Have Your Say on Further Plans for Future of Amber Valley
Residents, businesses and community groups are encouraged to have their say on ambitious long-term plans that will help shape a
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NHS To Rent Space In Council HQ
Amber Valley Borough Council is to rent out an entire floor of its headquarters to the NHS to make space
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180 New Houses Proposed @ Pottery Farm
Plans to build 180 homes in Belper are set to be submitted. Housing giant Gladman is behind the proposals, which
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Do You Want To Run The New Swiss Tearooms?
Amber Valley Borough Council launched a competition to find an experienced commercial operator to run Belper’s new Swiss Tearooms. Despite
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Housing Plans For Nether Heage
Plans to build scores of homes on a former industrial estate near Belper are back on the table again. The
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Borough Council Offers Free Bus Tickets To Deter Drink Driving
Amber Valley Borough Council’s Community Safety Unit is this year supporting Derbyshire Constabulary’s drink drive campaign by offering borough residents
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Free Christmas Parking In Amber Valley
Amber Valley Borough Council is reminding residents and visitors, that they can take advantage of its popular annual free Christmas
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Damning Landlord Allegation
Amber Valley Borough Council has alleged that dozens of people have been left homeless after “retaliatory evictions” for complaining to
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A “Dedicated” AVBC Councillor Has Died
A “dedicated” and “irreplaceable” Derbyshire councillor, known for his “dry sense of humour”, has died aged 67. Cllr Brian Lyttle,
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Belper Micropub Plans
Plans to turn a derelict and listed Belper building into a micro pub have been submitted. Joanne Gregory, an Oakwood resident,
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Unlawful Dog Breeding in Kilburn
A council is trying to shut down a dog breeding business in a Derbyshire village. Amber Valley Borough Council has
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New Flood Alerts, Advice and Contacts
Today we face an increase in flood alerts and warnings, following another 24 hours of heavy rain. But only light
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Borough Council To Crack Down On Slack Landlords
Amber Valley Borough Council is aiming to crack down on “landlords that seek to profit from letting out poor quality
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Plans For Brettles Resurface
An historic and long derelict former hosiery warehouse in a Derbyshire town could be brought back into use as apartments
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Luxury Houses Planned For Duffield
Plans for 15 modern homes in a Derbyshire town are set for approval. Derbyshire County Council’s property firm, Derbyshire Developments,
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Local Plan Update
A future housing plans in Amber Valley could involve further “urban extensions” to Derby. In May, Amber Valley Borough Council
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Council Addresses Dog Fouling Problem With New Rules
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Ecclesbourne School Expansion
Plans to build a large extension at a Derbyshire secondary school have been approved – at the second time of
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AVBC Trifecta: Climate Emergency, Amber Valley a Frack-Free Zone, & Badger Culling Ban
A raucous Amber Valley council meeting has seen the authority declare a climate emergency, make the borough a “frack-free zone”
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Local Plan Protects Green Belt … For Now
On Wednesday 17th July 2019, Amber Valley Borough Council held a special meeting with Green Belt protestors to update them
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The Railway to Reopen
There has been much chatter about the reopening of the The Railway Hotel on King Street, and there have recently
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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
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Competing Building Plans for Old Thorntons Site
Competing plans have been submitted for the former Thorntons factory site in Belper. The site, in Derwent Street, sits opposite
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AVBC Aims to Introduce New Legislation For Dog Owners
Dog owners in Amber Valley are set to be the focus of a raft of new council offences – with
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Next Move on Belper Tea Rooms
Belper’s historic tea rooms, derelict for nearly four decades, are finally set to be demolished and replaced. After 38 years,
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Huge Waterpark Planned for Amber Valley Quarry Site
A colossal scheme to build a waterpark resort in a disused Derbyshire quarry have been met with both excitement and
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Thousands of Supporters Ready to Defend Green Belt as Local Plan is Scrapped
Last night, the Save the Green Belt Groups of Amber Valley gathered to protest once more to protect the Green
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AVBC Local Plan Protest: Reminder – Tomorrow
We are reminding residents that there is a protest planned outside Amber Valley Borough Council HQ in Ripley Market Place
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AVBC Renting Out Space in Council Headquarters
A Derbyshire council has put an entire floor of its headquarters up for rent to help cover its budget gap.
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Nigel Mills Joins Fight To Save Green Belt
The Conservative MP for Amber Valley has joined the fight against the deletion of Amber Valley’s Green Belt with a
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Reminder: Green Belt & Local Plan Response Deadline – Thursday 2nd
The Local Plan, which details land allocated for building development, is still open to public consultation until 4:30pm on Thursday
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Election: Heage and Ambergate Ward
All wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Sarah Johnson “I
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Election: Duffield Ward
All wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Dave Wells “I
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Election: Belper East Candidates
All wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward Mark Oldfield
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Election: Belper Central Candidates
All wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. With the exception of Neil Ploughman, who
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Election: Belper South Candidates
All wording is exactly as given by the parties. We have changed nothing. Candidates in this ward James Brooks “By
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Election: Belper North Candidates
All wording is exactly as given by the parties. This is the best we can offer with the information provided
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Protest to Save Green Belt
Deleting land from the protected green belt in Amber Valley to make way for thousands of houses will take the
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Nether Heage Expansion Approved Despite Opposition
Plans for 175 houses on the site of a former prisoner of war camp, now an industrial estate, have been
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Brownfield Building to Double Nether Heage
Nether Heage is set to almost double in size with plans in the pipeline for scores of new homes. The
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Green Belt Deleted – Opposing Voices
Controversial plans allowing thousands of houses to be be built on vast swathes of green belt land in Amber Valley
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Possibility of Derbyshire Super Authority
The possibility of merging all of Derbyshire’s district and borough councils into one “super authority” – saving households up to
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Golf Club Fined After Employee is Seriously Burned
Chevin Golf Club in Duffield has been fined £13,460, after an accident with a deep fat fryer resulted in an
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Garden Waste Collection in 2019
When does it start this year? Collections for garden waste run from 25th February 2019 until 29th November 2019. The
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Monk Bar Seeks To Extend Opening Hours
Monk Bar wants to extend the hours in which it can sell alcohol and play live and recorded music. An
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Homelessness Support Details
As temperatures continue to drop, local councils have issued advice for members of the public who are concerned about people
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Want to Question Your Local Councillors? Here’s When You Can.
