BAME VOICES: Life As A Mixed Race Woman in Belper
(Our writer asked to remain anonymous) I live in Belper, which as most people know is a very white area,
Read more(Our writer asked to remain anonymous) I live in Belper, which as most people know is a very white area,
Read moreIt all started one afternoon with excruciating pain in my abdomen accompanied by vomiting. This continued for about 7 hours
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 moreThe fragility of an unfunded independent press is illustrated by the lockdown. Nailed is entirely volunteer-run, and minimally funded by
Read moreHere we share a tale from Rachael Fox of how the coronavirus crisis is affecting life in Belper. If you
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has caused all kinds of irrational behaviour, from aggressively trying to sell lies about it not being
Read moreAn “exceptional, knowledgeable and committed” former mayor of Amber Valley and long-serving councillor has died aged 75. Cllr Norman Bull,
Read more“The Long Petal Of The Sea” (published by Bloomsbury, 2020) by Isabel Allende is a work of historical fiction which
Read moreAs with so many things these days which are downloaded from computers, East Midlands Railways’ (EMR) timetables give information that
Read morePeople need agency. It is a human right. Many people lack agency – the more disenfranchised and disadvantaged they are,
Read moreOn Wednesday evening I went to see the rehearsal of “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod The Nut, and
Read moreBy Layla Marshall When Clare (editor) put a shout out for a family to review the local pantomime, Peter Pan,
Read moreA very swift and unexpected general election is upon us. The manifestos weren’t all ready, and nobody has read them
Read moreI’ve been spoilt by the recent shows of the Belper Players. Ross isn’t as good as one might expect after
Read moreSome Nailed coverage has been delayed due to short staffing and illness. Are the Monster Raving Loony Party really as
Read moreSome Nailed coverage has been delayed due to short staffing and illness. Top hats and peacock feathers abounded. The assembled
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Read moreIn Ece Temelkuran’s “How To Lose A Country: The Seven Steps From Democracy To Dictatorship” (4th Estate, 2019) Temelkuran problematizes
Read moreBy Pauline Latham MP For many years, Belper traders have led the fight against what has seemed like an unstoppable
Read moreIf you take a look at the 57 photos of the In Bloom judges tour taken and posted on the
Read moreIn a packed “Little Theatre” in the Old King’s Head there was an attentive audience for the Short Play Festival
Read moreNo other topic in the history of mankind has created quite so many lies as Brexit, with the possible exceptions
Read moreThere are no comprehensive guides to EU election candidates in the East Midlands for 2019 … until now. This information
Read moreWe all know that Romeo and Juliet were young teenagers. Have you ever seen the play performed by actors who
Read moreThe Arts Trail is over for another year. How many artists did you manage to see? I tally mine at
Read moreLocal elections are usually a piece of cake, unlike General Elections. Three or four groups of people, all trot out
Read moreFor a view from Northern Scotland and the Islands and a weather eye on the climate with a sensitivity to
Read moreIt’s a f***ing long play init?* At two and a half hours, I think that this is the longest play
Read moreFar Laund – Tories want to build 345 houses on this site, when there is no reason why this
Read moreThe deputy leader of the county council has taken aim at the police for “point blank” rejecting every attempt from
Read more‘SAVE BABINGTON HOSPITAL’ read the placards. Protests stopped the traffic and cars tooted their horns in support. Many people believe
Read moreThis is the occasional column for community action. Cause: Stop the Closure of Babington Hospital Form: Celebration Protest Date: Friday
Read moreBelperStuff travelled to London last Monday to attend the SERA (Labour Environment Campaign) celebration, 10 years of the Climate Change
Read moreby Jack Drury Despite the result looking tight, Belper’s 2-1 victory over Loughborough Dynamo was anything but. Domination from
Read moreIn “Democracy And Its Crisis” A C Grayling states that the proportion of the electorate that voted to leave the
Read moreBy Madeleine Washbrook When talking to Belper locals, negativity and Belper can often feel like the antithesis of each other.
