Police Visit Schools in Amber Valley To Combat Knife Crime
Police officers in Amber Valley are starting a series of school visits across the area which are focused on preventing
Read MorePolice officers in Amber Valley are starting a series of school visits across the area which are focused on preventing
Read MoreBabington Hospital was originially a workhouse, built, by the Board of Guardians, with the genuine intention of helping the poor
Read MoreHuzzah! It’s National Poetry Day, the day to lyrically lilt along tersely versing and timing your rhymes. Tis the day
Read MoreBy Madeleine Washbrook When talking to Belper locals, negativity and Belper can often feel like the antithesis of each other.
Read MoreAs of today, the government has tightened regulations for licensing and monitoring animal welfare. The new law is called The
Read MoreVariety and significance – key to festival’s 14th year Over the long summer of 2018, researchers, event organisers and volunteers
Read MoreIf We Only Had a Heart is a new occassional column which I am introducing to enable people to mobilise
Read MoreBy Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) A proposal to merge Derbyshire’s four main NHS organisations was largely supported by those who took
Read MoreIn a newsletter to supporters the Ambergate Hydro Project Team have finally admitted there is no possibility of realising the
Read MoreWe previously reported on the then-imminent launch of a new website and media service for the area, DV on Demand
Read MoreA borough councillor claims that a business chosen to conduct an independent green belt land review is “inappropriate” due to
Read MoreOn Saturday 22nd September, at 11am, Belper will see the opening of a new shop. This one isn’t another gift
Read MoreFor the ninth year in a row Belper has won a Gold award in the Large Town category of the
Read More4th October is National Poetry Day, and we have decided to have a competition. National Poetry Day is an annual
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 MoreCounty councillors feel that the proposed NHS cuts in Derbyshire are “quite disturbing” and are being made at a pace
Read MoreFive of Derbyshire’s MPs gathered in Parliament yesterday to thrash out their concerns about the “utter financial chaos” among the
Read MoreBelper Town Council is featured as part of a national World War I commemoration during this anniversary year. Belper Memorial
Read MoreOfficers investigating a high value theft from Kedleston Hall are appealing for the public’s help to locate the missing items.
Read MoreA new initiative called ‘Love Belper’ has been set up by a number of independent business owners to promote the
Read MoreBelper train passengers will already be aware of the engineering works in Derby Station this summer and the bad news
Read MoreThe Neighbourhood Planning Referendum for the Crich Parish Neighbourhood Plan has been re-arranged for the 6 September 2018. The original
Read MoreThe Derby Resignalling programme is a £200 million project to improve journeys to and through Derby Railway station. This investment
Read MoreAn American delegation from Pawtucket has been visiting this week to celebrate 24 years of twinning with Belper. Bob Billington,
Read MoreThe draft Neighbourhood Plan and the supporting reports are now complete and are available on the new Belper Town Council
Read MorePeter Thornton, grandson of founder Joseph Thornton, died from cancer on 21st June aged 85, and was buried in
Read MoreOn Monday 2nd July Belper was visited by judges for East Midlands in Bloom, the regional stage of the Royal
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council has revealed plans to increase the cost of school meals for the first time in three years.
Read MoreThe biggest community and charity fundraising event in Belper returns for the 7th year with even more attractions and entertainment
Read MoreTo judge by the chatter around the plans announced by FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), for Belper’s North and East
Read MoreSlenderella Director and former Mayor of Belper, Gary Spendlove, will be raising money for kidney dialysis machines and respite care
Read MoreBelper Mills Plans Unveiled FI Real Estate Management, the owners of Belper Mills, have unveiled ambitious plans to regenerate the
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 MoreOnce again this year Belper will enter the RHS Britain in Bloom competition. This year as part of the town
Read More‘sharing not wasting’ is a new Belper initiative which aims to redistribute food that would otherwise be wasted to people
Read MorePubwatch venues across the county will be launching the Ask for ‘Angela’ campaign, in consultation with Derbyshire Constabulary and SV2 – Supporting
Read MoreThe sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a stunning sell out concert, an
Read MoreIn May’s Night Sky: Venus is the “evening star” in the west. Jupiter is the bright object in the southeast.
