Talented Lubrizol worker Linda donates her art to help protect rare ‘sky dancers’
A chemicals company employee, artist and bird watcher has contributed her artwork to help fund the conservation of the rare hen harrier bird of prey and other wildlife in Derbyshire’s uplands. Linda Hartshorn, a buyer for additives company Lubrizol based in their rural site at Hazelwood near Belper, is one of the artists to have […]
Cyclists urged to join ‘Skegvegas’ to help Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre
A Derby pensioner who has spent years fundraising for a much-loved charity that helped him as a child is seeking support for his bike ride to help today’s needy kids. Terry Willis, 70, is organising the annual ‘Skegvegas 100’, a 100-mile bike ride from Derby to Skegness which raises thousands of pounds for the Derbyshire […]
Alvaston Moor School’s Leah shows the boys how it’s done after being picked for Derby County Ladies
A Derby secondary pupil is proving her talent at the beautiful game after she was scouted to play for Derby County Ladies’ Football Club on a school outing. Leah Broughton, a year 11 pupil at Alvaston Moor Academy in Bracken’s Lane, plays for the club’s under-16s side after impressing football scouts when she was taken […]
Former Long Eaton school pupils invited back to the classroom to share their success stories
A LONG EATON school is appealing to former students to return to the classroom and talk to current pupils about their careers in a bid to raise aspirations. Staff at The Long Eaton School, in Thoresby Rd, are urging alumni to share their successes with pupils to help them visualise life after the classroom and […]
Experts from Sunshine Support reassures parents asking is my child autistic
A support group is reporting a sharp rise in calls from parents concerned that their child is autistic – but says their behaviour may be the result of the pandemic. Sunshine Support, an organisation that helps families of children with special educational needs, says the increase in enquiries may be related to a delay in […]
EMA Training Opens New Digital HUB in Derby
An East Midlands training and apprenticeship provider has invested £75,000 to give Derby’s former newspaper offices an exciting new lease of life – as a state-of-the-art digital HUB. EMA Training has created three floors of collaborative working space, break-out areas, exam suites and networking facilities inside its new Siddals Road headquarters, which was home to […]
Musical Pioneers at Derby’s The Bemrose School perfect an inclusive performance with Sinfonia Viva
Musicians from an award-winning orchestra have been working with pupils at a city school to help them create an inclusive piece of music which they will perform on stage together. Pupils from years seven, eight and nine at The Bemrose School, in Uttoxeter New Road, have been creating a piece of work around the title […]
Father-of-one whose gambling addiction ruined his life to share his story with Derby networking group
A DAD who stole more than a million Euros from the Post Office he managed to feed a gambling addiction is to share his life story with members of a networking group in Derby. Tony O’Reilly found himself tens of thousands of Euros in debt and, in a desperate bid to cover up his addiction, […]
Why therapy dog Bailey is just the tonic for Kacey
A Mickleover schoolgirl who is waiting for lifechanging surgery to correct a curve in her spine says she ‘forgets all her worries’ when she is with her school’s new therapy dog. Eleven-year-old Kacey Moon attends Murray Park Community School and is undergoing treatment for scoliosis while she waits for a major operation later this year. […]
Councillor to meet brewery to save historic Abbey pub
The brewery in charge of the closed Abbey pub in Darley Abbey has agreed to meet Darley Ward councillor Alan Grimadell to discuss its future. The historic pub closed more than two years ago and efforts to find new managers for the building, which inhabits the last remnants of a medieval monastery, have proved fruitless. Mr Grimadell has contacted Samuel Smiths, the brewery in charge of The Abbey, and is […]