A traditional ball game that dates back to the 12th Century is set to take over a town centre in Derbyshire once again. The ...

Plans to build more than 70 homes on the outskirts of a Derbyshire village near a medieval castle have been submitted. The plans, from Nightingale Land, would see 75 homes built on fields to the ...

ASHBOURNE, England — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding ... a centuries-old ball game played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, that, frankly, looks nothing like the world's most popular ...

The historic Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide has returned for another year - and as always the event has resulted in some ...

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, ...

An ancient football game in Derbyshire has finished with a victory to the Down'Ards. Thousands of players turned out again ...

The game starts at 14:00 GMT each Shrove Tuesday, when a ball is launched by someone known as a “turner up” from a specially-constructed plinth in Shawcroft in the town centre. And the play ends at 22 ...

At 2pm on Shrove Tuesday in a Derbyshire town, everyone's focus turns to the annual Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football - a ...

The unique sporting tradition, which sees the Derbyshire town split into two for an epic 48-hour football game, started at 2pm on Tuesday, March 4, with thousands of people travelling for miles to ...