Footballer Clarke Carlisle, record-breaking cyclist Leigh Timmis and Dr Amo Raju discuss workplace mental fitness at free Derby suicide prevention event
Business leaders are being invited to hear from leading sporting names and mental health campaigners at a free workplace mental fitness event in The Hub at Derby County Football Club – as part of the city’s first ‘Baton of Hope UK’ suicide prevention day in September. The ‘Leader Live’ panel discussion is part of the […]
Former pupil returns to inspire next generation at Derby special school
A former pupil has returned to the Royal School for the Deaf Derby (RSDD) as a successful professional artist, inspiring today’s students during a hands-on day of creativity. Zoe Milner, who left RSDD in 2019, joined two other deaf artists – Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq and Martin Glover – to lead sculpture and collage workshops, showing pupils […]
Castle Blinds draws in big clients after business turnaround
Just two years after being saved from closure, a beloved Derby shop is not only surviving it’s thriving – with turnover up by more than 70%. Castle Blinds, based in Chaddesden, has seen its order book more than double since being bought out by former employee Myles Hayhurst in 2023. Myles, who is a trained […]
Mum’s fundraising mission in memory of Sam gets major match-funding boost
A Derby mum’s campaign to fund vital research into a rare and devastating condition, launched in memory of her son, has been given a major boost through a new partnership with the Epilepsy Research Institute. Rachel Liew launched Sam’s Superheroes Foundation after five-year-old Sam tragically died just seven weeks after falling ill with FIRES (Febrile […]
Chinese pupils describe Derby as a big garden during cultural exchange visit
Visiting Derby felt “like stepping into a big garden” for a group of Chinese exchange pupils who were charmed by the city’s nature, culture and the chance to try traditional fish and chips for the first time. Thirty students, from Hefei in China, spent several days at Griffe Field and Firs Primary Schools – both part of […]
Derby Cathedral School celebrates first-ever A-Level results
It was a landmark moment in Derby Cathedral School’s history as pupils collected their A-level results for the very first time since the school opened in 2018. This trailblazing cohort – many of whom joined as the school’s first Year 7 – had much to celebrate as they saw the rewards of two years of […]
Allestree Woodlands School celebrates best A-Level results in more than five years
During his A-levels at Allestree Woodlands School, Kaiden Ramsay, 18, juggled sporting commitments—competing for England in the long jump—with academic study and supporting his mum, who suffered a stroke at the end of last year. He achieved A*AB in PE, Psychology and Biology and will be studying Psychology at Loughborough University. “My first choice was […]
School teacher takes on the biggest challenge of his life to help Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre come back in 2026
A Derbyshire secondary school teacher is taking on the biggest physical challenge of his life with the gruelling Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride in aid of a valued charity giving youngsters a break. Dad Peter Ennis, 55, an English teacher at Friesland School in Sandiacre, has begun the famously challenging solo ride across […]
Rise in neurodiversity awareness sparks demand for more inclusive office designs
A growing awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace is prompting a wave of office redesigns, as businesses seek to create more inclusive working environments. Derby-based fit-out specialist DSP Interiors says it has seen a sharp increase in enquiries from employers wanting to modify their workspaces to better support neurodivergent staff – including those with autism, […]
National Lottery players help Staffordshire Derventio Housing Trust residents get active
Players of the National Lottery have been helping Staffordshire housing trust residents who lack opportunities for exercise to get active in their local swimming pool and the park. Derventio Housing Trust, which is providing homes to around 150 people in Staffordshire who would otherwise not have one, has been helping residents improve their mental health […]