Mobile Police Surgeries Available This Weekend In Duffield And Belper
Police in Duffield, Quarndon, Mackworth, Holloway, Heage and Nether Heage are holding a day of drop-in surgeries for residents to
Read MorePolice in Duffield, Quarndon, Mackworth, Holloway, Heage and Nether Heage are holding a day of drop-in surgeries for residents to
Read MoreBelper: Location:A609 Spencer Road Reason: Serious repair to side of house due to traffic collision Work begins: 27th September Duration:
Read MorePolice officers in Amber Valley are starting a series of school visits across the area which are focused on preventing
Read MoreEarly this morning a dedicated team of volunteers vaccinated the 200th badger of the year as part of Derbyshire Wildlife
Read MoreAs of today, the government has tightened regulations for licensing and monitoring animal welfare. The new law is called The
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has published a list of Members’ Surgeries to “give local residents the opportunity to meet their
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 MoreEarlier this week RSPB reported that there had been 68 confirmed instances of bird of prey persecution in 2017 –
Read MoreFor the second year running, Sean Brentnall and his team at the White Hart, Bargate won the Amber Valley CAMRA
Read MoreOn Sunday 16 September Accessible Belper’s Siobhan Fennel was presented with a statue of herself as part of the national
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 MoreThe prospect of a new community centre to replace the beloved Blue Box in Belper is one step closer. Councillors
Read MoreAt around 2pm today Derbyshire County Council recieved a call about a large tree knocked over by the high winds
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council are asking for residents and farmers who are willing to help keep their communities safe when bad
Read MoreA community centre is set to return to the Manor Recreation Ground in Belper, four years after the previous “Blue
Read MoreDerbyshire county councillors have unanimously agreed to push forward with plans to form a “strategic alliance” between councils in the
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 MoreArmadillo Merino, a Duffield based clothing company, has been awarded a Board of Trade Award. The award was presented to
Read MoreMid-Derbyshire MP, Pauline Latham, has spoken out against Boundary Commission proposals which would see her constituency abolished. The recommendations, which
Read MoreCounty councillors feel that the proposed NHS cuts in Derbyshire are “quite disturbing” and are being made at a pace
Read MoreAn 18-year-old woman from Belper, who suffered serious injuries in a collision in Derby, has died. Betty Wood was the
Read MoreNext week Derbyshire County Council is set to vote through plans to form a “strategic alliance” with several county and
Read MoreThe National Trust and DerwentWISE are working together to help visitors picture how Duffield Castle might have looked. The tarmac
Read MoreFive of Derbyshire’s MPs gathered in Parliament yesterday to thrash out their concerns about the “utter financial chaos” among the
Read MoreOfficers investigating a disturbance in Belper in the early hours of Sunday, July 15, are appealing for witnesses. The incident
Read MoreA series of drop-in community events are being held to discuss the future of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council are joining the NHS, local charities and organisations in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day which is on
Read MoreBelper Town Council is featured as part of a national World War I commemoration during this anniversary year. Belper Memorial
Read MoreOn Friday, August 3 between 11.30am and 9.25pm a house on Cumberhills Road was broken into. A large amount of
Read MoreA statement was released yesterday from The Vincent Wildlife Trust confirming that the pine marten recovered from the A38 near
Read MoreThe county council’s children’s services department is in turmoil, with the demand for services and dwindling budgets continuing to cause
Read MoreA Derbyshire healthcare chief fears that the upcoming £51 million in cuts to services in the county will lead to
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary’s carbon footprint has reduced by 54% in the last eight years. A figure of 11,249 CO2t in 2009/10
Read MoreA Council consultation has seen a record 7,000 people give their opinion on proposals to change the way libraries in
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife trust have announced that a rare pine marten, the first spotted in the region for 16 years, has
Read MoreStudents in Derbyshire have done themselves and the county proud by doing well in their GCSEs. Provisional results show that
Read MoreAfter two successful events, the Heage Windmill will once again be welcoming a group of American cars, trucks and motor
Read MoreDV on Demand, an information and media hub for the Derwent Valley, will launch September 24 at 11am. Derwent Valley
Read MoreA new youth engagement team has been set up by police in the Amber Valley. Three Police Community Support Officers
Read MoreOfficers investigating a high value theft from Kedleston Hall are appealing for the public’s help to locate the missing items.
