Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper
An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on
Read moreAn award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on
Read moreWhen summertime brings its flowers and greenery to rural Derbyshire, the tradition of Well-Dressing is certain to return. From roadsides
Read moreWith Belper becoming increasingly popular with visitors, a new Instagram account is shouting about the best of the best when
Read morePeople are being invited to dust off their boots to join in a celebration of the great outdoors. The annual
Read moreA Derbyshire dad has won almost £20,000 compensation in damages from Derbyshire police after he was headbutted by an on-duty
Read moreA free community event by artist Seiko Kinoshita will be taking place at St Peter’s Church, Belper, Sunday on September
Read moreBusinesses in Belper have been working together to reduce the amount of waste they produce as part of a new
Read moreIn a potential record breaking first for the UK, temperatures of up to 40°C have been forecast, leading the Met
Read moreSunday (July 3rd) sees the return of the summer Belper Food Festival, organised by Belper Town Council, and involving many
Read moreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster has launched a county-wide survey to help her strengthen the policing services local
Read moreOn Sunday July 14 the annual Well Dressing ceremony in Belper moved to the Memorial Gardens. The procession from St
Read moreWhilst festivalgoers were warming up to Stormzy at Worthy Farm, Vegan Revelation brought its own party to Number28 to showcase
Read moreBelper Town Wind Band are celebrating 20 Years of entertaining the public with their music. The band, which was formed
Read moreBelper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts festival’s live entertainment starts on Friday night 31 May with Water For Dogs
Read moreOn the morning of Saturday May 18, Derwent Valley Trust will be organising a cycle up the A6 from Derby
Read moreThe 2019 green festival promises to be the biggest and most environmentally conscious yet. Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and
Read moreBelper Arts Festival, in partnership with Accessible Belper, is sponsoring the installation of the Mobiloo on the Coppice Car Park
Read moreOver 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
Read moreIt was champagne and canapes instead of toys and a cuppa as Ann-Marie McMillan, the founder of Derbyshire Toy Libraries,
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday April 13th from 8.30 am to 1 pm. Taking place on the
Read moreThe Belper Neighbourhood Plan (2019-2035) is now open to public consultation and will be available at Belper Library and the
Read moreBelper has taken another step forward in making itself the ‘Most Accessible Town’ in Derbyshire. On Saturday 23rd February Accessible
Read moreWarm, comical, and a consummate storyteller Findlay Napier digs deep down to cover everything from imagined Justin Bieber Glaswegian romance
Read moreFebruary’s Transition Belper Green Exchange Café will be held at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 23rd February from 10.00
Read moreThere’s plenty for families to look forward to in Derby this February half term, from Atlantis Splash Run to Family Track Cycling. Make a splash
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday February 9th from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read moreJust over a year ago, mum and daughter team April Elliot and Amber-Rose took over the Thorn Tree Inn, Chesterfield
Read more“I come from a boardwalk town where everything is tinged with fraud, so am I” Whilst few of us –
Read moreDisruptions to Belper trains will take place between 10th – 16th of February 2019 as improvements are made to the
Read moreBelper Town Wind Band’s busy programme of Christmas events was launched at an evening concert held at St Mark’s Church,
Read moreDerbyshire Constabulary are attempting to trace Tyler Palmer-Andrews, 14, who was last seen in Belper at around 9.15pm on Saturday,
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday December 8th from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read moreEleanor Tomlinson, who plays “Demelza” in BBC1’s BAFTA winning of drama Poldark, has confirmed she will switch on Belper’s Christmas
Read moreOver December Fleet Arts are holding the following events. Friday 14th December, 7pm – 10pm: end of project ‘SHEAR’ (working with teenage
Read moreThe future of the folk blues remains in young but capable hands. Barely into his mid twenties, Sunjay has packed
Read moreBelper commemorated Remembrance Sunday on 11 November with a series of events throughout the day, on the year which marks
Read moreOn Sunday 11 November Belper will remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. The Memorial Gardens will be
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday November 10th from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read moreThis month Transition Belper’s Green Exchange will be on Saturday October 27 10.am – 1.00 pm at No 28 on
Read moreThe George and Dragon Pub are hosting their 10th annual Octoberfest – ROCKTOBERFEST! ROCKTOBERFEST! Dies ist ein drei tage bierfest mit
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday October 13 from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read morePolice in Duffield, Quarndon, Mackworth, Holloway, Heage and Nether Heage are holding a day of drop-in surgeries for residents to
Read moreThe 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place this weekend featuring several prominent Belper acts as part of the free fringe
Read moreDerby LIVE are inviting local acts, community groups, dance groups and performers to apply to take part in this year’s Christmas Lights
Read moreOn Sunday 16 September Accessible Belper’s Siobhan Fennel was presented with a statue of herself as part of the national
Read moreThe prospect of a new community centre to replace the beloved Blue Box in Belper is one step closer. Councillors
Read moreAfter three years, and having achieved an almost Adrian Farmer level of Belper knowledge, I’m stepping down as the editor-in-chief
Read moreArmadillo Merino, a Duffield based clothing company, has been awarded a Board of Trade Award. The award was presented to
Read moreMid-Derbyshire MP, Pauline Latham, has spoken out against Boundary Commission proposals which would see her constituency abolished. The recommendations, which