Read MoreTurnout for this local election was predictably low, with Duffield having the highest turnout at 46.6%. Belper managed just 38%.
Read MoreFleet Arts “delighted” at the news of securing support towards their general running costs from Derbyshire County Council for this
Read MoreThe first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s
Read MoreOrganisers of the 2018 Belper Goes Green Eco festival are leading the way to tackle single use plastic. The festival,
Read MoreThe sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5 May and runs until 2 June. In between the opening concert featuring
Read MoreNature-friendly farmers, planners, local authorities, wildlife experts and people who care about nature are being urged to seize a unique
Read MoreYour essential guide to managing the slug population and keeping sane in your garden this spring, by Jo Dyer I
Read MoreThe 2018 local elections are just a few weeks away and Nailed will be explaining the where, when, how and
Read MoreMP for Mid-Derbyshire gives her views on Brexit, Derbyshire and future of the country after Brexit Day. With just under
Read MoreSoprano Margaret Keys will open Belper Arts Festival with a special concert featuring guests the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto
Read MoreJob losses and reduced hours on the cards as County Council reveals plans to save £1.6 million on libraries. Plans to
Read MoreMore than a dozen Derbyshire bus routes are to have journeys cut back after the county council said it could
Read MoreOn Monday evening there were a number of reports all across Derbyshire of “ghost planes”. Other local media reported them
Read MoreOn Saturday 24th March Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visited a number of towns in Amber Valley
Read MoreLocal Democracy Reporter: Eddie Bisknell As part of a bid to find space for nearly 10,000 homes around Alfreton, Belper,
Read MoreMark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the
Read MoreThis year the Amber Valley Borough Council elections will be held on Thursday 3rd May. Make sure that you are
Read MoreThe bins are still out all over Belper as residents wait for the missed bin collections that were cancelled (due
Read MoreIn a press release dated the 26th of February, Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) have announced that a Council Tax
Read MoreIn the night sky over Belper, Venus appears low in the twilight sky this month, pairing with Mercury on the
Read MoreBelper Arts Festival will open on May 5 with a special concert at St. Peter’s Church. Irish soprano Margaret Keys
Read MoreNailed have announced their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 8st March at 7.30 pm at the Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road.
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn visited Belper today at around 1pm with our Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Singh Dhindsa and local Labour
Read MorePlastic pollution is becoming one of the biggest man-made threats of the modern world, and at the rate the issue
Read MoreFew people would have imagined the dramatic, devastating impact that the BBC’s wildlife documentary Blue Planet 2 would have on
Read MoreThe Secretary of State For Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid has announced that he is to call in
Read MoreNo bright planets in the evening sky this month, but we can enjoy views of Jupiter and Mars if we
Read MoreAmber Valley’s Walking for Health scheme is encouraging people to get out and about in the New Year. In
Read MoreA new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in
Read MoreAdrian Farmer, the Heritage Co-ordinator for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, has been awarded a British Empire
Read MoreIf you have any old, broken or unwanted electricals you are being encouraged to take them to one of Derbyshire County
Read MoreA project which allows residents and businesses with poor broadband speeds to apply for a grant to access a faster
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has responded to concern over “smoke nuisance” caused by the growing use of wood-burning stoves and
Read MoreHighland cattle have returned to the wildflower meadow in Belper Parks to help with the conservation of the site over
Read MoreI recently found Guy Debord’s situationist tract “Society of the Spectacle” nestling in the classics section of a local charity
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is reminding local residents that by displaying their free parking permit in the windscreen of their
Read MoreThere are no bright planets on view in the night sky over December. The highlight of the month will be
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 MoreA national campaign has been launched to give help and advice on staying safe and well this winter. Cold weather
Read MoreChristmas preparations start early at Transition Belper’s November Green Exchange with Richard Bett, Anne Clark, Kim Kerry, Sue MacFarlane and
Read MoreIf you want to see a planet in November you are going to have to get up early. Night time
Read MoreSixty years of celebrating the history of their town was marked by Belper Historical Society members this week, and included
Read MoreBelper residents now have their opportunity to comment on the details of the updated Local Plan for Amber Valley. The
Read MoreOn Friday November 24 the Belper Christmas lights will be switched on by the Mayor Cllr Peter Hurst and a
Read MoreA number of new Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) have been approved by Amber Valley Borough Council to further combat
Read MoreThe sixth Belper Goes Green eco-festival returns on Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd of June 2018 at the Rugby Club,
Read MoreThe Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched its third and final consultation on changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England,
Read MoreOctober brings a thin crescent Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, and Venus is the morning star in the east. The
Read MorePreparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.
