Local Bus Services Cut In Effort To Save £1M
More than a dozen Derbyshire bus routes are to have journeys cut back after the county council said it could
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“Ghost Planes”: Solved!
On Monday evening there were a number of reports all across Derbyshire of “ghost planes”. Other local media reported them
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Deputy Labour Leader Pledges To Protect Derwent Valley Mills
On Saturday 24th March Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visited a number of towns in Amber Valley
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Amber Valley: Local Plan Paves Way for 10,000 Houses in 10 years
Local Democracy Reporter: Eddie Bisknell As part of a bid to find space for nearly 10,000 homes around Alfreton, Belper,
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Interview: Mark Morriss – The Bluetones
Mark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the
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Local Elections: Make Sure You Are Registered To Vote
This year the Amber Valley Borough Council elections will be held on Thursday 3rd May. Make sure that you are
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Missed Bin Collections Due to Snow
The bins are still out all over Belper as residents wait for the missed bin collections that were cancelled (due
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Amber Valley Borough Council To Propose £5 Council Tax Increase
In a press release dated the 26th of February, Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) have announced that a Council Tax
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2018
In the night sky over Belper, Venus appears low in the twilight sky this month, pairing with Mercury on the
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Keys To Open Belper Arts Festival
Belper Arts Festival will open on May 5 with a special concert at St. Peter’s Church. Irish soprano Margaret Keys
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Nailed Announces 2018 AGM
Nailed have announced their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 8st March at 7.30 pm at the Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road.
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Jeremy Corbyn was in Belper Today
Jeremy Corbyn visited Belper today at around 1pm with our Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Singh Dhindsa and local Labour
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Plastic Free February: Plastic Fantastic – Or Is It?
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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Developer Wheeldons Should Be “Ashamed” Say Campaigners
Campaigners have said that Wheeldons should be ashamed of their proposals to build on the Green fields of Belper –
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Nailed Launches ‘Plastic Free’ February
Few people would have imagined the dramatic, devastating impact that the BBC’s wildlife documentary Blue Planet 2 would have on
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Public Inquiry Set To Examine Bullsmoor Plan
The Secretary of State For Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid has announced that he is to call in
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See Life As A Victorian Child At Strutt’s North Mill Museum This Half-Term
Strutt’s North Mill Museum in Belper will have a host of activities for children over the February half-term. The museum
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2018
No bright planets in the evening sky this month, but we can enjoy views of Jupiter and Mars if we
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Walking for Health Scheme 2018
Amber Valley’s Walking for Health scheme is encouraging people to get out and about in the New Year. In
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New Platform Launched For Derbyshire Art
A new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in
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New Year Honour for Adrian Farmer
Adrian Farmer, the Heritage Co-ordinator for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, has been awarded a British Empire
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Win Cash For Your Old Electricals
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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Grants Available For Derbyshire Residents To Access Faster Broadband
A project which allows residents and businesses with poor broadband speeds to apply for a grant to access a faster
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Walk Off The Christmas Excess And Breathe In The Heritage
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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Domestic Wood-Burning Stoves And Open Fires
Amber Valley Borough Council has responded to concern over “smoke nuisance” caused by the growing use of wood-burning stoves and
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Highland Cattle Return to Belper Parks Wildflower Meadow
Highland cattle have returned to the wildflower meadow in Belper Parks to help with the conservation of the site over
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Cratedigger: 1977 When Two Sevens Clashed (40 Years On)
I recently found Guy Debord’s situationist tract “Society of the Spectacle” nestling in the classics section of a local charity
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Free Christmas Parking For Amber Valley Residents
Amber Valley Borough Council is reminding local residents that by displaying their free parking permit in the windscreen of their
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2017
There are no bright planets on view in the night sky over December. The highlight of the month will be
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Knitted Angels Appear Around Town To Spread Christmas Cheer
The knitters and crocheters of Belper and beyond have been very busy this year making small angels as a Christmas
