Review: Afternoon Delight at Strutt House
On Sunday (19th May) Strutt’s North Mill Museum held a delightfully relaxed afternoon of free art and music inspired by
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Author: David George
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’s Victory: Bullsmoor
It is more than two years since Peveril Homes Ltd and Vaillant Group Ltd submitted a planning application for 150
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White Hart Pub In Line For National Award
For the second year running, Sean Brentnall and his team at the White Hart, Bargate won the Amber Valley CAMRA
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Good Beer Guide 2019 Includes Six Local Pubs
Of Amber Valley CAMRA’s allocation of 10 pubs to include in the newly published 2019 Good Beer Guide more than
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Ambergate Hydro Dream Dies
In a newsletter to supporters the Ambergate Hydro Project Team have finally admitted there is no possibility of realising the
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Crich Lane Volunteers Set To Walk Away
Transition Belper’s team of volunteers who have carried out a much-lauded transformation of the Crich Lane Festival Gardens are on
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Plans for Belper Mill
Belper Mills Plans Unveiled FI Real Estate Management, the owners of Belper Mills, have unveiled ambitious plans to regenerate the
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Green Exchange Features Vegan Blogger And Christmas Decorations Work Tables
Christmas preparations start early at Transition Belper’s November Green Exchange with Richard Bett, Anne Clark, Kim Kerry, Sue MacFarlane and
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Green Exchange Returns On Saturday
Transition Belper’s Green Exchange returns to No 28 on the Market Place this Saturday (28th October) from 10.00 am to
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Green Exchange Set For Produce Swap And Plastic Advice
Transition Belper’s Green Exchange at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 23rd September from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
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Royal Horticultural Society Judges Marvel At Belper in Bloom
RHS quest to find cleanest, greenest and most beautiful places in the UK. From Aberdeen in Scotland down to St
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Reflections – Thoughts On Belper Goes Green 2017
I have now led the Belper Goes Green teams through 5 years of planning, doing, tweaking, reviewing and making every
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Election Special: Looking For A Climate Of Honesty
Seven years ago Cameron and Clegg formed their coalition and set in train the ideologically driven ‘austerity’ programme. At the
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Plenty To Do At Belper Goes Green
There is a vast array of things to do, to get stuck into, learn, create and have fun at Belper
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Woollen Woods Bring Enchantment To Town
Anne Clark and her team of volunteer knitters and crocheters put themselves through several downpours last Friday to decorate trees
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Election-Free Zone As Community Comes Together For Belper Goes Green
Belper Goes Green organisers have declared their 5th annual festival an Election-free Zone – a haven from the campaigning, rosettes,
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Go Green Café: Bicycles and Transport Theme
Visitors to No28 are being asked to bring their bikes in for maintenance advice. The newly rebranded ‘Go Green Café’
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Levellers Added To Belper Goes Green Line Up – Get Free Tickets
In an amazing coup for the Belper Goes Green organisers the Levellers have agreed to perform an acoustic set at
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Belper Local Wins Amber Valley Pub Of The Year 2017
A judging process which started back in November 2016 saw members of Amber Valley CAMRA nominate up to 5 of
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Big Six Customers Urged To Get Switching Advice at Transition Café
Following the recently announced huge increase in NPower energy prices and the threat that others may follow, customers of the
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Mayor Starts His 100 Mile Trek
Belper Mayor, Gary Spendlove accompanied by his Ripley counterpart, Alwyn Bridge, transplant games medal winner, Simon Elmore and more than
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Transition Café At No 28 This Saturday
After the success of the Transition Café at No 28 in October, Transition Belper now has the opportunity to make
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Belper Dominates Pub Of Year Nominations
Amber Valley CAMRA have drawn up a shortlist of eight pubs from which to select their coveted Pub of the
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Protect Derwent Valley: Become A ‘Weir Watcher’
Derbyshire’s Lower Derwent Valley has some of the most important historic weirs on the planet – now local people are
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Standing Room Only: Community Mobilises To Oppose Housing Plans
Many had walked the half mile or so up the hill from their Mount Pleasant homes in atrocious weather conditions
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Developers Lay Siege To Belper’s Green Fields
Hot on the heels of the withdrawn Bessalone plan and the fight to oppose plans for housing and a factory
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Hollie’s Penalty Seals GB Gold
There were celebrations at Belper Hockey Club on Friday evening as members gathered to watch the Olympic Women’s Hockey final.
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Packed Meeting Vents Frustration at Bullsmoor Planning Process
Around 150 concerned Belper residents packed into Strutts Community Centre last night (18th August) to voice their concerns and frustrations
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Belper’s Hollie Webb Through to Olympic Final
25 year old Hollie Webb is guaranteed at least a silver medal after the Team GB Women’s Hockey team saw
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Historic England Adds Objection To Bullsmoor Plans
Historic England have weighed in to the Bullsmoor Planning Application controversy with a lengthy dissection of the application on heritage
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Opinion: Where is the Truth in Local Politics?
I don’t like people taking me for a mug by thinking I’ll lie down and accept their lies without question.
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