Former police chief Kul Mahay and Army veteran Samuel T Reddy on a mission to improve BAME representation in Military and Emergency Services
A FORMER police chief who was once one of the most senior Asian officers in the UK has launched a new project aimed at creating more senior leaders from the black and minority ethnic community. Kul Mahay, now an emotional intelligence and leadership specialist, has teamed up army veteran, Samuel T Reddy; who comes from […]
Harry Potter-inspired doughnuts by Project D will put a spell on you
A bakery which delivers to doorsteps across the region has come up with a wizard idea to celebrate Halloween with a range of Harry Potter-inspired doughnuts – which are flying off the shelves faster than a Nimbus 2000. Project D, which delivers hand-decorated doughnuts across the region, has created a box of four doughnuts – […]
Shirebrook principal says decision to reintroduce GCSE exams next year is “grossly unfair”
A Derbyshire head teacher says the Government’s plan to reintroduce GCSE exams for schools in England and Wales next summer is “grossly unfair” – even though students will have three weeks longer to revise. Mark Cottingham, principal of Shirebrook Academy, believes that the decision to require the current Year 11 students to sit exams next […]
Far East dessert restaurant Hui Lau Shan opens first UK branch in Nottingham following £500k investment
A dessert chain which specialises in dishes made with mouth-watering mango is opening its first UK branch in Nottingham after almost half a million pound investment in the city. There are more than 300 branches of Hui Lau Shan across the world and the doors will officially open on Britain’s first store in Market Street […]
Project D awarded by Marketing Derby for their innovation and adaptability throughout lockdown
Luxury doughnut makers Project D have won an award for innovation after impressing Derby’s business community with their entrepreneurial spirit during lockdown. The company, which sells handcrafted, brightly coloured and Instagram-friendly doughnuts across the region, was given the accolade by Marketing Derby – an agency which promotes the city and the wider county to attract […]
Staff at Derby’s Kingsmead School attribute pupils’ improved behaviour and attendance to new uniform
An improvement in pupils’ behaviour, attendance and achievement at a Derby school is being attributed to the introduction of a uniform for the first time in the school’s history. The Kingsmead School, which is spread across three sites in the city, brought in the uniform at the start of term after parents, pupils and staff […]
Murray Park pupils combat Covid-19 lockdown boredom with gardening
Green-fingered pupils who maintained their school garden throughout lockdown and the summer holidays are selling their bumper crops of fruit and veg – and ploughing their earnings back into the plot. The students, who attend Murray Park Community School, in Mickleover, were growing more than 20 different kinds of produce – from rhubarb to runner […]
Royal School for the Deaf Derby pupils defy disabilities receiving silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards
TWO Derby students are celebrating after picking up prestigious Duke of Edinburgh awards despite being profoundly deaf. Teenagers Wasif Yousif and Adarsha Sunwar, who are pupils at Royal School for the Deaf Derby, in Ashbourne Road, have defied their disabilities to gain their silver awards. It is notoriously challenging to take part in the scheme […]
Hazelwood’s world mappers help Lubrizol hit its global volunteering target
Staff at a Belper firm helped their company achieve its volunteering total for the year when they carried out potentially life-saving work to help rescue teams operating in remote areas – without even leaving their desks. Fourteen workers at Lubrizol’s UK headquarters in Hazelwood gave up their day to help others by participating in the […]
Pupils at St Giles School send heart-felt Makaton message of support to Derby primary schools destroyed by blaze
A Derby school has sent a heart-felt video message of support to two city schools which have been left devastated by fire. St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, in Darley Abbey, and Mickleover-based Ravensdale Infant School were both destroyed by fire, leaving staff, pupils and the community distraught. Clive Lawrence is executive head teacher at St […]