Skip to content
Saturday, March 25, 2023

Nailed – Belper Independent News

Nailed – Belper Independent News

  • NEWS
  • Covid-19
  • CULTURE
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • HERITAGE
  • HEALTH & WELLBEING
  • OPINION
  • SPORT
  • WHAT’S ON

OPINION

FEATURED OPINION 

BAME VOICES: Life As A Mixed Race Woman in Belper

2nd July 2020 Admin 11 Comments Anti-racism, BAME, BAME Voices, BLM, Racism

(Our writer asked to remain anonymous) I live in Belper, which as most people know is a very white area,

Read more
Covid-19 FEATURED OPINION 

Hospitalised: The Anonymous Diary of an Inpatient During Lockdown

12th May 2020 Admin 1 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, Hospital

It all started one afternoon with excruciating pain in my abdomen accompanied by vomiting. This continued for about 7 hours

Read more
Covid-19 OPINION POLITICS 

Coronavirus Impact on Prisons

3rd May 20203rd May 2020 Admin 0 Comments Coronavirus, Prisons

By Kate Smith, Liberal Democrat Candidate for election as Police and Crime Commissioner POLITICAL   “GOVERNMENT’S HAND WILL BE FORCED

Read more
Covid-19 OPINION 

Youth Voice: What Is Lockdown Like For Children?

28th April 202028th April 2020 Rose Everett 0 Comments home schooling, lockdown, youth voice

Although I have known about corona-virus for a while, I didn’t really think it would affect me to start with.

Read more
Covid-19 OPINION 

Family: A Postcard From Adelaide

16th April 2020 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Australia, Coronavirus, lockdown

This is a piece by guest writer Nell Holland, a “Belper Girl” in Australia. Many years ago, I was my

Read more
OPINION 

Message From The Editor

13th April 202013th April 2020 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, lockdown, volunteering, Writing

The fragility of an unfunded independent press is illustrated by the lockdown.  Nailed is entirely volunteer-run, and minimally funded by

Read more
Covid-19 OPINION 

Belper Lockdown Life – Angels

25th March 202025th March 2020 Admin 0 Comments Coronavirus, Covid-19

Here we share a tale from Rachael Fox of how the coronavirus crisis is affecting life in Belper. If you

Read more
Covid-19 OPINION 

Stop Panic Buying!

12th March 202017th March 2020 Clare Washbrook 3 Comments Coronavirus, Covid-19, hoarding, panic buying

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused all kinds of irrational behaviour, from aggressively trying to sell lies about it not being

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Former Amber Valley Mayor Norman Bull Has Died

17th February 202017th February 2020 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments Norman Bull, Obituary

An “exceptional, knowledgeable and committed” former mayor of Amber Valley and long-serving councillor has died aged 75. Cllr Norman Bull,

Read more
OPINION 

Book Review: The Long Petal Of The Sea

11th February 202011th February 2020 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Book Reviews, Isabel Allende, The Long Petal of the Sea

“The Long Petal Of The Sea” (published by Bloomsbury, 2020) by Isabel Allende is a work of historical fiction which

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Rage Against The Machine

17th January 2020 Jo Kirk 1 Comment East Midlands Railway, Reading, type size

As with so many things these days which are downloaded from computers, East Midlands Railways’ (EMR) timetables give information that

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: Where Are We Now?

18th December 2019 Jo Kirk 0 Comments 2019 General Election, Brexit, FPTP, nationalism

People need agency. It is a human right. Many people lack agency – the more disenfranchised and disadvantaged they are,

Read more
OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Christmas Play From Captive Audience Adults

12th December 201912th December 2019 Admin 0 Comments Butterfingers Angel, Captive Audience, Christmas Events, Theatre

On Wednesday evening I went to see the rehearsal of “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod The Nut, and

Read more
OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Review: Peter Pan Pantomime

12th December 201912th December 2019 Admin 1 Comment Derby Arena, Peter Pan

By Layla Marshall When Clare (editor) put a shout out for a family to review the local pantomime, Peter Pan,

Read more
FEATURED OPINION POLITICS 

Editorial: How We Are Running Election Coverage

16th November 201918th November 2019 Admin 1 Comment behaviour, Community, General Election 2019

A very swift and unexpected general election is upon us.  The manifestos weren’t all ready, and nobody has read them

