High Street Funicular Raises Hopes For Tourism
Plans are moving forwards for a new funicular railway to be added to Belper High Street. Ground will be broken
Read MorePlans are moving forwards for a new funicular railway to be added to Belper High Street. Ground will be broken
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Peak Shopping Village in an unusual partnership which will see the creation of
Read MoreBy Danny Bloomer Belper Town will be looking to return to winning ways when they host Pickering Town at
Read MoreBelper Town Council is again organising Belper’s participation in Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. The Litter Pick
Read MoreOfficers fighting knife crime in Derbyshire are ‘delighted’ with the results of our latest knife surrender initiative. Earlier this month,
Read MoreGreen Belt Policy was established in 1955 primarily to stop urban sprawl and to permanently protect belts of open land.
Read MorePhoto: Orchids at Chee Dale A Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project to improve the visitor experience at two of its most
Read MoreStudents from The Ecclesbourne School, at Duffield, bombarded the Co-leader of the Green Party, Jonathan Bartley, with questions when he
Read MoreA new campaign launched yesterday, between Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service to help promote road safety
Read MoreBirds of prey are in trouble in the Peak District. They should be a common sight on the hills and
Read MoreReport, by Jack Drury: Belper Town’s unbeaten run in the league came to an end after they were defeated 2-0
Read MoreJoin Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to learn about the newts that live at the Trust’s Avenue Washlands nature reserve, at Wingerworth.
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Belper Town 4, Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 By Danny Bloomer Belper Town made it five
Read MoreThe Town Council are once more organising a spring clean on Saturday 30 March between 10am and 1pm. Meeting places
Read MoreThe Green Party’s co-leader Jonathan Bartley will be talking to young people in Derbyshire about their role in our future,
Read MoreFar Laund – Tories want to build 345 houses on this site, when there is no reason why this
Read MoreCHILDREN CHALLENGE THE VICTORIANS Children stepped back in time at Strutt’s North Mill in Belper, when they “Challenged the Victorians”
Read MoreBELPER Recorders Group (BRG) was recently presented with an £800 cheque by DCC Cllr Peter Makin, at a group meeting
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Marske United 2, Belper Town 2 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town snatched a draw
Read MoreA Belper care home celebrated its 10th Anniversary this month with a masquerade ball. Spencer Grove Care Home, part of
Read MoreMatch Report: by Danny Bloomer Belper Town made it three league wins on the bounce with a 2-0 victory over
Read MoreA three-month sexual health campaign, which encourages Derbyshire residents to look after their sexual health – and residents aged over
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Wisbech Town 1, Belper Town 2 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town earned an important
Read MoreDo you wear clothes? Do you know who made your clothes? I don’t mean which shop they were bought in
Read MoreDate: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,
Read MoreMatch Report by Jack Drury & Reaction Piece by Danny Bloomer Evo-Stik League East Division Belper Town 2-1 Carlton Town
Read MoreA mist-strewn Tuscany scene at dawn, by Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin was awarded second place in the Society of Photographers’
Read MorePolice are issuing security advice to homeowners with external post boxes after a series of thefts in Derbyshire. In recent
Read MorePolice are reminding motorists to be alert and security conscious while officers try to trace the man in
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Integro League Cup – Quarter Final Bamber Bridge 2, Belper Town 3 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town
Read MoreEvo-Stik League – Division One East Tadcaster Albion 2, Belper Town 1 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town slipped to
Read MoreThis evening (Thursday 24th January 2019) Derbyshire Constabulary will be releasing a short series of interviews with a survivor of
Read MoreDerbyshire residents invited to NHS health meeting on 31 January NHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting
Read MoreEvo-Stik League Division One East Belper Town 1, Frickley Athletic 1 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town scored both goals
Read MoreBLOODY MARY is coming! THE TUDOR COURT COMES TO BELPER “Welcome to the court of Queen Mary the first, where
Read MorePontefract Collieries 4-2 Belper Town Sat 12th Jan 15:00 – The Evo-Stik League – East Division Full Time Attendance 232
Read MoreChevin Golf Club in Duffield has been fined £13,460, after an accident with a deep fat fryer resulted in an
Read MoreThere are 2 places left on the QA Level 2 Emergency First Aid at Work course being run from 8.30-4pm
Read MoreBelper Town 1-3 Brighouse Town Sat 5th Jan 15:00 – The Evo-Stik League – East Division Full Time Attendance 201
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, will be travelling around various parts of Amber Valley with his popup stall
