Triple celebration for Penguin PR as awards shortlist is revealed
A leading Derby PR company has been given a reason to celebrate after being shortlisted for three top business awards. Penguin PR, based in Duffield Road, has been nominated in the Business Masters Awards and the East Midlands Chamber Awards to the delight of directors Sarah Newton and Simon Burch. The company is competing for […]
Pupils cracking the code to interactive learning
A student taking part in the Robotics Club at Derby Grammar School during Coding Week
Tesco community champion Charlotte cuts the ribbon on new Sixth Form block at Queen’s Croft
A FORMER pupil of a Staffordshire special school was the special guest as its brand-new Sixth Form block was unveiled to students, staff and governors. Charlotte Aspley, an ex-student at Queen’s Croft High School, in Lichfield – and a Tesco community champion who works locally for the supermarket giant – officially opened the new block, […]
Don Amott urges football fans to support high-flying Mickleover after kitting out players in charity boost
Derby caravan king Don Amott has urged local football fans to support high-flying Mickleover FC play “proper football” – after kitting out players to boost a much-loved charity of which he is patron. The home kit worn by first team players at the club feature the distinctive logo of the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre (DCHC) […]
International science award for Test Your Intolerance
A LEADING allergy and intolerance home testing company has won a prestigious international health award and been shortlisted for two regional business awards. Test Your Intolerance, based in Castle Donington, has won an International Life Science Award, from Global Health and Pharma Magazine, in recognition of its world-beating innovation and cutting-edge technology. It was presented […]
Blog: What’s the angle? How something as simple as writing letters can still make story gold.
Does anyone in Britain still write letters? Asks Lucy Stephens … I can tell you one person who still does. Me. Actually, I know lots of people who do. My whole family still write letters to each other. It’s a welcome side effect of being dotted all around the country. Perhaps a legacy of growing up […]
Founder of Sunshine Support says families in Derbyshire are being failed by delay in Education and Health Care Plans
THE founder of a Derby-based special needs organisation that provides support to families across the UK says it is “appalling” that so many are being failed – and that parents are too scared to share their stories in case it impacts on them negatively. Chrissa Wadlow set up Sunshine Support in 2017 after winning a […]
The Bemrose School pupils settle with a good book as new library officially opens
A library nine years in the making has officially opened at a Derby school as pupils are encouraged to get stuck into a good book. Primary school pupils at The Bemrose School welcomed local children’s authors Sue Wilkins and Matt Beighton to cut the ribbon on the new library, which is jam-packed with brand-new books […]
‘Incredible’ school gets the thumbs up from pupils and Ofsted
Image shows Year 1 pupils Noah (wearing yellow shirt), Harriet and Oliver with head teacher David Blackwell. Springfield Primary School in Spondon was described by pupils as ‘incredible’ during a recent Ofsted inspection which rated it as ‘good’. The inspector highlighted the high expectations leaders at the school have for pupils and noted the children feel […]
Fantastic, marvellous books shared by pupils at Derby Grammar School on Roald Dahl Day
Ms Cooper with a group of children from Year 3-6 reading The Twits Pupils at Derby Grammar Primary School in Littleover have spent national ‘Roald Dahl Day’ celebrating one of the world’s most celebrated writers of children’s books. Children from Reception to Year 6 came together for a special reading lesson in their school Houses, […]