an exhibition with talks on Belper and its

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BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Transition Café At No 28 On Saturday

25th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments April, Community Hall, Environment, My Happy Space, No 28, Tetra pack, Transition Belper, Transition Café

Transition Belper’s café will be on Saturday 28th of April at No 28 Community Hall, 28 Market Place, Belper from  10.00am

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

2019 Will See ‘Voices Of The Valley’ Ring Through Town

24th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2019, Arts Festival, Belper Arts Festival, choir, VOICES OF THE VALLEY

Even before the first note has been sung and the final curtain has descended on Belper Arts Festival 2018, the

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NEWS 

Belper Arts Festival Awarded National Lottery Grant

19th April 201819th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Centenary, First World War, Heritage Lottery Fund, National Lottery

National Lottery support has been provided for Belper Arts Festival to mark First World War Centenary. Today Belper Arts Festival

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LIFESTYLE NEWS 

91-Year-Old ‘Graduate’ Celebrates Success At Local Care Home

19th April 201819th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Kathryn White, Milford, Milford House, pancake, Shrovetide

Staff and residents at Milford House care home in Belper have thrown a ‘graduation’ party to celebrate one of their

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Plenty For All At Sixth Belper Arts Festival

19th April 201820th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2018, Belper Arts Festival, Belper Open Houses, Drama, Nell Gwynn, Shine!, Sixth, Woollen Woods

The sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5 May and runs until 2 June. In between the opening concert featuring

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Asking Nature Lovers To ‘Act Swiftly’

19th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments campaign, consultations, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, National Planning Policy Framework, public, swift, Wildlife

Nature-friendly farmers, planners, local authorities, wildlife experts and people who care about nature are being urged to seize a unique

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NEWS 

Elections Near For Local Council On Knife-Edge

18th April 201819th April 2018 Claire Meese 3 Comments Conservative Party, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Elections, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Local, local government

Onlookers from across the UK will be watching the Amber Valley Borough Council elections with eager anticipation next month. The

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Nell Gwynn Takes Centre Stage At Belper Arts Festival

16th April 201816th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Belper Arts Festival, Captive Audience Theatre, culture, Drama, Nell Gwynn, Play

Audiences set to be​ ‘enchanted’ as Nell Gwynn comes to Belper. For a limited run Captive Audience Theatre Company will

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ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Opinion: “Don’t Let Bullsmoor Disappear”

13th April 201813th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Blog, Bullsmoor, Development, Local History, Planning, Protect Belper, Sarah Hinds

In the last few days Bullsmoor has disappeared into the fog. The same days that the public enquiry has been

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OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: “Never Allow Politicians To Play With Scissors, Matches Or Statistics.”

12th April 201812th April 2018 Claire Meese 4 Comments Belper, Brexit, Derbyshire, European Union, Interview, John Porter, Leave, Politics

Reading Pauline Latham’s answers to the Nailed Brexit questionnaire reminds me of that old saying, “never allow politicians to play

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NEWS 

Decision On Fate Of Babington Hospital Expected ‘In June’

12th April 201812th April 2018 Claire Meese 5 Comments Babington Community Hospital, Belper, CCG, cuts, DCHSFT, Derbyshire County Council, Health, NHS

Health leaders are considering people’s views about plans to move health services from Babington Hospital to a new, purpose-built facility

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NEWS 

Knife Brandished During Aggravated Kilburn Burglary

12th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Aggravated, Appeal, Brandished, Burglars, Burglary, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Constabulary, Home, Kilburn, Knife, Witnesses

Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing to the public for help in identifying the culprit of a cowardly attack on an elderly

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WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival: Recorder Workshop

10th April 20185th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Belper Arts Festival, Belper Recorders Group, culture, Instrument, learn, recorder, workshop

Whether princess or pauper, republican or royalist, you may have noticed a royal wedding is imminent. We invite you to

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Derbyshire Open Art Competition Welcomes New Entries

10th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Competition, Creative, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Open Art, Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition

Artists are urged to get creative about Derbyshire’s life, landscapes and people in the annual Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition. The

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LIFESTYLE NEWS 

Diamond Couple Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary At Belper Care Home

7th April 20187th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 60th Wedding Anniversary, Anniversary, Belpe Care Home, Chris, Ethel, Hayward, Milford House, Wedding

Ethel (82) and Chris (81) Hayward celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary at Milford House Care Home on Thursday 5 April.

