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The long awaited reforms to police complaints and discipline regulations came into force from the 1st February. These reforms form part
Read MoreThe long awaited reforms to police complaints and discipline regulations came into force from the 1st February. These reforms form part
Read MoreAn “exceptional, knowledgeable and committed” former mayor of Amber Valley and long-serving councillor has died aged 75. Cllr Norman Bull,
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 1, Worksop Town 2 By Sam Collins Belper Town’s run of form ended
Read MoreAn image of Duffield’s Eyes Meadow in autumn was a near-winner for Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin in the Trees, Woods
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Spalding United 1, Belper Town 3 Belper Town’s resilience and never say die attitude was
Read More“The Long Petal Of The Sea” (published by Bloomsbury, 2020) by Isabel Allende is a work of historical fiction which
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus dominates the early evening sky. Mars appears low in the morning sky before
Read MoreBurglars have broken into an elderly woman’s home in Belper. At around 3.45pm on Saturday 1 February a woman in
Read MoreA Derbyshire road, well-known as a rat-run to avoid busier routes, could be closed until July 2021 following a landslip.
Read MoreWhat is all this talk of Climate Emergency..? What does ‘Zero Carbon’ mean? How can I make a difference? There’s
Read MoreOver the last few weeks Action Fraud has seen an increase in the number of calls received by members of
Read MoreDerbyshire is only getting five per cent of the money it needs to make £150 million in repairs to its
Read MoreThe Repair Cafe is an initiative to mend the things we already own, instead of binning them and contributing to
Read MoreThe needs of the Hope For Belper foodbank are constantly changing. At present they are short on puddings, cereal, shampoo
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council launched a competition to find an experienced commercial operator to run Belper’s new Swiss Tearooms. Despite
Read MoreThe county council is set to make nearly £19 million in cuts this year due to “immense pressure” to support
Read MoreA pledge to freeze council tax for Derbyshire householders has been abandoned. Derbyshire County Council now says that it is
Read MorePublic invited to NHS health meeting in Derby NHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting hosted by
Read MoreFebruary Half Term Holiday fun in Derby Thanks to the unpredictable weather, the February half term holiday is probably the
Read MoreSight Support Derbyshire provide a wide range of services for people living with sight loss in the Derbyshire area. They
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 2, Spalding United 2 Belper Town needed a late goal from substitute Alex
Read MoreShortly after 8pm last night (24th Jan) Belper, Milford and Duffield experienced two brief power cuts. The cuts to power
Read MoreToday Laura Armstrong, Hilary Surga, Rebekah Wright and Lindsey Myers sped off by train to the Intercontinental Hotel in Edinburgh
Read MoreTransition Belper’s Green Exchange and the Repair Café are this Saturday (25th Jan) 10am – 1pm. A place to meet
Read MoreA new Inspector has been appointed to take the lead on local policing in the Amber Valley area. Inspector Paul
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Belper Town 2 Belper Town were on the brink of an excellent
Read MoreA new support service aimed at safeguarding vulnerable young people is being launched to tackle growing risks of child exploitation.
Read MorePolice are urging motorists in Derbyshire to be alert following a number of catalytic converter thefts in the county, and
Read MorePlans to build scores of homes on a former industrial estate near Belper are back on the table again. The
Read MoreDerbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa and Chief Constable Peter Goodman have launched a recruitment campaign to appoint a
Read MoreFebruary will be Climate Month in Belper, with a focus within the town upon education and encouraging people to change
Read MoreAn exhibition of Ola Wilson’s work is to take place at No.28. The exhibition will include artwork, installations and performances.
Read MoreJanuary 25th @ 7.30 pm Unite Community presents a We Shall Overcome night featuring Joe Solo and Chris Butler. Musician,
Read MoreAs with so many things these days which are downloaded from computers, East Midlands Railways’ (EMR) timetables give information that
Read MoreDerbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa and Chief Constable Peter Goodman have launched a recruitment campaign to appoint a
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 1, Sutton Coldfield Town 0 Belper Town are building an impressive unbeaten run
Read MoreIn November one of our Youth reporters, Rose Everett, appealed to get rid of plastic pots from the school dinners
Read MoreThe leader of Derbyshire’s Labour group is stepping down and will also resign as a county councillor after 23 years,
Read MoreVolunteer-run organisations are set to see the money they receive from Derbyshire County Council cut by £50,000. However, funding will
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus is the “evening star” in the south-west and Mars appears in the morning
Read MoreThe Monthly Market on the Market Place returns for the first time this year, on Saturday 11th January, in its
Read MoreBelper Games, the annual sports day and music festival which raises money for Penny’s Fund and other local charities, is
Read MoreSTEPLING – ‘LIVE’ IN CONCERT OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER Saturday 28th March 2020 Doors at 8pm Tickets: £13 and
Read MoreThe Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, is holding an event in Alfreton, for Amber Valley, to respond to concerns
Read MoreMid Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham has been presented with Ukrainian Order of merit by the country’s Prime Minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk.
