Lubrizol staff make a pledge to cut household energy after hosting online event for World Earth Day
Staff at Derbyshire chemical company Lubrizol UK promised to cut household energy and make space for wildlife when they joined their colleagues from all over the world in an online event held to mark this year’s Earth Day. Colleagues at the company, based in Hazelwood, volunteered ways in which they will help to save the planet when they took part in an international internet broadcast beamed live to more than 20,000 fellow employees working at Lubrizol’s other […]
This is the biggest pizza on sale in Derby – and here’s how you can grab a slice for FREE as Honest Pizzas celebrates its official opening
A DERBY pizza business launched in lockdown will celebrate its official opening in the city by giving away FREE slices of its mega 18-inch pizza and baseball caps. Husband-and-wife Easton and Anastasia Andrea opened Honest Pizzas, on Manor Road, four weeks ago and the American-style takeout has seen a huge demand for its giant New […]
Derby husband-and-wife team welcoming back furloughed workers with Colleague Box
A DERBY husband-and-wife have been inundated with orders for their personalised gift boxes from companies wanting to welcome furloughed colleagues back to the workplace. Natalie Bamford – founder of the award-winning Derby Days Out – and husband Adam launched Colleague Box, a letterbox gift company, as the Coronavirus pandemic was at its peak, and they […]
From virtual tours to top tips, School Toolkit provides a one-stop shop for those about to start secondary school in Derby
PUPILS in Derby can take a virtual tour of their new secondary school and get the answers to any questions they may have ahead of making the transition in September, thanks to an Opportunity Area funded website and app. The team behind the School Toolkit app and website, a one-stop shop showcasing everything you need […]
Lubrizol helps two community projects to start their journeys toward tackling mental health
Two Nottingham community projects which aim to boost people’s mental health through changing their attitude to food and online art classes have been given a flying start after they shared £1,000 by taking part in an online charity event. Gaby Goodchild and Helen Woodford, who are both from West Bridgford, walked away with £700 and […]
Halifax DJ Lee Shaw raises £3,000 for Overgate Hospice after he takes on a 24-hour music marathon
A former DJ who dusted off his turntables to beat coronavirus lockdown boredom has raised £3,000 for a West Yorkshire hospice by hosting a 24-hour online music marathon. Music-lover Lee Shaw, who comes from Southowram, near Halifax, and works as a shift leader at Lubrizol in Leeds Road, Huddersfield, came up with the idea to […]
The Sweetest job ever? Here’s how you can get FREE doughnuts from Derby business Project D
Die-hard doughnut fans are being given the opportunity of a lifetime by a bakery which is looking to recruit an army of sweet-toothed taste testers. Project D delivers a range of handcrafted doughnuts, which are embellished with an array of delicious and decadent toppings, to homes across the Midlands. Now the company, which changes the […]
Video call meetings and ‘bubble’ assemblies – how St Giles School has adapted for Year 6 pupils as they prepare to join their new secondary schools
THERE have been special assemblies via Zoom, gifts and lots of tears as staff at a Derby special school bid a fond farewell to their Year 6 leavers. It’s been a very different end-of-year for pupils at St Giles School, an Ofsted-rated ‘outstanding’ school in Hampshire Road, who are leaving the school to embark on […]
Derbyshire company Lubrizol supports community engineering by making a donation to charity REMAP
Derbyshire chemical company Lubrizol UK has confirmed its commitment to helping engineers use their skills to improve other people’s lives by donating £500 to its local branch of the national charity REMAP. The firm, based in Hazelwood, has once again shown its support to REMAP’s Derby, Burton and District branch, whose members design and build […]
St Giles School officially opens new site – The Hive – which will provide extra places for children with special needs in Derby city
ST Giles School – Derby’s only special primary school – has officially unveiled its new provision, which will provide much-needed extra places for children with SEND in the city. A joint report by Government inspectors Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in 2019 found “significant weaknesses” in how Derby city was implementing the reforms to […]