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WHAT'S ON 

Belper Farmers Market – April 14th

7th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments April, Belper, Belper Farmers Market, Drink, february, Food, Local Produce, Market Place

This months farmers’ market is held on Saturday April 14 from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second

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OPINION 

Opinion: “For The Sake Of Democracy We Need To Ensure That No Vote Is Bought”

6th April 20186th April 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments Brexit, Cambridge Analytica, democracy, EU, European Movement Derbyshire, European Union, Leave, One year to go, Remain, Simon Ferrigno, Vote

We are a year away from formally leaving the European Union, entering an indefinite period of limbo in which we

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FEATURED POLITICS 

Pauline Latham MP Brexit Interview: “Brexit Means There Will Be More Money Available To Spend On The NHS And Schools”

5th April 20185th April 2018 Claire Meese 9 Comments Belper, Brexit, Derbyshire, European Union, Interview, Leave, MP Pauline Latham, Politics

MP for Mid-Derbyshire gives her views on Brexit, Derbyshire and future of the country after Brexit Day. With just under

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NEWS 

Call For Witnesses After Burglars Break Into Belper Home

5th April 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper, break, Burglars, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Constabulary, Home

A woman and her son were at home in Belper when two men broke into the house. At around 10pm

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HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Belper Tea Room Site To Be New McDonalds

1st April 20181st April 2018 Claire Meese 9 Comments April Fools, Belper, McDonalds, New, Site, Tea Room

A new McDonalds will be opening in Belper River Gardens on the site of the old Swiss Tearooms. The news

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

New Face At Local Debt Counselling Centre

30th March 201830th March 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment advice, CAP, debt counselling, Jenny Lesley, Money, Tips

Charity Christians Against Poverty has announced there will be a new face at Belper’s debt counselling centre. Jenny Lesley from

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FEATURED NEWS 

Future Of Libraries Uncertain As Fresh Cuts Hit Derbyshire

30th March 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper, closure, Community, Consultation, cuts, Derbyshire County Council, Duffield, Future, libraries, run, Savings

Job losses and reduced hours on the cards as County Council reveals plans to save £1.6 million on libraries. Plans to

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FEATURED NEWS 

Local Bus Services Cut In Effort To Save £1M

28th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Bus, Cut, DCC, Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, Eddie Bisknell, Local Democracy Reporter, Services, Transpeak, Transport

More than a dozen Derbyshire bus routes are to have journeys cut back after the county council said it could

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LIFESTYLE NEWS 

‘Aliens’ Crash Land At Treetops Nursery

25th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Alton Manor, Belper Police, engineering, mathematics, Science, STEM, technology, Treetops Nursery

Treetops Nursery Alton Manor, Gregorys Way, created a week long ‘out of this world’ adventure for children, families and people

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Town Council Install Four New Defibrillators Throughout Belper

25th March 201825th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, British Heart Foundation, Community Heartbeat Trust, defibrillator, National Lottery, Training

Working with the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) the Town Council is trying to make a Community Defibrillator available within a

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Wye And Upper Derwent Group AGM And Crich Chase Meadows Talk

21st March 201821st March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments AGM, charity, Crich Chase Meadows, Crich Chase Meadows Talk, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Volunteer, Wildlife

A talk about Belper’s Crich Chase Meadows and Wye and Upper Derwent Group AGM will be held on Monday April

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LIFESTYLE 

St George’s Day Celebrations In Derby

19th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Celebration, City Centre, Derby LIVE, Folk 3D, St George’s Day

Derby LIVE has announced it will once again be working with FOLK 3D and The Lost Boys Theatre Company, along

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WHAT'S ON 

Belper Players Bring Back Billy Liar

12th March 201812th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Players, Billy Liar, Drama, Play, stage adaptation, The Strutt Centre, Theatre

Belper Players are reviving a classic British comedy from the Sixties at the Strutt Centre in Belper from 18th to

