Hospital Masks Reinstated Across Derbyshire
Mandatory face masks have been brought back in Derby, Chesterfield and Burton’s hospitals – just weeks after Covid rules were
Read moreMandatory face masks have been brought back in Derby, Chesterfield and Burton’s hospitals – just weeks after Covid rules were
Read moreBelper Market will return to the Market Place on the 11th July. The market will take place between 8.30am and
Read moreIt all started one afternoon with excruciating pain in my abdomen accompanied by vomiting. This continued for about 7 hours
Read moreDrivers are being reminded to ensure their vehicles are in good condition and to take extra care with increased numbers
Read moreOver a thousand patients have now been admitted to Derby and Burton’s hospitals with Covid-19 – around half of whom
Read morePolice staff from the Crime Scene Investigation team in Ripley have teamed up with a local business and donated materials
Read moreFoundation Derbyshire have established a Coronavirus Response Fund as a vehicle for distributing the various donations and funding streams they
Read moreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa is appealing for people to act with kindness and respect in community pharmacies
Read moreBy Kate Smith, Liberal Democrat Candidate for election as Police and Crime Commissioner POLITICAL “GOVERNMENT’S HAND WILL BE FORCED
Read moreAlthough I have known about corona-virus for a while, I didn’t really think it would affect me to start with.
Read moreThis is a piece by guest writer Nell Holland, a “Belper Girl” in Australia. Many years ago, I was my
Read moreTrading Standards are warning residents to be vigilant after an incident which occurred in Long Eaton. A resident was called
Read moreHundreds of carers, regularly visiting thousands of vulnerable and elderly people across Derbyshire, have been told not to wear protective
Read moreProfessor Neil Fergusson, an infectious disease modeller at Imperial College London and member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for
Read moreWe now move from a light lockdown, to an enforced lockdown. Everyone is required to comply with the rules which
Read moreAlthough pubs were initially allowed to sell alcohol as a takeaway item after being ordered to close, this is no
Read moreHere we share a tale from Rachael Fox of how the coronavirus crisis is affecting life in Belper. If you
Read moreAt 8.30pm last night Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave his nightly statement of changes from Downing Street in regards to
Read morePrime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all bars, pubs, clubs, cinemas and leisure facilities in the UK will close,
Read moreA VIRAL RHYME If like me, you’re fed up of total gloomy reaction Here’s a few words that might prove
Read moreDelivery services ramped up in response to crisis Businesses across the area are responding to the restrictions imposed by ‘social
Read moreA new Facebook Group is encouraging all those stuck at home for the duration of the coronavirus crisis to turn
Read moreCommunity comes together in face of virus In these extraordinary times our community response to Government advice to stay at
Read moreSchools across the entire UK have been ordered by the government to shut until further notice, as part of the
Read moreLast night (Monday 16th March) the government’s plan to tackle the Coronavirus (Covid-19) took a severe turn away from the
Read moreMany events have to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We expect closures to increase from Monday, and to
Read moreMeasures against Covid-19 are changing as the national situation changes. There are currently 1140 confirmed cases. As tests are now
Read moreThere is a lot of misinformation being shared on social media. Misinformation is things which are not true, which are
Read moreLocal Election The local election in May has been cancelled due to Covid-19. The election will take place at a
Read moreAmber Valley Borough Council is to rent out an entire floor of its headquarters to the NHS to make space
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has caused all kinds of irrational behaviour, from aggressively trying to sell lies about it not being
Read moreThe family in Belper who were being tested for coronavirus have received the results of their tests for Covid-19 and
Read moreFollowing our report, on Friday, of a family in Belper who have self-isolated after exposure to a confirmed case of
Read moreA family from Far Laund in Belper are in self isolation, after one family member came into contact with the
Read morePeople are rationally concerned about coronavirus, which has taken the lives of 2800 worldwide and spread across the globe from
Read moreMy Happy Space is ending, and there are only two more sessions which you can attend. The anxiety friendly wellbeing
Read moreThe needs of the Hope For Belper foodbank are constantly changing. At present they are short on puddings, cereal, shampoo
Read morePublic invited to NHS health meeting in Derby NHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting hosted by
Read moreSight Support Derbyshire provide a wide range of services for people living with sight loss in the Derbyshire area. They
Read moreRevised plans for a nearly-£10 million pound investment in Belper’s community health services can now be unveiled, following a purdah
Read moreAmber Valley Borough Council’s Community Safety Unit is this year supporting Derbyshire Constabulary’s drink drive campaign by offering borough residents
Read moreCharity volunteers backing a national campaign, urging men to declare their commitment to ending violence against women and girls, have
Read moreThousands more people are expected to be diagnosed with “frustrating and frightening” dementia in Derbyshire in the next decade. Derbyshire