Read moreAn 18-year-old woman from Belper, who suffered serious injuries in a collision in Derby, has died. Betty Wood was the
Read moreThe Sunflower Thieves, fronted by Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, are releasing their new single ‘Two halves’ for
Read moreOn Friday 21 September at 7.00 pm St Peter’s Church and Transition Belper will be holding a special screening of
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday September 8 from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreA series of drop-in community events are being held to discuss the future of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage
Read moreDerbyshire County Council are joining the NHS, local charities and organisations in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day which is on
Read moreBelper Town Council is featured as part of a national World War I commemoration during this anniversary year. Belper Memorial
Read moreA statement was released yesterday from The Vincent Wildlife Trust confirming that the pine marten recovered from the A38 near
Read moreA Council consultation has seen a record 7,000 people give their opinion on proposals to change the way libraries in
Read moreDerbyshire Wildlife trust have announced that a rare pine marten, the first spotted in the region for 16 years, has
Read moreAfter two successful events, the Heage Windmill will once again be welcoming a group of American cars, trucks and motor
Read moreDV on Demand, an information and media hub for the Derwent Valley, will launch September 24 at 11am. Derwent Valley
Read moreBelper Open Gardens event at the end of June was a fantastic success once again with around £7000 being raised
Read moreA new initiative called ‘Love Belper’ has been set up by a number of independent business owners to promote the
Read moreShoppers are furious at being “harassed” by what they describe as “over-zealous” sellers ambushing pedestrians on King Street, Belper. Pedestrians
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday August 11th from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreThe Town Council, at its meeting on July 10, granted an application from Belper Street Angels for £350 for 6
Read moreOfficers leading the search for Anthony Ward now have concerns that the 70-year-old may have come to serious harm. Anthony
Read moreThe Neighbourhood Planning Referendum for the Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan has been re-arranged for the 6 September 2018. The original
Read moreAs Nietzsche – or Rusty Cohle if it suits you better – once said “everything that happens is inextricably knotted
Read moreThe July Transition Belper Café will be held at No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 28th July
Read moreA Duffield pub will be reopened next month after gaining council approval – and a homegrown landlord will take the
Read moreControversial car parking plans by Belper Town Council sees residents furious at new charges. A car park behind St. John’s,
Read moreAn American delegation from Pawtucket has been visiting this week to celebrate 24 years of twinning with Belper. Bob Billington,
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday July 14th from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreThe hugely successful Walk For Life 2 event closes with a special concert to raise awareness about organ transplants and
Read moreThe draft Neighbourhood Plan and the supporting reports are now complete and are available on the new Belper Town Council
Read moreFleet Arts is working with the University of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust to put together an art exhibition
Read moreOn Sunday July 8th from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale
Read moreThe Trent Rivers Trust’s award winning rain gardens featured on national television last week when the BBC’s Gardeners World visited
Read moreAs the UK experiences its hottest week of the year so far, temperatures across the country are set to approach
Read moreA Spitfire and Hurricane from the RAF’s Battle of Britain memorial fleet will swoop over a Derbyshire village next week
Read moreOn Friday 22 June Derbyshire Toy Library will be holding a picnic as part of the Young at Heart scheme
Read moreThe June Transition Belper Café will be held at No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper on Sunday 23rd June
Read moreSt Peter’s Church in Belper will formally open its new Community Garden on the 23rd of June. The Church had
Read moreAmber Valley Borough Council have announced that work on a replacement for the derelict Swiss Tea Rooms in the Belper
Read moreDerbyshire Police officers investigating a dog attack in a field in Holbrook which killed a two-day old lamb are appealing
Read moreDavid Gibb, award winning song-writer, story-teller and self-confessed tallest man in Derbyshire returns to Derby on Saturday 16th June to perform
Read moreThe biggest community and charity fundraising event in Belper returns for the 7th year with even more attractions and entertainment
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday June 9th from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreSlenderella Director and former Mayor of Belper, Gary Spendlove, will be raising money for kidney dialysis machines and respite care
Read moreDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) is launching a new initiative, with support from local gas network Cadent, that is
Read moreTransition Belper’s Belper Goes Green has announced the full line-up for its 6th eco-festival, which takes place on Friday 1st
Read moreJoin Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for a guided walk around Crich Chase Meadows. Explore and learn about the wildflower species found
Read morePubwatch venues across the county will be launching the Ask for ‘Angela’ campaign, in consultation with Derbyshire Constabulary and SV2 – Supporting
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday May 12th from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreBelper and District Quiz League held a Charity Quiz and chose Belper Street Angels to receive the proceeds. They raised
Read moreThe sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a stunning sell out concert, an
Read moreHolbrook School for Autism gains top marks after scooping a national Modeshift STARS Travel Award at the Houses of Parliament.