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NEWS 

Derbyshire Fire And Rescue Service Commit To TUC’s Dying To Work Charter

10th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire Fire, Derbyshire Fire And Rescue, DFRS, Dying To Work, employment, Jacci Woodcock, terminal illness, TUC, voluntary charter

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) has today added its name to a charter aimed at helping employees who become

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NEWS POLITICS 

Young People In Derbyshire Go To The Polls This Week

7th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Youth Council, Polls, Voting, Young People

On Monday 5 voting opened for the county’s next Derbyshire Youth Council. The Big Vote election is held by Derbyshire

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WHAT'S ON 

SoulDeep Fusion Trio At The Queens Head, Belper. March 16th

7th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments fusion, Jazz, Live Music, Queens Head, SoulDeep, What's On

The SoulDeep Fusion Trio create a potent mix of the hottest electric jazz with ingredients provided entirely by musicians based

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Award Winning Folk Duo To Play Belper

7th March 20187th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Ali Hutton, awards, BBC, Best Duo, Folk, Live Music, Old Kings Head, Radio 2, Ross Ainslie

On April 13 the Old King’s Head in Belper will be hosting Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton, winners of last

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NEWS 

Man Jailed For Sexually Assaulting Two Teenaged Girls In Belper

6th March 20186th March 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments arrest, Derbyshire Police, Jailed, man, police, sexual assault

A man has been jailed and placed on the sex offenders register after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

NHS Snow Heroes

5th March 20185th March 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment #snowheroes, NHS, Snow problems

NHS bosses in Derbyshire have thanked staff who battled the snow and freezing temperatures to ensure patients received the care

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NEWS 

Police Urge Drivers To Take Care As Snowfall Hits The County

28th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, Derbyshire County Council, Met Office, police, snow, Snowfall, warning, Weather

Derbyshire Constabulary are sharing Met Office weather warnings for snow and are urging drivers to take extra care. The Met

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ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Opinion: New Local Group Asks: “What Are You Doing About Plastic?”

26th February 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper Beats Plastic, Environment, oceans, Plastic, Plastic Free February, single use, supermarkets

Belper Beats Plastic is a Facebook page which was set up recently with a view to encouraging Belper residents to

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NEWS 

Police Warn Derbyshire Residents Of ‘Phone Scam’ After Pensioner Is Tricked

25th February 201825th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments conmen, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Constabulary, Fraud, pensioners, Phone, scam

Officers from Derbyshire Constabulary are warning people about a phone scam that has already left Derbyshire residents out of pocket.

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NEWS 

Council Prepares For A38 Spring Clean

25th February 201825th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments A38, Amber Valley Borough Council, AVBC, Clean, Council, Highway, Prepares, Spring

Amber Valley Borough Council’s annual spring clean of the A38’s verges has been scheduled to start on Sunday 24 February

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OPINION 

Opinion: Pauline Latham “Belper Could Lead The Way In Trying To Be Plastic-Free”

22nd February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Lent, Mid-Derbyshire., Pauline Latham, Plastic, plastic free, Plastic Free February, Politics, singel use

From tissues to toothpaste to buying flowers for my daughter-in-law – never has the abundance of one-use plastic become more

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Derbyshire Fire And Rescue Service Awarded ‘Disability Confident’ Leader Status

21st February 201821st February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire Fire, Derbyshire Fire And Rescue, DFRS, Disability Confident, Employer, Leader

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) has announced it is now a Disability Confident Leader, a level up from its

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LIFESTYLE NEWS 

Care Home Staff And Residents Get A Kick Out Of Shrovetide

21st February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Kathryn White, Milford, Milford House, pancake, Shrovetide

Residents at a care home in Milford had a ball when they took part in an event with a difference.

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Plastic Free February: Transition Belper Café At No 28 Takes On “Pointless Plastic”

18th February 201818th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Gardening, Plastic, plastic free, Plastic Free February, pointless, Railway Station gardens, Transition Belper, Transition Café

On Saturday 24 February at 10 am Transition Belper will be holding its monthly Green Exchange. The theme for February’s

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ENVIRONMENT 

Plastic Free February: Waste And Recycling Myths Busted

14th February 201814th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, Derbyshire County Council, myth, Plastic Free February, Recycle now, Recycling, Tips, Waste

Derbyshire County Council have a list of 12 myth-busting facts on recycling. It offers suggestions, advice and information on what

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Clive Wheeler Photogram Exhibition Launch At Saturday’s Farmer’s Market Cafe

5th February 20185th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, cafe, Clive Wheeler, Exhibition, glass, No 28

Clive Wheeler will be launching his new exhibition of photograms at No 28’s farmers market café next Saturday (February 10).