Read moreNHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting hosted by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust on
Read more**Transition Belper’s Green Exchange** This Saturday 23rd November! 10am to 1pm. No.28 Market Place Belper A meeting place for like-minded
Read moreRoyal Derby Hospital has laid out its plans to combat the winter influx of patients – but it is still
Read moreThe results of recent elections to the Council of Governors of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust have been
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Read moreBy Alex Smith Barry Clinton has been a Tai Chi instructor for around thirteen years. After first trying it out
Read moreToday, Monday 22nd July, temperatures in Amber Valley soared to 27 degrees, and it’s just warming up. Public Health England
Read moreAlton Manor Nursery, Belper, has been celebrating Wimbledon. As part of giving the children and their families the best start
Read moreLast week Belper residents took part in Walk For Life 3, a three day charity walk to promote people signing
Read moreSaturday saw a fundraiser organised by Node56 celebrating the achievement of Juels, Silard, Adie, Danielle and Tom, who took part
Read moreA financial bungle has led to the trust which runs Derby and Burton’s hospitals missing out on £59 million in
Read moreOn Wednesday 12th June 2019, Belper School held an awards ceremony to celebrate a fundraising project which turned into so
Read moreBelper Food Bank has completely run dry of certain products and needs the help of kind Belper people to help
Read moreOn Sunday 8th June 2019, the Queen’s Birthday Honours list was released. Amongst the winners were 2 local women, Siobhan
Read moreA full review of ALL psychological therapies in Derbyshire is set to be launched. This comes months after the Local
Read moreThe firm behind Panorama’s hospital abuse investigation has sought to reassure patients and their relatives at its Derby site. Cygnet
Read moreMusic This year Belper Goes Green has three stages, all centred in marquees, so this year any blips in the
Read moreBy Sarah Barley-McMullen Belper is great at celebrating things – we have the Arts Trail, Belper Goes Green, the Food
Read moreIt was a sight to behold, Richard Thoday, Britain’s leading Penny Farthing cyclist, leading a line of green clad cyclists
Read moreIn line with Accessible Belper’s aim to make all Belper events accessible to those with disabilities, there is to be
Read moreBelper Arts Festival, in partnership with Accessible Belper, is sponsoring the installation of the Mobiloo on the Coppice Car Park
Read moreOn Saturday 27th April 2019, it is World Tai Chi Day, and the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) Tai
Read moreThe county council could be set to ban smoking in bus shelters and outside school gates. In new plans to
Read moreThe man at the helm of Derby and Burton’s hospitals has spoken candidly about Brexit, budget pressures and hard-working staff. Gavin
Read moreDerbyshire health chiefs have signed off on unprecedented multi-million-pound cutbacks, along with a landmark merger of the county’s main NHS
Read moreConsultants at Derby and Burton’s hospitals are actively turning down taking on extra patients and working more shifts to avoid
Read moreAround 20 nurses are quitting their jobs every MONTH in Derby and Burton – resulting in hundreds of vacancies. In
Read moreby Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at
Read morePsychological therapies paid for by Derbyshire’s main NHS organisations are facing cuts, health chiefs have announced. This comes several months
Read moreCutbacks in NHS cancer care and hip and knee replacements may be on the way in Derbyshire to tackle a
Read moreA three-month sexual health campaign, which encourages Derbyshire residents to look after their sexual health – and residents aged over
Read moreDate: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,
Read moreDerbyshire doctors have slammed plans from NHS chiefs to make voluntary sector cuts. Derbyshire’s Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are in
Read moreStaff at the county council are stressed, anxious and fear for their jobs, a review by a local government watchdog
Read moreThis evening (Thursday 24th January 2019) Derbyshire Constabulary will be releasing a short series of interviews with a survivor of
Read moreDerbyshire residents invited to NHS health meeting on 31 January NHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting
Read moreThere are 2 places left on the QA Level 2 Emergency First Aid at Work course being run from 8.30-4pm
Read moreOne in seven Derbyshire mothers smoked during pregnancy, now the county council is set to spend £120,000 to help bring
Read moreSight Support Derbyshire are holding a free information morning on Thursday 31st January at The Strutt Centre, on Derby Road.
Read moreAs temperatures continue to drop, local councils have issued advice for members of the public who are concerned about people
Read moreA Derbyshire doctor has suggested that health authorities save money by cutting spending on legal measures designed to safeguard vulnerable
Read moreThe organisations which commission health spending in Derbyshire are set to make more than £500,000 of cuts to volunteer-run services.
Read morePrescriptions for gluten-free food will remain off the table for Derbyshire residents. In January, the four Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Groups
Read morePolice officers are urging people throughout Derbyshire to be safe this Christmas when partying or on a night out. The
Read moreTalks over a controversial Derby waste plant will also be off limits to the majority of county councillors, much to
Read moreA county council leader has hit out at an NHS finance chief who said that Derbyshire “has been given an
Read moreA county councillor has called for schools to be moved away from busy roads due to high levels of pollution.
