Personalised letterbox gift company Colleague Box teams up with Derby County Community Trust for launch of wellbeing sessions for teenage girls
A NEW initiative aimed at young girls, which focusses on wellbeing for mind and body, has been hailed a huge success. Derby County Community Trust, which has recently been named EFL Community Club of the Season for the Midlands for making a significant difference to the lives of people living in the city, launched the […]
Top leadership expert on how NHS is at ‘breaking point’ – and why we need to act now
ACTION must be taken immediately to support our NHS who feel ‘exhausted, drained and undervalued’. That is according to top leadership expert Kul Mahay, who spent 30 years working for the police and now works with organisations to help develop cultures where people perform to their very best. His words come after a study commissioned […]
Derby IT firm connects new Cubo offices as they expand to Leeds and Birmingham
A DERBY company has connected offices across four cities in the UK – and is working on a fifth – after winning a contract to provide state-of-the-art IT services for the innovative series of workplaces. L.E.A.D. IT Services provided the joined-up systems for CCTV, secure, super-fast internet, office access and meeting room bookings for Cubo […]
Parents invited to go back to Royal School for the Deaf Derby to aid communication with children
PARENTS of deaf children are being offered free sign language lessons after it was found that some young people were unable to communicate with their own families. Staff at Royal School for the Deaf Derby have received £1,618 to run British Sign Language (BSL) classes for the parents and carers of children at the school. […]
Ride High Danni bike ride raises more than £20,000 for the air ambulance … and counting
Family and friends of Derbyshire equestrian Danni Meehan have raised more than £20,000 for the air ambulance by taking part in a charity bike ride on her birthday – and donations are still coming in. Accomplished horse rider Danni, of Blackbrook near Duffield, died in July 2021 after falling from her horse, Lilly. The […]
Student at Derbyshire company Lubrizol praises power of volunteering after signing up to Be My Eyes app
A chemicals company student from Derbyshire has paid tribute to the power of volunteering after giving up her time to help blind or partially sighted people complete everyday tasks. Laura Barrie, 20, a placement student at Lubrizol – based in Hazelwood near Belper – is one of millions of people worldwide who have signed […]
Gillotts treats local families as it hands over Easter eggs to five food banks
A Nottinghamshire family funeral firm has helped to spread some Easter cheer around the community by handing out 200 chocolate eggs to five local food banks. Gillotts Funeral Directors made the gesture as part of its ongoing support for families who are having a hard time of things in Eastwood, Kimberley, Stapleford, Selston and Heanor. […]
Chart-topping band Marseille join Derby businesses as fundraising target for Ukraine event at Bustler Market is smashed
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY charity event organised by a group of small businesses in Derby has raised more than double the initial fundraising target. Chart-topping band Marseille, from Derby, entertained crowds at Bustler Market while businesses including personalised gift company Colleague Box, Letterbox Love, clothing company Mr Shaw, cosmetics brand Divine Box and artist Carla Dee – […]
Ex Burton Albion and Derby County stars sign up for charity match in memory of youngster Sam Liew
A HOST of former Derby County and Burton Albion players and ex-England Internationals are lining up to play at a charity football match in memory of a five-year-old Mickleover boy. Rams’ stars including Jake Buxton, Deon Burton, Lee Holmes and ex-England internationals Darren Bent and Des Walker will take on former Premier League stars Jermaine […]
Why Steve is taking lessons in the great outdoors
A Derby school has become one of the first in the country to employ a full-time outdoor education teacher to get pupils away from technology and out into the fresh air. Steve Noake will start teaching pupils at Kingsmead Pupil Referral and Special School after Easter and aims to cover all areas of the curriculum […]