Belper Arts Trail: Sunday 5th and Bank Holiday Monday 6th May
Belper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted “to bring together local and
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted “to bring together local and
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Sarah Johnson “I
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Dave Wells “I
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Mark Oldfield
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. With the exception of Neil Ploughman, who
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward James Brooks “By
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Read MoreUncertainty over Brexit and local government funding could cause the county to drop pledges for a two-year Derbyshire council tax
Read MoreWith political posturing occuring on social media platforms, involving local political parties attempting to claim credit for stopping the development
Read MoreA male has been going door to door at an elderly persons residential complex asking residents if they would like
Read MoreNeil Ploughman, Labour candidate for Belper Central in the upcoming elections, has been suspended from the party pending an investigation,
Read MorePhoto by Georgie Hutton DERBY UNIVERSITY, APRIL 27, 2019, ORGANISED BY DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST, NATIONAL TRUST AND THE BADGER TRUST
Read MoreFor a view from Northern Scotland and the Islands and a weather eye on the climate with a sensitivity to
Read MoreMums in Derbyshire who are repeatedly having their children taken away from them and put into care are making an
Read MorePlans to pave the way for thousands of houses on protected green belt land have stoked a wave of controversy
Read MoreIt was champagne and canapes instead of toys and a cuppa as Ann-Marie McMillan, the founder of Derbyshire Toy Libraries,
Read MoreThe owners of the Holly Bush Inn in Makeney, near Milford say they are losing trade due to a sudden
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 MoreAlton Manor Nursery in Belper is celebrating after winning top prize at a national awards ceremony. A total of 12
Read MoreA Derbyshire quarry is set to have its planning permissions revoked so that plans to keep it as a nature
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 MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is fleshing out plans for the new hotel in Field Lane, Belper, with an aim to
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Peak Shopping Village in an unusual partnership which will see the creation of
Read MoreDeleting land from the protected green belt in Amber Valley to make way for thousands of houses will take the
Read MoreBelper Town Council is again organising Belper’s participation in Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. The Litter Pick
Read MoreTo call attention to what we humans have done to nature, Sir David Attenborough, Catherine Tate, Stephen Fry, Alison
Read MoreIf you have turned 18, moved house, got married, changed your name, or currently aren’t registered to vote, you need
Read MoreOfficers fighting knife crime in Derbyshire are ‘delighted’ with the results of our latest knife surrender initiative. Earlier this month,
Read MoreGreen Belt Policy was established in 1955 primarily to stop urban sprawl and to permanently protect belts of open land.
Read MorePhoto: Orchids at Chee Dale A Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project to improve the visitor experience at two of its most
Read MoreFree Ransomware Decryption Tool Ransomware is a type of malicious software where criminals can remotely encrypt your device or your
Read MoreNHS The pay gap between men and women in much of Derbyshire’s NHS has WIDENED. To follow gender pay gap
Read MoreStudents from The Ecclesbourne School, at Duffield, bombarded the Co-leader of the Green Party, Jonathan Bartley, with questions when he
Read MoreA new campaign launched yesterday, between Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service to help promote road safety
Read MoreNearly 100 affordable homes have been built in Amber Valley over the past year – while almost 1,800 people remain
Read MoreThe frustration felt in communities across Derbyshire when hundreds of homes are built without plans for a new school, better
Read MoreBBC’s Make Me a Dealer will be filming two episodes of the 2nd series of Make Me a Dealer in
Read MoreThe Belper Neighbourhood Plan (2019-2035) is now open to public consultation and will be available at Belper Library and the
Read MoreBy now most Derbyshire residents will have or will be about to receive the news of how much extra they
Read MoreBirds of prey are in trouble in the Peak District. They should be a common sight on the hills and
Read MoreAround 20 nurses are quitting their jobs every MONTH in Derby and Burton – resulting in hundreds of vacancies. In
Read MoreAmber Valley taxi drivers will have to make sure they don’t smell or smoke e-cigarettes under new council rules –
Read MorePsychological therapies paid for by Derbyshire’s main NHS organisations are facing cuts, health chiefs have announced. This comes several months
Read MorePlans for 175 houses on the site of a former prisoner of war camp, now an industrial estate, have been
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust are attempting to encourage the return of ospreys to Derbyshire. In recent years ospreys have been seen
Read MoreThe Town Council are once more organising a spring clean on Saturday 30 March between 10am and 1pm. Meeting places
Read MoreThe Green Party’s co-leader Jonathan Bartley will be talking to young people in Derbyshire about their role in our future,
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that plans have been submitted for the much-loved Aqueduct Cottage on Cromford Canal.