Read more
NEWS OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Review: Ross – A Scottish Play

15th November 201915th November 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Players, Jeff Moule, Reviews, Ross

I’ve been spoilt by the recent shows of the Belper Players.  Ross isn’t as good as one might expect after

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: When The Loonies Came To Town Pt.2

17th October 201917th October 2019 Clare Washbrook 2 Comments Monster Raving Loony Party Conference 2019

Some Nailed coverage has been delayed due to short staffing and illness. Are the Monster Raving Loony Party really as

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

When The Loonies Came To Town Pt. 1

17th October 201917th October 2019 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Monster Raving Loony Party Conference 2019

Some Nailed coverage has been delayed due to short staffing and illness. Top hats and peacock feathers abounded. The assembled

Read more
ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Youth Voice: Strike for the Climate Emergency

16th September 201918th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Climate Emergency, Global Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg, Rose Everett, School Strike for Climate

Save Nailed – Your Independent News, Your Voice Help us to keep it loud by supporting our crowdfunder Click This

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: Parking on Pavements

16th September 201918th September 2019 George Gunby 2 Comments Car Parking, Parking

Save Nailed – Your Independent News, Your Voice Help us to keep it loud by supporting our crowdfunder Click This

Read more
OPINION 

Great British High Street – Why Belper Stands Out

7th September 201910th September 2019 Adrian Farmer 0 Comments Great British High Street, Love Belper

Save Nailed – Your Independent News, Your Voice Help us to keep it loud by supporting our crowdfunder Click This

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion Column: On Populism

28th August 201930th August 2019 Jo Kirk 1 Comment Brexit, Ece Temelkuran, EU, populism

In Ece Temelkuran’s “How To Lose A Country: The Seven Steps From Democracy To Dictatorship” (4th Estate, 2019) Temelkuran problematizes

Read more
OPINION 

Column: Pauline Latham MP on Great British High Street

14th August 201914th August 2019 Admin 1 Comment Great British High Street, MP Pauline Latham

By Pauline Latham MP For many years, Belper traders have led the fight against what has seemed like an unstoppable

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Town Snub For John Nelson

17th July 201917th July 2019 David George 3 Comments Ann Pocklington, Belper In Bloom, Belper Town Council, East Midlands in Bloom, John Nelson

If you take a look at the 57 photos of the In Bloom judges tour taken and posted on the

Read more
CULTURE OPINION 

Review: Short Play Festival

29th May 2019 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Short Play Festival

In a packed “Little Theatre” in the Old King’s Head there was an attentive audience for the Short Play Festival

Read more
FEATURED OPINION POLITICS 

EU Election: Brexit Lies

22nd May 201923rd May 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Brexit, EU Election 2019

No other topic in the history of mankind has created quite so many lies as Brexit, with the possible exceptions

Read more
FEATURED NEWS OPINION POLITICS 

EU Election: Comprehensive Candidate Guide

21st May 201921st May 2019 Clare Washbrook 3 Comments Candidates, EU Election 2019

There are no comprehensive guides to EU election candidates in the East Midlands for 2019 … until now. This information

Read more
OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Review: Romeo and Juliet

18th May 201919th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Captive Audience Theatre, Romeo and Juliet

We all know that Romeo and Juliet were young teenagers.  Have you ever seen the play performed by actors who

Read more
CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE OPINION 

The Arts Trail Was An Inspiring Success

8th May 20198th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Belper Arts Trail 2019

The Arts Trail is over for another year.  How many artists did you manage to see?  I tally mine at

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Local Election Editorial: Pulling Hippopotamus Teeth

28th April 201928th April 2019 Clare Washbrook 5 Comments 2019 Local Election, Editorial

Local elections are usually a piece of cake, unlike General Elections.  Three or four groups of people, all trot out

Read more
NEWS OPINION 

Book Review: The Nature of Spring by Jim Crumley

24th April 2019 Jo Kirk 1 Comment Book Review, Jim Crumley, The Nature of Spring

For a view from Northern Scotland and the Islands and a weather eye on the climate with a sensitivity to

Read more
OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Review: Road – Belper Players (Suitable:16yrs+)

11th April 201912th April 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Belper Players, Jim Cartwright, Play-Road

It’s a f***ing long play init?* At two and a half hours, I think that this is the longest play

