Tea Room Rebuild Confirmed
After nearly 40 years lying derelict, Belper’s historic Swiss tea rooms will be demolished and replaced. Members of Amber Valley
Read MoreAfter nearly 40 years lying derelict, Belper’s historic Swiss tea rooms will be demolished and replaced. Members of Amber Valley
Read MorePolice are advising people in Amber Valley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Bolsover, High Peak and North East Derbyshire, to be alert
Read MoreOnce upon a time (1975) the Belper News was to be closed by owner Wilfred Edmunds Ltd. One of its
Read MoreBelper’s pop up Repair Cafe, which launched at Belper Goes Green, will be at No. 28 on the Market Place
Read MoreCompeting plans have been submitted for the former Thorntons factory site in Belper. The site, in Derwent Street, sits opposite
Read MoreOn Wednesday 12th June 2019, Belper School held an awards ceremony to celebrate a fundraising project which turned into so
Read MoreBelper Food Bank has completely run dry of certain products and needs the help of kind Belper people to help
Read MoreBelper Singers is an established chamber choir of about 25-30 voices, some of whom have been with the choir for
Read MoreOfficers investigating an assault in Belper, in which a 41-year-old man was injured, are appealing for information about the incident.
Read MoreOfficers are asking for help to find Bruce Wilde, 47, who was last seen yesterday at 1.50pm in Belper Bruce
Read MoreDog owners in Amber Valley are set to be the focus of a raft of new council offences – with
Read MoreWhat you need to know Action Fraud has experienced an increase in the reporting of malicious calls and voicemails, to
Read MoreOn May 19th, at approximately 2am, two men were assaulted outside Hacketts by an as yet unidentified stranger. Two days
Read MoreBelper’s historic tea rooms, derelict for nearly four decades, are finally set to be demolished and replaced. After 38 years,
Read MoreOn Sunday 8th June 2019, the Queen’s Birthday Honours list was released. Amongst the winners were 2 local women, Siobhan
Read MoreA full review of ALL psychological therapies in Derbyshire is set to be launched. This comes months after the Local
Read MoreNational Volunteers Week came to an end yesterday (1st-7th June 2019). It was the 35th year of the national event,
Read MoreJune’s Night Sky brings long twilit nights ideal for spotting noctilucent clouds. Jupiter is bright but low in the night
Read MoreSunday offers “an evening of accoustic soul, folk and pop”, with two performances, both in the Thorn Tree Inn. The
Read MoreFAB Fine Art Belper is a monthly pop up gallery organised by artist, Sara Brighty, which, on every second Saturday
Read MoreA Bonaparte’s Gull was recently spotted at the Carr Vale Nature reserve on the outskirts of Bolsover in Derbyshire. These
Read MoreCelebrate 25 years of Belper being twinned with Pawtucket at a special concert featuring Belper’s own Russian pianist SERGEI PODOBEDOV,
Read MoreThe firm behind Panorama’s hospital abuse investigation has sought to reassure patients and their relatives at its Derby site. Cygnet
Read MoreAction Fraud is the national fraud reporting service. It is run by a private company on behalf of the National
Read More‘SACRIFICE’ – THE UNVEILING ON THE EVE OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME ANNIVERSARY After three years of fundraising Andy
Read MoreAs the spotlights are dimmed on Belper Arts Festival 2019 work has begun on the 2020 package of events. “It
Read MoreExplore Witches Oak Water Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to celebrate wildlife during 30 Days Wild at Witches Oak Water, which
Read MoreMore than 40 per cent of all secondary pupils in Derbyshire are in schools poorly rated by Ofsted. Figures released
Read MoreThousands gathered over the weekend for the Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts Festival at the Rugby Club. The
Read MoreThe fastest animal in the world could hamper colossal plans to turn a derelict Derbyshire quarry into a waterpark leisure
Read MoreDozens of parents of kids with special educational needs rallied in Derbyshire to raise concerns over a funding “crisis” for
Read MoreThe ethos of Belper Goes Green was encapsulated in one song on Saturday. The last performance of the day on
Read MoreJust before 5pm on Monday 27th may 2019, police were called to reports of “disorder” on King Street, Belper. Upon