Read MoreNational Poetry Day will take place on Thursday 28 September 2017 with the theme this year being “Freedom”. National Poetry
Read MoreBelper has again been awarded ‘gold’ in the Large Town Category of East Midlands in Bloom and also won the
Read MoreYoung people with a passion to make a difference in their local community are being encouraged to stand for election
Read MoreStorm Aileen is arriving in Britain. The Met Office has issued two severe weather warnings for Derbyshire. Severe Weather Warning
Read MoreThe Belper Games Weekender returned on the 14th – 16th July 2017 and it again broke all previous records by
Read MoreThis September we may have missed the Harvest Moon- or have we? In the early morning, Mercury, Mars and Venus
Read MoreSlap on your crampons and explore Amber Valley as the Autumn Footprints Festival returns from Sat 9th – 24th September
Read MoreIn Spring this year Belper enjoyed a massive murmuration of starlings swooping over the town in formation as they prepared
Read MoreBeth’s Poetry Trail have installed a new poster poem at Belper Railway station on Platform 1. The Belper Railway station
Read MoreOn Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September, over 40 artistes will be performing to “make a stand” against homelessness. The
Read MoreA-level students in Derbyshire schools have continued to maintain excellent grades in the new-style exams. According to provisional information for
Read MoreThe August bank holiday weekend will soon be here and Nailed have some excellent ideas to keep people entertained around
Read MoreIf you are concerned about traffic pollution in Belper and the DE56 postcode area, now is your chance to take
Read MoreBelper Parks, Belper River Gardens and Belper Cemetery are amongst the eight parks and green spaces in the Amber Valley
Read MoreThe sun shone brightly on the Parks Estate Community Fun Day on Sunday 30th July, with over 200 residents coming
Read MoreThe night sky in August brings us the Summer Triangle, the annual Perseid meteor shower and a last chance to
Read MoreIt’s safe to assume that Y Not 2017 won’t be too high up on most peoples ‘festival of the year’
Read MoreRHS quest to find cleanest, greenest and most beautiful places in the UK. From Aberdeen in Scotland down to St
Read MoreBelper Games, which took place over the weekend on three days across the 14th – 16th July to raise money
Read MoreSummer is here and In Derby have got some brilliant ideas to keep everyone entertained around Derby this August. From
Read MoreThis weekend’s Well Dressings at the River Gardens provided a wonderful outdoor gallery of creative endeavour as people ambled down
Read MoreOn Monday July 10 around 50 members of the public met at Strutts Community Centre to discuss the current situation
Read MoreThe long-running campaign celebrating everything that’s great about Derbyshire has reached the milestone of its 1,000th business member. Fine art
Read MoreThe Belper Open Gardens event of 1st and 2nd July was a great success once again. Around 650 visitors came
Read MoreOn Sunday 9th June, the Summer Belper Food Festival, in its 10th year, once again brought thousands of visitors to
Read MoreJuly’s night sky brings more chances to observe the planets Jupiter and Saturn. For early risers Venus continues to shine
Read MoreAfter the dreadful fire in London, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recently came in for much criticism, including from
Read MoreLocal businesses and organisations will be encouraged to bid for funds being made available by the Rural Payments Agency and
Read MoreRegulars will know the score by now: I’m the Film Guy – the one who writes the mercifully occasional bits
Read MoreA couple of years ago, I started to reduce the amount of plastic I buy and use. I was particularly