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‘Golden Age Of Cycling’ Sparks Consultation On Derbyshire Cycle Network
Cyclists have been invited by the Derbyshire County Council to have their say about plans for developing a key cycle
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Advice To Stay Well In Winter
A national campaign has been launched to give help and advice on staying safe and well this winter. Cold weather
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Exhibition Looks At Belper’s Post-War Hidden Histories
Having spent several years looking into the history of the Belper men who died during World War One, researchers from
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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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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2017
If you want to see a planet in November you are going to have to get up early. Night time
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New Era For Society As It Celebrates 60 Years
Sixty years of celebrating the history of their town was marked by Belper Historical Society members this week, and included
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Chance To Comment On Updated Local Plan
Belper residents now have their opportunity to comment on the details of the updated Local Plan for Amber Valley. The
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Nominate A Community ‘Hero’ For Christmas Light Switch On
On Friday November 24 the Belper Christmas lights will be switched on by the Mayor Cllr Peter Hurst and a
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Belper PSPOs Now In Place To Combat Anti-Social Behaviour
A number of new Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) have been approved by Amber Valley Borough Council to further combat
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Belper Eco-Festival To Return For Sixth Year
The sixth Belper Goes Green eco-festival returns on Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd of June 2018 at the Rugby Club,
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Windmill Gets In Spin With Cobweb
Heage windmill closes for the season this weekend (October 28 – 29) and the team are celebrating the event by
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Opinion: Belper North and East Mills – The World Heritage Site in Belper in the Hands of a Vandal
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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Final Consultation On Proposed Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Change
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched its third and final consultation on changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England,
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Berkin’s Court Brings In £300 For Charity
Residents of Berkin’s Court, along Bridge Street, showed people around their houses on Sunday (October 15) to tell them the
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2017
October brings a thin crescent Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, and Venus is the morning star in the east. The
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Belper Arts Festival Back For Sixth Year
Preparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.
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Nailed Celebrates National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day will take place on Thursday 28 September 2017 with the theme this year being “Freedom”. National Poetry
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Belper Takes Best Large Town Category In East Midlands In Bloom Award
Belper has again been awarded ‘gold’ in the Large Town Category of East Midlands in Bloom and also won the
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Nominations Open For Derbyshire’s Next Youth Council
Young people with a passion to make a difference in their local community are being encouraged to stand for election
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Severe Weather Warning for Tonight and Tomorrow
Storm Aileen is arriving in Britain. The Met Office has issued two severe weather warnings for Derbyshire. Severe Weather Warning
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Belper Games Raises Record Breaking £37k For Charity
The Belper Games Weekender returned on the 14th – 16th July 2017 and it again broke all previous records by
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2017
This September we may have missed the Harvest Moon- or have we? In the early morning, Mercury, Mars and Venus
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Autumn Footprints Festival Starts This Weekend
Slap on your crampons and explore Amber Valley as the Autumn Footprints Festival returns from Sat 9th – 24th September
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Murmurs of Harm Are Unfounded.
In Spring this year Belper enjoyed a massive murmuration of starlings swooping over the town in formation as they prepared
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New Addition To Beth’s Poetry Trail
Beth’s Poetry Trail have installed a new poster poem at Belper Railway station on Platform 1. The Belper Railway station
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Belper Against Homelessness (Event)
On Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September, over 40 artistes will be performing to “make a stand” against homelessness. The
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A-level Students Shine In Derbyshire
A-level students in Derbyshire schools have continued to maintain excellent grades in the new-style exams. According to provisional information for
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Picks For August Bank Holiday Weekend
The August bank holiday weekend will soon be here and Nailed have some excellent ideas to keep people entertained around
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Traffic Pollution Survey in DE56 Postcode Area: Can You Help?