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Myth spinning: AVBC and the Green Belt

12th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments Far Laund, Green Belt, Housing Plans

  Far Laund – Tories want to build 345 houses on this site, when there is no reason why this

Read more
NEWS OPINION 

Criticism of Police on Speed Limits

5th February 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment Cllr Spencer, DCC, police, Speed limits

The deputy leader of the county council has taken aim at the police for “point blank” rejecting every attempt from

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Protest To Save Babington Echoes Start Of Fightback

5th January 2019 Jo Kirk 2 Comments Babington, closure, Derwent Street, Hospital, NHS, Protest

‘SAVE BABINGTON HOSPITAL’ read the placards. Protests stopped the traffic and cars tooted their horns in support. Many people believe

Read more
OPINION 

If We Only Had a Heart: Petitions and Protest Column

19th December 201819th December 2018 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments meetings, petitions, protests

This is the occasional column for community action. Cause: Stop the Closure of Babington Hospital Form: Celebration Protest Date: Friday

Read more
ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Opinion: What If There Had Been No Government Cuts To Sustainable Energy?

3rd December 20183rd December 2018 Admin 0 Comments climate change, cuts, Derbyshire, Environment, Government, John Porter, Labour, Labour Party, SERA

BelperStuff travelled to London last Monday to attend the SERA (Labour Environment Campaign) celebration, 10 years of the Climate Change

Read more
OPINION SPORT 

Match Comment: Belper Town vs. Loughborough Dynamos

26th November 201826th November 2018 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Football Club, Football, Loughborough Dynamos, Opinion

by Jack Drury   Despite the result looking tight, Belper’s 2-1 victory over Loughborough Dynamo was anything but. Domination from

Read more
OPINION 

Was The Brexit Referendum Democratic?

19th November 2018 Jo Kirk 3 Comments Brexit, democracy

In “Democracy And Its Crisis” A C Grayling states that the proportion of the electorate that voted to leave the

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Youth Voice: Belper – We Need To Talk About Racism!

3rd October 201821st November 2018 Madeleine Washbrook 3 Comments Racism, Youth Journalism

By Madeleine Washbrook When talking to Belper locals, negativity and Belper can often feel like the antithesis of each other. 

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

If We Only Had a Heart: Petitions and Meetings and Protests. Oh My!

28th September 201828th September 2018 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Protest Diary

If We Only Had a Heart is a new occassional column which I  am introducing to enable people to mobilise

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “AVBC Will Take The Lead, Will Own The Building And Will Make Final Decisions”

19th July 201819th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments AVBC, BCE, Belper Community Enterprise, Belper River Gardens, Buy A Brick, Donations, Swiss Tearooms

Following the feasibility study and the decisions made by Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) in March, Amber Valley Borough Council

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “Two Years Or More Of Total Wonder”

6th July 201816th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, closure, culture, Dave Cullerton, KGB, Kunst Gallery

Not everything comes in neat, tidy packages delivered to your door. Sometimes though, when you can be bothered to peel

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “Happy Seventieth Birthday NHS – But Is It In The Balance?”

29th June 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments 70, Anniversary, Austerity, Babington Hospital, Birthday, CCG, cuts, Derbyshire, healthcare, NHS, STP

Austerity impacts on our lives in many ways. It can threaten our public services, even damage our health but it

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “Our libraries Are A Key Public Service And Should Be Kept Under Local Authority Control”

20th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Amber Valley Borough Counci, AVBC, Belper East Ward, Cllr Fay Atkinson, Labour, libraries, Playgrounds, Street Angels, Surgery

Labour Cllr Fay Atkinson, Belper East Ward, speaks to Nailed about some of the local issues she has encountered since

Read more
FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY OPINION 

Opinion: “Salvation for the Belper Mills?”

