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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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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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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Garden Waste Collection Scheme Still Proving Popular
Amber Valley Borough Council’s Garden Waste Scheme will recommence collections on the 27th of February. The scheme is still proving
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Crate Digger: We Will Win: Protest Songs mix-tape 1983 – 1986.
The Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
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Belper Town Council Announce 100k Grant Towards Tearooms
Belper Town Council, at its Council Meeting this week, unanimously voted to make a grant of £100,000 to Belper Community
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Belper: Nursery Of The Stars
From Timothy Dalton to Suzy Kendall and Alan Bates, Belper has long been punching above its weight in the showbiz
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Belper Remembers Charles Edwin Stone VC MM
Charles Edwin Stone is amongst a small number of men who were awarded the Victoria Cross and the Military Medal
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The Night Sky Over Belper: January 2017
January started off nicely with a pleasing alignment of Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon on the 2nd of January.
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Show Off Your Inner Rebel With New Music Workshop
‘Rebel Yell’ will be running a series of 5 workshops to encourage people to write songs. Folk singer Pete Castle
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A Nailed Noël Message
Dear readers, I want to take a quick minute to wish you all a Merry Christmas and to say a
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Christmas Message From The Mayor Of Belper
Dear friends, visitors and citizens of Belper, Is it just me or does time accelerate as one gets older? As
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Milford Christmas Thief
A new addition to Christmas lights and decor, an illuminated snowman, has been stolen at some point over the
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Derbyshire Sport’s “Active Lunch Challenge” Launched for 2017
Is it too early to be thinking of New Year Resolutions? The Active Lunch Challenge doesn’t think so. The New
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Solar Panels Reduce Amber Valley Council’s CO2 Emissions
Amber Valley Borough Council is doing its bit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time is saving
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Big Co-op GiveAway This Week
On Monday 12th December four Co-operative supermarkets in Derbyshire began their Christmas Golden Ticket giveaway. If you buy anything in
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NHS Leaders Invite Belper Residents To Discuss Controversial Changes To Local Health Services
Amber Valley residents have been invited to join local NHS leaders to discuss the future shape of health services in
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Guest Column: Despite Recent Events ‘We Cannot And Must Not Let Fear Of Crime Overtake Our Lives’
We woke up on Saturday morning to the most shocking and horrific news. Tales of men on the rampage on
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DerwentWISE Community Grants Now Open For Applications
DerwentWISE is offering a number of small grants for a wide range of innovative community projects that help people to
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New Aldi Supermarket Opens Tomorrow
Aldi will open the doors to its new store in Belper on Thursday 8th December at 8.00am with a special
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Jud’s Jottings
Well, it looks like ‘ave gorra new ‘ome for me jottin’s. It’ll be rate gud to be on internet and
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The Night Sky Over Belper: December 2016
In December we can look forward to the Geminid and the Ursid meteor showers, another supermoon on the 13th /
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“Machete” Attack Outside The Green House
This weekend Derbyshire Police have released an appeal for witnesses to an incident off King Street in which two men
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Belper Mayor In Epic Walk for Life
Gary Spendlove, Mayor of Belper is planning a 100 mile walk round Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire at the end of January
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Guest Column: Even A Small Garden Can Have One Tree
The autumn this year has been one of the nicest autumns for many a year. The colour of the leaves
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A Year At The Pointy End
This week marks the one year anniversary of Nailed. Incredibly, the site has had almost 90,000 views since going live
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Belper Arts Festival Secures World War One Grant
Belper Arts Festival, in partnership with the Centre For Hidden Histories based at Nottingham University, has secured a grant to
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Belper Christmas Light Switch On
At 5:45pm on Friday 25th November the Christmas Lights of Belper were officially switched on by two Belper heroes,
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Guest Column: Belper’s Greatest Accolade Is Its Diligent Volunteers
As a regular Sunday school attendee as a child, I was impressed by the power of the ten commandments. The
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Victoria Wood’s Brother To Sign Biography In Belper
Chris Foote Wood, the brother of comedian / musician Victoria Wood, is coming to Belper to sign his new book
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Severe Weather Warning
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for tonight (Tuesday 8th) and tomorrow (Wednesday 9th). Temperatures have been
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The Sky Over Belper: November 2016