If you are concerned about traffic pollution in Belper and the DE56 postcode area, now is your chance to take
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Belper’s Beautiful Parks Win Green Flag Award
Belper Parks, Belper River Gardens and Belper Cemetery are amongst the eight parks and green spaces in the Amber Valley
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Blue Skies For Blue Box Belper’s Community Fun Day
The sun shone brightly on the Parks Estate Community Fun Day on Sunday 30th July, with over 200 residents coming
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Space is the Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2017
The night sky in August brings us the Summer Triangle, the annual Perseid meteor shower and a last chance to
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Interview: Sunflower Thieves
It’s safe to assume that Y Not 2017 won’t be too high up on most peoples ‘festival of the year’
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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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Sixth Belper Games Bounces Into The Lead
Belper Games, which took place over the weekend on three days across the 14th – 16th July to raise money
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Inspiring Ideas For The Summer Holidays
Summer is here and In Derby have got some brilliant ideas to keep everyone entertained around Derby this August. From
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Well Worth Celebrating
This weekend’s Well Dressings at the River Gardens provided a wonderful outdoor gallery of creative endeavour as people ambled down
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Residents Vent Anger At Possible Hospital Closure
On Monday July 10 around 50 members of the public met at Strutts Community Centre to discuss the current situation
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Belper Photographer Becomes 1,000th Member of ‘Made in Derbyshire’
The long-running campaign celebrating everything that’s great about Derbyshire has reached the milestone of its 1,000th business member. Fine art
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Belper Open Gardens Raises Thousands For Charity
The Belper Open Gardens event of 1st and 2nd July was a great success once again. Around 650 visitors came
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Belper Food Festival a Roaring Success Again
On Sunday 9th June, the Summer Belper Food Festival, in its 10th year, once again brought thousands of visitors to
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2017
July’s night sky brings more chances to observe the planets Jupiter and Saturn. For early risers Venus continues to shine
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Opinion: What I Learned In My First Year In Office At AVBC (Minus The Four Months Without A Full Council Meeting).
After the dreadful fire in London, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recently came in for much criticism, including from
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“Rural Means Business” Funding Conference To Be Held In Belper
Local businesses and organisations will be encouraged to bid for funds being made available by the Rural Payments Agency and
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Diary Of A Junior Filmmaker
Regulars will know the score by now: I’m the Film Guy – the one who writes the mercifully occasional bits
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Opinion: My Journey To A Plastic-Free Life
A couple of years ago, I started to reduce the amount of plastic I buy and use. I was particularly
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Inside Peter Jolly’s Circus: Investigating The Allegations
Over the past few days there has been a lot of talk around Belper and online about allegations made by
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Opinion: Derbyshire Save Our NHS – Babington Hospital Steers Toward Closure
Plans to close Babington Hospital in Belper and replace it with fewer services further away were published on Friday 23rd
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Great Get Together Event For MP Jo Cox Unites Community
Hundreds of people attended the Belper Great Get Together picnic in Belper Memorial Gardens today (Saturday 17th). Building on the
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Milford Collection for Grenfell Tower Victims
By now everyone will have heard about the terrible fire that engulfed the entirety of Grenfell Tower in Kensington, London
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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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Weeping Window Poppy Display Comes To Silk Mill – Our Take
Travelling into Derby this morning for the unveiling of the installation I reflected upon the fact that I was lucky
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Unity in the Face of Division
On 16th June 2016 Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, was murdered by Thomas Mair, a far right
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General Election Results For Mid-Derbyshire
Mid-Derbyshire constituency, of which Belper is part, once again voted Conservative. The results were: Conservative – Pauline Latham – 29,513
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How Will The Election Affect Belper Schools?
The past seven years have seen a series of cuts hammer at our local schools. The PE budget was cut
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Space Is the Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2017
We have now reached the summer months and, in these months, the night sky is never really dark. However, warmer
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Fifth Belper Goes Green Festival A Huge Success
The fifth Belper Goes Green Eco festival, organised by Transition Belper, saw thousands of visitors attending the event at Belper
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Election Special: Eight Years Of The Belper Foodbank
I can’t believe it’s been 8 years since Hope for Belper launched its foodbank ‘The Basic Idea.’ At the time
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Belper Welcomes Stage 4 of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour
The OVO Energy Women’s Tour cycle race is coming to Derbyshire on Saturday 10 June. Stage 4 will start and
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Top Things to Do With Children This Spring Bank Holiday
Families in Derby can look forward to a brilliant schedule of events taking place across the city this half term,
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Belper Arts Festival: George Gunby
As we approach the final weekend of Belper Arts Festival 2017, I’ve been reflecting on past festivals. When eight people
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Election Special: Amber Valley WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality)
In the run up to this General Election, across the country, almost 3.5 Million women born in the 1950s now
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Election Special: How Good Are The Conservatives With the Economy?
