‘Back to School’ for creative alumni
Creative alumni of Derby Grammar School will be among exhibitors at the school’s craft fair – its first public event since the Covid-19 pandemic. Traditional leather worker Oliver Foulds graduated from the school’s sixth form in 2008 and will be returning to his alma mater for the first time this weekend to sell his leather goods. Oliver […]
School’s new fitness centre opens its doors to the public
Residents in Mackworth are being offered access to a brand-new fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment thanks to Derby Grammar School. The gym, which opened this month, is professionally equipped and boasts free weights, a TRX suspension trainer, spin bikes, cross trainer, treadmill and rowing machines. While Derby Grammar School’s Sports Centre, on Richmond Road, has improved […]
MP Kate Griffiths works with Burton rape advice centre to raise awareness for International Women’s Day
A rape advice centre in Burton is working with Kate Griffiths MP, a survivor of sexual abuse, to shift the shame away from victims. Ms Griffiths MP visited SARAC (Sexual Abuse Rape Advice Centre) and met the all-female team behind it for International Women’s Day. Following a four-day fact-finding hearing in Derby Family Court, the […]
Derby girls pitch in for success on the football field
A girls’ football team from Derby won every match in a national competition against nine other schools – scoring an impressive 24 goals and conceding only two. Teams from the Royal School for the Deaf Derby competed in the National Deaf Children’s Football tournament alongside children from other schools for students with hearing impediments. The […]
Derbyshire company helps restore heritage ‘fairytale cottage’ connected with Florence Nightingale
A hidden fairytale cottage nestled in an idyllic Derbyshire waterside spot is set to welcome visitors for the first time this summer. Derbyshire firm Lubrizol has got behind a huge restoration effort to bring the historic grade two listed ‘Aqueduct Cottage’ by Cromford Canal back to life. The beautiful stone building set snugly in the […]
Gillotts’ new office administrator Carol is relishing the human side of the funeral industry
An experienced office administrator says she is relishing the caring, human side of her new role after she started working at a Nottinghamshire family funeral firm. It is the first time that Carol Inquieti, who has taken up the role at Gillotts Funeral Directors in Nottingham Road, Eastwood, has ever worked in the funeral industry, […]
Award-winning Vibrant Accountancy see co-founder shortlisted for regional award
THE co-founder of Derby-based Vibrant Accountancy has been shortlisted for a regional leadership award. Bev Wakefield is up for the Transformational Leader at the 2022 East Midlands Leadership Awards, which will take place at the Crowne Plaza, Nottingham next week (March 10). Fellow bondholder Kul Mahay is also shortlisted for an award, in the Diversity […]
Personalised letterbox gift company Colleague Box launches special-edition International Women’s Day box celebrating female-led businesses in Derbyshire
THE Derbyshire mum who set up business during the height of the coronavirus pandemic has created a limited-edition gift box celebrating small companies led by inspirational females. Colleague Box – which turned over £1m after just five months – is approaching its second birthday and co-founder Natalie Bamford has teamed up with local businesses to […]
Kerry returns to her early days as Penguin PR expands into Chesterfield
A public relations professional who started her career covering Chesterfield FC matches as a football reporter is making a return to the town to lead her company’s latest expansion. Kerry Ganly, account and social media manager at Penguin PR in Derby, is heading back up the A38 to help the company establish its new office […]
A CAREERS initiative which has helped thousands of secondary school pupils across Derby has welcomed a new chair.
Enterprise for Education (E4E) has appointed Louise Pigden, Deputy Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Derby, to the role. She replaces Mike Copestake, who has been involved with the Derby City Council-backed scheme since it was launched in 2014. E4E was created in a bid to link employers with […]