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are trying to trace the whereabouts of are Michael Booth, 27. Booth was convicted for burglary, theft and
Read MoreAction Fraud, the national police fraud department, has experienced an increase in the reporting of malicious calls, voicemails, text messages
Read MoreGresley FC 1-5 Belper Town Tue 1st Jan 15:00 – The Evo-Stik League – East Division Full Time Attendance 293
Read MoreBelper Town 1-1 Sheffield FC Wed 26th Dec 15:00 – The Evo-Stik League – East Division South Sees Red as
Read MoreOfficers investigating a fatal collision on Church Street, Denby Village are appealing for witnesses. At around 8.40am, on Monday December
Read MoreOn Christmas Eve the Town Council will once more hold the very popular Carols on the Market Place. The
Read MoreBelper Town 2-2 Lincoln United Sat 15 Dec 15:00 – The Evo-Stik League – East Division Full time Attendance 176
Read MoreIntegro League Cup – Round 3 Belper Town 2, Gresley FC 0 By Danny Bloomer Belper Town secured their passage
Read MorePolice officers are urging people throughout Derbyshire to be safe this Christmas when partying or on a night out. The
Read MoreEvo-Stik League – Division One East Spalding United 2, Belper Town 1 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town succumbed to
Read MoreDerbyshire Senior Cup Matlock Town 2, Belper Town 1 By Danny Bloomer Despite a spirited display, a second half comeback
Read MoreCriminal gangs are posing as police officers and conning vulnerable people in Derbyshire out of thousands of pounds. In the
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Carlton Town 1, Belper Town 3 By Danny Bloomer Belper Town continued their fine run
Read MoreIt is a recorded first for Derbyshire as angel’s wings fungus has appeared in a Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Woodland Nature
Read MoreBelperStuff travelled to London last Monday to attend the SERA (Labour Environment Campaign) celebration, 10 years of the Climate Change
Read MoreA man has been sentenced for possession of a knife, and trying to obstruct an officer from carrying out a
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council has recognised the Ofsted “Outstanding” grade given to two Busy Bees nurseries in Belper, by donating £1000
Read MoreThe independent charity Crimestoppers launched a new campaign appealing for information in Derbyshire with the aim of uniting communities against
Read MoreDangerous snakes and a rare Asian leopard cat are being kept in South Derbyshire. Owners of animals that are
Read Moreby Jack Drury Despite the result looking tight, Belper’s 2-1 victory over Loughborough Dynamo was anything but. Domination from
Read MoreEvo-Stik League Division One East Belper Town 2-1 Loughborough Dynamo By Richard Phelps A convincing performance gave Belper their third
Read MoreOliver Twist the stage play is set to come to Strutts this December featuring local children in the cast Belper
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has launched a new campaign to secure a wilder future for our county. Over the past 50
Read MoreAn impressive first half display helped Belper advance to the Third Round of the Integro League Cup following a 2-1
Read MoreToday an alert was issued through Derbyshire Alert on advice from Derbyshire Trading Standards Service and Citizens Advice Consumer Services, who
Read MoreThree folk based local acts are putting on an evening of music and song to raise money for The Basic
Read MoreGeorge Gunby’s new play, “Bloody Mary – The Story of a Tudor Queen”, which examines the reign of England’s first
Read MoreBelper Town returned to winning ways with a comfortable victory over Frickley Athletic at the Westfield Lane Stadium, and gained
Read MoreMargaret Keys will be appearing in a Christmas Concert alongside the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto Male Chorus. The concert
Read MoreDerbyshire Alert is an alert system which allows members of the public and businesses to register to receive information from
Read MoreBelper residents are invited to an NHS health meeting on 29th November 2018. NHS services will be in the spotlight
Read MoreTHE BIG GIVING GIG is an evening of music organised by DERWENT VALLEY ON DEMAND, HOPE FOR BELPER and the
Read MoreOfficers investigating an assault in Belper are appealing for witnesses. The incident was reported to have happened in the early
Read MoreNearly one in every five people in the UK has a disability or impairment, and over half of households have
Read MoreA man who has been presented with an award after dedicating his spare time to supporting vulnerable children is appealing
Read MoreBelper were beaten 3-1 at the hands of Tadcaster Albion, being made to regret a lack lustre first half which
Read MoreBelper Musical Theatre will be performing “Our House” at Belper Community Theatre (at Belper School) from 20th-23rd February 2019 and
Read MoreOfficers from the Belper Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team called at the Whitemoor Centre to speak to a group of adults
Read MorePolice officers in Safer Neighbourhood teams across Derbyshire are preparing for this year’s Halloween and are asking for help from
Read MoreIn early August during an invertebrate training event, at Rose End Meadows near Cromford, a participant captured an unusual looking
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly stabbed during an altercation in a pub in Belper.
