Derbyshire | MidlandsRainbow

Rainbow bench painted black in strange act of vandalism

A bench decorated with a rainbow, in the Derbyshire town of Heanor, has been painted black in a strange act of vandalism

Jul 22 min read

Image shows a pride flag outside a building in Matlock it flies alongside the Union Jack.

Pride Flag moved after objection from Christian Bookshop

Matlock Town Council, in Derbyshire, has relocated a Pride flag after a Christian bookshop made an objection.

Jun 223 min read

Image shows the dress with the embroidery on and a close up of Rowling’s name crossed through with pink, blue and white stitches.

Artwork at National Trust’s Hardwick Hall altered in anti-trans vandalism

An artwork, ‘A Virtuous Woman’, held at National Trust’s Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire has been targeted in anti-trans vandalism, unpicking deliberate pink, blue and white stitches through J.K. Rowling’s name in the piece’s embroidery.

Jun 42 min read