On Wednesday and Thursday this week (June 7 and June 8), BBC Radio Derby news bulletins were replaced by national bulletins read by people as far away as Cumbria while regular staff, such as newsreader Wesley Mallin, were on strike. READ MORE: BBC 'making a mistake' over local radio cuts that will lead to shows being shared The radio cuts, which mean stations such as Derby, Nottingham and Stoke will share programmes on weekday afternoons and weekends, were first touted in October. The fallout from plans to cut the BBC's local radio output in favour of a 'digital-first' operation, which was first announced in May last year, has been significant.

I'll be at the BBC for a few months yet, finishing the first stage of our vital digital transformation.' I can't wait to head up the communications team in a company that's at the forefront of customer service and responsible travel. It said: 'I'm really excited to be able to reveal today that I'm joining the country's leading rail firm, LNER, as Communications Director. The former Sky and ITN editor announced the news via a statement on Twitter this morning (June 9). Stuart Thomas, who has been with the BBC for 14 years, was instrumental in the company's decision to cut local radio coverage in favour of a more digital approach to news.īut amid strikes by employees all over the country, the latest of which came as recently as this week in Derby, he has announced a career change after an 'extraordinary opportunity' came up.

The head of the BBC in the Midlands has said he's leaving the role for a 'new challenge'.

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