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke November brings meteor showers from the Taurids and the Leonids (which this year will
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‘Past Lives Project’ Seeks Amateur Belper Movie Footage
The ‘Past Lives Project’ is calling out to Belper residents for amateur cine film, home movies, photos, local music and
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Crate Digger: Alternative Halloween Songs
Halloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the
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Solve the Mystery of the Belper Puzzle Trail for a Chance to Win a Fitbit One
Do you fancy getting outdoors with the family for some fresh air and a bit of fun? If so, you
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Opinion: I, Daniel Blake
Ken Loach returns from retirement with a timely, savage indictment of the British benefit system. The film opens with Daniel
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Something For Everyone At Belper’s North Mill
On Sunday 23rd October Belper North Mill was offering free entry to its exhibitions as part of the Derwent Valley
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Wyver Lane Co-operative Raises Funds For Syria
Over the summer the Wild Peak Housing co-operative of Wyver Lane, Belper, have been holding events to raise money for
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Derby Rights and Representation Foundation Advice Surgery In Belper
At the Borough Council offices, King Street on Friday the 28th October from 10am until 2pm the Derby Rights and
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Sustainability And Transformation Plan: Where Do We Go From Here ?
After a weekend of activity, the future of Health and Social Care in Derbyshire still appears to be shrouded in
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The Sky Over Belper: The Orionid Meteor Shower
Late October has a number of astronomical events of interest to the casual astronomer, in particular a chance to see
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The Reality Of Climate Change: “The rains must come this year, they just have to come..” Victor Mughogho
How does climate change directly affect us in the UK? Looking around at the audience of the ‘Speak Up For
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Strutt’s North Mill Museum Wins Derbyshire Heritage Award
Belper North Mill Trust, which runs Strutt’s North Mill Museum, was successful in winning 2 awards at the recent Derbyshire
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March To Matlock Starts NHS Fightback
Remember all those glossy booklets promoting ‘joined up care’ that seemed to be prominently displayed everywhere in the run up
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Gardening Column: September
The end of summer, for many, often signifies the end of our enjoyable time in the garden and just a
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Column: Mayor Recalls “The Enlightening, Entertaining And Historic Experience Of Visiting Our Local Churches.”
As Belper Town Mayor, my enlistment has allowed the opportunity to meet many people and observe events closely in the
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Talented Young People Shine At ‘Burning Sounds’ Event
Young people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth
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Nailed: Live Music Fundraiser
On Friday, September 23rd, at the Old King’s Head in Belper, we will be holding a Nailed Fundraiser and all
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Anne Boleyn Returns To Melbourne Festival
A new play by Belper writer George Gunby will be staged on the 24th of September as part of Melbourne
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‘We Shall Overcome’ Say Community Minded Musicians
Belper is hosting two gigs this year as part of over 200 taking place across the UK on October 3-9. Local musicians
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Belper in Paralympics on Saturday
Belper sportsman Ryan Taylor will be competing on the ParalympicsGB team in the paratriathlon on Saturday in Rio. Ryan
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The Sky Over Belper: Satellites Are Spinning
Unfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
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Local Composer James Oldrini Announces Debut Album ‘Enlighten’
Belper based, independent contemporary composer, James Oldrini releases his debut album ‘Enlighten’ on September the 23rd. Oldrini’s work ‘Chevin’ and
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How To Write For Nailed
Submission Guidelines Nailed is a community newspaper run by volunteers. We work hard to represent what is going on in
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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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Trailblazing Chapel Leads The Way For Same Sex Marriages
Field Row Unitarian Chapel in Belper is the first place of worship in Derbyshire and the Amber Valley to be
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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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Jeremy Corbyn Rallies in Derby and Matlock
It was the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, where cavalry attacked 80,000 people campaigning for parliamentary reform, and
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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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Belper Tearoom “Buy a Brick” Campaign Builds on Strong Foundations
With progress finally moving forward on the Belper Tea Rooms, the Belper Community Enterprise group are asking for people to
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Jeremy Corbyn To Visit Derbyshire
On Tuesday 16th August Jeremy Corbyn will be visiting Derbyshire for two rallies to promote his position in the Labour
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Remembering the 21st Anniversary of Belper Mountaineer Alison Hargreaves
Alison Hargreaves (1962-1995) must count as one of the most famous people to have been brought up in Belper, Derbyshire.
