Andy Twigge

1 week ago | bbc.com | George Torr |Andy Twigge

Darts shop success down to 'Luke Littler boom'George Torr & Andy TwiggeBBCRyan Clarke (right) said the "Luke Littler boom" had boosted the sport"Darts has historically been an old man's game in a smoky back room of a pub, but it's not like that anymore."That is the view of darts enthusiast Ryan Clarke - from his shop in Heanor, Derbyshire, which he opened in March, he has seen that change first hand.

2 weeks ago | au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Sian Filcher |Andy Twigge

Sian Filcher - BBC News, Derby and Andy Twigge - BBC News, Derby12 June 2025 at 3:37 am·2-min readA three-year-old boy was left "smiling ear to ear" after being serenaded by singer Kylie Minogue, his dad has said. Reuben, from Matlock in Derbyshire, went to see the Australian singer with his dad Glen at a concert in Birmingham on 5 June. He took with him a pink rose to hand to Kylie, but Glen, 53, said they never expected him to get as much attention as he did.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sian Filcher |Andy Twigge

Kylie serenade leaves fan, 3, 'smiling ear to ear'Sian Filcher & Andy TwiggeGlen FrostReuben exchanged roses with Kylie Minogue, before she serenaded him with a songA three-year-old boy was left "smiling ear to ear" after being serenaded by singer Kylie Minogue, his dad has said. Reuben, from from Matlock in Derbyshire, went to see the Australian singer with his dad Glen at a concert in Birmingham on 5 June.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sian Filcher |Andy Twigge

'Working at remote Antarctic museum was incredible'Sian Filcher & Andy TwiggeAoife McKennaAoife McKenna spent five months at Port LockroyA woman who went to work at the world's southernmost museum in Antarctica says the experience was "unlike anything else". Aoife McKenna, from Derby, left the UK in November to move 9,000 miles to Port Lockroy, a British Antarctic base on Goudier Island. She described the island as "very isolated" and slightly smaller than a football pitch.

2 months ago | bbc.com | George Torr |Andy Twigge

'I once cried every day but now I love my face'George Torr & Andy TwiggeBBCGary Parsons was told he had Bell's palsy when he was 18"I spent a good five years crying in that mirror... I cried every day looking back at myself, traumatised."Aged 18, Gary Parsons had the world at his feet. But when he woke up one morning to find half of his face did not move, he felt his world fall apart. He spent years coming to terms with a condition called Bell's palsy, which he has never fully recovered from.