Read moreIf We Only Had a Heart is a new occassional column which I am introducing to enable people to mobilise
Read moreFollowing the feasibility study and the decisions made by Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) in March, Amber Valley Borough Council
Read moreNot everything comes in neat, tidy packages delivered to your door. Sometimes though, when you can be bothered to peel
Read moreAusterity impacts on our lives in many ways. It can threaten our public services, even damage our health but it
Read moreLabour Cllr Fay Atkinson, Belper East Ward, speaks to Nailed about some of the local issues she has encountered since
Read moreTo judge by the chatter around the plans announced by FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), for Belper’s North and East
Read moreI was fascinated to read on this website of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s support for the wonderful Belper Arts Festival
Read moreAs the owner of a medium sized business in Belper, my main concern is a potential ‘fudge’ being created by
Read moreIn the last few days Bullsmoor has disappeared into the fog. The same days that the public enquiry has been
Read moreReading Pauline Latham’s answers to the Nailed Brexit questionnaire reminds me of that old saying, “never allow politicians to play
Read moreWe are a year away from formally leaving the European Union, entering an indefinite period of limbo in which we
Read moreSocial media and Facebook have been in the news lately. As someone who may seem a bit of an anachronism
Read moreBabington Hospital could close within two years at the latest. But why should we worry? After all, all of the
Read moreBelper Beats Plastic is a Facebook page which was set up recently with a view to encouraging Belper residents to
Read moreFrom tissues to toothpaste to buying flowers for my daughter-in-law – never has the abundance of one-use plastic become more
Read moreAt the beginning of every year, most of us will vow to change our lives for what we perceive to
Read moreI feel privileged to write on two subjects very close to my heart. Firstly my home Town of Belper and
Read moreI recently found Guy Debord’s situationist tract “Society of the Spectacle” nestling in the classics section of a local charity
Read moreIf you live in Belper, this week you could be forgiven for thinking you are on the moon – not
Read moreWe love our NHS, yet it is in danger. Nationally, £22 billion has been taken out of the budget in
Read moreToday I would like to make clear my total support for Protect Belper’s campaign to protect our green fields and
Read moreIn our town we have Strutt’s North Mill, one of the most important buildings in the history and culture of
Read more“Is it always like this?” I went to the Amber Valley Borough Council Meeting last night. I go as often
Read moreAmber Valley Borough Council released a report on Friday 8th September recommending approval for 118 houses to be built on
Read moreBelper is on the edge – we have a dysfunctional Borough Council that has put our World heritage Status in
Read moreThis weekend’s Well Dressings at the River Gardens provided a wonderful outdoor gallery of creative endeavour as people ambled down
Read moreAfter the dreadful fire in London, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recently came in for much criticism, including from
Read moreA couple of years ago, I started to reduce the amount of plastic I buy and use. I was particularly
Read morePlans to close Babington Hospital in Belper and replace it with fewer services further away were published on Friday 23rd
Read moreI have now led the Belper Goes Green teams through 5 years of planning, doing, tweaking, reviewing and making every
Read moreI can’t believe it’s been 8 years since Hope for Belper launched its foodbank ‘The Basic Idea.’ At the time
Read moreSeven years ago Cameron and Clegg formed their coalition and set in train the ideologically driven ‘austerity’ programme. At the
Read moreI walked out of Hamp with only my waterproof mascara intact. This play, performed this way, will affect you. And
Read moreThis election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those
Read moreI first started Amber Valley Against Fracking (AVAF) back in September 2015, after hearing on a local radio morning show that
Read moreSince the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what
Read moreIf you were a Martian visiting Earth for the first time, you would find it abundantly clear that fracking poses a
Read more3 Perfect Bar Crawls. Jet Engine Testing Facility A Catalyst For Innovation. Get Your Patio Ready For Outdoor Entertaining. Top
Read moreMany of us have been hearing rumours that there are individuals sleeping rough in the town and last Saturday I
Read moreIt’s almost five years since Andy Potter invited me on to his BBC Radio Derby show to talk about the
Read moreThe Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
Read moreWe woke up on Saturday morning to the most shocking and horrific news. Tales of men on the rampage on
Read moreKen Loach returns from retirement with a timely, savage indictment of the British benefit system. The film opens with Daniel
Read moreAfter a weekend of activity, the future of Health and Social Care in Derbyshire still appears to be shrouded in
Read moreHow does climate change directly affect us in the UK? Looking around at the audience of the ‘Speak Up For
Read moreRemember all those glossy booklets promoting ‘joined up care’ that seemed to be prominently displayed everywhere in the run up
Read moreAt Derby’s Quad’s screening of ‘The Spirit of 45′, 17th August, I met 79 year old Ken Loach, the World
Read moreBack in January, having watched Suffragette at the Ritz, I warned of the consequences of disenfranchisement and the potential for
Read moreI believe passionately in democracy and would have accepted an out vote with grace if the referendum had been conducted
Read moreI loved that the main focus was to try to change the way we look after the planet and protect
Read moreI don’t like people taking me for a mug by thinking I’ll lie down and accept their lies without question.
Read moreYet another emergency GP conference has been called for the 3rd May, only a few weeks since the last one,
Read moreLet me take you back to 1963 and a dark and smelly biology classroom populated by 36 scruffy and inattentive
Read moreBefore we begin, I’d like you to have a look at the original homes of the Syrian refugees in this
Read moreI attended the Town Council Meetings on Tuesday, 8th March as I do most times they meet. I am always
Read moreHow is it that decent, idealistic, intelligent people who desperately want to make a difference and leave the world a
Read moreI’ve seen two films at the Ritz recently. The first was ‘Ice and The Sky’, a French film charting the
Read moreI’ve just returned from the Amber Valley Borough Council meeting, and came away with the distinct feeling that most of
Read moreIt’s coming to that time of year when many people start to get unusually philosophical about their lives and the
Read moreAt the moment it looks very much as if Babington Hospital is earmarked for closure. Among its many specialisms are
Read moreDavid Cameron told a UN climate-change conference in September 2014: “We need to give business the certainty it needs to
Read moreThe backstory is that my relationship broke up after 3 years, and I was suddenly left with 2 weeks annual
Read moreSo what did the town council say about Aldi … precisely nothing. I don’t think that a planning application has
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