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Plastic Free February: Council Asks Residents To Rate Recycling Centres

5th February 20186th February 2018 Claire Meese 3 Comments centres, Council, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, local household, Plastic Free February, Recycling, Waste

Every year Derbyshire County Council invite residents to give feedback about their local household waste recycling centre. Residents can fill

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Plastic Free February: Plastic Fantastic – Or Is It?

2nd February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Be plastic clever, campaign, Environment, Kids against plastic, kidsvplastic, Plastic, Plastic Free February, pollution, Tips

Plastic pollution is becoming one of the biggest man-made threats of the modern world, and at the rate the issue

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Matinée Project Celebrates A Year Of Combatting Isolation

27th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments cinema, Dementia, dementia-friendly, isolation, Matinée, project

A project that helps people with dementia and their carers, family and friends combat isolation is celebrating after a successful

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LIFESTYLE 

“Seizing The Moment – New Year, New Nursery” How Treetops Alton Manor In Belper Decided To Do Things Differently

26th January 201826th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Alternative, Alton Manor Nursery, Childcare, early years, Education, open days, Treetops

Alton Manor Nursery has started the new year off with a new approach to how they believe early years care and

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange Gets Regifting At No 28

21st January 201821st January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments cafe, Crich Lane, gift, Green Exchange, presents, Regifting, Transition Belper

We all know the dismay we feel when presented with a gift we know will never be used but that

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s New Shop Encourages Residents To Get Involved

15th January 201815th January 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments charity, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Donations, Volunteer, Wildlife

The Christmas decorations are all packed away and it’s that time of year when many people start to think of

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HEALTH & WELLBEING WHAT'S ON 

‘Drop In’ Day Announced For Blind And Partially Sighted People

14th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments ‘Drop In’ Day, Blind, charity, Sight Support Derbyshire, Strutt’s Centre, visually impaired

Sight Support Derbyshire are holding one of their ‘drop in’ sight support information days on January 25 (10:30 am to 1pm) at the

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ENVIRONMENT 

Big Garden Birdwatch Survey This Month

12th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Big Garden Birdwatch, Birds, Birdwatching, Environment, RSPB, survey

27 – 29  January 2018 is Big Garden Birdwatch weekend. The RSPB are asking the public to help in the

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NEWS 

New Belper Nursery To Offer Free Childcare Places

11th January 201811th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Childcare, Council, Derbyshire County, extra, Free, offer, places, pre-school, St John C of E Primary School

Pre-school children are beginning the new year at a fledgling nursery in Belper following a successful bid to the Government

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HEALTH & WELLBEING LIFESTYLE 

Top 5 Ways To Stay Active In Derby

10th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Active, Derby Arena, fitness, Golf, lifestyle, New Year, Running, swimming

New Year is a good time to review your lifestyle and make some positive changes to benefit your health and

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NEWS 

Meeting Arranged To Relaunch Duffield Neighbourhood Watch

10th January 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Crime, Derbyshire Constabulary, Duffield, Neighbourhood Watch scheme, police, Prevention, Safer Neighbourhood

Residents in Duffield are being urged to help prevent crime in their community and to get involved with the planned

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WHAT'S ON 

‘Live Music Lock-Up’ Returns For 2018 With Dammit Jack And Support

6th January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Dammit Jack, George and Dragon, Jacks's Got a Plan, Live Music, Live Music Lock-up

The free ‘Live Music Lock-Up’ night returns for an exciting new year of acts at the George and Dragon Pub

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OPINION 

Opinion: New Year’s Message

3rd January 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments Brexit, countryside, Dying To Work, Mid-Derbyshire., New Year’s, Pauline Latham, pledges, Politics, rights of children

At the beginning of every year, most of us will vow to change our lives for what we perceive to

