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
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
Read MoreShortly before 3pm on Friday 21st April a car was seen “speeding round the corner and then there was a
Read MoreSo it’s all very well to criticise fracking, but what are the alternatives? If we are to progress to a
Read MoreThis year’s Belper Arts Trail returns on Sunday 30th April and Bank Holiday Monday 1st May. Nestled in 55 locations
Read MoreAlthough not the oldest of Belper’s Churches, Christ Church has stood at ‘The Triangle’ end of Bridge Street, where the
Read MoreThere is a growing controversy around the question of fracking (using a mixture of water, sand and chemicals under extremely
Read MoreApril’s night sky is dominated by the bright planet Jupiter. There are still opportunities to view Mercury at the beginning
Read More3 Perfect Bar Crawls. Jet Engine Testing Facility A Catalyst For Innovation. Get Your Patio Ready For Outdoor Entertaining. Top
Read MoreTop women cyclists from around the world are to take to Derbyshire’s roads on Saturday the 10th of June, to
Read MoreA planning application for 185 new houses on Bessalone Hill has today been submitted by C and K Balls. The
Read MoreGardening is one of the favourite hobbies in Britain. It can become rather addictive; I know a few people whose
Read MoreThe Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site has been successful in its ‘Great Place’ bid, securing funding of £1,285,800. On
Read MoreLast Saturday was a special day for the people of Belper, and indeed the whole of the Derwent Valley. But
Read MoreHundreds of visitors attended the 15th Anniversary of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site at the Strutts Centre on
Read MoreLike the rest of the country, local people were thrilled when the GB ladies hockey team edged to a stunning
Read MoreMarch brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
Read MoreAfter a meeting of the full Council on the 1st of March, Amber Valley Borough Council voted to put its
Read MoreMany of us have been hearing rumours that there are individuals sleeping rough in the town and last Saturday I
Read MoreMuch loved BBC Derby Radio host Andy Potter died on Sunday from cancer. He was 55 years old. An obituary
Read MoreAngus Barr and Sarah Corbett are to bring their madcap performance to Belper with ‘We Are Brontë.’ Taking place at
Read MoreThe British government recently reneged on its promise to take in 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and stopped the
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 MoreBelper’s Nigel Vardy, aka Mr Frostbite, has been selected as one of the 2017 Ordnance Survey champions. Nigel Vardy joins
Read MoreIt’s almost five years since Andy Potter invited me on to his BBC Radio Derby show to talk about the
Read MoreAfter being put through the wringer of the music industry once or twice, bandmates Peter Backler, James Dowse and Barrington
Read MoreBelper in Bloom has been selected to represent the East Midlands in the Large Town Category in the Royal Horticultural
Read MoreIf your love life is more lacklustre than lusty you might not be feeling fabulous about the fourteenth of February.
Read MoreThe Holbrook Community Society are attempting to save their village pub and create a new community hub. The Spotted Cow
Read MoreAnyone driving north to south through Belper will know how difficult it can be getting along the A6. You may
Read MoreCharles Edwin Stone V.C. M.M. was celebrated in style at an event in Belper on 4th February. Throughout the day
Read MoreBelper’s Strutts North Mill Museum has just announced a free annual pass to any adult paying an initial ticket price
Read MoreOn Friday 3rd February, Caroline Lucas came to visit Duffield and Belper to support Sue MacFarlane, who will be
Read MoreBelper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
Read MoreIt makes a real change to see a major planning application in Belper that does not fill me with dread.
Read MoreIt’s the end of January, 5 weeks past Christmas and the shortest day. Looking out of my window at the
Read MoreA thunder cloud hung over Nethermere. November had arrived with a storm this year, whipping the leaves from the beeches
Read MoreThe programme of events for this year’s Belper Arts Festival has been published containing a mixture of tried and tested favourites
Read MoreEvery Sunday morning, instead of sleeping in late or cooking a hangover busting fry-up, the small, but tireless volunteers of
Read MoreNailed have announced their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 1st February at 7.30 pm at the Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road.