7th June 20187th June 2018 Claire Meese 6 Comments Architecture, Belper Mills, heritage, History, Hugh Pearman, world heritage site

To judge by the chatter around the plans announced by FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), for Belper’s North and East

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Pauline Latham “Belper Deserves To Attract Further Tourism”

21st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper In Wartime, Belper Mills, Heritage Lottery Fund, Mid-Derbyshire., Pauline Latham, Politics, world heritage site

I was fascinated to read on this website of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s support for the wonderful Belper Arts Festival

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Brexit – “It Is A Time For Lateral Thinking, Confidence In Our Ability And A Positive Outlook”

19th April 201819th April 2018 Gary Spendlove 2 Comments Belper, Brexit, Business, export, import, Politics, Slenderella, trade

As the owner of a medium sized business in Belper, my main concern is a potential ‘fudge’ being created by

Read more
ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Opinion: “Don’t Let Bullsmoor Disappear”

13th April 201813th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Blog, Bullsmoor, Development, Local History, Planning, Protect Belper, Sarah Hinds

In the last few days Bullsmoor has disappeared into the fog. The same days that the public enquiry has been

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: “Never Allow Politicians To Play With Scissors, Matches Or Statistics.”

12th April 201812th April 2018 Claire Meese 4 Comments Belper, Brexit, Derbyshire, European Union, Interview, John Porter, Leave, Politics

Reading Pauline Latham’s answers to the Nailed Brexit questionnaire reminds me of that old saying, “never allow politicians to play

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “For The Sake Of Democracy We Need To Ensure That No Vote Is Bought”

6th April 20186th April 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments Brexit, Cambridge Analytica, democracy, EU, European Movement Derbyshire, European Union, Leave, One year to go, Remain, Simon Ferrigno, Vote

We are a year away from formally leaving the European Union, entering an indefinite period of limbo in which we

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: The Hermeneutics Of A Hermit Of The Real

27th March 2018 Jo Kirk 0 Comments algorithms, Computers, data, Facebook, Social Media

Social media and Facebook have been in the news lately. As someone who may seem a bit of an anachronism

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “Time Is Running Out to Save Our Hospital”

21st March 2018 Mike Jones 1 Comment Babington Hospital, beds, campaign, CCG, closure, cuts, Derbyshire, Derwent St, Hospital, NHS, petition

Babington Hospital could close within two years at the latest. But why should we worry? After all, all of the

Read more
ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Opinion: New Local Group Asks: “What Are You Doing About Plastic?”

26th February 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper Beats Plastic, Environment, oceans, Plastic, Plastic Free February, single use, supermarkets

Belper Beats Plastic is a Facebook page which was set up recently with a view to encouraging Belper residents to

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Pauline Latham “Belper Could Lead The Way In Trying To Be Plastic-Free”

22nd February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Lent, Mid-Derbyshire., Pauline Latham, Plastic, plastic free, Plastic Free February, Politics, singel use

From tissues to toothpaste to buying flowers for my daughter-in-law – never has the abundance of one-use plastic become more

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: New Year’s Message

3rd January 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments Brexit, countryside, Dying To Work, Mid-Derbyshire., New Year’s, Pauline Latham, pledges, Politics, rights of children

At the beginning of every year, most of us will vow to change our lives for what we perceive to

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “Now More So Than Ever Before We Need To Say Enough Is Enough”

19th December 201719th December 2017 Claire Meese 7 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper Lane, Belper North Ward, Cllr Joe Booth, Development, Planning, UNESCO’s World Heritage, World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

I feel privileged to write on two subjects very close to my heart. Firstly my home Town of Belper and

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Cratedigger: 1977 When Two Sevens Clashed (40 Years On)

7th December 201715th December 2017 Tony Webster 1 Comment 1977, Alternative Music, Crate Digger, Guy Debord, Situationists

I recently found Guy Debord’s situationist tract “Society of the Spectacle” nestling in the classics section of a local charity

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Have The Best Interests Of The People Of Belper And Mid-Derbyshire Been Ignored By New Report?

29th November 2017 Claire Meese 2 Comments Belper, Derby City Council, metro strategy, Mid-Derbyshire., MP Pauline Latham, Nottingham City Council, Report, unified metropolitan area

If you live in Belper, this week you could be forgiven for thinking you are on the moon – not

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Why Patients And Health Staff Must Take To The Streets To Save Our NHS

16th November 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Babington, Babington Community Hospital, Motorcade, NHS, Save Our NHS, Southern Derbyshire NHS

We love our NHS, yet it is in danger. Nationally, £22 billion has been taken out of the budget in

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “A Cloud Over Our Green Fields”

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 6 Comments Bullsmoor, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Development, greenfield, MP Pauline Latham, Pauline Latham, Planning, Protect Belper

Today I would like to make clear my total support for Protect Belper’s campaign to protect our green fields and

Read more
HERITAGE & HISTORY OPINION 

Opinion: Belper North and East Mills – The World Heritage Site in Belper in the Hands of a Vandal

23rd October 201723rd October 2017 Claire Meese 8 Comments Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

In our town we have Strutt’s North Mill, one of the most important buildings in the history and culture of

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: “Is it always like this?”