Read MoreThere are still tickets available for Adrian Farmer’s next history talk, which will be on The Roaring Twenties. The talk
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Frickley Athletic 1, Belper Town 2 Belper Town overcame all the odds to take a
Read MoreFancy trying Karate? There is a brand new class coming to the Strutt Centre. Classes start on Tuesday 7th January
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS – ROSS AINSLIE & ALI HUTTON (with JENN BUTTERWORTH) ‘LIVE’ AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council have issued a temporary road closure notice for NEWBRIDGE ROAD, in Ambergate. WHEN: 25th January 2020 (23:15)
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 1, Ilkeston Town 1 Belper Town put on a battling display in front
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS – CÒIG ‘LIVE’ AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER Saturday 15th February, 2020 Tickets: £15
Read MoreIn the early hours of the first day of 2020 a couple have been murdered in their home in Duffield.
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Sheffield FC 1, Belper Town 1 Belper Town had to settle for a point in
Read MoreOn 21st December we published an appeal for information on the wherabouts of Janet Lomas, who has been missing from
Read MoreThis year Belper Woollen Woods’ Christmas yarnbombing took the form of an advent calendar. Every day, one new tree was
Read MorePRINCE OF DARKNESS will be performed at No.28 on Saturday 15th February. Tickets are on sale now, available as last
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 5, Market Drayton Town 2 Belper Town completed their first double of
Read MoreThe annual Christmas Eve carolling will be happening again this year. At 7:45pm on Tuesday 24th December, Mayor Simon Mallett
Read MoreOfficers are concerned for the safety of missing Belper woman, Janet Lomas. Janet was last seen on 13th November in
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
Read MoreRevised plans for a nearly-£10 million pound investment in Belper’s community health services can now be unveiled, following a purdah
Read MorePeople need agency. It is a human right. Many people lack agency – the more disenfranchised and disadvantaged they are,
Read MoreIntellectual property means that when someone creates something it is their property, it belongs to them. This can be art,
Read MoreCentral Government have promised homes and businesses “seriously affected” by the recent floods grants of up to £5000. The government
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council’s Community Safety Unit is this year supporting Derbyshire Constabulary’s drink drive campaign by offering borough residents
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 2, Carlton Town 1 After two consecutive league defeats Belper Town returned to
Read MoreA very special gin flavoured with wild growing flowering plants has been created by Ambergate based White Peak Distillery with
Read More(Photo: PC Rianne Holland with Ripley’s new PC Rob Bentley) PC Rianne Holland is one of ten officers who joined
Read MoreClassical concert pianist Sergei Podobedov, is playing a Christmas concert which is a little different to his usual concerts. This
Read MoreNailed will be with you throughout the night. We will focus on Derbyshire results and the national result. 10: 20pmThe
Read MoreDerbyshire Senior Cup – Quarter Final Long Eaton United 2, Belper Town 4 Belper Town made it through to
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 MoreParty Political – General Election Press Release Written By Green Party (is fact checked and passes) Have you ever wondered
Read MoreAll the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
Read MoreTV Licence refund A few weeks ago we reported on a scam about emails TV licence refunds. This scam is
Read MoreAn auction has been organised, to take place at No. 28 on Sunday 15th December. The auction will be run
Read MoreThis Saturday sees the last market of the year, with traders in the Market Place, and in No.28. Lucy Milford
Read MoreThere is a current issue of people knocking on doors trying to sell things or collect fraudulent charity donations. There
Read MoreAll the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
Read MoreAll the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? We are checking
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Cleethorpes Town 2, Belper Town 1 Belper Town lost their second successive League game after
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is reminding residents and visitors, that they can take advantage of its popular annual free Christmas
Read MoreWith only days to go before the General Election, we didn’t have time to get a writer down to Winter
Read MoreAll the parties put out election leaflets, but how much in them is actually true when examined? First we are
Read MoreIn the December, Night Sky Over Belper: The Geminids meteor shower. A full Moon on the 12th. Venus appears as
Read MoreThe police have released the image of a man whom officers would like to speak to in connection with the
Read MoreParty Political – General Election Press Release Written by the Labour Party (not fact checked) Mid-Derbyshire has the lowest spend
Read MoreParty Political – General Election Press Release Written By Conservative Party (not fact checked) Pauline Latham is a familiar figure
Read MoreIt wouldn’t be a Belper Christmas without the Ritz Cavalcade extravaganza. This year it is a two-centre event, starting at
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Belper Town 0, Leek Town 2 Belper Town tasted defeat in the League for the
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has alleged that dozens of people have been left homeless after “retaliatory evictions” for complaining to
Read MoreThe annual winter food festival, commonly known as the Christmas Food Festival, is back this weekend on 8th December, running
Read MoreIn relation to Pauline Latham’s statement in her election campaign material that she has supported “the initiatives of activists like
