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Work Starts Restoring Canal-Side Cottages
Volunteers with Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust have started preparation work to restore six derelict cottages overlooking a stretch of disused canal in Draycott which the Trust is also planning to restore. …
App Launch Aims to Improve Washroom Standards
An innovative new app has been launched which aims to raise washroom standards in businesses and public places across the UK. HSG UK in Pride Park, Derby, has developed Cleen App – …
Game On For Derby Business Community
Local companies and organisations are being invited to recapture their childhoods and compete in a series of fun sporting challenges based on the traditional school sports day. The first-ever Derby Business Games …
Proud of Derby
I had a fantastic end to this week – attending the Marketing Derby Annual Business Event at Derby Theatre. It was great to hear more about the efforts across the city to …
New Creative Project Brings Together Education, Music and Industry
Derby-based regional orchestra Sinfonia Viva has teamed up with world-leading power systems company Rolls-Royce plc, Derbyshire Music Education Hub and Derby Museums to launch a creative project that focuses on bringing science, …
Derby Artist Launches Year-Long Exhibition at Déda
A local artist, who has spent the past three years creating three pieces of artwork a day using recycled and reused materials, has launched the first of a series of exhibitions at …
Plans To Be Unveiled For a St Peters Quarter Re-Ballot
The Business Improvement District (BID) proposals for the future of the St Peters Quarter area of Derby city centre will be officially launched at an event on Monday January 16. Since the …
Sixth Generation Join Family-Owned Funeral Directors
The sixth generation of family-owned funeral directors G Wathall & Son in Derby and Ashbourne have joined the business in key roles. Bec and Charlotte Wathall, who both live in Ashbourne and …
Derby Cathedral Quarter Clinches Coveted Great British High Street Title
Derby Cathedral Quarter has been named the city location winner of the prestigious Great British High Street Awards 2016. Having consistently been in the lead in the public online vote and having …
Lonsdale Steps Up Efforts To Keep Derby Swimming
Lonsdale Swimming & Sports Trust is stepping up its recruitment of more swimming teachers to cope with the increased demand for school and public lessons with the impending closure of Moorways pool. …