This election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those
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Belper Arts Festival: Jayne Nemeth Interview
In what has become something of a tradition, Belper Arts Festival will close with Belper Open Houses over the Bank
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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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Series Of Local Events For Dementia Awareness Week
This week, from 14th-20th May, is Dementia Awareness Week and throughout it a series of activities will be taking place
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The Belper Games Strike Back
The Sixth Annual Belper Games lands on July 14th at Belper Rugby Club, and once again the team have pulled
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Advertise With Nailed
Looking to reach a local audience? Let Nailed help your business. Nailed are currently offering businesses a special offer to
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County Council Election Results
The Conservatives have taken control of the County Council, shifting the balance of power from 43/18 Labour/Conservative to 37/24 Conservative.
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Space Is The Place: Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2017
In May’s night sky Jupiter is resplendent. Saturn’s ring system is easily seen through a small telescope. Venus shines in
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Belper Arts Festival: Ian Mcmillan Interview
A Beat Generation Les Dawson? The best ideas often occur in a pub. So don’t be surprised that it was
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Derbyshire County Council Election – 4th May
On Thursday 4th May, all 64 seats on the Derbyshire County Council will be contested by 270 candidates as the
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Astonishing Line-up for 5th Belper Goes Green
The organisers of the fifth Belper Goes Green ECO Festival to be held at Belper Rugby Club from 2nd to
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Interview: Y Not Festival 2017
Now in its twelfth year, Derbyshire’s largest music festival Y Not (27-30 July) returns with an huge line-up of acts
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Free “Body MOT” Being Offered At The Belper Co-op
Belper residents who would like to see how their body is standing up to the stresses and strains of everyday
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Fracking Month: “How I Started Amber Valley Against Fracking”
I first started Amber Valley Against Fracking (AVAF) back in September 2015, after hearing on a local radio morning show that
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Election Special: “Whoever Wins This Upcoming Election, Neoliberalism Is Dead”
Since the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what
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Fact-finder: Derbyshire County Council Elections – 4 May 2017
Be an informed voter with our handy fact-finder for the Derbyshire County Council Elections on 4th May. The Derbyshire County Council
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Accident on Strutt Street
Shortly before 3pm on Friday 21st April a car was seen “speeding round the corner and then there was a
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Fracking Month: Alternatives To Fracking
So it’s all very well to criticise fracking, but what are the alternatives? If we are to progress to a
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Q & A: With The Belper Arts Trail
This year’s Belper Arts Trail returns on Sunday 30th April and Bank Holiday Monday 1st May. Nestled in 55 locations
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Holy Week And Easter At Christ Church Belper
Although not the oldest of Belper’s Churches, Christ Church has stood at ‘The Triangle’ end of Bridge Street, where the
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Pentrich Revolution Exhibition Launch
Not only was there art and music, but revolution was in the air at No.28 Cafe this Saturday where talents have
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Fracking Month: Fracking And The Environment
There is a growing controversy around the question of fracking (using a mixture of water, sand and chemicals under extremely
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Space is the Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2017
April’s night sky is dominated by the bright planet Jupiter. There are still opportunities to view Mercury at the beginning
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Advertising Features Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Fracking
3 Perfect Bar Crawls. Jet Engine Testing Facility A Catalyst For Innovation. Get Your Patio Ready For Outdoor Entertaining. Top
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Women’s Tour To Pass Through Belper
Top women cyclists from around the world are to take to Derbyshire’s roads on Saturday the 10th of June, to
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New Bessalone Planning Application Submitted
A planning application for 185 new houses on Bessalone Hill has today been submitted by C and K Balls. The
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Guest Column: Kathy Fairweather
Gardening is one of the favourite hobbies in Britain. It can become rather addictive; I know a few people whose
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Derwent Valley Mills Secures £1.2 Million ‘Great Place’ Award
The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site has been successful in its ‘Great Place’ bid, securing funding of £1,285,800. On
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Guest Column: Cllr Ben Bellamy
Last Saturday was a special day for the people of Belper, and indeed the whole of the Derwent Valley. But
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Valley Celebrates 15 Years Of World Heritage Status
Hundreds of visitors attended the 15th Anniversary of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site at the Strutts Centre on
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Belper’s Hollie Webb Becomes Freewoman Of Borough Of Amber Valley
Like the rest of the country, local people were thrilled when the GB ladies hockey team edged to a stunning
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: March 2017
March brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
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Have Your Say on the Draft Local Plan for Amber Valley
After a meeting of the full Council on the 1st of March, Amber Valley Borough Council voted to put its
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Rough Sleeping In Belper: An Increase In Homelessness?