Read MoreIn the summer of 2017 the Belper District Scouts will visit Missouri for an exchange program with their American counterparts.
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council’s Garden Waste Scheme will recommence collections on the 27th of February. The scheme is still proving
Read MoreThe Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
Read MoreBelper Town Council, at its Council Meeting this week, unanimously voted to make a grant of £100,000 to Belper Community
Read MoreFrom Timothy Dalton to Suzy Kendall and Alan Bates, Belper has long been punching above its weight in the showbiz
Read MoreCharles Edwin Stone is amongst a small number of men who were awarded the Victoria Cross and the Military Medal
Read MoreJanuary started off nicely with a pleasing alignment of Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon on the 2nd of January.
Read More‘Rebel Yell’ will be running a series of 5 workshops to encourage people to write songs. Folk singer Pete Castle
Read MoreDear friends, visitors and citizens of Belper, Is it just me or does time accelerate as one gets older? As
Read MoreA new addition to Christmas lights and decor, an illuminated snowman, has been stolen at some point over the
Read MoreIs it too early to be thinking of New Year Resolutions? The Active Lunch Challenge doesn’t think so. The New
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is doing its bit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time is saving
Read MoreOn Monday 12th December four Co-operative supermarkets in Derbyshire began their Christmas Golden Ticket giveaway. If you buy anything in
Read MoreAmber Valley residents have been invited to join local NHS leaders to discuss the future shape of health services in
Read MoreWe woke up on Saturday morning to the most shocking and horrific news. Tales of men on the rampage on
Read MoreDerwentWISE is offering a number of small grants for a wide range of innovative community projects that help people to
Read MoreAldi will open the doors to its new store in Belper on Thursday 8th December at 8.00am with a special
Read MoreWell, it looks like ‘ave gorra new ‘ome for me jottin’s. It’ll be rate gud to be on internet and
Read MoreIn December we can look forward to the Geminid and the Ursid meteor showers, another supermoon on the 13th /
Read MoreThis weekend Derbyshire Police have released an appeal for witnesses to an incident off King Street in which two men
Read MoreGary Spendlove, Mayor of Belper is planning a 100 mile walk round Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire at the end of January
Read MoreThe autumn this year has been one of the nicest autumns for many a year. The colour of the leaves
Read MoreThis week marks the one year anniversary of Nailed. Incredibly, the site has had almost 90,000 views since going live
Read MoreBelper Arts Festival, in partnership with the Centre For Hidden Histories based at Nottingham University, has secured a grant to
Read MoreAt 5:45pm on Friday 25th November the Christmas Lights of Belper were officially switched on by two Belper heroes,
Read MoreAs a regular Sunday school attendee as a child, I was impressed by the power of the ten commandments. The
Read MoreChris Foote Wood, the brother of comedian / musician Victoria Wood, is coming to Belper to sign his new book
Read MoreThe Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning for tonight (Tuesday 8th) and tomorrow (Wednesday 9th). Temperatures have been
Read MoreImage credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke November brings meteor showers from the Taurids and the Leonids (which this year will
Read MoreThe ‘Past Lives Project’ is calling out to Belper residents for amateur cine film, home movies, photos, local music and
