Schoolgirl Amelia Eldred who lost leg to bone cancer is Hot House Music star as she wows with lockdown concerts
A YOUNG girl who underwent a rare procedure to reattach her lower limb backwards after bone cancer consumed most of her left femur, has been entertaining family and friends with piano concerts and dance performances during lockdown. Ten-year-old Amelia Eldred, from Kingsbury, North Warwickshire, had her left leg amputated in January 2018 after the tumour […]
Vibrant Accountancy: Derby firm predict positive outcome for UK businesses post-pandemic if they continue to show diversity
BUSINESSES can thrive post-pandemic if they continue to diversify, says a top Derby accountancy firm as England begins Step Two of its roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that, from April 12, non-essential retail, gyms, hairdressers, spas, theme parks and zoos can reopen. Restaurants and pubs can also serve outdoors. […]
Derbyshire IT firm Axess Systems expands workforce remotely amidst coronavirus pandemic
A DERBYSHIRE IT firm has bolstered its team by recruiting two new members of staff. Axess Systems, which is based on the Denby Hall Business Park, have appointed Ian Dickerson as a senior network engineer and Greg Cork; who joins them as Cloud Services Account Manager. Ian, a former third-line network engineer for property development […]
Former Derbyshire Country Cricketer joins award-winning IT firm Axess Systems as business demand soars during pandemic
A FORMER professional cricketer has swapped his bat and ball for IT solutions after joining award-winning Derbyshire business, Axess Systems. Greg Cork spent four years playing professionally for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, where his Dad, former England international Dominic Cork, has just been appointed T20 coach. Now Greg is advising businesses and organisations – including […]
Funeral director Helen marks 25 years of caring at Gillotts
A funeral director who was one of only a handful of women to work in the industry when she took a job as a receptionist is celebrating 25 years of service working for the same company. Helen Ellis has notched up a quarter of a century on behalf of Gillotts Funeral Directors in Abbott Street, […]
Lubrizol steps in with a laptops and dongles donation as it digs deep to help bridge Derby’s digital divide
Young people across Derby will be able to continue their online studies at home after a Hazelwood company donated dozens of laptops and bought a host of dongles to allow them to bridge the city’s digital divide. The children, who attend a number of schools in the city’s most deprived areas, have all taken delivery […]
Staff moved to tears as their online intergenerational project lays bare the loneliness of lockdown
Organisers of a series of online sessions being run as part of a pilot project designed to put schoolchildren in contact with care home residents say they have been moved to tears by the stories of people’s lockdown loneliness. Staff running the sessions, which are designed to help vulnerable and isolated groups recover from the […]
St Giles School head teacher Clive Lawrence praises school community for fundraising efforts after vandalism at new The Hive site in Derby
A DERBY head teacher says he has been overwhelmed by support from parents and carers who have offered help following vandalism at a city special school. Clive Lawrence, executive head teacher at St Giles School, says he has been inundated with offers of help after substantial damage to the outdoor area – the Forest School […]
Lubrizol worker and mum-of-two runs the length of the English Channel, Peru’s Inca Trail and Hadrian’s Wall for charity
A mum of two who is attempting to run the distance of the English Channel, Peru’s Inca Trail and Hadrian’s Wall for charity has smashed her fundraising target by raising 10 times the sum. Kim, who works at Lubrizol, in Hazelwood, is aiming to run 221 km in the hope of raising around £150 for […]
Derbyshire artisan bakery Project D launches nationwide delivery of its delicious doughnuts
A Derbyshire artisan bakery is taking its wildly decorated doughnuts nationwide delivering to sweet-toothed individuals across the country for the very first time. Project D, which has provided handcrafted doughnuts to the likes of Amazon, Love Island and Coca-Cola, is introducing a postal delivery service covering England and Wales. The ambitious plans follow the company’s […]