Are You A Small Business Owner In The Derbyshire Dales? Meet Your MP & Share Your Views
On 30 November 2020, the Federation of Small Businesses will be hosting a roundtable event enabling Derbyshire Dales based businesses to speak directly with Sarah Dines MP, the elected Member Of Parliament for the Derbyshire Dales.
Helen Wathall MBE has won the title of Family Business Director of the Year in the prestigious Midlands Institute of Directors annual awards.
Helen is the fifth generation of her family to run Wathall’s which is Derby’s longest established independent funeral directors - established since 1858 - and now also has branches in Ashbourne, Alvaston, Borrowash and Burton.
She was appointed Managing Director after the death of her father Bill Wathall and has recently been joined in the business by her daughters Bec and Charlotte.
Derby Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a new digital platform www.cqlive.co.uk to showcase local businesses and encourage more people to shop local at this crucial time in the run up to Christmas.
CQ Live replaces the BID’s annual CQ Winter Life magazines which have been popular with visitors for the past 12 years.
We are pleased to confirm that Derby Market Place will make a festive transformation to host a COVID-secure traditional Christmas Market on the 4, 5, 6 and 10, 11, 12, 13 December 2020 10:00 – 16:00.
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your products in a clear and established destination with Christmas footfall and supported by an extensive marketing campaign in run up to Christmas.
We will be providing a covered cabin with heating and power to keep you comfortable throughout your visit.
A woman who launched her own handmade bath bomb company during the peak of the pandemic has taken on seven members of staff to help her keep up with the demand for 2,000 products a day.
Danielle Dunn left her fulltime job in March and moved into a workshop just five days before the UK’s first lockdown – forcing her to move her business, Divine Box, back into her Swadlincote home.
Although the 33-year-old feared her company might fail before it had even begun, she has been overwhelmed with orders – including one for 22,000 bath bombs.
Dozens of electric scooters are to be made available for key workers travelling to and from work in Derby during a year-long trial starting this month.
We are thrilled to say that throughout October we were able to open up Charnwood Street further to accommodate face to face sessions. Sessions such as Playful Changes with Clay and the Rise and Fall Autumn Art sessions ran from the building and visitors were able to interact and take part in person.
Bennetts, the world’s oldest department store, has returned to the virtual high street with the official launch of a new retail website.
Ft. over 30 artists based in UK and Hong Kong. Exhibiting from 11 November - 13 December 2020.
To celebrate international cultural exchange between the UK and Hong Kong, the Peer to Peer: UK/HK Online Festival will be launching an online exhibition of new and existing digital artwork from UK and Hong Kong based artists from Wed 11 November to Sun 13 December 2020. The exhibition will be free to access and will accompany an online events programme discussing topical themes and issues affecting visual arts sectors across the world.