Popular Derbyshire farm shop Croots will be opening the gates to the farm on Sunday 11th June as part of a nationwide event to showcase British farming.

LEAF Open Farm Sunday is the farming industry’s national open day, with hundreds of farms throwing open their gates to give the public the chance to find out more about where their food comes from.

Among them is Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road near Duffield - the home of the award-winning Croots Farm Shop.

Festé announces its programme for 2023 with spectacular outdoor circus and dance, dazzling acrobatics, and the return of its iconic procession, across Derby City locations from 22-23 September. 

Festé is excited to announce a programme that is packed full of immersive, innovative, and ground-breaking work showcased across the city of Derby for a whole range of audiences of all ages.

39th Derbyshire Open Art Competition Cancelled

We are sorry to tell you that the Peak Buildings, which house Buxton Museum and Art gallery, has been temporarily closed for building structure investigations by Derbyshire County Council’s Property Services.

At the moment it is difficult to estimate how long the building will need to be closed for, but regretfully investigations and remedial work are likely to take some time to complete. We will of course keep everyone informed as and when we have any updates.

Leaders of Derby secondary Alvaston Moor Academy have warmly thanked organisations in the area for supporting its first ever work experience week, which has been hailed an unprecedented success.

Around 60 year 10 students aged 14 and 15 at the academy on Bracken’s Lane were given the opportunity to get a taste of the workplace during the week starting on May 22.

One of Derby’s favourite summer events, the Retro and Classic Car Show, returns to Markeaton Park on Sun 2 Jul 2023. This year's event promises to be a spectacular showcase of the best and most beautiful cars, vans, motorcycles, trikes, scooters, and bicycles, in either modified or original mint condition.

The CEO of Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity has marked National Volunteering Week (June 1-7) by highlighting the benefits to both charities and individuals.

Tracy Harrison heads Safe and Sound and has also spent her adult life volunteering for organisations and charities.

The charity is supported by a team of people who give up their time voluntarily and unpaid to enable Safe and Sound to protect and support young people and their families whose lives are affected by child exploitation.

We are so excited to be holding our 19^th Day of Dance which will be held on Saturday 24 June, filling our picturesque town again with music and dance from around the world.

The Day heralds the start of Bakewell Carnival Week, along with the Farmers Market and with local well dressings on show, it is a day out not to miss.  So

join the several thousand people who travel from around the country to enjoy the dancing, colour and fun.

Tickets for the Derby Choral Union's Singing Day on Saturday 10th June are selling fast, and there are just a few more days left to buy yours as sales close this Saturday. With over 110 tickets already sold and just 130 places, time is running out if you want to join us, so hurry!

Timms Solicitors have announced three key appointments across the firm to support its on-going growth.

Marketing manager Sharon Jeffery and Finance and Systems manager Ali Jodiyawalla have both been promoted to Senior Associate.  Wills and Probate solicitor Matt Kelly has also been promoted to Associate after completing Timms’ bespoke Pathways career development programme.

Managing partner Fiona Moffat explained: “Everyone at Timms has a personalised career development plan and we are fully committed to supporting individual’s aspirations and goals.