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

DaleDiva In Concert For Sight Support Derbyshire

3rd January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments award-winning, charities, Concert, DaleDiva, Sight Support Derbyshire, Strutt Centre

An award-winning female harmony chorus is raising funds for a Derbyshire sight loss charity in a special concert in Belper

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NEWS 

Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Targets Anti-Social Behaviour

3rd January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Anti-Social Behaviour, Community, Crime, Derbyshire Police, Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team, Moped, Neighbourhood

The Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team is targeting anti-social behaviour as a community priority. During the next few months the

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FEATURED NEWS 

Win Cash For Your Old Electricals

30th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Cash, Derbyshire County Council, Old Electricals, Recycling, win

If you have any old, broken or unwanted electricals you are being encouraged to take them to one of Derbyshire County

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NEWS 

Police Appeal For Witnesses After Barmaid Assaulted

29th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Assault, Barmaid, Derbyshire Police, King Street, Monks Bar, Witnesses

Officers investigating an assault are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in Monk Bar on King Street. On

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Belper Town Wind Band Brighten Up The Festive Season

22nd December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, band, Belper Town Wind Band, Christmas, Highlights, Message, thanks, wind

Belper Town Wind Band has enjoyed a busy programme of Christmas events this year. At the turning on of the

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Stay Safe This Christmas

22nd December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, Christmas, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, DFRS, fire, Safety, Tips

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) have provided some top tips to ensure that everyone remains safe over the festive

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FEATURED NEWS 

Grants Available For Derbyshire Residents To Access Faster Broadband

20th December 201720th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Better Broadband, Broadband, DCC, Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, Faster, grants

A project which allows residents and businesses with poor broadband speeds to apply for a grant to access a faster

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NEWS 

Officers Investigating A Robbery In Duffield House Appeal For Information

20th December 201720th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Crime, Derbyshire Constabulary, Duffield, Milford Road, Robbery

On Monday, December 18 at 2.30pm, two men knocked on the door of a house on Milford Road in Duffield. When

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OPINION 

Opinion: “Now More So Than Ever Before We Need To Say Enough Is Enough”

19th December 201719th December 2017 Claire Meese 7 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper Lane, Belper North Ward, Cllr Joe Booth, Development, Planning, UNESCO’s World Heritage, World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

I feel privileged to write on two subjects very close to my heart. Firstly my home Town of Belper and

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NEWS 

Appeal For Witnesses After Air Pellets Fired

18th December 201718th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments air pellets, Belper, Crime, Derbyshire Constabulary, Walnut Road

Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses after air pellets were fired at a property in Belper. The incident took place

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Walk Off The Christmas Excess And Breathe In The Heritage

18th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Boxing Day, Christmas, heritage, New Year’s Day, Strutt's North Mill, Walk

There’s a chance to work off some of the extra pounds you’ll be putting on over Christmas – and learn

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Gothic Scares Come To Belper With ‘The Ghosts Of Christmas Past’

16th December 2017 Claire Meese 2 Comments Marty Ross, No 28, Performance, Play, The Ghosts Of Christmas Past

The inimitable Marty Ross is back on Saturday December 16 (tonight) at No28 with a new festive production. Marty is

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NEWS 

Rising Cost Of Vandalism Hits Taxpayers

14th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Town Council, cost, Council, Crime, damage, Mr Potato Head, vandalism

Over the last year Belper Town Council has had to pay almost five thousand pounds to replace items that have

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NEWS 

Mid-Derbyshire MP Inspires Parliamentarians To Sign Dying To Work Charter

13th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments campaign, Charter, Dying to Work Charter, Jacci Woodcock, MP, Parliament, Pauline Latham

On Tuesday 12th December Pauline Latham OBE MP was welcomed Belper resident and campaigner Jacci Woodcock to Parliament for an

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NEWS 

Appeal For Witnesses After A6 Collision Sees Two Injured

12th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments A6, Belper, Collision, Derbyshire Constabulary, Incident, Milford, police, Witnesses

Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after a blue Fiat Qubo struck two boys on the

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NEWS 

Five Years And Counting For Freda’s Knitted Fundraiser

6th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Freda Walters, Fundraiser, Knitted, Poppies, Poppy Appeal

Pensioner Freda Walters has been busy with her knitting needles to raise hundreds of pounds for the Royal British Legion’s