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It’s Time To Try Olympic Sports In The Amber Valley
With the Rio Olympic Games in full swing, the summer holidays upon us and the weather – fingers crossed –
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Have Your Say On The Future Of Belper’s Council Office
A consultation is now open to discuss the future of Belper’s Town Centre office on King Street. Amber Valley Borough
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The Sky Over Belper: The 2016 Perseid Meteor Shower – 17th July to the 24th of August
The Perseid meteor shower is predicted to peak between the hours of midnight on Thursday the 11th of August and
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Belper Labour Meets Jeremy Corbyn
Members of Belper & Duffield Labour Party took a trip to Tolpuddle in Dorset last weekend, for the annual Martyrs
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Bullsmoor Building Plan Back On the Agenda
Belper boiler company, Vaillant, along with housebuilders, Peveril Homes have submitted plans for 150 homes, 6,000 sq ft of industrial
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Art and Science Join Together For Fun Palace Campaign
Local artist Anne Clarke, best known for her Woolly Woods installation earlier in the year, is planning to organise Belper’s
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Get Set For The Summer Holidays! − Activities For Youngsters Throughout Derbyshire
With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, families are looking for activities to do during their spare time. Derby County Council
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New Cabinet: Derbyshire Dales MP is Conservative Party Chairman
As Theresa May takes office after gaining the position of Prime Minister when everyone else dropped out of the race,
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Momentum Rally and Upcoming Events
This weekend saw Momentum kick off a series of larger events in Derbyshire with a Pro Jeremy Corbyn rally outside
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Foodies Flock To Belper Festival
Sunday 10th July saw thousands attend Belper’s annual Summer Food, Real Ale and Craft Festival. The festival, now in its
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Who Was the World Famous Architect That Built Babington Hospital?
The 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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Rally for Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday
The Derbyshire chapter of Momentum, the Labour Party support group that focuses on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, is holding a rally
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The Countdown To The 5th Belper Games Starts Now
It’s now less than two weeks until the fan-tabulous Belper Games gets under way at the Rugby Club. Set up
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Will Town Council Offices Close?
A proposal being discussed at the full council meeting of Amber Valley Borough Council on 13th July, is to close
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Bullsmoor Back on Agenda After Public Suggests Building Sites
As part of preparing the new Local Plan (a legal requirement and a replacement for a failed plan) Amber Valley
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Schools Closed for National Strike Action
Schools across England will be closed on Tuesday 5th July due to national strike action undertaken by members of the
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Bessalone Plans Withdrawn
The Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to build 201 houses on Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill, off Crich
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Belper Remembers
The people of Belper remembered the Battle of the Somme yesterday with a tribute to ‘The Fourteen’ local men who
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Belper Open Gardens Delights and Inspires
Visitors to Belper Open Gardens this weekend couldn’t fail to be delighted. For a modest charge of £3, there was
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Belper Community Joins World To Celebrate The Life of Jo Cox
Joining thousands of others around the world, the town was united at a memorial event to remember MP Jo Cox,
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Remembering the Fourteen
On Friday 1st July, it will be exactly 100 years since 14 Belper men lost their lives on the opening
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Opposition To Bessalone Plans Escalates
In response to the Planning Application submitted on behalf of JC Balls to build, in ‘Phase 1’, some 201 houses
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New River Garden Tea Room Plans Unveiled
A public presentation was held last night (June 17th) to show residents proposed plans for the future of the River
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Vigil for the Persecuted at Belper Unitarian Chapel Tonight.
