Black Friday boom for Alphageek Digital bucks the national trend
BLACK Friday may have been a disappointment across the UK with sales failing to meet expectations but a Derby digital marketing agency has bucked the trend. Alphageek Digital mounted around £150,000 worth of campaigns on behalf of its clients who saw returns of more than 10-times their investments during the day and the following weekend. […]
Much-loved charity me&dee gives children with disabilities a splashing time at Derby leisure centre
Children with disabilities, including life threatening conditions, are being given some splashing times in exclusive sessions at Moorways Sports Village and Water Park in Derby, courtesy of much-loved charity me&dee. The Melbourne-based charity is funding the sessions as part of its continuing care and peer support programme to allow children it supports to have fun […]
Brrrr-illiant flag designed by pupils at The Bemrose School set to be flown in the Antarctic
A brrrr-illiant flag designed by pupils at a Derby school has been chosen from hundreds of entries to fly proudly outside the globally-important Halley VI Research Station in the Antarctic. The colourful flag, which features penguins drawn by pupils at The Bemrose School, in Uttoxeter Road, will take pride of place at the front of […]
Queen’s Croft High School choir teams up with Lichfield youth club for Christmas sing-along
THERE was festive joy and happy tears as pupils from a Lichfield special school and youngsters from a local youth club collaborated to sing Christmas songs for shoppers. Students from Queen’s Croft High School, in Lichfield, joined children from the Liberty youth club to perform as the ‘Sign and Shine’ choir outside the town’s Tesco […]
British Sign Language GCSE news welcomed by Royal School for the Deaf Derby headteacher
The headteacher of a Derby school has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) saying it is a ‘wonderful Christmas present for the deaf community’. Staff at Royal School for the Deaf Derby have been campaigning for the introduction of a BSL GCSE for at least a decade, saying […]
Corporate gifting is big business and can help retain talent, says award-winning entrepreneur Natalie Bamford of Colleague Box
CORPORATE gifting is big business – and its popularity shows no signs of slowing down in 2024, says the owner of award-winning company Colleague Box. Natalie Bamford and husband Adam set up the business during the pandemic and, since then, Colleague Box has created bespoke gift boxes for a wide range of local and national […]
Surviving Christmas…top tips on finding balance in the run-up to the festive season by Calm In A Box
IT’S the most wonderful time of the year. But Christmas can, for many of us, also be one of the most stressful and exhausting times of the year, writes Sarah Markham of Calm In A Box. Finding balance in the run-up to Christmas is essential to make sure that you’re still sparkling come December 25. […]
World’s Toughest Row awaits Derby granddad Vic as he reveals his transatlantic dream
A former company director of a ground engineering firm is using his retirement to achieve a lifelong ambition – to take part in the World’s Toughest Row and cross the Atlantic solo. Sixty-nine-year-old Vic Handley, former deputy group managing director of Nottinghamshire ground engineering firm Van Elle, has set his sights on becoming the second-oldest […]
Kind-hearted Murray Park pupils and staff make sure no one goes hungry this Christmas
Generous pupils and staff at Murray Park are spreading some festive joy as they make sure no one goes without this Christmas. Murray Park Community School, in Mickleover, has been collecting food, essentials and even a little Christmas treat to deliver to those in their community that are struggling as the cost-of-living crisis continues. The […]
Smart building firm Scenariio “is just getting started” as it celebrates 10 years in business
A Derby IT infrastructure and smart building technology firm which is leading the drive to make Britain’s workplaces more efficient and comfortable by unlocking the power of data has marked its first 10 years in business. Scenariio held a celebration, attended by staff, friends and family, last week at the Chocolate Factory, home of Bustler […]