New head of provision at Derby’s Kingsmead Special School promises to create a school to be proud of
A Derby special school has appointed a new head of provision who plans to foster a family atmosphere and nurturing environment which will allow pupils to thrive. Martin Capewell has taken up the reins at The Kingsmead Special School, in Brighton Road, Alvaston, which was created last year to accommodate the rising number of children […]
Derby doughnut firm Project D gets brand-new headquarters creating 100 jobs
A Derby-based luxury doughnut company is moving into a brand-new bakery in the city which is 11 times bigger than its previous home and will become a central hub for its UK-wide expansion. Project D, which produces hand-made artisan doughnuts, says the expansion will create an extra 100 jobs in the city. Staff in the […]
Channel swimmer and Lubrizol manager Paul Robinson creates a fundraising ripple effect for Rainbows Children’s Hospice
A Derbyshire man who raised more than £5,000 for charity by swimming the English Channel has been presented with a prestigious company award and a further £500 for good causes. Paul Robinson, 36, of Risley, took 13 hours to complete the epic swim which he undertook earlier this year to raise funds for Rainbows Children’s […]
Derby charity Revive Healthy Living Centre seeks Secret Santa volunteers to help make Christmas special for city’s children in need
A DERBY charity is appealing for help as it prepares for its annual Christmas campaign. The Revive Healthy Living Centre, based in Derwent, Chaddesden, are seeking ‘Secret Santas’; businesses or individuals who can buy a gift for youngsters living in poverty, facing a life-limiting illness, loss of a parent or sibling, residing in care or […]
Colleague Box take on 10 new members of staff from University of Derby to cope with “phenomenal” demand in orders in the run up to Christmas
A LETTERBOX gift company set up in lockdown by a Derby husband-and-wife has thanked the city’s university for help in recruiting 10 new members of staff. Colleague Box, set up by Adam and Natalie Bamford when the Coronavirus pandemic was at its peak, moved into their first commercial premises – a 3,000 square-foot warehouse at […]
Derbyshire IT firm Axess Systems invites schools and colleges to seek backup amid rise in ransomware attacks
AN award-winning IT firm is urging schools, colleges and universities to tighten up their data storage systems amid an onslaught of ransomware attacks on the education sector in the UK. Axess Systems – which has its headquarters in Derbyshire and celebrates its 20th anniversary in November – says that educational institutions could be flirting with […]
From Mickey Mouse and millionaires to serving cocktails to Derby diners – how House of Darwin bar manager is hoping to shake things up
A COCKTAIL maestro who served celebrities on board luxury multi-million pound super yachts is hoping to shake things up at a popular Derby gastropub. Paul Goodwin spent eight years working on one of the four Disney cruise ships which sail around the world before swapping Mickey Mouse for millionaires, when he joined Seattle-based Seabourn. Boasting […]
Lubrizol staff run, walk and hit the gym as they join forces for a 3,600-mile transatlantic charity challenge
Staff at Derbyshire firm Lubrizol have joined forces with their American colleagues to raise £1,000 by covering the equivalent of the distance across the Atlantic between their two offices through running, cycling and walking – or even playing a game a football. Ten staff working at the firm’s UK headquarters in Hazelwood have taken on […]
Generous John swaps his dream motorbike for cash to help children’s hospice in memory of his grandson Jacob
A Surrey motorsport fan who won his dream £3,000 motorbike in an online prize draw has swapped it for the cash equivalent – and given half of the money to a Guildford hospice which cared for his beloved step-grandson. Generous John Mitchell, 61, from Tadworth, turned down the chance to head off-road on the gleaming […]
Derby education supplier Cosy says coronavirus has created a boom in outdoor play for UK children
A Derby company which supplies responsibly sourced play equipment to schools and nurseries all over the UK has welcomed an unexpected consequence of the coronavirus – an increase in children being encouraged to play outside in the fresh air. Cosy Direct, which is based in Siddals Road, says it has received an unprecedented level of […]