21st September 201721st September 2017 Claire Meese 6 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Full meeting, public gallery, Ripley, Sue MacFarlane

“Is it always like this?” I went to the Amber Valley Borough Council Meeting last night. I go as often

Read more
OPINION 

Residents Fight To Save The DVMWHS!

13th September 201713th September 2017 Claire Meese 4 Comments AVBC, Buffer Zone, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, DVMWHS, Planning, Residents, World Heritage Buffer Zone

Amber Valley Borough Council released a report on Friday 8th September recommending approval for 118 houses to be built on

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Belper Lane Development Shows ‘dysfunctional Borough Council’ Risk World Heritage Site

8th September 2017 Cllr Ben Bellamy 2 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Belper Lane, Belper North, Cllr Ben Bellamy, Planning, WHS, world heritage site

Belper is on the edge – we have a dysfunctional Borough Council that has put our World heritage Status in

Read more
ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Well Worth Celebrating

18th July 201718th July 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Belper, Community, Display, River Gardens, Traditional, Well Dressings

This weekend’s Well Dressings at the River Gardens provided a wonderful outdoor gallery of creative endeavour as people ambled down

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Opinion: What I Learned In My First Year In Office At AVBC (Minus The Four Months Without A Full Council Meeting).

8th July 2017 Cllr Ben Bellamy 1 Comment Amber Valley Borough Council, AVBC, Belper, Belper and Duffield Youth Labour, Councillors, Labour

After the dreadful fire in London, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recently came in for much criticism, including from

Read more
ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Opinion: My Journey To A Plastic-Free Life

30th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments advice, july, Plastic, plastic free month, Sue MacFarlane, Tips

A couple of years ago, I started to reduce the amount of plastic I buy and use. I was particularly

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Opinion: Derbyshire Save Our NHS – Babington Hospital Steers Toward Closure

25th June 2017 Claire Meese 8 Comments Babington Hospital, Belper, closure, cuts, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, Derbyshire Save Our NHS, NHS, Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Plans to close Babington Hospital in Belper and replace it with fewer services further away were published on Friday 23rd

Read more
ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Reflections – Thoughts On Belper Goes Green 2017

12th June 201712th June 2017 David George 3 Comments 2017, Belper Goes Green, Environment, Transition Belper, Volunteer

I have now led the Belper Goes Green teams through 5 years of planning, doing, tweaking, reviewing and making every

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Election Special: Eight Years Of The Belper Foodbank

31st May 2017 Claire Meese 2 Comments 2017 general election, benefit, Debt, Election Special, foodbank, Gareth Greenwood, Hope For Belper, Support, The Basic Idea

I can’t believe it’s been 8 years since Hope for Belper launched its foodbank ‘The Basic Idea.’ At the time

Read more
ENVIRONMENT OPINION POLITICS 

Election Special: Looking For A Climate Of Honesty

29th May 2017 David George 1 Comment 2017 general election, Change, Climate, Conservative, Election Special, Environment, Government, Labour

Seven years ago Cameron and Clegg formed their coalition and set in train the ideologically driven ‘austerity’ programme. At the

Read more
OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Review: Last Chance To See Tearjerking WW1 Play Hamp

20th May 201720th May 2017 Clare Washbrook 2 Comments Strutts Community Centre, Theatre, ww2

I walked out of Hamp with only my waterproof mascara intact. This play, performed this way, will affect you.  And

Read more
FEATURED OPINION POLITICS 

Election Special: How Good Are The Conservatives With the Economy?

