BASIS PROMPT celebrates as it reaches the 5,000 member mark
A pest technician working in his first year in the industry says he is relishing the chance to add more to his knowledge and skills after he became the 5,000th person to join the BASIS PROMPT register. Steve Wilson, who works for Essex and Suffolk Pest Solutions, based in Ipswich, has been presented with a […]
Para-triathlete Steve Judge to address students at Shirebrook Academy’s celebration evening
A para-triathlete who went from fearing he would never walk again to becoming a two-times world champion will tell students at a Shirebrook school to never give up when he addresses them at their annual awards evening. Steve Judge, who nearly lost his legs in a near-fatal car accident in 2002, has accepted an invitation […]
Jungle adventure for pupils at this Derby secondary school
Seven students swapped the classroom for vibrant jungle, unexplored tropical wilderness and exotic wildlife during a humanitarian expedition to the oldest rainforest in the world. The pupils, from Murray Park School, in Mickleover, spent a life-changing month working with villagers in four locations across Borneo, Asia’s largest island, after each raising £4,000 to fund the […]
Workers from Derbyshire firm Lubrizol compete in 24-hour challenge for mental health charity
A team of work colleagues ran a total of 280 kilometres between them in just 24 hours – the equivalent of running from their office in Hazelwood to Gretna Green. Seven runners from Lubrizol took part in Equinox 24, a 24-hour relay race in the grounds of Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire to raise money for […]
Nottinghamshire funeral firm Gillotts helps preserve Eastwood’s past as it buys the town’s police station for its expansion project
A former Nottinghamshire police station which closed its doors for the last time last year is set for a new lease of life as a funeral home. Eastwood Police Station, a red-brick Victorian building situated in Nottingham Road, has been bought by Gillotts Funeral Directors, whose main premises are just next door. Although it has […]
Derby school nurse at primary special school is shortlisted for NHS award
A school nurse who went ‘above and beyond’ for a Derby family when their son was diagnosed with Type One diabetes has been shortlisted for a special NHS award. Zoe Everingham, who works at St Giles School – the city’s only special primary school – was nominated for the ‘Compassion in Practice Award’ by Sharon […]
BASIS PROMPT Register launches a CPD hotline to help members keep track of their points
A UK register set up to encourage pest technicians to invest in training has set up a dedicated hotline for members who want an up-to-date tally of their CPD points or need advice on how to earn even more. The BASIS PROMPT Register, which has around 4,900 members, has launched the hotline 01335 301311 in […]
Deer Park creates a new community in the heart of the Amber Valley
It overlooks the Amber Valley and is in the former grounds of a Derbyshire country home, but perhaps the most intriguing thing about Ripley’s Deer Park housing development is its location in arguably the most secure neighbourhood in the county. Comprising of just 30 three- and four-bedroom homes in eight different designs, the private housing […]
Abandoned dog Bella gets a second chance offering therapy to youngsters with special needs at Derbyshire school
A former stray dog which was given a new home when it wandered in off the street has earned herself a new role – as a therapy pet at a Derbyshire school. Staffordshire bull terrier-cross Bella has started work at Shirebrook Academy as its official school dog with the task of working alongside the school’s […]
Derby school communication practitioner is shortlisted for national SEN award
A Derby woman is putting on her glad rags and heading to London for a glitzy awards ceremony, after being shortlisted for a national special educational needs award. Karen Brownhill, communication practitioner at St Giles School in Derby, beat off tough competition from across the UK to make the final four in the Teaching and […]