Amber Valley Borough Council has published a list of Members’ Surgeries to “give local residents the opportunity to meet their
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Amber Valley Green Belt Twitter Controversy
A borough councillor claims that a business chosen to conduct an independent green belt land review is “inappropriate” due to
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Final Plans For Crich Housing To Be Decided
Final plans for 58 homes near a former Rolls-Royce radioactive waste dump in a Derbyshire village are set to be
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Crich Lane Volunteers Set To Walk Away
Transition Belper’s team of volunteers who have carried out a much-lauded transformation of the Crich Lane Festival Gardens are on
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Opinion: “AVBC Will Take The Lead, Will Own The Building And Will Make Final Decisions”
Following the feasibility study and the decisions made by Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) in March, Amber Valley Borough Council
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Opinion: “Our libraries Are A Key Public Service And Should Be Kept Under Local Authority Control”
Labour Cllr Fay Atkinson, Belper East Ward, speaks to Nailed about some of the local issues she has encountered since
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Tea Room Plans Court Controversy
Amber Valley Borough Council have announced that work on a replacement for the derelict Swiss Tea Rooms in the Belper
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Local Election Results
Turnout for this local election was predictably low, with Duffield having the highest turnout at 46.6%. Belper managed just 38%.
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Local Election 2018: Your Guide
The 2018 local elections are just a few weeks away and Nailed will be explaining the where, when, how and
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Stone Unveiled At Memorial Gardens For WW1 Hero
A day of remembrance celebrations has taken place on March 21 in Belper on the centenary of Charles Edwin Stone
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Missed Bin Collections Due to Snow
The bins are still out all over Belper as residents wait for the missed bin collections that were cancelled (due
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Council Prepares For A38 Spring Clean
Amber Valley Borough Council’s annual spring clean of the A38’s verges has been scheduled to start on Sunday 24 February
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Protestors In Belper March To Save World Heritage Status
Over a hundred protestors marched through Belper town centre to campaign against the approval of developments which could potentially threaten
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Residents Fight To Save The DVMWHS!
Amber Valley Borough Council released a report on Friday 8th September recommending approval for 118 houses to be built on
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Opinion: What I Learned In My First Year In Office At AVBC (Minus The Four Months Without A Full Council Meeting).
After the dreadful fire in London, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recently came in for much criticism, including from
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Rough Sleeping In Belper: An Increase In Homelessness?
Many of us have been hearing rumours that there are individuals sleeping rough in the town and last Saturday I
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Solve the Mystery of the Belper Puzzle Trail for a Chance to Win a Fitbit One
Do you fancy getting outdoors with the family for some fresh air and a bit of fun? If so, you
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Sign Up For Garden Waste Scheme NOW
We previously covered the end of the free Garden Waste service (brown bins) due to extreme cuts in funding from
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It’s Time To Try Olympic Sports In The Amber Valley
With the Rio Olympic Games in full swing, the summer holidays upon us and the weather – fingers crossed –
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Green Flag Awards for Parks
Belper Parks, Belper Cemetery, Belper River Gardens, Cray’s Hill Recreation Ground, Crossley Park Ripley, Pennytown Ponds Somercotes, Heanor Memorial Park
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Bullsmoor Back on Agenda After Public Suggests Building Sites
As part of preparing the new Local Plan (a legal requirement and a replacement for a failed plan) Amber Valley
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Your Town, Your Vote: Green Party
Sue MacFarlane, Green Candidate for Belper North I first moved to Belper in 1997 due to work commitments, and loved
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Your Town, Your Vote: Labour Party
Ben Bellamy, Labour Candidate for North Ward Maurice Neville, Labour Candidate for Central Ward. We welcome Nailed Belper’s very positive
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Your Town, Your Vote: Conservative Party
Cllr Alan Cox, Conservative Candidate for Belper North I attach copies of recent leaflets that I have distributed. I think
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Editorial: A Tale Of Two Tea Rooms
With the Amber Valley Borough Council election a few weeks away, many of the big local issues facing Belper residents
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AVBC to Offer Free Business Workshops This March
A whole range of workshops, aimed at giving Amber Valley businesses a practical boost, have been lined up for March…and
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Labour Group Move Vote Of ‘No Confidence ‘ In Council Leader And Ask For His Resignation
Cllr Chris Emmas-Williams, Labour shadow Deputy Leader, has put a motion to next weeks Amber Valley Full Council demanding the
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14 Houses for Garden Grab Scheme
A development of 14 new houses has been proposed to replace a house and extensive gardens at 189 Kilbourne Road,
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