Nick Archer

Successful Pilot Project Prompts Continuation: Call for Bulk IT Equipment Donations from Businesses In partnership with PCrefurb, we are delighted to announce the continuation of a successful pilot scheme aimed at refurbishing donated IT devices to help those who are digitally excluded. We are looking to businesses, big or small, which are updating IT equipment to donate their old devices. Windows 10 will be coming to the end of its supported life in October next year which is likely to...

Rural Action Derbyshire, as the lead organisation for Feeding Derbyshire, has welcomed a majo r national policy change that will help lift thousands of families out of food insecurity. From September 2026, all children in England whose families receive Universal Credit will qualify for free school meals—regardless of household income. Currently, families must earn under £7,400 per year (after tax) to be eligible, meaning many low-income working families are excluded. This long-overdue change...