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HEALTH & WELLBEING LIFESTYLE 

Belper Bill Busters: Take Care This Winter

4th December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Adriaan van Wyk, advice, Belper Bill Busters, CAP, Christmas, Depression, Money, Tips, Winter

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that crops up in the colder, darker months – in other

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Santa To Make Pit Stop At Windmill

30th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Christmas, Christmas Events, festive, Heage Windmill Society, Santa, Windmill

Santa will be visiting Heage windmill on Sunday 3 December. He will be arriving at 11am and be at the

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Christmas Food Festival 2017

30th November 201730th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, Belper, Belper Town Council, Christmas, Festival, Food, Food Festival, Real Ale

On Sunday 3 December Belper Town Council will be holding the annual Christmas Food, Real Ale and Craft Festival. Visitors

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OPINION 

Opinion: Have The Best Interests Of The People Of Belper And Mid-Derbyshire Been Ignored By New Report?

29th November 2017 Claire Meese 2 Comments Belper, Derby City Council, metro strategy, Mid-Derbyshire., MP Pauline Latham, Nottingham City Council, Report, unified metropolitan area

If you live in Belper, this week you could be forgiven for thinking you are on the moon – not

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NEWS 

Care Home Caters For Over 60’s In Bid To Combat Christmas Loneliness

28th November 201728th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Age UK, Belper, care home, Christmas, Loneliness, Milford Care, Over 60's, turkey and tinsel

A Belper care home is inviting people over 65 to join its residents for a meal over the Christmas period

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NEWS 

Royal Party On Belper Hospital Ward To Mark Queen’s 70th Wedding Anniversary

22nd November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 70th, Babington Hospital, Baron Ward, Hospital, NHS, patient, Queen and Prince Philip, wedding anniversary

Staff on Baron Ward at Babington Hospital, Belper, organised a party for patients to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary of

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WHAT'S ON 

KUNST 15 – An Accent Waiting To Happen

22nd November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 15, Art, Doctors of Madness, Kunst, Live Music, Richard Strange, Sturt & Woodcock, Unstables Bar

Kunst Gallery Belper welcome the writer, actor, musician, curator, teacher, adventurer Richard Strange to the Unstables Bar for KUNST 15

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WHAT'S ON 

Locally And Internationally Renowned Poets At First Derby Poetry Festival

22nd November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Arts, Derby Poetry Festival, Poet, QUAD, Sophie Sparham, Spoken word, Tony Walsh

This weekend brings an exciting line up of local, national and international poets to Derby for the first ever Derby

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NEWS 

Derbyshire Fire And Rescue Service Supports Transgender Day Of Remembrance And Awareness

22nd November 201722nd November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Awareness, Derbyshire Fire And Rescue Service, DFRS, Transgender, Transgender Day Of Remembrance

On Monday, November 20, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) recognised and celebrated equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the service

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NEWS 

Two Arrested After Hot Tub Blaze

21st November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments arrest, Belper, Crime, Derbyshire Constabulary, Hot Tub, Maple Drive

A 33-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man have been arrested after a hot tub was set on fire. The pair

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Exhibition Looks At Belper’s Post-War Hidden Histories

20th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Exhibition, Hidden Histories, No 28, Post-War, Wartime Group, World War One

Having spent several years looking into the history of the Belper men who died during World War One, researchers from

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NEWS 

Appeal For Witnesses After Assault In Belper

20th November 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment Assault, Belper, Crime, Derbyshire Constabulary, police

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy was assaulted in Belper. Between 10pm and 10.30pm on Saturday, November

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NEWS 

Belper Remembers

13th November 201713th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Armistice Day, Belper Town Council, Memorial Gardens, poppy, Remembrance Sunday

Over 100 people observed a two minutes silence at the Memorial Gardens, Belper on Saturday 11 November – Armistice Day.

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Residents Invited To NHS Healthcare Talks

11th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Armed Forces Covenant, Belper Residents, Belper Town Football Club, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, NHS, Open Meeting

Belper and district residents are invited to a meeting of local NHS leaders from Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation

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BUSINESS CREATIVE BELPER 

Job Vacancy: Arts Manager For Fleet Arts, Belper

8th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Derbyshire County Council, Job, Local Area Coordinator, Vacancy

Fleet Arts is a locally based arts organisation, with charitable status.    The Arts Manager will bring a range of skills

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HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Belper Quadriplegic Goes Skydiving!

