Former international powerlifter who cheated death after being impaled on a fence following horrific car accident opens his first gym
A FORMER international powerlifter from Kirkby, who credits exercise with helping him to get back to full fitness following a near-death experience, is set to open his first gym. Anthony Spalding, whose gym Spalding Strength and Fitness is now open in Derby, was impaled on a fence – which narrowly missed his vital organs – […]
Funeral Directors Gillotts praise community groups as it hands out proceeds of its annual fundraiser
A project to help victims of domestic violence and a community café were among five good causes to be given a boost when a Nottinghamshire funeral firm handed out the proceeds of its annual fundraiser. Gillotts Funeral Directors, based in Eastwood, has donated an equal share of £2,500 to each of five different local charities […]
Derby chosen as city to launch brand-new Government app designed to be a one-stop shop of information in a variety of languages
A BRAND-NEW website and app for parents of primary school pupils in Derby, designed to be a one-stop shop showcasing everything you need to know about school life, has been launched in the city. The School Toolkit website and app – the first of its kind in the UK – will be translated into five […]
Derby public relations agency Penguin PR steps up to the hotplate as its staff lay on lunch for the community at city YMCA
Staff at a leading Derby PR agency, who are used to cooking up a media storm, swapped their pens for pinnies when they volunteered to cook for more than 70 people at a city charity’s community lunch. The four members of Penguin PR spent the day chopping, boiling and baking, after the agency, based in […]
Lubrizol students leave a year-long legacy as they persuade colleagues to star in a charity calendar for British Heart Foundation
Placement students at a Derbyshire company convinced older colleagues across their workplace to pull on fancy dress and pose for the camera when they put together a 2020 works calendar in aid of the British Heart Foundation. More than 130 members of staff at Lubrizol, in Hazelwood, answered the call for volunteers to attend a […]
Lubrizol staff in Yorkshire work with Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust to become Santa’s elves to help cancer patients at Christmas
Colleagues at a Huddersfield company are helping to ensure extra special gifts are delivered to young cancer patients who are spending Christmas in hospitals across the UK. Workers at Lubrizol joined forces with colleagues at the company’s sister site in Barnsley to help support the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust. The charity ensures that teenagers […]