Read MoreA new image has been released of what the new care home and library destined for the Belper’s former Thorntons
Read MoreNether Heage is set to almost double in size with plans in the pipeline for scores of new homes. The
Read MoreControversial plans allowing thousands of houses to be be built on vast swathes of green belt land in Amber Valley
Read MoreAllegations of “political football” and “grandstanding” were made as county councillors debated the transparency and legality of a consultation on
Read MoreProblem: A group of bike-riding teenagers, some believed to be as young as 10, are causing disruption, damage and scaring
Read MoreThe county council has signed off plans to outsource many of its lowest-paid staff, including cleaners, caretakers, plumbers, bricklayers and
Read MoreBELPER Recorders Group (BRG) was recently presented with an £800 cheque by DCC Cllr Peter Makin, at a group meeting
Read MoreCutbacks in NHS cancer care and hip and knee replacements may be on the way in Derbyshire to tackle a
Read MoreBelper has taken another step forward in making itself the ‘Most Accessible Town’ in Derbyshire. On Saturday 23rd February Accessible
Read MoreSpace to build 2,010 extra houses in Amber Valley by 2028 is set to be freed up by deleting land
Read MoreA Belper care home celebrated its 10th Anniversary this month with a masquerade ball. Spencer Grove Care Home, part of
Read MoreNeighbourhood Watch, the 50 year old partnership of community groups, voluntary groups, individuals, local authorities and police is inviting Neighbourhood
Read MoreA full month earlier than expected BELPER ARTS FESTIVAL web site http://www.belperartsfestival.org is LIVE ! The team still has some
Read MoreIn a meeting of the full council on Wednesday 7th february 2019, leader Cllr Barry Lewis set out the authority’s
Read MoreA mist-strewn Tuscany scene at dawn, by Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin was awarded second place in the Society of Photographers’
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council is set to axe 200 staff from a service which supports vulnerable kids and teenagers. A leaked
Read MorePolice are issuing security advice to homeowners with external post boxes after a series of thefts in Derbyshire. In recent
Read MoreThe deputy leader of the county council has taken aim at the police for “point blank” rejecting every attempt from
Read MoreDerbyshire doctors have slammed plans from NHS chiefs to make voluntary sector cuts. Derbyshire’s Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are in
Read MorePolice are reminding motorists to be alert and security conscious while officers try to trace the man in
Read MoreThe possibility of merging all of Derbyshire’s district and borough councils into one “super authority” – saving households up to
Read MoreAmbitious plans to plant the UK’s first “young people’s forest” on a former coal mine near Heanor are set to
Read MoreStaff at the county council are stressed, anxious and fear for their jobs, a review by a local government watchdog
Read MoreThe county council’s finance chief has issued a stark warning to the authority over its budget cuts targets. In a
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has released images of the Swiss Tearooms building, planned to replace the collapsing structure in the
Read MorePolice have released an updated image that more closely matches the current appearance of 36-year-old Mark Underwood who absconded from
Read MoreThe county council has warned of “significant” job cuts after ruling out a top level rise in council tax. It
Read MoreMembers of the public say that the county council’s top priorities should be caring for vulnerable adults and children, roads
Read MoreMonk Bar has been granted permission to extend the hours in which it can sell alcohol and play live and
Read MoreWinter pressures continue at Royal Derbys Hospital with cancelled operations, a late flu season and rising admissions. Alongside this are
Read MoreYesterday, Tuesday 15th January 2019, Milford was flooded by a burst water main. The pipe was breached at approximately 11:20am
Read MoreDerbyshire taxpayers are to each pay £24 more this year to get 120 more cops. On Monday 14th January 2019,
Read MoreDisruptions to Belper trains will take place between 10th – 16th of February 2019 as improvements are made to the
Read MoreChevin Golf Club in Duffield has been fined £13,460, after an accident with a deep fat fryer resulted in an
Read MoreMonk Bar wants to extend the hours in which it can sell alcohol and play live and recorded music. An
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council has published a list of how much each Derbyshire school has been given for minor repairs. In
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, will be travelling around various parts of Amber Valley with his popup stall
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are trying to trace the whereabouts of are Michael Booth, 27. Booth was convicted for burglary, theft and
Read MoreThe number of Syrian refugees housed in Derbyshire is to be increased by a third. In total, the country has
Read MoreOn Tuesday 8th January, Distinct Gaming, off King Street, discovered that their shop had been vandalised. The vandalism took
Read MoreA giant Derbyshire quarry will be reviewed by the county council due to concerns that its operator may miss a
Read MoreAction Fraud, the national police fraud department, has experienced an increase in the reporting of malicious calls, voicemails, text messages
Read MoreMore than £200,000 has been paid out by the county council to settle disputes with disgruntled employees this year –
Read MoreCouncil leaders have slammed a decision which left the public with just 10 weeks to read through eleven THOUSAND pages
Read More“These are worrying times for the education of our children,” says the leadership at a Derbyshire secondary school. The governing
Read MoreAn “incidental” library offer is all that may remain at 20 libraries due to be handed over to volunteers by
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are attempting to trace Tyler Palmer-Andrews, 14, who was last seen in Belper at around 9.15pm on Saturday,
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are investigating the disappearance of a 29 year old man, who was last seen in Amber Valley on
Read MoreThe county council is estimated to have spent more than £400,000 fighting losing battles against parents trying to secure special
Read MoreBeaurepaire Patisserie on King Street has been named as one of the winners of this year’s Derbyshire Life: Food and
Read MoreOfficers investigating a fatal collision on Church Street, Denby Village are appealing for witnesses. At around 8.40am, on Monday December
Read MoreToday the Home Office published the “Provisional Police Funding Settlement” for 2019-20. This sets out the total amount of money
Read MoreThe organisations which commission health spending in Derbyshire are set to make more than £500,000 of cuts to volunteer-run services.
