Derby academy “absolutely delighted” with its first official exam results on GCSE day
The principal of a Derby academy has said she is “absolutely delighted” with the school’s first set of official exam results on GCSE day. Alvaston Moor Academy, the secondary on Bracken’s Lane which started under its new name in September 2021, celebrated some excellent results when GCSE results were announced on August 25. One of […]
Outstanding GCSE Results at Derby Grammar School
Derby Grammar School is celebrating an outstanding GCSE results day. 20% of scores were the top grade 9, and 53% of all results were grades 9-7. Head teacher Paul Logan said the pupils richly deserved the high scores which showed the true resilience and hard work of the pupils during a challenging period due to […]
Hopes for sweet success at the baking Oscars!
A Derby artisan doughnut company is earning national recognition after being shortlisted for a prestigious baking award which recognises excellence in the industry. Luxury doughnut company, Project D, has been announced as one of three bakeries to be shortlisted for the Online Bakery of the Year category in the respected Baking Industry Awards 2022. The […]
Derby children cuddle snakes and creepy crawlies during summer school zoo visit
Do you know why are an owl’s feathers are so soft? Why a skunk doesn’t smell bad most of the time? That a millipede doesn’t really have a thousand legs? And why a blue-tongued skink has … a blue tongue? Derby children found out the answers to all these questions and more after the zoo […]
Annie swaps her mortar board for a chopping board as she prepares for Rushcliffe’s food festival
Nottingham restaurant owner Anmarie Spaziano is looking forward to sharing her passion for American cooking when she gives a live cookery demonstration at a food festival this weekend. Annie, who owns the iconic Annie’s Burger Shack in Broadway, Nottingham, has been lined up as one of a number of guests taking part in the […]
Supporters of much-loved Derby charity Derby Kids Camp pitch in ahead of 50th birthday celebrations
Business leaders – including Penguin PR’s Kerry Ganly – visited Derby Kids Camp to see for themselves the impact of the charity. BUSINESS leaders and supporters of much-loved charity Derby Kids’ Camp have visited the site to see for themselves the impact that the voluntary organisation has on hundreds of disadvantaged children each year, as […]
Students clean-up at The Bemrose School
From left, Ben Rashid, Chloe Dawson and Jack Palmer. IT may not be the biggest sixth form in the city but the smiles at The Bemrose School definitely were – with results that beat pre-pandemic marks. With a 98.4% pass rate on A-Level courses and a 100% pass rate on vocational courses students at the […]
Waist-length locks donated by Heanor’s Little Princesses
Mums: From left, Emma Pride, Hattie Pride, Tia Baker and Emma Baker before the haircut Two Heanor schoolgirls have had almost 60cm of hair chopped off to help make wigs for children with cancer and they raised more than £5,000 in the process. Nine-year-olds Tia Baker and Hattie Pride, who both attend Mundy Street School, […]
Derby County game at Alfreton FC nets double the money for much-loved charity
Action from Derby County versus Alfreton FC. Photo taken by Bill Wheatcroft. A sell-out Derby County pre-season friendly against Alfreton Town Football Club has netted nearly double the money for a much-loved Derbyshire charity. The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre, which pays for youngsters from all over the county to enjoy five-day seaside stays in Skegness, […]
Employees step out of the lab and office to help enhance beautiful Huddersfield riverside walk
Lubrizol employees volunteer to clean up local river bank Employees from a Huddersfield company stepped away from their computers and labs to help clean up a peaceful riverside way so it can be enjoyed by others. A group of seven employees at Lubrizol, an additives plant based on Leeds Road, swapped lab coats and laptops […]