Many of us have been hearing rumours that there are individuals sleeping rough in the town and last Saturday I
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Remembering Andy Potter
Much loved BBC Derby Radio host Andy Potter died on Sunday from cancer. He was 55 years old. An obituary
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“Mini Comedic masterpiece” We Are Brontë Announced For Belper
Angus Barr and Sarah Corbett are to bring their madcap performance to Belper with ‘We Are Brontë.’ Taking place at
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“Stop being Sentimental” About Child Refugees: Pauline Latham Hits National Headlines
The British government recently reneged on its promise to take in 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and stopped the
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The Finest International Film Star From Belper That You’d Forgotten All About
For a small town, Belper has long punched above its weight in producing notable people. But while pioneering industrialists, Olympians
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Battle Lines Drawn For Greenfields Future
Amber Valley Borough Council have outlined proposals for a new Local Plan which includes Bullsmoor and Belper Lane sites as
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Belper Mountaineer Selected As 2017 Ordnance Survey Champion
Belper’s Nigel Vardy, aka Mr Frostbite, has been selected as one of the 2017 Ordnance Survey champions. Nigel Vardy joins
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Andy Potter: His Legacy
It’s almost five years since Andy Potter invited me on to his BBC Radio Derby show to talk about the
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Interview: The Further
After being put through the wringer of the music industry once or twice, bandmates Peter Backler, James Dowse and Barrington
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Belper Chosen to Represent East Midlands in 2017 RHS Britain in Bloom Awards
Belper in Bloom has been selected to represent the East Midlands in the Large Town Category in the Royal Horticultural
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Make A Date With Belper
If your love life is more lacklustre than lusty you might not be feeling fabulous about the fourteenth of February.
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Community Group Steps Up To Save Holbrook Pub
The Holbrook Community Society are attempting to save their village pub and create a new community hub. The Spotted Cow
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Approval Given For World War One Sculpture Installation
Belper has moved a step closer to having an installation of a new World War One sculpture. At the latest meeting of
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A Brief History Of The Belper Bypass
Anyone driving north to south through Belper will know how difficult it can be getting along the A6. You may
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Belper Dedicates Day To WW1 Victoria Cross Hero
Charles Edwin Stone V.C. M.M. was celebrated in style at an event in Belper on 4th February. Throughout the day
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Strutts North Mill Museum Announces Free Annual Pass and a New Photography Exhibition
Belper’s Strutts North Mill Museum has just announced a free annual pass to any adult paying an initial ticket price
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Caroline Lucas’ Visit to Duffield and Belper
On Friday 3rd February, Caroline Lucas came to visit Duffield and Belper to support Sue MacFarlane, who will be
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: February 2017
Belper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
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Guest Column: Cllr Ben Bellamy
It makes a real change to see a major planning application in Belper that does not fill me with dread.
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Guest Column: Winter Gardening Advice
It’s the end of January, 5 weeks past Christmas and the shortest day. Looking out of my window at the
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‘Call Home The Heart’ An Extract By Sally Wragg
A thunder cloud hung over Nethermere. November had arrived with a storm this year, whipping the leaves from the beeches
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Belper Arts Festival 2017 Programme Announced
The programme of events for this year’s Belper Arts Festival has been published containing a mixture of tried and tested favourites
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Inside Belper’s Secret Garden
Every Sunday morning, instead of sleeping in late or cooking a hangover busting fry-up, the small, but tireless volunteers of
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Nailed Announces Upcoming AGM
Nailed have announced their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 1st February at 7.30 pm at the Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road.
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Belper District Scouts To Head Stateside
In the summer of 2017 the Belper District Scouts will visit Missouri for an exchange program with their American counterparts.
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