Progressive Sports awards recognises former female footballer who was ‘inspired’ by personalised letter from Sir Alex Ferguson
A female footballer who received a personalised letter from former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson that ‘inspired’ her to continue with her sporting career has been recognised for her efforts. Twenty-five-year-old Alice Clason joined an all-boys team at the age of six, before going on to play for clubs including Derby County, Birmingham City […]
Former Derbyshire police chief Kul Mahay returns to the interrogation room with TV presenter Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder
A former police chief from Derby who has worked on high-profile cases in the UK is to return to the interrogation room – on a brand-new TV programme featuring Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder. Kul Mahay, who spent more than 30 years working for Derbyshire Constabulary before setting up a business specialising in leadership and emotional intelligence, […]
Tree planting company branching out to help Derbyshire children’s charity
A tree growing enterprise dedicated to cutting carbon emissions has branched out into supporting a much-loved children’s holiday charity too. Co-Treetment, a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2019 to help companies and individuals offset their CO2 by planting trees, has launched a new scheme to benefit the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre. The holiday centre charity has […]
Derby solicitors’ long service awards rewards staff for their loyalty
Staff who have worked at a Derby law firm for more than an incredible 200 years between them have been praised for their loyalty after they were given long-service awards. Ten employees at Smith Partnership, who have notched up a combined 235 years in total, were recognised at a special ceremony which was held at […]
L.E.A.D. IT backs Notts County junior ladies with season-long sponsorship deal
A leading IT company has given its backing to a girls’ football team as they prepare for the start of a new season. L.E.A.D. IT Services, which specialises in working with schools and multi-academy trusts including East Midlands-based Embark Federation, Reach2 Academy and L.E.A.D. Academy, will sponsor Notts County FC Girls for the 2022/23 season. […]
All change at award-winning Derby accountancy company
Bev Wakefield, co-founder of Vibrant Accountancy. IT’S all change at a leading Derby accountancy company as one of its co-founders takes on sole ownership. Bev Wakefield, who set up award-winning Vibrant Accountancy with Ian Ball in September 2019, will lead the business from September 1, with co-founder Ian Ball moving to Pride Park-based CoMech Metrology […]
TV’s Dan Walker is lined-up for Derby Book Festival
Television presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker will be waltzing his way to Derby to headline this year’s autumn edition of the city’s popular book festival. Sheffield-based Dan has been announced as the first of 12 authors who will be visiting the city during Derby Book Festival, which this year runs from November […]
Medically-minded pupils get hands-on in surgery
Aspiring medical students put their scalpels – and stomachs – to the test when they dissected animal organs to learn more about the human body. More than 40 talented students were invited to give up a week of their summer holiday to learn new skills and the live operating theatre session was a must for […]
Murray Park celebrate GCSE results
Staff and students at Murray Park School are celebrating another fantastic year of GCSE results, with some brilliant individual performances leaving students elated. Based in Mickleover, the school recorded Grade 4+ pass percentages of 75.4% and 66.3% in English and maths respectively, whilst also recording a 6% uplift on pre pandemic results in English and […]
GCSE success for The Long Eaton School
A Long Eaton secondary school has celebrated successful GCSE results – and one student has overcome more than most. Deeti Wren, a student at The Long Eaton School on Thorseby Road, achieved her GCSEs despite having been diagnosed with a brain tumour on Christmas Eve last year. The year 11 student was diagnosed with prolactinoma, […]