Burton Road to the southwest of Derby has been completely transformed during the last one hundred years or so, turning into what residents have described as the best entry road into the city. During the Victorian and Edwardian periods, cramped slums stood where residents now live in mostly large detached …
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Birds bakery is now selling its products including pork pies and ginger bread men across the country for the first time with the launch of an online home delivery service. Birds, which has 62 stores across the East Midlands including in Burton and Swadlincote, will be selling products including Christmas …
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You could be a prison chef or a parcel delivery driver if you’re looking for work in the run up to Christmas. In Staffordshire, many people have been furloughed or made redundant, with self-employed businesses forced to close for a second time this year. This has left a number of …
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An ancient fertility dance which sees six men carrying reindeer antlers is set to be immortalised. The Horn Dance is a big part of the East Staffordshire calender after it was recorded as having taken place in 1226, but many historians believe it is even older. And now the Royal …
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