19th May 201719th May 2017 Clare Washbrook 3 Comments 2017 general election, Austerity, Conservative Party, deficit, Economy, Election, General, Labour Party, National Debt

This election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those

Read more
ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Fracking Month: “How I Started Amber Valley Against Fracking”

26th April 2017 Claire Meese 2 Comments amber valley, Amber Valley Against Fracking, fracking, Lee Burrows

I first started Amber Valley Against Fracking (AVAF) back in September 2015, after hearing on a local radio morning show that

Read more
FEATURED OPINION POLITICS 

Election Special: “Whoever Wins This Upcoming Election, Neoliberalism Is Dead”

22nd April 2017 Sebastian Averill 0 Comments Banking, Brexit, Election, General, Neoliberalism, Voting

Since the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what

Read more
ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Fracking Month: In Space No One Can Hear You Frack

5th April 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Amber Valley Against Fracking, Festival, Folk, fracking, Live Music, Winter Wilson

If you were a Martian visiting Earth for the first time, you would find it abundantly clear that fracking poses a

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Advertising Features Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Fracking

1st April 20173rd April 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment advertising feature, Advertorials, content, ethics, fracking, Journalism, sponsored content

3 Perfect Bar Crawls. Jet Engine Testing Facility A Catalyst For Innovation. Get Your Patio Ready For Outdoor Entertaining. Top

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Rough Sleeping In Belper: An Increase In Homelessness?

3rd March 20173rd March 2017 Claire Meese 6 Comments AVBC, homeless, homelessness, hostel, shelter, sleeping rough

Many of us have been hearing rumours that there are individuals sleeping rough in the town and last Saturday I

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Andy Potter: His Legacy

19th February 2017 George Gunby 1 Comment Andy Potter, Arts, BBC Radio Derby, Derbyshire, Legacy, Local Radio

It’s almost five years since Andy Potter invited me on to his BBC Radio Derby show to talk about the

Read more
FEATURED OPINION POLITICS 

Crate Digger: We Will Win: Protest Songs mix-tape 1983 – 1986.

17th January 201718th January 2017 Tony Webster 1 Comment Crate Digger, Politics, Protest, Rebel Yell

The Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an

Read more
FEATURED LIFESTYLE OPINION 

Guest Column: Despite Recent Events ‘We Cannot And Must Not Let Fear Of Crime Overtake Our Lives’

8th December 2016 Cllr Ben Bellamy 0 Comments Belper, CCTV, Cllr Ben Bellamy, Crime, Drug Use, Prevention

We woke up on Saturday morning to the most shocking and horrific news. Tales of men on the rampage on

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Opinion: I, Daniel Blake

28th October 201628th October 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments benefits, Daniel Blake, Government, I, Incapacity, Jobseeker, Ken Loach

Ken Loach returns from retirement with a timely, savage indictment of the British benefit system. The film opens with Daniel

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Sustainability And Transformation Plan: Where Do We Go From Here ?

21st October 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments Clinical Commissioning Group, Health and Social Care, Keep our National Health Service Public, KONP, Sustainability and Transformation Plan

After a weekend of activity, the future of Health and Social Care in Derbyshire still appears to be shrouded in

Read more
ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

The Reality Of Climate Change: “The rains must come this year, they just have to come..” Victor Mughogho

12th October 201612th October 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Christian Aid, climate change, Climate Change Act, drought, Eagles Relief, Speak Up For Climate Change

How does climate change directly affect us in the UK? Looking around at the audience of the ‘Speak Up For

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

March To Matlock Starts NHS Fightback

2nd October 20162nd October 2016 Mike Jones 1 Comment Babington Community Hospital, Babington Hospital, Belper, March, NHS, Protest, SOS

Remember all those glossy booklets promoting ‘joined up care’ that seemed to be prominently displayed everywhere in the run up

Read more
NEWS OPINION 

WASPI Support from Palm D’Or Winner Ken Loach

20th August 20163rd June 2019 Admin 10 Comments Ken Loach, pensions, WASPI

At Derby’s Quad’s screening of ‘The Spirit of 45′, 17th August, I met 79 year old Ken Loach, the World

Read more
OPINION 

Fear and Loathing in England and Wales

30th June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 3 Comments Brexit, EU, EU Referendum, Leave, Referendum, Remain

Back in January, having watched Suffragette at the Ritz, I warned of the consequences of disenfranchisement and the potential for

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

IN or OUT – My Thoughts On The Referendum

26th June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 7 Comments Brexit, EU, EU Referendum, Referendum, Vote

I believe passionately in democracy and would have accepted an out vote with grace if the referendum had been conducted

Read more
BELPER GOES GREEN OPINION 

Youth Review for Belper Goes Green

6th June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Goes Green, Youth Journalism

I loved that the main focus was to try to change the way we look after the planet and protect

Read more
OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: Where is the Truth in Local Politics?

