Promethean Particles continues to strengthen its workforce with two new staff
Two new appointments have joined Nottingham chemical manufacturer Promethean Particles, growing its research and development team and strengthening its manufacturing capability. Georgia Rowe and Chigozie Obu are recent appointments at the firm, which is pioneering the large-scale manufacture of materials called metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs for short. MOFs are tiny crystal structures that have extremely […]
Award-winning training academy launches “break-out” AI course
A leading Midlands training academy is launching a break-out summer course to help marketing professionals get up to speed with the fast-moving world of AI. The Marketing and Leadership Academy – known as TMLA – will open up its current Level 6 Diploma in Professional and Digital Marketing to give guest learners the chance to […]
New head teacher announced for city secondary school
A new head teacher has been appointed at Derby Cathedral School, one of the city’s newest and fastest growing secondary schools. Andy Brown is currently Head of School at Ark Victoria Academy, in Sutton Coldfield, a large all-through school serving nursery, primary and secondary pupils. He will replace Derby Cathedral School’s current head teacher Jenny […]
Award-winning Derbyshire business couple help firms keep staff using personality profiling system that saved their own relationship
An award-winning business couple who saved their own relationship using personality profiling are helping companies keep their own best staff on board using the same system. Derbyshire-based Matt Clutterham and Jenny Jarvis, the founders of the award-winning brand and human transformation business Q Branch Consulting, say using DISC profiling saved their own relationship – now […]
Derby tour company go the extra mile to help children have holidays with Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre
A thriving Derby tour company providing trips for organisations across the UK is going the extra mile to support a much-loved charity that has been giving children seaside breaks since 1891. Rayburn Tours, based in Pride Park, has thrown its support behind the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre, which gives five-day stays in Skegness to children […]
Wartime lessons and lunches bring history to life for VE Day celebrations
A Derby school stepped back in time to honour the heroes of the past and give pupils a taste of life during wartime Britain. Staff and pupils at The Bemrose School got into the spirit of VE Day by dressing up, tucking into traditional wartime food and taking part in a day of themed lessons […]
Stanley Common pupils step back in time for VE Day celebrations
A Derbyshire school turned back the clock to mark VE Day, giving pupils a glimpse into life during wartime Britain and paying tribute to those who lived through it. Children and staff at Stanley Common Church of England Primary School, in Belper Road – part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) – embraced the […]
A decade of dedication as Amanda celebrates 10 years as a funeral arranger
A FUNERAL arranger who gave up a career in the NHS to help families pay their respects to their loved ones is celebrating 10 years in the role – and says it’s still her dream job. Amanda Outram, who works at Gillotts Funeral Directors at its home in Abbot Street, Heanor, spends her days supporting […]
Hundreds of Derby students learn first-rate Rolls-Royce engineering skills at world’s oldest factory
Hundreds of Derby and Nottingham students stepped out of the classroom to hone their engineering skills under the watchful eye of Rolls-Royce apprentices in the inspiring setting of the world’s first modern factory. The Museum of Making in Derby, once the site of the world’s first mass production factory, hosted secondary school children from across […]
Leicester four-year-old with cerebral palsy wins Children of Courage award for charity fundraising
A Leicester four-year-old with cerebral palsy is going from strength to strength in 2025 after winning a major award for fundraising – and welcoming a new baby brother! Leicester’s Lola James, four, has been winning hearts for several years now due to her determination to take on physical challenges and raise money for charities that […]