Unity in Belper for unity across the world. Tonight there will be a vigil at the Unitarian Chapel in response
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Hirsute Personality of the Year: Ben Bellamy Nominated
One of Belper’s Borough Councillors, Ben Bellamy, has been nominated for the Hirsute Personality of the Year Award in one
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Save Our NHS Protest Brings Traffic To Standstill Outside Babington
A protest highlighting the possible closure of Babington hospital and NHS Services brought scores of people onto the street.
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Save Our NHS are protesting the closure of Babington right now. They are stopping traffic, with a huge amount of
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Proposal to Build on Green Belt Land Unites Labour and Conservatives.
A planning application has been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council to build 201 houses on Green Belt land between
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Community Rallies Together to Fight Bessalone Housing Plans
The Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to develop Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill that separates Belper from Nether
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New Hope For Belper Tea Rooms
New plans are about to be unveiled for returning a much-needed tearooms to Belper’s River Gardens. The Belper Tearooms Association
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Fourth Annual Belper Goes Green Eco-festival a Huge Success
This weekend saw the fourth annual Belper Goes Green Eco-festival being held at Belper Rugby Club. Hundreds attended on each
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Interview: Experimental Sonic Machines
At Belper Goes Green we were lucky to interview part-time gardener and full-time creator of surreal soundscapes, Mr Peter K
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Courtaulds Closes With No Notice: 320 Jobs Lost
Today at 1:50pm employees of Courtaulds of Bridge Foot in Belper were called in to a 2pm meeting in the
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Outrage At King Street Tree Plan
London And Scottish Investments have made a planning application to Amber Valley Borough Council to sub-divide 27 King Street –
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Belper Gets Britpop!
The Belper Games have announced their headlining acts for the 3-day weekend in July and it’s Britpop-tastic. Not just one
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All Set For 4th Belper Goes Green Festival
Belper Goes Green is Transition Belper’s ECO Festival that aims to share simpler, low carbon and environmentally friendly ways of doing
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Church Throwing A Lifeline To People With Poor Mental Health
Local Churches have told how they are helping people with anxiety, depression and other psychological conditions to find new hope.
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Battle Bus Expenses Scandal: Nigel Mills
Channel 4 News recently (20th April) broke the story that the use of the “Battle Buses” in the general election
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CELEBRATE BELPER : THE CONCERT
Let’s go back to August 2015 when I sat in Fresh Ground with composer James Oldrini and commissioned him to
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Labour Win Council Elections
In a stunning turn of political feeling in the town, decades of electing Conservative councillors has been ended with Belper
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Be Enchanted by ‘The Thankful Village’
Live & Local, in collaboration with Badapple Theatre, will be performing a new play ‘The Thankful Village’ this week (11th
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The Transit of Mercury or Spotting the Spot
As previously mentioned in Nailed a transit of Mercury will be taking place on Monday, May the 9th. First contact
Read MoreLabour Retains Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Hardyal Singh Dhindsa has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire. There were two counts for
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Live Feed: Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Results
The results for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire are rolling in. 16:30 1st Count: Labour – 66925 Conservative
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Election: Police and Crime Commissioner
A part of the election on Thursday 5th May is to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner. A lot
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Hundreds Attend Successful Arts Trail
Visitors were treated to a feast of creativity this bank holiday weekend, as they followed their maps around the streets of Belper
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Arts Festival Brings Live Music To The Busk Stops
As part of The Belper Arts Festival Trail 2016 node56 will be running 4 music stops around the town centre.
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