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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Belper Businesses Target ‘Zero Waste’ in New Initiative

3rd August 2022 Edward Sills Belper, Business, Community, Sustainable, Zero Waste

Businesses in Belper have been working together to reduce the amount of waste they produce as part of a new

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Covid-19 FEATURED NEWS 

Community Help During Self-Isolation

18th March 202025th March 2020 David George 0 Comments Community, Coronavirus, Covid-19

Community comes together in face of virus In these extraordinary times our community response to Government advice to stay at

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FEATURED OPINION POLITICS 

Editorial: How We Are Running Election Coverage

16th November 201918th November 2019 Admin 1 Comment behaviour, Community, General Election 2019

A very swift and unexpected general election is upon us.  The manifestos weren’t all ready, and nobody has read them

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CULTURE FEATURED LIFESTYLE NEWS WHAT'S ON 

“Bursting With Pride” – Are You Ready for Pride in Belper?

1st August 20192nd August 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Community, Diversity, Festival, Inclusivity, LGBTQ+

First off, what is Pride in Belper? It’s a brand new festival for Belper.  It’s happening on Saturday 3rd August,

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WHAT'S ON 

Local Electro Legends To Start Green Festival

22nd May 201922nd May 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2019, Amber Valley CAMRA, Belper Goes Green, Ben Milles, CAMRA, Community, Eco and Arts festival, Entertainment, The Small Town Boys, Transition Belper, Water For Dogs

Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts festival’s live entertainment starts on Friday night 31 May with Water For Dogs

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Gets Green

13th May 201918th May 2019 Edward Sills 1 Comment 2019, Belper Goes Green, BGG, CAMRA, Community, Environment, Festival, Rugby Club, Seventh, Transition Belper

The 2019 green festival promises to be the biggest and most environmentally conscious yet. Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Belper Arts Festival Sponsors Mobiloo

1st May 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments accessibility, Accessible Belper, Belper Arts Festival, Community, Inclusivity, Mobiloo, toilets

Belper Arts Festival, in partnership with Accessible Belper, is sponsoring the installation of the Mobiloo on the Coppice Car Park

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FEATURED NEWS 

“Worrying Times For Education” At Belper Secondary School

5th January 20195th January 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments Belper, Community, cuts, Eddie Bisknell, Education, Funding, Ofsted, Schools, Support Staff, teachers

“These are worrying times for the education of our children,” says the leadership at a Derbyshire secondary school. The governing

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NEWS 

“Incidental” Library “Offer” Is All That May Remain At 20 Sites

5th January 20195th January 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment Community, Consultation, cuts, Derbyshire County Council, Eddie Bisknell, Funding, libraries, Library, managed

An “incidental” library offer is all that may remain at 20 libraries due to be handed over to volunteers by

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NEWS POLITICS 

Thousands Give Opinion On ‘Libraries for Derbyshire’ Consultation

27th August 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Community, Consultation, cuts, Derbyshire County Council, libraries, Reduction in services

A Council consultation has seen a record 7,000 people give their opinion on proposals to change the way libraries in

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

DerwentWISE Celebrates 5 years With Superhero Picnic

20th July 201820th July 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Community, Darley Parks, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, DerwentWISE, Heritage Lottery Fund, Lower Derwent Valley Landscape Partnership, superhero picnic

On Thursday August 2 DerwentWISE will be celebrating at Darley Parks with a superhero picnic. The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Iconic British Aircraft To Get 2018 Heage & Nether Heage Carnival Underway

21st June 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2018 Carnival, carnival, Community, Heage & Nether Heage, Hurricane, RAF's Battle of Britain, Spitfire

A Spitfire and Hurricane from the RAF’s Battle of Britain memorial fleet will swoop over a Derbyshire village next week

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

‘Memory Diaries’ Initiative Launched By Derbyshire Fire And Rescue

30th May 201830th May 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Cadent, Community, Dementia, Derbyshire Fire And Rescue, DFRS, Gas, Memory Diaries, Safe and Well, Safety, Wellbeing

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) is launching a new initiative, with support from local gas network Cadent, that is

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Goes Green 2018: Derbyshire Eco-Festival Announces Final Line-Up

20th May 2018 Edward Sills 2 Comments 2018, Belper Goes Green, Community, Environment, Festival, Line-Up, Transition Belper

Transition Belper’s Belper Goes Green has announced the full line-up for its 6th eco-festival, which takes place on Friday 1st

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NEWS 

A New Hope For Closed Belper Pub

18th May 2018 Claire Meese 3 Comments Belper Lane, Community, Pub, The Bull's Head, Volunteer

The Bull’s Head pub, on Belper Lane end, has now been purchased by Town Councillor and Slenderella owner Gary Spendlove with

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FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Woollen Woods To Go ‘In Bloom’

18th May 201818th May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Anne Clark, Belper In Bloom, Belper Woollen Woods, Community, Flowers, knitting, RHS Britain in Bloom, Woollen Woods

Once again this year Belper will enter the RHS Britain in Bloom competition. This year as part of the town

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NEWS 

The Belper Passion Returns To Huge Crowds

1st April 201819th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Belper, Church, Community, Drama, Good Friday, Passion, Performance, Play, St Peter’s

