Swapping Aqua for AstraZeneca: Derby festival organiser wins acclaimed gong at UK Festival Awards 2022 for covid pivot
James Dean Events transformed festival business into UK’s first independent drive-through vaccination hub
James Dean Events transformed festival business into UK’s first independent drive-through vaccination hub
Members of Rotary Club of Derby Mercia have donated £1,000 so that more young people and families supported by local charity Safe and Sound can receive special recognition and validation of their recovery journey.
Safe and Sound have worked with Derby-based personalised gift company Colleague Box to create a bespoke ‘Hope Box’ for local young people and families who they work with. Each Hope Box, which cost £20, is filled with calming activities, treats and positivity messages.
Libraries will be open with their usual opening hours over the Christmas & New Year period, with the following exceptions:
As we gear up for Buxton International Festival 2023, public booking is now open for two of our major festival events:
Submit your poetry and fiction to the 2023 Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.
Win £5000 and publication!
Deadline of the 31st August 2023
For more information, visit the website here.
A newly-qualified solicitor, who has trained with Timms Solicitors, has been rewarded with a permanent position in the firm’s Family Law team.
University of Derby graduate Leonnie Watson joined Timms in an administrative role to support the Family Law team in 2018 and went onto complete the Legal Practice course at Nottingham Trent University whilst working at Timms.
A DERBY school has been described as having an ‘inclusive and academic culture’ after its first Government inspection in 16 years rated it as ‘good’ with an ‘outstanding’ Sixth Form.
Littleover Community School is among several Derby schools to be inspected by Ofsted under its new framework and its report highlighted the 'high expectations and ambitions' of school leaders.
The school, in Pastures Hill, was visited by a team of five inspectors last month who found that all students, including those with special educational needs, achieve well.
The gallery now opens 10-5pm Friday - Sunday and we will be open right through until 24th Dec: on Christmas Eve, when I'll be closing at 2pm.
A Buxton photographer has helped the Fringe create a very different programme cover for 2023.
Caroline Claye, a retired customer care officer who is a member of High Peak Photography Club (formerly Chapel Camera Club), came up with the distinctive image following a collaboration between Buxton Fringe and the club in July.
A group of international engineers have visited Derby College’s Broomfield Hall in Morley as part of a training programme around the installation of modern air source heat pumps.