Derbyshire telecommunications firm A1 Comms celebrates 25 successful years of being upwardly mobile
A Derbyshire mobile phone company which grew from operating a single shop in Alfreton to selling millions of handsets across the UK every year has brought its staff and suppliers together to celebrate its 25th anniversary. A1 Comms employs 198 people in the town and at its call centre at Darley Abbey Mills in Derby, […]
Alvaston Moor principal dons arch-rival football kit for charity
The principal of a Derby secondary academy has faced her worst nightmare by wearing the kit of her arch-rival football club for charity. Michelle Strong, principal of Alvaston Moor Academy in Bracken’s Lane in Derby, bravely donned a Blackburn Rovers football shirt over the course of a school day. Mrs Strong is from Lancashire and […]
Volunteers get into the Christmas spirit to bring joy to young care leavers
Dozens of teenagers and young people who grew up in care but have now left the system will be reunited for the first time in two years when an annual Christmas party takes place again next month. Around 100 16 to 25-year-olds, who all live independently in homes across Derbyshire and Staffordshire, will be fed […]
‘Dad would be so proud,’ – how Nottinghamshire woman was inspired to become a funeral director following the death of her beloved father
A Nottinghamshire woman was inspired to become a funeral arranger after seeing the care and attention that went into organising the final send-off for her beloved dad. Jodie Wardle joined the team at Gillotts Funeral Directors’ branch in Main Street, Kimberley in 2021, a year after the death of her dad, John. And, as the […]
Business leaders to join Vibrant Accountancy founder for Cost of Living event
Business leaders in Derby are set to come together to share tips and tricks on how to help others combat the rising cost of living. Hosted by Bev Wakefield, owner of award-winning Vibrant Accountancy, the networking event will include tips and tricks to assist with reducing energy bills and energy consumption. Bev said: “We’re all […]
Bemrose School pupils get up close and personal with 11ft anti-violence bee sculpture
Pupils at a Derby school were among the first to get up close and personal with a giant sculpture of a bee that is touring the city and county. The anti-violence bee statue, created by the British Iron Work Centre – the same people behind the breathtaking Knife Angel statue that toured the city and […]
World Cup fever means that sports coaching company has seen surge in demand for Glow in the Dark and Zorb Football sessions in primary schools
Football fever is gripping the nation – and school children in Derbyshire are finding wacky and wonderful ways in which to get involved. Derbyshire sports coaching company Progressive Sports in the East Midlands has seen a surge in demand for its Glow in the Dark and Zorb Football sessions, with coaches’ diaries almost fully booked […]
Kind-hearted schoolgirl hoping to raise enough money to feed families in need this Christmas with festive challenge
A kind-hearted schoolgirl is spreading joy to families who are feeling the pinch this Christmas by walking a mile every day for 25 days, with the aim of raising enough money to treat them to a festive feast. This will be the third year that eleven-year-old Marnie Wadlow has helped those in need. Last year, […]
Bumper crowd treated to stories of Derby County under manager Jim Smith as part of Derby Book Festival’s Autumn programme
A bumper crowd heard stories from Jim Smith’s time in charge of Derby County – as told by former BBC Radio Derby commentators Graham Richards and Colin Gibson, plus author Ryan Hills – in the penultimate Derby Book Festival event of 2022. Former sports journalist Kerry Ganly, now an account manager with Penguin PR, hosted […]
Derby man Kul Mahay celebrates as gritty police drama series he co-created gets aired on BBC One
A gritty three-part crime-drama co-created by a former Derbyshire police chief is set to air on BBC One next month. Granite Harbour is a new police drama that follows Lance Corporal David Lindo as he arrives in Aberdeen as a new Police Scotland recruit, having just completed his final tour with the Royal Military Police. […]