Read MoreOver the past few days there has been a lot of talk around Belper and online about allegations made by
Read MorePlans to close Babington Hospital in Belper and replace it with fewer services further away were published on Friday 23rd
Read MoreHundreds of people attended the Belper Great Get Together picnic in Belper Memorial Gardens today (Saturday 17th). Building on the
Read MoreBy now everyone will have heard about the terrible fire that engulfed the entirety of Grenfell Tower in Kensington, London
Read MoreI have now led the Belper Goes Green teams through 5 years of planning, doing, tweaking, reviewing and making every
Read MoreTravelling into Derby this morning for the unveiling of the installation I reflected upon the fact that I was lucky
Read MoreOn 16th June 2016 Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, was murdered by Thomas Mair, a far right
Read MoreMid-Derbyshire constituency, of which Belper is part, once again voted Conservative. The results were: Conservative – Pauline Latham – 29,513
Read MoreThe past seven years have seen a series of cuts hammer at our local schools. The PE budget was cut
Read MoreWe have now reached the summer months and, in these months, the night sky is never really dark. However, warmer
Read MoreThe fifth Belper Goes Green Eco festival, organised by Transition Belper, saw thousands of visitors attending the event at Belper
Read MoreI can’t believe it’s been 8 years since Hope for Belper launched its foodbank ‘The Basic Idea.’ At the time
Read MoreThe OVO Energy Women’s Tour cycle race is coming to Derbyshire on Saturday 10 June. Stage 4 will start and
Read MoreFamilies in Derby can look forward to a brilliant schedule of events taking place across the city this half term,
Read MoreAs we approach the final weekend of Belper Arts Festival 2017, I’ve been reflecting on past festivals. When eight people
Read MoreIn the run up to this General Election, across the country, almost 3.5 Million women born in the 1950s now
Read MoreThis election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those
Read MoreIn what has become something of a tradition, Belper Arts Festival will close with Belper Open Houses over the Bank
Read MoreAnne Clark and her team of volunteer knitters and crocheters put themselves through several downpours last Friday to decorate trees
Read MoreThis week, from 14th-20th May, is Dementia Awareness Week and throughout it a series of activities will be taking place
Read MoreThe Sixth Annual Belper Games lands on July 14th at Belper Rugby Club, and once again the team have pulled
Read MoreLooking to reach a local audience? Let Nailed help your business. Nailed are currently offering businesses a special offer to
Read MoreThe Conservatives have taken control of the County Council, shifting the balance of power from 43/18 Labour/Conservative to 37/24 Conservative.
Read MoreIn May’s night sky Jupiter is resplendent. Saturn’s ring system is easily seen through a small telescope. Venus shines in
Read MoreA Beat Generation Les Dawson? The best ideas often occur in a pub. So don’t be surprised that it was
Read MoreOn Thursday 4th May, all 64 seats on the Derbyshire County Council will be contested by 270 candidates as the
Read MoreThe organisers of the fifth Belper Goes Green ECO Festival to be held at Belper Rugby Club from 2nd to
Read MoreNow in its twelfth year, Derbyshire’s largest music festival Y Not (27-30 July) returns with an huge line-up of acts
Read MoreBelper residents who would like to see how their body is standing up to the stresses and strains of everyday
Read MoreI first started Amber Valley Against Fracking (AVAF) back in September 2015, after hearing on a local radio morning show that
Read MoreSince the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what
Read MoreBe 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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