Leading Derby training provider developing managers round the world gives staff double time in paid weekly lunch breaks in major wellbeing drive
A leading Derby leadership, management and apprenticeships training provider is pursuing its mission to make the UK the best place to work in the world by investing in key wellbeing initiatives including extended paid weekly lunch breaks and a free ‘mental health day’ for all staff. Nine Dots Development, which runs human resources, management and […]
COSMO Wolverhampton recognised for excellence in buffet dining
A Wolverhampton restaurant known for serving dishes from every corner of the globe has received an award recognising it as the best buffet restaurant. COSMO Wolverhampton, based on Bentley Bridge Way, has been named ‘Best Buffet Restaurant of the Year’ at the prestigious English Food Awards. The awards celebrate excellence in UK dining, recognising restaurants that deliver outstanding food, […]
Derby digital marketers Alphageek smashes Black Friday targets before the day itself
AN award-winning digital marketing agency has broken all its Black Friday records before the day has even begun – thanks to exceptional early sales activity. Alphageek, which has offices in Derby and Dubai, says that so-called “Fake Friday” the week before saw 80% of its clients’ targets already hit, signalling the strongest start to the […]
Securiscape returns to the bright lights to help keep Piccadilly Circus pedestrians safe
A Derbyshire street security furniture manufacturer has supplied six state-of-the-art planters to keep pedestrians at one of the world’s most iconic landmarks safe from a vehicle-borne attack. Securiscape has installed the hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) devices in front of the Piccadilly Lights – the world-famous advertising display in Piccadilly Circus – as part of a […]
Derbyshire’s Derventio Housing Trust delighted after once homeless residents rate their landlord well above national average in UK-wide survey
Hundreds of people living in Derventio Housing Trust accommodation who would otherwise be homeless have given their landlord a glowing report in a national survey. Leaders at the trust, whose headquarters are in Derby and which is currently providing accommodation to 700 people in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire, have said they are delighted […]
TDP proud to supply planet-friendly recycled plastic furniture to iconic Derbyshire castle
Residents living in an iconic Derbyshire building can now sit and enjoy some of the county’s finest views after it was kitted out with recycled plastic outdoor furniture made just down the road. The community of residents living in the majestic Riber Castle near Matlock are being brought together to enjoy their outside spaces thanks […]
Mortgage and Finance Arena opens new client lounge to meet growing demand
An independent Derby mortgage and financial advice business is celebrating one year in its Pride Park offices with the launch of a brand-new Equity Lounge. Mortgage and Finance Arena, led by experienced adviser Suzanne Bradshaw, has opened the new lounge on the ground floor of its offices in Melbourne Business Court, directly opposite Pride Park […]
Asterdale celebrates reading success with bookstore reward trip
Five enthusiastic young readers from Asterdale Primary School were treated to a special trip to Waterstones in Derby, where they each chose a book purchased for them by the school as a reward for their dedication to reading. The school, part of Odyssey Collaborative Trust, has recently launched its new “Everyday Reading” initiative, which encourages […]
Community choir delivers healing and harmony
A Derbyshire community choir that started life as a small group of women singing for fun has grown into a 38-strong vocal force – and is now raising thousands of pounds for local causes. The Wildflower Community Choir, which was founded in Breaston, raised more than £3,000 last year which it donated to the Friends […]
Funeral firm Gillotts marks a decade at Kimberley base by buying “forever home” in historic former church
Nottinghamshire-based Gillotts Funeral Directors has the keys to its “forever home” in Kimberley after buying a historic former Methodist church at auction. For the last decade Gillotts has been based at the old United Methodist Free Church on Main Street in Kimberley where the long-running funeral firm has been renting out the ground floor. Now […]