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Read MoreThree months ago Belper got a new council. A Youth Council (pictured above). The members have all been elected from
Read MoreParty Political – Election Press Release Written by Labour Party (not fact checked) New fund to prioritise the North West,
Read MoreParty Political – Election Press Release Written by Liberal Democrats (not fact checked) Leaked documents from US-UK trade deal talks
Read MoreA “dedicated” and “irreplaceable” Derbyshire councillor, known for his “dry sense of humour”, has died aged 67. Cllr Brian Lyttle,
Read MorePlans to turn a derelict and listed Belper building into a micro pub have been submitted. Joanne Gregory, an Oakwood resident,
Read MoreIntegro League Cup – Round 1 Belper Town 2, Matlock Town 2 (Matlock win 6-5 on penalties) Belper Town
Read MoreA council is trying to shut down a dog breeding business in a Derbyshire village. Amber Valley Borough Council has
Read MoreFrom 3rd to 10th December, donations made to a local refugee charity will be doubled as part of The Big
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Read MoreA historic former chapel and Sunday school in Belper, which have been empty for many years, could be transformed into
Read MoreCharity volunteers backing a national campaign, urging men to declare their commitment to ending violence against women and girls, have
Read Moreby the Belper in Wartime group After the shocking disclosures of last week, regarding the mismanagement in the finances of
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Loughborough Dynamo 1, Belper Town 2 Belper Town demonstrated true inspirational qualities to overturn a
Read MoreThe county council’s leader has said he does not know if the recent mass flooding in Derbyshire is proof of
Read MoreBetween 17th and 21st November the police received multiple reports in the following areas of vans and cars being broken
Read MoreUsually we’d put the title of the play in the headline, but this play is called, “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary
Read MoreSanta is excited this year! He is coming to Heage windmill on Sunday 1st December from 11am until 3pm (gates
Read MoreParty Political – General Election Press Release (not fact checked) The Liberal Democrats have announced that Allestree-born environmentalist and policy
Read MoreParty Political – General Election Press Release (not fact checked) Community and charity activist Emma Monkman has been selected unanimously
Read MoreParty Political – General Election Press Release (not fact checked) Felix Dodds, candidate for Mid Derbyshire, promises Lib Dems will
Read MoreBelper Friday 29th November will see the official switching on of Belper’s Christmas Lights. King Street is bound to be
Read MoreDozens of voluntary groups, paid by the council to provide vital care and assistance to the vulnerable, elderly and disabled,
Read MoreThousands more people are expected to be diagnosed with “frustrating and frightening” dementia in Derbyshire in the next decade. Derbyshire
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council will now be elected once every four years instead of in thirds. The authority agreed unanimously
Read MoreNHS services will be in the spotlight at a meeting hosted by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust on
Read More**Transition Belper’s Green Exchange** This Saturday 23rd November! 10am to 1pm. No.28 Market Place Belper A meeting place for like-minded
Read MoreStonewall is currently running a campaign called “Come Out Active!” It’s a sports campaign and it is necessary because 40%
Read MoreIt’s been 3 years since the Neighbourhood Plan was written. The Neighbourhood Plan, created by Belper people to assess the
Read MoreWe have been milling grain in the traditional manner, between rotating stones, driven by the wind, at Heage windmill since
Read MoreAn image of Duffield’s Eyes Meadow in autumn could win Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin a major prize. As well as
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Lincoln United 0, Belper Town 2 Belper Town won their first league fixture at Lincoln
Read MoreLIVE AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER Saturday 7th December, 2019 Tickets £15 http://black-dog-radio.com/ainslie-edey2019 Two award winning musical geniuses who
Read MoreProblem Following an investigation which has run for over a month, we are unhappy to report that there seem to
Read MoreWe have 4 confirmed candidates for the General Election on 12th December, and 2 of them are from Belper. These
Read MoreA very swift and unexpected general election is upon us. The manifestos weren’t all ready, and nobody has read them
Read MoreJoe Jammer was due perform on Friday 15th November at the George and Dragon, starting at 8:30pm This appearance has
Read MoreToday we face an increase in flood alerts and warnings, following another 24 hours of heavy rain. But only light
Read MoreI’ve been spoilt by the recent shows of the Belper Players. Ross isn’t as good as one might expect after
Read MoreCANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS! A music legend is performing live in Belper on Friday night. Joe Jammer will perform on
Read MoreRoyal Derby Hospital has laid out its plans to combat the winter influx of patients – but it is still
Read MoreThe impromptu Christmas election has put a stop to secret plans around a new multi-million-pound health centre in Belper being
Read MoreHeage Windmill is looking more like herself again as the two new sails were hoisted into position on the morning
Read MoreThe old Milford Store is now home to ethical ice-cream and more with the arrival of Just-Ice, founded in March
Read MoreBetVictor Northern Premier S/East Wisbech Town 1, Belper Town 2 Alex Peterson struck twice to give Belper Town a
Read MoreAn auction has been organised, to take place at No. 28 on Sunday 15th December. The auction will be run
Read MoreDerbyshire Constabulary is looking for 40 new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to help keep the county safe. The 40
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