Friday, June 5, 2026

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UCU Strikes: What’s going on?

More than one million students have had lectures and seminars cancelled indefinitely as strikes begin across the country. UCU - one of the largest higher...

Lottery grant saves charity from closure

A Derbyshire mental health charity has been saved from closure after securing three years of National Lottery funding. Bank House in Swadlincote had been without funding...

More than 260 jobs lost as Derby meat firm Russell Hume goes into administration

A Derby-based meat supplier has been forced to make over 260 employers redundant after the firm went into administration. The news follows a probe that...

PM in Derby to announce higher education review

Prime Minister Theresa May was in Derby today to announce the post-18 education and funding review. After a weekend of leaks and speculation surrounding a...

5 Winter Olympic Sports you don’t probably know about

The Winter Olympics has landed in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With a record number of  athletes competing a number of new sports have been added....

Shrovetide: the game in pictures

Day 1 of the Royal Shrovetide Football game has been a thriller with the ball going missing and rumours across the town of sightings. Here's...

They think it is all over…it is now! Shrovetide goal scored by Tom

Delighted Tom Boulton-Lear is pictured just seconds after scoring the winning goal for the Down'ards during Ashbourne's Shrovetide Football game. Tom, who runs TBL Fitness...