A Bags For Life Challenge
The Amber Valley Green Party has laid down a Bags for Life Challenge. They say that when it comes to
Read MoreThe Amber Valley Green Party has laid down a Bags for Life Challenge. They say that when it comes to
Read MoreThe Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched its third and final consultation on changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England,
Read MoreOn 16th June 2016 Labour MP for Batley and Spen, Jo Cox, was murdered by Thomas Mair, a far right
Read MoreMid-Derbyshire constituency, of which Belper is part, once again voted Conservative. The results were: Conservative – Pauline Latham – 29,513
Read MoreThe past seven years have seen a series of cuts hammer at our local schools. The PE budget was cut
Read MoreSeven years ago Cameron and Clegg formed their coalition and set in train the ideologically driven ‘austerity’ programme. At the
Read MoreMid Derbyshire Labour Party has announced that Alison Martin has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Mid Derbyshire constituency
Read MoreThe most important thing that any government does is keep the people living in this country safe. With Terrorism affecting
Read MoreAdam Wain has spent most of his life living in the Derby area, growing up in a village West of
Read MoreI joined the Green Party because I believe that policies and plans at all levels of government should be for
Read MoreMayor For the last year the Mayor of Belper has been Kirk Ireton (Ashbourne) resident, Gary Spendlove. Mr. Spendlove’s term
Read MoreIn the run up to this General Election, across the country, almost 3.5 Million women born in the 1950s now
Read MoreThis election there are two sound bites that the British public have largely swallowed whole, basing their decisions upon those
Read MoreThe next election to be held in Amber Valley is the Parliamentary Election (General Election) which will take place on
Read MoreThe Conservatives have taken control of the County Council, shifting the balance of power from 43/18 Labour/Conservative to 37/24 Conservative.
Read MoreOn Thursday 4th May, all 64 seats on the Derbyshire County Council will be contested by 270 candidates as the
Read MoreGeneral election electorate inspection Brexit for the nation remainers’ consternation Scotland losing patience Europe fearing racists May wants
Read MoreSince the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what
Read MoreBe an informed voter with our handy fact-finder for the Derbyshire County Council Elections on 4th May. The Derbyshire County Council
Read MoreVoters will go to the polls on Thursday May 4th to elect a new Derbyshire County Council for the first
Read MoreWith the next local election on May 4th, Amber Valley Borough Council are urging those wishing to vote to register
Read MoreThe British government recently reneged on its promise to take in 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and stopped the
Read MoreOn Friday 3rd February, Caroline Lucas came to visit Duffield and Belper to support Sue MacFarlane, who will be
Read MoreThe Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
Read MoreIt was the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, where cavalry attacked 80,000 people campaigning for parliamentary reform, and
Read MoreOn Tuesday 16th August the government are due to announce another increase in all rail ticket prices. Currently Brits pay
Read MoreOn Tuesday 16th August Jeremy Corbyn will be visiting Derbyshire for two rallies to promote his position in the Labour
Read MoreMembers of Belper & Duffield Labour Party took a trip to Tolpuddle in Dorset last weekend, for the annual Martyrs
Read MoreOn Saturday there was a 3 hour workshop-based political conference in Derby, organised by the Derbyshire branch of Momentum, the
Read MoreDerbyshire supporters of Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn are stepping up their campaign to re-elect him, following a successful and well-attended
Read MoreImportant Edit: (1am 16/07/2016) Within an hour of writing this, the NEC further restricted voting and added the rule that
Read MoreAs Theresa May takes office after gaining the position of Prime Minister when everyone else dropped out of the race,
Read MoreThis weekend saw Momentum kick off a series of larger events in Derbyshire with a Pro Jeremy Corbyn rally outside
Read MoreThe Derbyshire chapter of Momentum, the Labour Party support group that focuses on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, is holding a rally
Read MoreA proposal being discussed at the full council meeting of Amber Valley Borough Council on 13th July, is to close
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Councillors are considering reintroducing an annual charge for the Council’s garden waste service. If approved then the
Read MoreI believe passionately in democracy and would have accepted an out vote with grace if the referendum had been conducted
Read MoreJoining thousands of others around the world, the town was united at a memorial event to remember MP Jo Cox,
Read MoreChannel 4 News recently (20th April) broke the story that the use of the “Battle Buses” in the general election
Read MoreIn a stunning turn of political feeling in the town, decades of electing Conservative councillors has been ended with Belper
Read MoreAfter an eventful few days of voting and a long campaign the results are in for the local elections. They
Read MoreHardyal Singh Dhindsa has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire. There were two counts for
Read MoreThe results for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire are rolling in. 16:30 1st Count: Labour – 66925 Conservative
Read MoreI don’t like people taking me for a mug by thinking I’ll lie down and accept their lies without question.
Read MoreA part of the election on Thursday 5th May is to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner. A lot
Read MoreDave Fisher – Independent Candidate for Belper Central ward. I resigned from the Tory party in 2014 and became an
Read Morehttp://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-vote-for-froglet-1974/ On a small blue planet far away, it’s polling day for the Clangers! Coinciding with 1974’s general election, this
Read MoreThere are rules controlling the donations and loans that political parties receive. There are rules on who can make donations
Read MoreSue MacFarlane, Green Candidate for Belper North I first moved to Belper in 1997 due to work commitments, and loved
Read MoreBen Bellamy, Labour Candidate for North Ward Maurice Neville, Labour Candidate for Central Ward. We welcome Nailed Belper’s very positive
Read MoreCllr Alan Cox, Conservative Candidate for Belper North I attach copies of recent leaflets that I have distributed. I think
Read MoreIt’s local election time and Nailed will be explaining the where, when, how and what residents of DE56 will be
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