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 MoreCriminal gangs are posing as police officers and conning vulnerable people in Derbyshire out of thousands of pounds. In the
Read MoreThe four NHS organisations which commission health services in Derbyshire have been granted approval to merge. NHS England has given
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is offering residents and visitors free Christmas parking. The initiative starts on 11th December and will
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have published details of the Members’ Surgeries which will be taking place this month. Residents of
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, launched a countywide consultation between August 2017 and July 2018 which recorded the
Read MoreA man has been sentenced for possession of a knife, and trying to obstruct an officer from carrying out a
Read MoreThe Belper Christmas Lights Switch On usually draws a crowd, but never a crowd as big as tonight’s. King Street
Read MoreRachel Swann is Derbyshire’s new Deputy Chief Constable. Although her career and aptitude should be judged purely on their own,
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 MoreBefore 11am this morning, 29th November 2018, the high winds which Belper experienced today blew a chimney stack off the
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council has recognised the Ofsted “Outstanding” grade given to two Busy Bees nurseries in Belper, by donating £1000
Read MoreThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire, Hardyal Dhindsa is inviting voluntary organisations and groups (which focus on community safety)
Read MoreThe independent charity Crimestoppers launched a new campaign appealing for information in Derbyshire with the aim of uniting communities against
Read MoreDangerous snakes and a rare Asian leopard cat are being kept in South Derbyshire. Owners of animals that are
Read MoreEleanor Tomlinson, who plays “Demelza” in BBC1’s BAFTA winning of drama Poldark, has confirmed she will switch on Belper’s Christmas
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council’s head of adult social care has defended the use of external consultants brought in to find ways
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has launched a new survey to get public feedback on his plans to
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has adopted the TUC’s Dying to Work Charter. Councillors agreed to sign the Charter on the
Read MoreA regional NHS finance chief is due to undergo close scrutiny by the county council. Paul Briddock, director of finance
Read MoreBelper Town returned to winning ways with a comfortable victory over Frickley Athletic at the Westfield Lane Stadium, and gained
Read MoreDerbyshire Alert is an alert system which allows members of the public and businesses to register to receive information from
Read MoreOfficers investigating an assault in Belper are appealing for witnesses. The incident was reported to have happened in the early
Read MoreThe required future savings that Derbyshire councils say they need to make total nearly £100 million. This is despite the
Read MoreHundreds more jobs will be cut at the county council next year. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Derbyshire
Read MoreApplications are now open to apply for primary school places. This is available for children born between 1 September 2014
Read MoreTwo months after the county council axed plans to review the School Crossing Patrol service to save money, £60,000 has
Read MoreA man who has been presented with an award after dedicating his spare time to supporting vulnerable children is appealing
Read MoreBelper were beaten 3-1 at the hands of Tadcaster Albion, being made to regret a lack lustre first half which
Read MoreBelper commemorated Remembrance Sunday on 11 November with a series of events throughout the day, on the year which marks
Read MoreOn 29 October, a Public Meeting was convened at the Strutt’s Community Centre to invite Belper residents to comment on
Read MoreAt approximately around 10:40am someone was hit by a train near Duffield. East Midlands Trains informed the public of delays
Read MoreOn Sunday 11 November Belper will remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. The Memorial Gardens will be
Read MoreVulnerable residents in Derbyshire and Derby are among nearly 10,000 deemed “at risk” of losing support due to funding fears
Read MoreOfficers from the Belper Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team called at the Whitemoor Centre to speak to a group of adults
Read MoreAn appeal has been lodged to push through plans for 185 houses on a protected hillside near Belper. The applicants,
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have published details of the Members’ Surgeries which will be taking place in November. We give
Read MoreOn the 2nd of November Amber Valley Borough Council published the following press release in relation to the tendering process
Read MoreSchool catering staff who do not accept a reduced hours contract will have their employment terminated within four months, it
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council will not reveal how many responses it received to its tender for a replacement Swiss Tea
Read MorePolice officers in Safer Neighbourhood teams across Derbyshire are preparing for this year’s Halloween and are asking for help from
Read MoreOn 10th October 2018, schoolchildren from across the country took their stories of how school underfunding is affecting them and
Read MoreIt is more than two years since Peveril Homes Ltd and Vaillant Group Ltd submitted a planning application for 150
Read MoreA trade union has pledged to fight “worrying” plans from the County Council which could see school dinner ladies lose
Read MoreThe county council is set to spend £73,000 a year on a new head of Human Resources, after the post
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly stabbed during an altercation in a pub in Belper.
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