Read moreDerbyshire “has been given an easy ride” where healthcare cuts are concerned, claims a regional NHS finance chief. Paul Briddock,
Read moreDerbyshire County Council’s head of adult social care has defended the use of external consultants brought in to find ways
Read moreToday an alert was issued through Derbyshire Alert on advice from Derbyshire Trading Standards Service and Citizens Advice Consumer Services, who
Read moreA regional NHS finance chief is due to undergo close scrutiny by the county council. Paul Briddock, director of finance
Read moreBelper residents are invited to an NHS health meeting on 29th November 2018. NHS services will be in the spotlight
Read moreFor the 14th year, Belper’s heritage was celebrated across the town during the annual World Heritage Site Discovery Days Festival,
Read moreDeaths and injuries on roads around Derbyshire are at an all-time low. A report published by Derbyshire County Council shows
Read moreBabington Hospital was originially a workhouse, built, by the Board of Guardians, with the genuine intention of helping the poor
Read moreDr Chris Clayton, Chief Executive Of Derbyshire CCGs Derbyshire’s NHS chief has denied that he was hired to make cuts
Read moreReport and Photo by Eddie Bisknell (Local Democracy Reporting Service) Derbyshire’s NHS chief, Dr. Chris Clayton (pictured), has apologised for
Read moreBy Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) A proposal to merge Derbyshire’s four main NHS organisations was largely supported by those who took
Read moreOn Saturday 22nd September, at 11am, Belper will see the opening of a new shop. This one isn’t another gift
Read moreDerbyshire County Council are joining the NHS, local charities and organisations in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day which is on
Read moreA new youth engagement team has been set up by police in the Amber Valley. Three Police Community Support Officers
Read moreThousands of people in Derby and Derbyshire have died from drug poisoning and misuse in the past 16 years, new
Read moreAs thousands of festivalgoers make their way to Pikehall for Y Not Festival 2018 the Derbyshire Constabulary has offered a
Read morePatients with mental health conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and other “severe and complex” disorders, face their
Read moreA set of Crossfit taster sessions are set to take place in Belper during the school summer holidays for local
Read moreUK Food Standards Agency discovered, earlier this month, that products being distrubuted in the UK by Belgian supplier Greenyard Frozen
Read moreOn Thursday 12th July glass pots containing Brazilian bird eating spiders (Lasiodora parahybana) were dumped in a car park in
Read moreIt’s that time of year again when everyone wants to be out making the most of the sunny weather, and
Read moreDerbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is appealing to members of the public to take extra care when having garden/rubbish fires
Read moreDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) is launching a new initiative, with support from local gas network Cadent, that is
Read more‘sharing not wasting’ is a new Belper initiative which aims to redistribute food that would otherwise be wasted to people
Read moreType 2 diabetes is on the increase and Derbyshire residents are being reminded to be aware of the risks during
Read moreA new McDonalds will be opening in Belper River Gardens on the site of the old Swiss Tearooms. The news
Read moreCharity Christians Against Poverty has announced there will be a new face at Belper’s debt counselling centre. Jenny Lesley from
Read moreWorking with the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) the Town Council is trying to make a Community Defibrillator available within a
Read moreNHS bosses in Derbyshire have thanked staff who battled the snow and freezing temperatures to ensure patients received the care
Read moreDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) has announced it is now a Disability Confident Leader, a level up from its
Read more(This report was delayed due to a technical issue.) On Monday 22nd January a public meeting was organised by Derbyshire
Read moreA project that helps people with dementia and their carers, family and friends combat isolation is celebrating after a successful
Read moreSight Support Derbyshire are holding one of their ‘drop in’ sight support information days on January 25 (10:30 am to 1pm) at the
Read moreNew Year is a good time to review your lifestyle and make some positive changes to benefit your health and
Read moreAmber Valley’s Walking for Health scheme is encouraging people to get out and about in the New Year. In
Read moreDerbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) have provided some top tips to ensure that everyone remains safe over the festive
Read moreSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that crops up in the colder, darker months – in other
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 moreAccessible Belper’s Chairperson, Siobhan Fennell, lives with MS and cannot move her body from the neck down. This week
Read moreWell, Christmas is almost upon us once again. Out come the lights, decorations, carols and wrapping paper… as that song
Read moreNext week sees Halloween take place and as the day draws nearer, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) is once
Read moreTwo friends, who work in care, took part in a charity walk to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society after seeing
Read moreA care home company mixed things up as residents and staff competed in a bake-off style challenge. Milford Care, which
Read moreDid you know that before starting university, 7% of students have never opened a bank account and 69% have never
Read moreHigh profile dementia carer and campaigner Tommy Whitelaw – known as “the man who made Britain cry” – will be
Read moreTransition Belper’s Green Exchange at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 23rd September from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Read moreCan you believe it? 16 September marks 100 days until Christmas Day! Christmas is great, but it can become costly
Read moreSlap on your crampons and explore Amber Valley as the Autumn Footprints Festival returns from Sat 9th – 24th September
Read moreDerbyshire County Council are joining the NHS, local charities and organisations in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day which is on
Read moreMY HAPPY SPACE: Launch Night! Monday September 11th, 6 to 8pm at No.28, Market Place, Belper Welcome to the dawn of
Read moreLast weekend the Cotton-on Craft Club ‘craft bombed’ the bandstand in Belper River Gardens. The display featured 18 inventive, mill-inspired,
Read moreThe kids are off school, the ice cream is melting, and the suntan lotion is flowing fast – it’s summer!
Read moreBelper Town Council and Accessible Belper have teamed up to ensure that everyone can enjoy the food festival this year
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