Earlier this week, the government announced that Student Finance England (SFE) maintenance loans for university students will only increase by 2.8 per cent to combat…
View More Student maintenance loans to only rise by 2.8 per cent against 10 per cent inflation
Two entrepreneurs have taken to the pubs of Nottingham to fill a hidden market gap for beer and food tasting. Lucy Simons, 54 from Sherwood…
View More Start-up beer and food tasting business drives to fill hidden Nottingham market
Though we’re often quite modest about our achievements, here at Platform we certainly like to celebrate things in the right way. As 2022 draws to…
View More Platform’s Highlights of 2022: Committee Picks
Residents of St Ann’s have spoken of the ‘brilliant’ services being provided by a community group acting as a warm hub for those struggling to…
View More St Ann’s warm hub offers festive spirit to the community
A Nottingham Trent University lecturer has rolled into her mid-60s with a skateboarding award half a century later than her competition. Professor Carrie Paecther took…
View More Nottingham Trent University lecturer gets skateboarding qualification at age of 64
A Nottinghamshire mum has thanked organisers of a music fundraiser gig which raised over £25,000 for her son’s disability charity. Charity organisation Nottingham Hot Property…
View More Grateful mum shares positive impact of disability charity fundraiser
NTU’s Dance Club has showcased its annual show, which included 17 routines. The members trained between two and five hours a week, preparing for the…
View More Nottingham Trent Dance completes impressive 17 routines
Transgender equality campaigners have welcomed the decision to pull a controversial film which was due to be screened by a Nottingham feminist group. The screening…
View More Nottingham trans community welcome decision to pull “transphobic” film within minutes
Last Monday (14 November) marked World Diabetes Day, so to commemorate the occasion, I interviewed two Type One diabetic Nottingham Trent University (NTU) students on…
View More Living with Type One Diabetes: Students share their stories
Reality TV has always been very popular, with gritty episodes of Big Brother showcasing celebrities screaming at each other or celebrities break-dancing on Strictly. However,…
View More Matt Hancock has signed up for a dinner date with a camel liver, but should he even get this chance?