Derby clothing brand Mr Shaw retraces its steps as it pays tribute to the 1970s football glory days
A Derby fashion designer has drawn on his memories of walking to the Baseball Ground on Saturday afternoons to announce the launch of his new clothing collection, which has been inspired by the golden age of 1970s football. Karl Shaw, boss of city label Mr Shaw, will officially unveil his latest vintage range, called 75 […]
Burton MP Kate Griffiths makes history at the Derbyshire firm Cosy Direct who are putting the fun back into children’s learning all over the world
BURTON MP Kate Griffiths heard how children’s learning equipment made in the heart of the Midlands is bringing outdoor fun for youngsters all over the world when she became one of the first VIPs to visit a Tutbury firm’s new £2m headquarters. Ms Griffiths made her own piece of history when she spent the afternoon […]
Perfect match as Derby charity football team Fatball and Derbyshire business Cosy Direct raise more than £1,500 for St Giles School’s sensory room
FATBALL – a Derby football team which donates all of its profits to local charities – has raised more than £1,500 for good causes since Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifted coronavirus restrictions on competitive sport being played earlier this year. The group of amateur footballers, who boast over 200 members and meet three times a […]
Our Future Derby makes appeal during National Volunteer Week seeking businesses who can inspire future generation
A SCHEME aimed at connecting business leaders with primary school children in Derby is making an appeal for volunteers to inspire future generations in our city ahead of National Volunteers Week (June 1 to June 7). The Our Future Derby project inspires and connects youngsters across the Derby Opportunity Area – including Boulton, Chaddesden, Derwent, […]
UK Luxury Vodka Brand Jatt Life Raises a Toast to Overseas Success as It Seeks to Treble Its Export Drive
A UK ultra-premium vodka brand launched at the start of the coronavirus pandemic is ramping up its export operation after its luxury spirits sold out within days of arriving overseas. Jatt Life says it is having to treble the supply of its five-time distilled French grain 37.5% ABV vodka to meet the demand after it […]
Lubrizol helps girls’ teams Pride Park FC and Allenton United kickstart their football careers
A Derbyshire company which is committed to encouraging more women into science, has set a new goal – sponsoring two all-girl football teams. Lubrizol, based in Hazelwood, is donating a total of £600 to Pride Park FC’s under nine’s and eight’s team and Allenton United FC’s under 13’s team to help the budding footballers hit […]
High-tech cushions made by Derbyshire textile firm Airospring Medical are helping home-workers with ‘numb bum’ and increased back problems from poor seating
An award-winning cushion developed to help people in wheelchairs is being snapped up by osteopaths across the UK to help them deal with an increasing number of back problems and the dreaded ‘numb bum’ caused by working on their own home furniture. Derbyshire textile firm Airospring Medical originally produced the wheelchair cushion specifically for Paralympic […]
Children at Bemrose School in Derby are introduced to the world of work
DOCTOR, clockmaker, nurse and ninja are just some of the professions that pupils at a city primary school hope to secure when they grow up. Children in The Bemrose School’s primary phase have been focussing on careers work and even the youngest pupils in year one have taken part in the sessions. The work is […]
Pupils at Kingsmead School in Derby get in top gear to land coveted roles at Toyota
FOUR teenagers who were excluded from mainstream education have beaten off competition from hundreds of applicants to win coveted apprenticeships at Toyota. The pupils, who all attend Kingsmead Pupil Referral Unit, in Bridge Street, were among 300 applicants to apply for just 36 places on the Toyota Production Apprenticeship Scheme. Aiden Benjamin, Rehan Hussain, Rohan […]
Why Little Princess Marnie is a cut above the rest
Kind-hearted Marnie Wadlow has raised hundreds of pounds for charity and had her long locks chopped off to help make wigs for poorly children. Nine-year-old Marnie, who lives in Derby, has raised £500 for the Little Princess Trust by having eight inches of her hair cut off which will be used by the charity to […]