Read MoreHalloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the
Read MoreDo you fancy getting outdoors with the family for some fresh air and a bit of fun? If so, you
Read MoreKen Loach returns from retirement with a timely, savage indictment of the British benefit system. The film opens with Daniel
Read MoreOn Sunday 23rd October Belper North Mill was offering free entry to its exhibitions as part of the Derwent Valley
Read MoreOver the summer the Wild Peak Housing co-operative of Wyver Lane, Belper, have been holding events to raise money for
Read MoreAt the Borough Council offices, King Street on Friday the 28th October from 10am until 2pm the Derby Rights and
Read MoreAfter a weekend of activity, the future of Health and Social Care in Derbyshire still appears to be shrouded in
Read MoreLate October has a number of astronomical events of interest to the casual astronomer, in particular a chance to see
Read MoreHow does climate change directly affect us in the UK? Looking around at the audience of the ‘Speak Up For
Read MoreBelper North Mill Trust, which runs Strutt’s North Mill Museum, was successful in winning 2 awards at the recent Derbyshire
Read MoreRemember all those glossy booklets promoting ‘joined up care’ that seemed to be prominently displayed everywhere in the run up
Read MoreThe end of summer, for many, often signifies the end of our enjoyable time in the garden and just a
Read MoreAs Belper Town Mayor, my enlistment has allowed the opportunity to meet many people and observe events closely in the
Read MoreYoung people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth
Read MoreOn Friday, September 23rd, at the Old King’s Head in Belper, we will be holding a Nailed Fundraiser and all
Read MoreA new play by Belper writer George Gunby will be staged on the 24th of September as part of Melbourne
Read MoreBelper is hosting two gigs this year as part of over 200 taking place across the UK on October 3-9. Local musicians
Read MoreBelper sportsman Ryan Taylor will be competing on the ParalympicsGB team in the paratriathlon on Saturday in Rio. Ryan
Read MoreUnfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
Read MoreBelper based, independent contemporary composer, James Oldrini releases his debut album ‘Enlighten’ on September the 23rd. Oldrini’s work ‘Chevin’ and
Read MoreSubmission Guidelines Nailed is a community newspaper run by volunteers. We work hard to represent what is going on in
Read MoreMany had walked the half mile or so up the hill from their Mount Pleasant homes in atrocious weather conditions
Read MoreHot on the heels of the withdrawn Bessalone plan and the fight to oppose plans for housing and a factory
Read MoreField Row Unitarian Chapel in Belper is the first place of worship in Derbyshire and the Amber Valley to be
Read MoreAround 150 concerned Belper residents packed into Strutts Community Centre last night (18th August) to voice their concerns and frustrations
Read MoreIt was the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, where cavalry attacked 80,000 people campaigning for parliamentary reform, and
Read More25 year old Hollie Webb is guaranteed at least a silver medal after the Team GB Women’s Hockey team saw
Read MoreHistoric England have weighed in to the Bullsmoor Planning Application controversy with a lengthy dissection of the application on heritage
Read MoreWith progress finally moving forward on the Belper Tea Rooms, the Belper Community Enterprise group are asking for people to
Read MoreOn Tuesday 16th August Jeremy Corbyn will be visiting Derbyshire for two rallies to promote his position in the Labour
Read MoreAlison Hargreaves (1962-1995) must count as one of the most famous people to have been brought up in Belper, Derbyshire.