8th November 20178th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Accessible Belper, iFly, Sky Diving

  Accessible Belper’s Chairperson, Siobhan Fennell, lives with MS and cannot move her body from the neck down. This week

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NEWS 

Halloween Party Unites Ages At Babington Hospital

5th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Babington Hospital, Baron Ward, DCHS, Derbyshire Community Health Services, Dot Poyser, Halloween, NHS, occupational therapy

Baron Ward at Babington Hospital opened its doors to mini spooks and witches for a special trick and treat party

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FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

New Era For Society As It Celebrates 60 Years

4th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Anniversary, Annual General Meeting, Belper, Belper Historical Society, Belper History, chairman, History

Sixty years of celebrating the history of their town was marked by Belper Historical Society members this week, and included

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HEALTH & WELLBEING LIFESTYLE 

Belper Bill Busters: CAP’s Top Tips For A Happier Christmas

2nd November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Adriaan van Wyk, advice, Belper Bill Busters, CAP, Christmas, Happier Christmas, Money, Tips

Well, Christmas is almost upon us once again. Out come the lights, decorations, carols and wrapping paper… as that song

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ENVIRONMENT 

‘Thought Provoking’ Environmental Film Draws Large Crowd

30th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Community, Environment, Film, St. Peter's Church, Tomorrow, Transition Belper

Transition Belper teamed up with St. Peter’s Church on Friday October 27 to hold a second screening of the inspirational

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NEWS 

Hair Salon ‘Proud To Be Representing Belper’

27th October 201727th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Alla Moda, Alla Moda Hair and Beauty, East Midlands, finalists, The English Wedding awards

Alla Moda Hair and Beauty have been named finalists in the English Wedding awards and will be representing the East

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Players Tackle ‘Five Tales In Verse’

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Players, Drama, Five Tales In Verse, Five Tales In Verse – And Sometimes Worse, Performance, Play, The Strutt Centre

A selection of traditional folk stories have been brought up to date for the 21st Century for performance by Belper

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Windmill Gets In Spin With Cobweb

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments cobweb, Halloween, Heage, Heage Windmill, October, spinning, Windmill

Heage windmill closes for the season this weekend (October 28 – 29) and the team are celebrating the event by

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Top Tips To Stay Safe During Halloween

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, DFRS, fire, Halloween, Safety, Tips

Next week sees Halloween take place and as the day draws nearer, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) is once

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OPINION 

Opinion: “A Cloud Over Our Green Fields”

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 6 Comments Bullsmoor, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Development, greenfield, MP Pauline Latham, Pauline Latham, Planning, Protect Belper

Today I would like to make clear my total support for Protect Belper’s campaign to protect our green fields and

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HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Friends Put Best Foot Forward for Memory Walk

24th October 201723rd October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Milford House

Two friends, who work in care, took part in a charity walk to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society after seeing

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HEALTH & WELLBEING LIFESTYLE 

A Sweet Challenge for Care Home Staff and Residents

23rd October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Bake Off, Milford Care Home

A care home company mixed things up as residents and staff competed in a bake-off style challenge. Milford Care, which

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HERITAGE & HISTORY OPINION 

Opinion: Belper North and East Mills – The World Heritage Site in Belper in the Hands of a Vandal

23rd October 201723rd October 2017 Claire Meese 8 Comments Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

In our town we have Strutt’s North Mill, one of the most important buildings in the history and culture of

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NEWS 

DCC Leader Commits To ‘Dying to Work’ Charter

15th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Charter, Derbyshire County Council, Dying To Work, Jacci Woodcock, MP Pauline Latham

Derbyshire County Council Leader Councillor Barry Lewis has met with a leading campaigner on employment rights for people with terminal

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NEWS 

Two Men Arrested Following Alleged Sexual Assault

13th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments arrest, Belper, Crime, police, sexual assault, St. Peter's Church

Officers were called to Belper at around 5am this morning (Friday, October 13) to reports of a sexual assault against

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