
MPs praise Derby special school as it celebrates third consecutive outstanding Ofsted
A Derby special school has been praised by both of the city’s MPs after securing its third consecutive Outstanding Ofsted report, which described the setting

Books take centre stage at Bemrose School
A Derby school library is starting a new chapter as it extends its offering and welcomes families to inspire a love of reading. The Bemrose

Burton sea cadet Felix conquers gruelling 260-mile charity bike ride
A Burton teenager who undertook a gruelling 260-mile off-road mountain bike ride across the UK is putting his feet up after successfully conquering his challenge

Derby businessman Dan Miller finishes third on The Apprentice
Derbyshire entrepreneur Dan Miller has left The Apprentice in third place after deciding not to give up 50% of his existing business – but says

Private Derby ram mascot joins Armed Forces Covenant ceremony at Acres Engineering
A prized regimental ram mascot, known as Private Derby, has taken part in a ceremonial Armed Forces event at Derbyshire-based manufacturer Acres Engineering, marking one

Students score big with deaf sports initiative
BUDDING athletes from a Derby special school were inspired to tackle new challenges and raise their game when a national deaf sports organisation visited. Pupils

MacMartin comms director Claire set to bring her work to bear on TMLA’s new marketing module
A Derby creative comms director who specialises in behaviour change campaigns is bringing her real-world expertise into the classroom with the launch of a new

Sir Mark set to fly the flag for growers as he becomes county show president
Former Sherwood MP Sir Mark Spencer says he is determined to spread the word about locally grown produce when he takes on the role of

Leading Derby training provider Nine Dots launching digital arm sees huge take-up in new data and AI apprenticeships
A leading training provider on a mission to make the UK the best place to work in the world has seen a huge take-up in

Top schools’ advisor, leading UK ‘ped tech’ education visionary and TV star join hundreds of teachers at buzzing education conference
Leading lights in the education world from the Government to the TV screen joined hundreds of academy principals and teachers in a landmark new combined

Top rated Brookfields private nursing home sees rise in requests for respite care
Derby’s oldest nursing home which has officially been rated ten out of ten by residents and their families has seen a rise in inquires for

Brookfields Private Nursing Home one of region’s best with top ten out of ten rating
Derby’s oldest nursing home has been named one of the top 20 in the East Midlands with more than a hundred glowing reviews from residents