Derbyshire wedding venue Shottle Hall appeals to the Government to relax restrictions
The owners of a Derbyshire wedding venue have appealed to their local MP for guidance and support because they believe their industry is being neglected by the Government. The family running Shottle Hall, near Belper, has contacted the MP for Amber Valley, Nigel Mills, to ask why wedding venues are not able to follow the […]
Derventio Housing Trust project Growing Lives cultivates new measures to allow former homeless to return
An Ilkeston community project that helps former homeless people learn new skills and begin to rebuild their lives has opened its doors again after being forced to close during the coronavirus outbreak. Growing Lives, based in Grenville Drive, Cotmanhay, has put in place a series of measures to ensure good hygiene and social distancing which […]
Derbyshire based Lubrizol supports the next generation at Murray Park Community School in Derby during lockdown
STAFF at a Derbyshire company have not let lockdown stop them from providing a listening ear and words of advice to students who need support at Murray Park Community School. For several years, volunteers from Lubrizol, based in Hazelwood, have been working with Derby City Council’s Enterprise for Education partnership, which links employers with schools. […]
Derby schoolmates get off to a flying start as their motor sports-inspired raffle – giveawaylife.co.uk – is a roaring success
Two Derby former schoolmates have turned their shared love of motocross into a fast-growing digital start-up after setting up a competition website aimed at extreme sport junkies. Jake Daffern and Callum Swan are enjoying a flying start to their entrepreneurial careers thanks to the early success of their website giveawaylife.co.uk, which hosts regular online raffles […]
‘There’s still a lot of work to be done,’ says the former police chief Kul Mahay as he aims to inspire more BAME leaders
A FORMER police chief who was a founder member of the UK’s Black Police Association is now working with universities, organisations, NHS Trusts and police services to develop courses aimed at inspiring leaders from the black and minority ethnic community. Kul Mahay was once one of the most senior Asian police officers in the UK. […]
Derby school St Giles thanks key workers who have kept the school spick and span during academic year
THE head teacher at a Derby special school has praised the keyworkers who have gone above and beyond in recent months. Clive Lawrence, executive head teacher at St Giles School, in Hampshire Road, has paid tribute to the cleaning staff – caretaker Craig Jackson, Jane Drew, Jane Crawley, Lisa Roome, Jennifer Hamilton and Gillian Clarke […]
Derby’s Penguin PR agency signs partnership with city cancer charity Annabel’s Angels – thanks to Derby Swap Shop
Derby PR firm Penguin PR has agreed to help leading city charity Annabel’s Angels with its social media activity to ensure that it continues to spread the news during the coronavirus lockdown. Penguin PR, based in Ashbourne Road, will handle the high-profile charity’s online communications after setting up the partnership via Derby Swap Shop, an […]
Derby estate agent AKS makes sales pledge to help city’s cancer families via Annabel’s Angels
A Derby estate agent has offered to make a donation to a city cancer charity every time his company closes a sale – in memory of his “inspirational” mum. Andrew Sanderson, director of Hilton-based AKS, has agreed to set aside £50 each time he sells a house and give it all to Annabel’s Angels at […]
Staff at Derbyshire school show their talent by singing Foo Fighters hit during Shirebrook Academy’s virtual talent contest
Talented performers at a Derbyshire school got their chance to shine despite the coronavirus lockdown when their annual end-of-term talent show took place online for the first time in its history. Shirebrook Academy, which has held its annual Shirebrook’s Got Talent show for the past 10 years, took the decision to host the event online […]
Lubrizol staff make a marathon effort to put mental and physical health first
Workers at a Derbyshire company took part in a month-long challenge to get physically and mentally fit and collectively clocked up more than 1,600 miles – the equivalent of running from Belper to Albania. Around 30 colleagues at Lubrizol, in Hazelwood, took part in the British Heart Foundation’s MyMarathon Challenge, which invited people to run […]