Read MoreBelper Open Gardens event at the end of June was a fantastic success once again with around £7000 being raised
Read MoreA new initiative called ‘Love Belper’ has been set up by a number of independent business owners to promote the
Read MoreShoppers are furious at being “harassed” by what they describe as “over-zealous” sellers ambushing pedestrians on King Street, Belper. Pedestrians
Read MoreSuch is the interest in Belper Arts Festival 2019 that the call out for events is earlier than ever. Although
Read MoreThousands of people in Derby and Derbyshire have died from drug poisoning and misuse in the past 16 years, new
Read MoreFinal plans for 58 homes near a former Rolls-Royce radioactive waste dump in a Derbyshire village are set to be
Read MoreThe Town Council, at its meeting on July 10, granted an application from Belper Street Angels for £350 for 6
Read MoreMillions of pounds more is being spent by councils to prop up adult social care, but with soaring demands, Derby
Read MoreOfficers leading the search for Anthony Ward now have concerns that the 70-year-old may have come to serious harm. Anthony
Read MoreTransition Belper’s team of volunteers who have carried out a much-lauded transformation of the Crich Lane Festival Gardens are on
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 MoreSergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined with
Read MoreMore than 50 teachers and school employees are losing their jobs and catering staff are to get a pay cut
Read MoreAs thousands of festivalgoers make their way to Pikehall for Y Not Festival 2018 the Derbyshire Constabulary has offered a
Read MoreA Duffield pub will be reopened next month after gaining council approval – and a homegrown landlord will take the
Read MorePatients with mental health conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and other “severe and complex” disorders, face their
Read MoreControversial car parking plans by Belper Town Council sees residents furious at new charges. A car park behind St. John’s,
Read MoreA set of Crossfit taster sessions are set to take place in Belper during the school summer holidays for local
Read MoreA distinctive gold watch was amongst the jewellery stolen when a house in Duffield was burgled on Monday, June 18.
Read MoreAn American delegation from Pawtucket has been visiting this week to celebrate 24 years of twinning with Belper. Bob Billington,
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 MorePlans to reopen a Duffield pub and sell alcohol until at least 1am every day of the week have met
Read MoreOfficers from the Safer Neighbourhood policing teams across the Amber Valley are settling into the saddles of a new set
Read MoreOutraged residents were nearly booted out of a fiery debate over plans to extend a Belper primary school. Around a
Read MoreThe draft Neighbourhood Plan and the supporting reports are now complete and are available on the new Belper Town Council
Read MoreResidents in Duffield, Idridgehay, Holloway, Alderwasley, Blackbrook, Cowers Lane and Hazelwood have the chance to select policing priorities for their
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary need help to find a large amount of unique jewellery that has been stolen from a house in
Read MoreOn Monday 2nd July Belper was visited by judges for East Midlands in Bloom, the regional stage of the Royal
Read MoreOn Sunday July 8th from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale
Read MoreA four-classroom school extension at a Belper primary is set to get the go ahead and will create space for
Read MoreAs tennis fever hits next week, both Milford House and Spencer Grove Care Homes in Milford and Belper will be
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council has revealed plans to increase the cost of school meals for the first time in three years.
Read MoreIt may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4
Read MoreDerbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is appealing to members of the public to take extra care when having garden/rubbish fires
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are appealing for information about an assault which happened in the Greyhound Inn pub, in Whitemoor Lane, leaving
Read MoreThe Trent Rivers Trust’s award winning rain gardens featured on national television last week when the BBC’s Gardeners World visited
Read MoreAs the UK experiences its hottest week of the year so far, temperatures across the country are set to approach
Read MoreReports of unlicensed ‘taxis’ operating in and around Ripley have prompted Amber Valley Borough Council to launch a safety campaign.
Read MoreThe county council has spent £6 million on renewing a flurry of private bus contracts, months after pulling subsidies to
Read MoreA Spitfire and Hurricane from the RAF’s Battle of Britain memorial fleet will swoop over a Derbyshire village next week
Read MoreThe fate of a historic Derbyshire hospital will be officially sealed this week, with a decision set to be made
Read MoreThe backlog of repairs required at the county council’s historic headquarters is thought to be “extensive” but the authority cannot
Read MoreOn Friday 22 June Derbyshire Toy Library will be holding a picnic as part of the Young at Heart scheme
Read MoreDamage caused by potholes and flawed roads has seen the county council pay out more than £600,000 in compensation in
Read MoreSchools in Derbyshire are being asked to pay £4,000 a year to provide lollipop patrols. Derbyshire County Council has written
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have announced that work on a replacement for the derelict Swiss Tea Rooms in the Belper
Read MoreAfter a successful event last month, the Heage Windmill will once again be welcoming a group of American cars, trucks
Read MoreDerbyshire Police officers investigating a dog attack in a field in Holbrook which killed a two-day old lamb are appealing
Read MoreDavid Gibb, award winning song-writer, story-teller and self-confessed tallest man in Derbyshire returns to Derby on Saturday 16th June to perform
Read MoreThe biggest community and charity fundraising event in Belper returns for the 7th year with even more attractions and entertainment
Read MoreThis weekend saw the annual eco festival Belper Goes Green increase in size from previous years, both in terms of
Read MoreSlenderella Director and former Mayor of Belper, Gary Spendlove, will be raising money for kidney dialysis machines and respite care
Read MoreDiVA, a play by George Gunby, is back in Belper, one year after its last sell out performance. The director,