After an absence of three years, The Belper Passion returned to the streets and churches of Belper, attracting a capacity

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FEATURED NEWS 

Future Of Libraries Uncertain As Fresh Cuts Hit Derbyshire

30th March 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper, closure, Community, Consultation, cuts, Derbyshire County Council, Duffield, Future, libraries, run, Savings

Job losses and reduced hours on the cards as County Council reveals plans to save £1.6 million on libraries. Plans to

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NEWS 

Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Targets Anti-Social Behaviour

3rd January 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Anti-Social Behaviour, Community, Crime, Derbyshire Police, Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team, Moped, Neighbourhood

The Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team is targeting anti-social behaviour as a community priority. During the next few months the

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FEATURED NEWS 

Nominate A Community ‘Hero’ For Christmas Light Switch On

1st November 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Belper, Belper Town Council, Christmas, Community, Lights, Switch On

On Friday November 24 the Belper Christmas lights will be switched on by the Mayor Cllr Peter Hurst and a

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ENVIRONMENT 

‘Thought Provoking’ Environmental Film Draws Large Crowd

30th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Community, Environment, Film, St. Peter's Church, Tomorrow, Transition Belper

Transition Belper teamed up with St. Peter’s Church on Friday October 27 to hold a second screening of the inspirational

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HEALTH & WELLBEING WHAT'S ON 

My Happy Space – Launch Night: Monday September 11th

30th August 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Community, happy space, Inner Transition, My Happy Space, No 28, spiritual, Support, Wellbeing

MY HAPPY SPACE: Launch Night! Monday September 11th, 6 to 8pm at No.28, Market Place, Belper Welcome to the dawn of

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Royal Horticultural Society Judges Marvel At Belper in Bloom

1st August 20171st August 2017 David George 2 Comments Belper, Belper In Bloom, Britain In Bloom, Community, Judges, RHS, Royal Horticultural Society

RHS quest to find cleanest, greenest and most beautiful places in the UK. From Aberdeen in Scotland down to St

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Well Worth Celebrating

18th July 201718th July 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Belper, Community, Display, River Gardens, Traditional, Well Dressings

This weekend’s Well Dressings at the River Gardens provided a wonderful outdoor gallery of creative endeavour as people ambled down

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BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Election-Free Zone As Community Comes Together For Belper Goes Green

6th May 2017 David George 0 Comments Belper Goes Green, charities, Community, Election-Free Zone, Environment, Transition Belper

Belper Goes Green organisers have declared their 5th annual festival an Election-free Zone – a haven from the campaigning, rosettes,

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

DerwentWISE Community Grants Now Open For Applications

7th December 20167th December 2016 Tony Webster 0 Comments Community, DerwentWISE, Environment, grants

DerwentWISE is offering a number of small grants for a wide range of innovative community projects that help people to

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FEATURED 

A Year At The Pointy End

26th November 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Anniversary, Community, Editorial, Journalism, Nailed, Newspaper

This week marks the one year anniversary of Nailed. Incredibly, the site has had almost 90,000 views since going live

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FEATURED 

Column: Mayor Recalls “The Enlightening, Entertaining And Historic Experience Of Visiting Our Local Churches.”

24th September 201629th September 2016 Claire Meese 1 Comment Belper, Churches, Community, Gary Spendlove, Mayor

As Belper Town Mayor, my enlistment has allowed the opportunity to meet many people and observe events closely in the

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FEATURED NEWS WHAT'S ON 

‘We Shall Overcome’ Say Community Minded Musicians

11th September 201620th September 2016 Claire Meese 2 Comments Belper's Food Bank, Community, homelessness, Music, We Shall Overcome

Belper is hosting two gigs this year as part of over 200 taking place across the UK on October 3-9. Local musicians

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HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Freedom Feed Em Kicks Off With Success

24th June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Freedom Feed Em, Community, Cooking, Food, Vegan

Belper’s Freedom Feed Em monthly meals kicked off with a successful launch at No 28 on the Market Place on

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Community Rallies Together to Fight Bessalone Housing Plans

8th June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 3 Comments Ben Bellamy, Bessalone, Community, Development, Housing Plans, Joe Booth, Nether Heage, Planning application

The Planning Application submitted by JC Balls to develop Green Belt land at Bessalone Hill that separates Belper from Nether

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

New Exhibition To Open At The North Mill

19th March 20167th April 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper North Mill, Community, exhibitions, History, Strutts

This Easter Strutt’s North Mill have a new Spring/Summer exhibition starting that will celebrate “The Strutt Workers’ Community”. It opens

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FEATURED NEWS 

Community Transport Under Threat As Public Consultation is Launched

24th February 20161st March 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Budget Cuts, Bus, Community, cuts, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Local Bus Service, Transport

Local residents are being asked by Derbyshire County Council for their views on proposals to stop paying for local bus

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Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper
CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper

2nd November 2022 Edward Sills

An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper
CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper

19th August 202219th August 2022 Edward Sills
Green Exchange & Repair Café – July 23rd
ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange & Repair Café – July 23rd

22nd July 2022 Admin 0
Monthly Market @ No. 28
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Monthly Market @ No. 28

8th July 20228th July 2022 Admin 0

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