4th May 201618th May 2019 David George 5 Comments 2016 Local Election, Opinion

I don’t like people taking me for a mug by thinking I’ll lie down and accept their lies without question.

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: The NHS Desperately Needs Our Help and Our MP is Part of the Problem

27th March 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Belper NHS/SOS, Keep Our National Health Public, Maurice Neville, MP, NHS

Yet another emergency GP conference has been called for the 3rd May, only a few weeks since the last one,

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Labour Environmental Campaign Offers New Hope

25th March 20163rd June 2019 Admin 8 Comments Belper Labour Party, Environment, John Porter, Labour, SERA

Let me take you back to 1963 and a dark and smelly biology classroom populated by 36 scruffy and inattentive

Read more
NEWS OPINION WHAT'S ON 

Helping Refugees: AV Solidarity Collection and more…

16th March 201616th March 2016 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment AVS, collections, refugees, Solidarity

Before we begin, I’d like you to have a look at the original homes of the Syrian refugees in this

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Belper Town Council Not in a Generous Mood – Except to Celebrate the Queen’s birthday

10th March 20163rd June 2019 Admin 10 Comments Accessible Belper, Arts, Belper, Belper Town Council, Funding, Queen’s birthday

I attended the Town Council Meetings on Tuesday, 8th March as I do most times they meet.  I am always

Read more
OPINION 

Why Would Anyone Want to Become an MP?

9th March 20163rd June 2019 Admin 3 Comments Expense Scandal, Members of Parliament, MP's, Parliament, Politics, Votes, Westminster

How is it that decent, idealistic, intelligent people who desperately want to make a difference and leave the world a

Read more
OPINION 

The Ritz – A Thinking Man’s Haven

30th January 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Conservative Party, David Cameron, Film, Government, Ice and The Sky, Paris, The Ritz

I’ve seen two films at the Ritz recently. The first was ‘Ice and The Sky’, a French film charting the

Read more
OPINION 

Opinion: Political Posturing Marred Planning Debate

27th January 20163rd June 2019 Admin 3 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Amber Valley Green party, Amber Valley Greens

I’ve just returned from the Amber Valley Borough Council meeting, and came away with the distinct feeling that most of

Read more
OPINION 

Annual Existential Angst

29th December 20153rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments List, New Year, Resolutions

It’s coming to that time of year when many people start to get unusually philosophical about their lives and the

Read more
FEATURED OPINION 

Will Babington Hospital Close?

17th December 20153rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Babington, closure, Hospital, NHS

At the moment it looks very much as if Babington Hospital is earmarked for closure. Among its many specialisms are

Read more
OPINION 

Mixed Messages on Renewable Future from Amber Rudd

19th November 20153rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments

David Cameron told a UN climate-change conference in September 2014: “We need to give business the certainty it needs to

Read more
OPINION 

Calais Camp: Clair’s Story

15th November 20153rd June 2019 Admin 4 Comments

The backstory is that my relationship broke up after 3 years, and I was suddenly left with 2 weeks annual

Read more
OPINION 

Town Council Quiet on New Supermarket

17th September 201522nd June 2021 Admin 1 Comment

So what did the town council say about Aldi … precisely nothing. I don’t think that a planning application has

Read more

Advertise With Nailed

WHAT’S ON

Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper
CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper

2nd November 2022 Edward Sills

An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper
CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper

19th August 202219th August 2022 Edward Sills
Green Exchange & Repair Café – July 23rd
ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange & Repair Café – July 23rd

22nd July 2022 Admin 0
Monthly Market @ No. 28
WHAT'S ON 

Monthly Market @ No. 28

8th July 20228th July 2022 Admin 0

Donate to Nailed

Are we your main source of local news? Please help fund our work!

Donation Options
Name and message

About Us

‘Nailed’ is an independent community news site for the people of Belper. It aims to provide news, entertainment, thought-provoking discussion and information for residents of Belper and surrounding areas.

Links

  • Contact Us
  • Staff
  • Making A Complaint
  • Nailed Comments Policy
  • GDPR, Your Data and Us
  • Admin
  • Nailed Email
Copyright © 2023 Nailed – Belper Independent News. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.