Read MoreJune 1st to June 7th is National Volunteers’ Week. This is the 35th year of the event which recognises and
Read MorePolice are appealing for help in finding Emma Clarke, who has been reported missing from her home in Kilburn. The
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council is set to pay £860,000 hiring a firm to run a controversial programme which requires troubled mothers
Read MoreA colossal scheme to build a waterpark resort in a disused Derbyshire quarry have been met with both excitement and
Read MoreBelper Goes Green starts tonight, Friday 31st May, at 7pm. Tonight’s music has the last act starting at 10pm, with
Read MoreMusic This year Belper Goes Green has three stages, all centred in marquees, so this year any blips in the
Read MoreWe are delighted to learn from ‘Trip Advisor’ that for the fifth consecutive year as a result of the many
Read MoreDeer have recently been spotted in several locations in Belper. Derbyshire Constabulary tells us that at this time of year,
Read MoreIn a packed “Little Theatre” in the Old King’s Head there was an attentive audience for the Short Play Festival
Read MoreBy Sarah Barley-McMullen Belper is great at celebrating things – we have the Arts Trail, Belper Goes Green, the Food
Read MoreBelper Town Wind Band are celebrating 20 Years of entertaining the public with their music. The band, which was formed
Read MoreThis is the live feed for updates, information, and results of the EU election. We will cover the East Midlands
Read MoreLast night, the Save the Green Belt Groups of Amber Valley gathered to protest once more to protect the Green
Read MoreMay 20th, the start of National Dementia Action Week, saw the launch of RADIO REMINISCE, a Derbyshire-based venture which is
Read MoreLast year the Trust had a report from our millwright that two sails on Heage windmill, which were both over
Read MoreIt was a sight to behold, Richard Thoday, Britain’s leading Penny Farthing cyclist, leading a line of green clad cyclists
Read MoreNo other topic in the history of mankind has created quite so many lies as Brexit, with the possible exceptions
Read MoreBelper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts festival’s live entertainment starts on Friday night 31 May with Water For Dogs
Read MoreDerby County fans are being warned not to buy re-sale tickets for the play-off final on Monday. With all the
Read MoreTrent Barton are changing the bus timetable for the Sixes buses and adding extra buses, in what they are calling
Read MoreThe Whole EU Election There are 751 seats on the European Parliament. All 751 seats are democratically elected through 3
Read MoreWe are reminding residents that there is a protest planned outside Amber Valley Borough Council HQ in Ripley Market Place
Read MoreThere are no comprehensive guides to EU election candidates in the East Midlands for 2019 … until now. This information
Read MoreOn Sunday (19th May) Strutt’s North Mill Museum held a delightfully relaxed afternoon of free art and music inspired by
Read MoreJOHN TAMS AND BARRY COOPE FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR ‘SACRIFICE’. How it came to be … 20th December 2018 The Belper
Read MoreWe all know that Romeo and Juliet were young teenagers. Have you ever seen the play performed by actors who
Read More… you’ll certainly be enchanted by the magical walk along the path from Mill Lane where the trees will be
Read MoreAs Westminster politicians continue to battle over Brexit, with an October deadline, we are still part of the EU, and
Read MoreOn the morning of Saturday May 18, Derwent Valley Trust will be organising a cycle up the A6 from Derby
Read MoreOn Tuesday 14th May, Belper Town Council declared a Climate Emergency. Jyoti Wilkinson, Deputy Leader of Belper Town Council said,
Read MoreA motion calling on Derbyshire County Council to formally declare a climate change emergency and to set a target to
Read MoreStatement from Belper Town Council, which is now 96% Labour, with one former Labour Independent: Following Labour’s recent victory and
Read MoreChange of Administation at Amber Valley Borough Council On Wednesday 22nd May, the first full council meeting since the local
Read MoreFamily Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s
Read MoreOn Monday Sarah and Colin Hinds kicked off the Bullsmoor Song Project, which is part of the Belper Arts Festival.