Read MoreIn a Belper first, groups in the Derbyshire town have worked together to ensure that all residents and visitors can
Read MoreDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) is launching a new initiative, with support from local gas network Cadent, that is
Read MoreWork is now progressing towards publication of the Neighbourhood Plan for Belper Civil Parish (NP4B) draft document, but the group
Read MoreWork to build a replacement care centre and library in Belper gets underway this week. Contractors Robertson, one of the largest
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 MoreThe Bull’s Head pub, on Belper Lane end, has now been purchased by Town Councillor and Slenderella owner Gary Spendlove with
Read MoreOnce again this year Belper will enter the RHS Britain in Bloom competition. This year as part of the town
Read MorePeople in Belper are divided over plans to move health services from the historic Babington Hospital site to a new
Read MoreGrieving relatives are being left “heartbroken” by the state of neglect at an overgrown and weed-strewn cemetery where their loved
Read More‘sharing not wasting’ is a new Belper initiative which aims to redistribute food that would otherwise be wasted to people
Read MoreA 30-year-old man has died after his motorbike collided with a car between Belper and Ripley. The incident, involving a
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council is encouraging residents to have their say on controversial new plans on the future of the library
Read MorePubwatch venues across the county will be launching the Ask for ‘Angela’ campaign, in consultation with Derbyshire Constabulary and SV2 – Supporting
Read MoreBelper and District Quiz League held a Charity Quiz and chose Belper Street Angels to receive the proceeds. They raised
Read MoreThe sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a stunning sell out concert, an
Read MoreWith warm sunny weather forecast for the upcoming bank holiday weekend and many people planning to take advantage of this
Read MoreFleet Arts “delighted” at the news of securing support towards their general running costs from Derbyshire County Council for this
Read MoreMany Derbyshire care homes are struggling because they are not paid realistic rates by the county council, an industry body
Read MoreHolbrook School for Autism gains top marks after scooping a national Modeshift STARS Travel Award at the Houses of Parliament.
Read MoreLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called in a consultation on the future of Derbyshire’s libraries for closer scrutiny –
Read MoreIt is the last night before the Amber Valley Borough Council elections, with leafleters out in force and candidates patrolling
Read MoreThe first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s
Read MoreAs part of the on-going 60th anniversary celebrations for Belper Historical Society, an exhibition with talks on Belper and its
Read MoreEven before the first note has been sung and the final curtain has descended on Belper Arts Festival 2018, the
Read MoreOrganisers of the 2018 Belper Goes Green Eco festival are leading the way to tackle single use plastic. The festival,
Read MoreNational Lottery support has been provided for Belper Arts Festival to mark First World War Centenary. Today Belper Arts Festival
Read MoreStaff and residents at Milford House care home in Belper have thrown a ‘graduation’ party to celebrate one of their
Read MoreThe sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5 May and runs until 2 June. In between the opening concert featuring
Read MoreOnlookers from across the UK will be watching the Amber Valley Borough Council elections with eager anticipation next month. The
Read MoreAudiences set to be ‘enchanted’ as Nell Gwynn comes to Belper. For a limited run Captive Audience Theatre Company will
Read MoreHealth leaders are considering people’s views about plans to move health services from Babington Hospital to a new, purpose-built facility
Read MoreThe 2018 local elections are just a few weeks away and Nailed will be explaining the where, when, how and
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary are appealing to the public for help in identifying the culprit of a cowardly attack on an elderly
Read MoreArtists are urged to get creative about Derbyshire’s life, landscapes and people in the annual Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition. The
Read MoreEthel (82) and Chris (81) Hayward celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary at Milford House Care Home on Thursday 5 April.
Read MoreThe leader of Derbyshire County Council has dismissed claims that the authority is out to make a habit of funding
Read MoreA school in Belper could be expanded to cater for another 140 children to address a shortage of pupil places
Read MoreType 2 diabetes is on the increase and Derbyshire residents are being reminded to be aware of the risks during
Read MoreA woman and her son were at home in Belper when two men broke into the house. At around 10pm
Read MoreOn March 31st, despite heavy rain, a group of volunteers, friends and visitors gathered for the arrival of Martyn Williams
Read MoreAfter an absence of three years, The Belper Passion returned to the streets and churches of Belper, attracting a capacity
Read MoreOn Saturday, April 28, at 10am the Town Council will be joining the rest of the country in the rescheduled
Read MoreCharity Christians Against Poverty has announced there will be a new face at Belper’s debt counselling centre. Jenny Lesley from
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 MoreThe reign of Mary Tudor, England’s first Queen Regnant, is to become the subject of a new play by Belper
Read MoreOn Saturday 24th March Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party visited a number of towns in Amber Valley
Read MoreTreetops Nursery Alton Manor, Gregorys Way, created a week long ‘out of this world’ adventure for children, families and people
Read MoreWorking with the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) the Town Council is trying to make a Community Defibrillator available within a
Read MoreA day of remembrance celebrations has taken place on March 21 in Belper on the centenary of Charles Edwin Stone
Read MoreLocal Democracy Reporter: Eddie Bisknell As part of a bid to find space for nearly 10,000 homes around Alfreton, Belper,
Read MoreThe rubbish-strewn verges of the A38 in Amber Valley are posing a massive clean-up challenge for Amber Valley Borough Council.
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