Read moreOrganisers of the 2018 Belper Goes Green Eco festival are leading the way to tackle single use plastic. The festival,
Read moreThe 2018 local elections are just a few weeks away and Nailed will be explaining the where, when, how and
Read moreThe leader of Derbyshire County Council has dismissed claims that the authority is out to make a habit of funding
Read moreType 2 diabetes is on the increase and Derbyshire residents are being reminded to be aware of the risks during
Read moreOn March 31st, despite heavy rain, a group of volunteers, friends and visitors gathered for the arrival of Martyn Williams
Read moreOn Saturday, April 28, at 10am the Town Council will be joining the rest of the country in the rescheduled
Read moreThe reign of Mary Tudor, England’s first Queen Regnant, is to become the subject of a new play by Belper
Read moreThe March Transition Belper Café will be held at No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 24th March
Read moreA day of remembrance celebrations has taken place on March 21 in Belper on the centenary of Charles Edwin Stone
Read moreA dramatic last-minute repeal was granted to the Belper Lane development as Amber Valley Borough Council referred the controversial application
Read moreMark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the
Read moreDerby City Councillors have called on the Derbyshire Pension Fund to divest from fossil fuel after increasing pressure from local
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday March 10 from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreBelper hairdresser Alla Moda is holding a charity hair and makeup day on March 9 to raise money for The
Read moreBelper Arts Festival will open on May 5 with a special concert at St. Peter’s Church. Irish soprano Margaret Keys
Read moreThere was a real buzz at Strutt’s North Mill Museum, Belper, when it opened its doors to children for a
Read moreAtlantis To Temporary Autonomous Interzone Warmed by feedback and reverb the huddled crowd gathered, like a colony of winter coats,
Read moreOn Wednesday 21 February at 18.45 Derby Quad will be holding a special screening of the Film “A plastic ocean.”
Read moreNailed have announced their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 8st March at 7.30 pm at the Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road.
Read moreY Not festival has announced a massive line-up of bands for its 2018 event, with The Libertines, Jamiroquai and Catfish
Read moreFamilies can look forward to a fun-filled, action-packed week in Derby this February half term at Derby City Council’s leisure
Read moreLocal singer-songwriter Joseph Knight will be releasing his new single ‘White Wine’ on February 23 and then going on tour.
Read moreChristine Read, a resident at Spencer Grove care home in Belper, turned 106 on January 28. Christine, who has two children,
Read moreFew people would have imagined the dramatic, devastating impact that the BBC’s wildlife documentary Blue Planet 2 would have on
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday February 10 from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreBelper North Mill Trust have recently appointed a new Chair and are now looking for new trustees to help with
Read moreThe Secretary of State For Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid has announced that he is to call in
Read moreMark Billingham and My Darling Clementine will be performing their new collaboration “The Other Half” for the first time at
Read moreStrutt’s North Mill Museum in Belper will have a host of activities for children over the February half-term. The museum
Read moreA new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in
Read moreI would like to begin by thanking all the contributors at Nailed for their hard work, tireless energy and valuable
Read moreAs the festive season approaches, Belper residents are reminded that the annual open air carol service will be taking place
Read moreWhat better way to kick off the festive season than to party in support of Our NHS. Dance to the
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday December 9 from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreOver a hundred protestors marched through Belper town centre to campaign against the approval of developments which could potentially threaten
Read moreThe knitters and crocheters of Belper and beyond have been very busy this year making small angels as a Christmas
Read moreCyclists have been invited by the Derbyshire County Council to have their say about plans for developing a key cycle
Read moreAn early Christmas treat comes to The Queens Head where Belper contributes three of its finest young acts to a
Read moreThe 2017 Christmas Lights switch-on in Belper started the festive season with a bang. Hundreds gathered to celebrate at the
Read moreA national campaign has been launched to give help and advice on staying safe and well this winter. Cold weather
Read moreA care home company has invested £80,000 into care monitoring software which works like a mobile phone app and gives a comprehensive
Read moreWe love our NHS, yet it is in danger. Nationally, £22 billion has been taken out of the budget in
Read moreLocal employer Vaillant Group has announced that it will be sponsoring the Belper Ladies Hockey Club (BLHC). The sponsorship deal
Read moreOn Friday, November 3rd, a fundraising auction was held by Friends of Belper River Gardens to raise funds for the
Read moreThe RHS Britain in Bloom awards were held on Friday the 27th of October at Llandudno, Wales and Belper won
Read moreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday November 11th from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read moreOn Friday November 24 the Belper Christmas lights will be switched on by the Mayor Cllr Peter Hurst and a
Read moreThe sixth Belper Goes Green eco-festival returns on Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd of June 2018 at the Rugby Club,
Read moreResidents of Berkin’s Court, along Bridge Street, showed people around their houses on Sunday (October 15) to tell them the
Read moreThe 2017 Derby Folk Festival is the most successful yet. Now in its 11th year the event, which ran from
Read moreOn Friday, September 30, visitors to the Festival Gardens on Crich Lane reported that flower beds had been vandalised. A
Read moreThe award winning humanitarian documentary Demain (Tommorrow) is to be shown again at St Peters Church, Chesterfield Road, Belper on
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