Read MorePlans are being fleshed out for scores of homes and business space in Heage – ahead of the land’s potential
Read MoreFlorence Nightingale was one of the most famous Victorians of her day and her 200th birthday in 2020 is to
Read MoreThe 2019 green festival promises to be the biggest and most environmentally conscious yet. Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and
Read MoreA Derbyshire council has put an entire floor of its headquarters up for rent to help cover its budget gap.
Read MoreOn Saturday 18th May 2019, between 11am and 2pm, the Belper Safer Neighbourhood Team of Derbyshire Constabulary will be holding
Read MoreThe Conservative MP for Amber Valley has joined the fight against the deletion of Amber Valley’s Green Belt with a
Read MoreBarely turned 21, Katie Spencer is without doubt the brightest new star in the acoustic firmament. Channelling sources as diverse
Read MoreLive And Local presents Tyhai, an Indo-Celtic fusion band at Belper Rugby Club on May 16. From Welsh airs and
Read MorePlans to build 15 striking modern homes have been put forward for land on the outskirts of Duffield. The proposals,
Read MoreIn line with Accessible Belper’s aim to make all Belper events accessible to those with disabilities, there is to be
Read MoreThe May Night Sky brings a good opportunity to see the International Space Station. Jupiter and Saturn can be seen
Read MoreIn March we reported on the Belper Recorder Group receiving a grant, and detailed upcoming events, which included a Tudor
Read MoreEcclesbourne School is trying again to push through “critical” expansion plans for its sixth form block – eight months after
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of pounds of public money has been spent fighting Derbyshire parents’ attempts to get school support for
Read MoreThe Arts Trail is over for another year. How many artists did you manage to see? I tally mine at
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience. The whole town centre has become an
Read MoreToday at 1:34pm the famous Flying Scotsman sped through Belper. The train was running 30 minutes late after having to
Read MoreBelper has changed. We have a very new council. Labour have won a landslide victory in the Belper Town Council,
Read MoreDE56 has mostly moved to the left, whilst the rest of Amber Valley has mostly stayed Conservative. Outside of Nailed’s
Read MoreBelper Arts Festival, in partnership with Accessible Belper, is sponsoring the installation of the Mobiloo on the Coppice Car Park
Read MoreOver 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
Read MoreThe Local Plan, which details land allocated for building development, is still open to public consultation until 4:30pm on Thursday
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted “to bring together local and
Read MoreBy Danny Bloomer It has been a drastic season of change both on and off the field at Belper Town
Read MoreBy Danny Bloomer Belper Town were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Spalding United to ensure they ended
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Sarah Johnson “I
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Dave Wells “I
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Mark Oldfield
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. With the exception of Neil Ploughman, who
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward James Brooks “By
Read MoreAll wording is exactly as given by the parties. This is the best we can offer with the information provided
Read MoreLocal elections are usually a piece of cake, unlike General Elections. Three or four groups of people, all trot out
Read MoreUncertainty over Brexit and local government funding could cause the county to drop pledges for a two-year Derbyshire council tax
Read MoreWith political posturing occuring on social media platforms, involving local political parties attempting to claim credit for stopping the development
Read MoreThe Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are running a FREE day at the nature reserve at Hilton Gravel Pits, on Willowpit Lane
Read MoreOn Belper’s social media pages and groups, the Green Belt deletions and threats, have proven to be the most discussed
Read MoreA male has been going door to door at an elderly persons residential complex asking residents if they would like
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS – PONS AELIUS LIVE AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER 17th May, 2019 Tickets £13 or
Read MoreNeil Ploughman, Labour candidate for Belper Central in the upcoming elections, has been suspended from the party pending an investigation,
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Sheffield FC 0, Belper Town 0 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town ground out a
Read MoreCampaigners from some of Belper’s churches visited Belper’s HSBC branch on Wednesday 17th April to urge the bank to stop
Read MoreBELPER ARTS FESTIVAL FILLS THE MONTH OF MAY OVER 30 EVENTS IN THE FIRST WEEK The seventh Belper Arts Festival