Read MoreWith the Rio Olympic Games in full swing, the summer holidays upon us and the weather – fingers crossed –
Read MoreA consultation is now open to discuss the future of Belper’s Town Centre office on King Street. Amber Valley Borough
Read MoreThe Perseid meteor shower is predicted to peak between the hours of midnight on Thursday the 11th of August and
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 MoreLocal artist Anne Clarke, best known for her Woolly Woods installation earlier in the year, is planning to organise Belper’s
Read MoreWith the summer holidays rapidly approaching, families are looking for activities to do during their spare time. Derby County Council
Read MoreAs Theresa May takes office after gaining the position of Prime Minister when everyone else dropped out of the race,
Read MoreThis weekend saw Momentum kick off a series of larger events in Derbyshire with a Pro Jeremy Corbyn rally outside
Read MoreSunday 10th July saw thousands attend Belper’s annual Summer Food, Real Ale and Craft Festival. The festival, now in its
Read MoreThe Babington Hospital on Derby Road, now under threat of closure, is one of Belper’s most distinguished buildings. It’s fairly
Read MoreThe Derbyshire chapter of Momentum, the Labour Party support group that focuses on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, is holding a rally
Read MoreIt’s now less than two weeks until the fan-tabulous Belper Games gets under way at the Rugby Club. Set up
Read MoreA proposal being discussed at the full council meeting of Amber Valley Borough Council on 13th July, is to close
Read MoreAs part of preparing the new Local Plan (a legal requirement and a replacement for a failed plan) Amber Valley
Read MoreSchools across England will be closed on Tuesday 5th July due to national strike action undertaken by members of the
Read MoreThe Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to build 201 houses on Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill, off Crich
Read MoreThe people of Belper remembered the Battle of the Somme yesterday with a tribute to ‘The Fourteen’ local men who
Read MoreVisitors to Belper Open Gardens this weekend couldn’t fail to be delighted. For a modest charge of £3, there was
Read MoreJoining thousands of others around the world, the town was united at a memorial event to remember MP Jo Cox,
Read MoreOn Friday 1st July, it will be exactly 100 years since 14 Belper men lost their lives on the opening
Read MoreIn response to the Planning Application submitted on behalf of JC Balls to build, in ‘Phase 1’, some 201 houses
Read MoreA public presentation was held last night (June 17th) to show residents proposed plans for the future of the River
Read MoreUnity in Belper for unity across the world. Tonight there will be a vigil at the Unitarian Chapel in response
Read MoreOne of Belper’s Borough Councillors, Ben Bellamy, has been nominated for the Hirsute Personality of the Year Award in one
Read MoreA protest highlighting the possible closure of Babington hospital and NHS Services brought scores of people onto the street.
Read MoreSave Our NHS are protesting the closure of Babington right now. They are stopping traffic, with a huge amount of
Read MoreA planning application has been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council to build 201 houses on Green Belt land between
Read MoreThe Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to develop Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill that separates Belper from Nether
Read MoreNew plans are about to be unveiled for returning a much-needed tearooms to Belper’s River Gardens. The Belper Tearooms Association
Read MoreThis weekend saw the fourth annual Belper Goes Green Eco-festival being held at Belper Rugby Club. Hundreds attended on each
Read MoreAt Belper Goes Green we were lucky to interview part-time gardener and full-time creator of surreal soundscapes, Mr Peter K
Read MoreToday at 1:50pm employees of Courtaulds of Bridge Foot in Belper were called in to a 2pm meeting in the
Read MoreLondon And Scottish Investments have made a planning application to Amber Valley Borough Council to sub-divide 27 King Street –
Read MoreThe Belper Games have announced their headlining acts for the 3-day weekend in July and it’s Britpop-tastic. Not just one
Read MoreBelper Goes Green is Transition Belper’s ECO Festival that aims to share simpler, low carbon and environmentally friendly ways of doing
Read MoreLocal Churches have told how they are helping people with anxiety, depression and other psychological conditions to find new hope.
Read MoreChannel 4 News recently (20th April) broke the story that the use of the “Battle Buses” in the general election
Read MoreLet’s go back to August 2015 when I sat in Fresh Ground with composer James Oldrini and commissioned him to
Read MoreIn a stunning turn of political feeling in the town, decades of electing Conservative councillors has been ended with Belper
Read MoreLive & Local, in collaboration with Badapple Theatre, will be performing a new play ‘The Thankful Village’ this week (11th
Read MoreAs previously mentioned in Nailed a transit of Mercury will be taking place on Monday, May the 9th. First contact
Read MoreHardyal Singh Dhindsa has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire. There were two counts for
Read MoreThe results for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire are rolling in. 16:30 1st Count: Labour – 66925 Conservative
Read MoreA part of the election on Thursday 5th May is to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner. A lot
Read MoreVisitors were treated to a feast of creativity this bank holiday weekend, as they followed their maps around the streets of Belper
Read MoreAs part of The Belper Arts Festival Trail 2016 node56 will be running 4 music stops around the town centre.
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