Read MoreEarly this morning a dedicated team of volunteers vaccinated the 200th badger of the year as part of Derbyshire Wildlife
Read MoreJeanna de Waal, Broadway star of ‘Kinky Boots’ (Lauren) and ‘American Idiot’ (Heather), has been cast as Diana in a
Read MoreRebellion – A Radically Different Walk in Belper Friday 2nd November. 10.15am, starts Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ, Finishes
Read MoreIt’s back and wilder than ever! Derbyshire’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and bigger, in fact,
Read MoreReport and Photo by Eddie Bisknell (Local Democracy Reporting Service) Derbyshire’s NHS chief, Dr. Chris Clayton (pictured), has apologised for
Read MoreVariety and significance – key to festival’s 14th year Over the long summer of 2018, researchers, event organisers and volunteers
Read MoreEarlier this week RSPB reported that there had been 68 confirmed instances of bird of prey persecution in 2017 –
Read MoreBy Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) A proposal to merge Derbyshire’s four main NHS organisations was largely supported by those who took
Read MoreBy Anne Clark St Peter’s Church is very pleased to announce that they have been given a Silver Eco
Read MoreBelper Players return next month with an Alan Ayckbourn play which goes deeper and darker into the mind of Susan,
Read MoreThe 9th Amber Valley CAMRA festival will be held at Strutts on Derby Road, Belper from Thursday 27th September
Read MoreA borough councillor claims that a business chosen to conduct an independent green belt land review is “inappropriate” due to
Read MoreA community centre is set to return to the Manor Recreation Ground in Belper, four years after the previous “Blue
Read MoreDerbyshire county councillors have unanimously agreed to push forward with plans to form a “strategic alliance” between councils in the
Read MoreAs the weather cools, the nights draw in and we get back into the routine of work and the school
Read MoreBelper United are looking forward to a Sunday FA Vase Clash against fellow East Midlands Counties side Teversal FC on
Read MoreCounty councillors feel that the proposed NHS cuts in Derbyshire are “quite disturbing” and are being made at a pace
Read MoreNext week Derbyshire County Council is set to vote through plans to form a “strategic alliance” with several county and
Read MoreThe National Trust and DerwentWISE are working together to help visitors picture how Duffield Castle might have looked. The tarmac
Read MoreFive of Derbyshire’s MPs gathered in Parliament yesterday to thrash out their concerns about the “utter financial chaos” among the
Read MoreOfficers investigating a disturbance in Belper in the early hours of Sunday, July 15, are appealing for witnesses. The incident
Read MoreOn Friday, August 3 between 11.30am and 9.25pm a house on Cumberhills Road was broken into. A large amount of
Read MoreThe county council’s children’s services department is in turmoil, with the demand for services and dwindling budgets continuing to cause
Read MoreA Derbyshire healthcare chief fears that the upcoming £51 million in cuts to services in the county will lead to
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary’s carbon footprint has reduced by 54% in the last eight years. A figure of 11,249 CO2t in 2009/10
Read MoreStudents in Derbyshire have done themselves and the county proud by doing well in their GCSEs. Provisional results show that
Read MoreA new youth engagement team has been set up by police in the Amber Valley. Three Police Community Support Officers
Read MoreSuch is the interest in Belper Arts Festival 2019 that the call out for events is earlier than ever. Although
Read MoreBelper train passengers will already be aware of the engineering works in Derby Station this summer and the bad news
Read MoreThousands of people in Derby and Derbyshire have died from drug poisoning and misuse in the past 16 years, new
Read MoreFinal plans for 58 homes near a former Rolls-Royce radioactive waste dump in a Derbyshire village are set to be
Read MoreSaving up their best performance of the summer season, Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors picnicking in the gardens
Read MoreMillions of pounds more is being spent by councils to prop up adult social care, but with soaring demands, Derby
Read MoreSergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined with
Read MoreA distinctive gold watch was amongst the jewellery stolen when a house in Duffield was burgled on Monday, June 18.