Read MorePhoto by Georgie Hutton DERBY UNIVERSITY, APRIL 27, 2019, ORGANISED BY DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST, NATIONAL TRUST AND THE BADGER TRUST
Read MoreFor a view from Northern Scotland and the Islands and a weather eye on the climate with a sensitivity to
Read MoreMums in Derbyshire who are repeatedly having their children taken away from them and put into care are making an
Read MoreMilford House, part of the Milford Care Group, threw a very special party last week to celebrate over 100 years
Read MoreEvo-Stik League – Division One East Belper Town 3, Ossett United 2 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town staged a remarkable
Read MoreWaller’s swansong to Belper is Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s classic love story is brought to new life by a young
Read MorePlans to pave the way for thousands of houses on protected green belt land have stoked a wave of controversy
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded over £18,000 from Biffa Award to save Derbyshire’s wet grasslands. The Trust will use
Read MoreAs you may be aware Amber Valley Borough Council plan to delete 58 acres of land off Far Laund Belper
Read MoreAt very late notice, we have learned that concerned citizens will be meeting outside HSBC on the corner of King
Read MoreNew fitness challenge comes to Derbyshire A 9km run followed by an 8km paddle – it’s the Wild Trent Challenge,
Read MoreOn Saturday 27th April 2019, it is World Tai Chi Day, and the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) Tai
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Stamford AFC 1, Belper Town 2 By Nigel Oldrini For the second week running
Read MoreThe county council could be set to ban smoking in bus shelters and outside school gates. In new plans to
Read MoreQuarrying planning permissions which could have threatened a Derbyshire nature reserve have now been revoked. Derbyshire County Council’s planning committee,
Read MoreMorgan Cars to Visit Mill Heage windmill opened last weekend for the first time in 2019 and enjoyed good weather
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS… ADAM SUTHERLAND’S “TUNES ‘N TALES” AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER THURSDAY 9th MAY, 2019
Read MoreIt was champagne and canapes instead of toys and a cuppa as Ann-Marie McMillan, the founder of Derbyshire Toy Libraries,
Read MoreIt’s a f***ing long play init?* At two and a half hours, I think that this is the longest play
Read MoreThe owners of the Holly Bush Inn in Makeney, near Milford say they are losing trade due to a sudden
Read MoreEvo-Stik – Division One East Cleethorpes Town 0, Belper Town 1 By Nigel Oldrini Belper Town produced a perfect
Read MoreThe 2019 Wildside Festival line-up has been released – diverse, local and perfect for a summer festival – it’s a
Read MoreApril’s night sky brings lighter nights, some meteors (patience needed). Mars is still prominent in the evening, pairing up with
Read MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday April 13th from 8.30 am to 1 pm. Taking place on the
Read MoreOn the 12th of April Blue Rose Code with Katie Spencer will be playing live at the Old Kings Head,
Read MoreBelow is a list of the Amber Valley Borough Council candidates for the local election on Thursday, May 2. The
Read MoreBy Danny Bloomer Belper Town will look to end a run of two consecutive league defeats when they travel
Read MoreThe man at the helm of Derby and Burton’s hospitals has spoken candidly about Brexit, budget pressures and hard-working staff. Gavin
Read MoreAlton Manor Nursery in Belper is celebrating after winning top prize at a national awards ceremony. A total of 12
Read MoreA Derbyshire quarry is set to have its planning permissions revoked so that plans to keep it as a nature
Read MoreFamily Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s
Read MoreCLASSICS AND COCKTAILS AT SHOTTLE HALL Now based in Belper, Moscow born classical pianist Sergei Podobedov brings his world class
Read MoreDerbyshire health chiefs have signed off on unprecedented multi-million-pound cutbacks, along with a landmark merger of the county’s main NHS
Read MoreConsultants at Derby and Burton’s hospitals are actively turning down taking on extra patients and working more shifts to avoid
Read MoreMatch Report By Danny Bloomer Belper Town suffered back to back league defeats for the first time since January as
Read MorePlans are moving forwards for a new funicular railway to be added to Belper High Street. Ground will be broken
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is fleshing out plans for the new hotel in Field Lane, Belper, with an aim to
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Peak Shopping Village in an unusual partnership which will see the creation of
Read MoreDeleting land from the protected green belt in Amber Valley to make way for thousands of houses will take the
Read MoreBy Danny Bloomer Belper Town will be looking to return to winning ways when they host Pickering Town at
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