News and views from Journalism students at De Montfort University in Leicester
By Lily Thake Sports teams and societies gathered to celebrate the opening of a new DMU student facility, The Watershed, this Monday. Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University, Professor Dominic Shellard officially invited DMU’s 100-plus societies to use the space, on November 2 at 12pm. In his opening speech, Professor Shellard said: “I think this […]
By Bethany Smith The England and Wales Cricket Association will recognise a young man from Leicester at the end of the month after taking on a major role at his local club. Ethan Hawkins, 22, of Leicester Road, pitched nominees to the post when he was named Leicestershire and Rutland’s young volunteer of the year […]
By Mark Sheppard Leicester City fans still believe their team can avoid relegation from the Premier League as the football season draws to a close. Having won their last two games against West Ham and West Brom, Leicester have given themselves a fighting chance to complete the great escape. They have been bottom of […]
By Mark Sheppard Football fans are questioning where the money from TV rights is invested and why they rarely see the benefits from such financial rewards. A new deal that saw Sky and BT Sport secure the rights to broadcast Premier League matches for three seasons is worth a record £5.136 billion. This has left […]
By Jake Piercy Ahead of this year’s varsity game, the De Montfort University women’s football team have been undergoing a gruelling training regime to ensure they turn up on the day. The team have just a week before the game at Aylestone Park on Monday 23rd March, and have been training especially for the event […]