Read MoreOfficers from the Safer Neighbourhood policing teams across the Amber Valley are settling into the saddles of a new set
Read MoreGrieving relatives are being left “heartbroken” by the state of neglect at an overgrown and weed-strewn cemetery where their loved
Read MoreA school in Belper could be expanded to cater for another 140 children to address a shortage of pupil places
Read MoreAfter an absence of three years, The Belper Passion returned to the streets and churches of Belper, attracting a capacity
Read MoreCampaigners have said that Wheeldons should be ashamed of their proposals to build on the Green fields of Belper –
Read MoreBelper Arts Festival is organising a ‘Wall Of Christmas Recipes’ at the Belper Winter Food Festival on 3 December. Community
Read MoreAfter a three year break the hugely successful Belper Passion play returns to the streets and churches of the town
Read MorePreparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.
Read MoreThroughout the school holidays Belper North Mill will be open for visitors, with special events taking place for children.
Read MoreOn July 9 from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale and
Read MoreAt the Town Council meeting on the 14th of March, the Town Council agreed to pay for the Chelsea’s Choice production
Read MoreWomen’s football in Belper is on the up with a new partnership with Sheffield FC Ladies. The Dronfield based club
Read MoreFor a small town, Belper has long punched above its weight in producing notable people. But while pioneering industrialists, Olympians
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have outlined proposals for a new Local Plan which includes Bullsmoor and Belper Lane sites as
Read MoreCharles Edwin Stone V.C. M.M. was celebrated in style at an event in Belper on 4th February. Throughout the day
Read MoreAlmost 500 complaints about fly-tipping have been received by Amber Valley Borough Council over the past 12 months — up
Read MoreA Cromford man has been seriously injured in a road crash between Idridgehay and Cowers Lane near Belper. The collision
Read MoreThis weekend (August 27th) will see the nations biggest ever sports day being held across the country. Pauline Latham OBE
Read MoreSaving up their best performance of the summer season Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors crowded into Hall Leys
Read MoreField Row Unitarian Chapel in Belper is the first place of worship in Derbyshire and the Amber Valley to be
Read MoreAt Derby’s Quad’s screening of ‘The Spirit of 45′, 17th August, I met 79 year old Ken Loach, the World
Read MoreOn Friday 19th August there will be a Family Fun Day from 1-4pm on the Park by the Belper Children’s Centre.
Read MoreMembers of Belper & Duffield Labour Party took a trip to Tolpuddle in Dorset last weekend, for the annual Martyrs
Read MoreBelper boiler company, Vaillant, along with housebuilders, Peveril Homes have submitted plans for 150 homes, 6,000 sq ft of industrial
Read MoreThe last four weeks saw Belper buzzing with an exciting range of events. Belper Open Gardens, The Food Festival, Well
Read MoreThousands of revellers gearing up for Y Not Festival this weekend are being warned that drugs are not welcome through
Read MoreOn Saturday there was a 3 hour workshop-based political conference in Derby, organised by the Derbyshire branch of Momentum, the
Read MoreThere is something quite extraordinary about this collection of poems. Helen Mort’s poems are of landscape and language, the human
Read MoreAre you a high-performing athlete ambitious to match the achievements of Olympians Adam Peaty, Liam Pitchford and Mollie Renshaw and
Read MoreWith the summer holidays rapidly approaching, families are looking for activities to do during their spare time. Derby County Council
Read MoreA staggering £1,000 was raised for Derby Mountain Rescue through a charity event organised by Emily Bowler of Arkwright’s Bar
Read MoreDerbyshire supporters of Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn are stepping up their campaign to re-elect him, following a successful and well-attended
Read MoreA behind-the-scenes look at Amber Valley Borough Council services, and the tasks carried out during a typical day, will feature
Read MoreThe Babington Hospital on Derby Road, now under threat of closure, is one of Belper’s most distinguished buildings. It’s fairly
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