Allestree Woodlands School has received nearly £128,000 to make environmental improvements to its swimming pool which is used by primary schools and swim groups across the city. Derby City Council submitted a bid on behalf of the school for the money from the Swimming Pools Support Fund, run by the Government and…
15th April, 2024
Language pupils in the final months of preparation for their GCSE exams have welcomed a teacher from Germany to help with their revision. Murray Park Community School, in Mickleover, welcomed Claudia Meyer as part of the UK German Connection programme to help Year 11 pupils prepare for their GCSEs. She usually teaches…
15th April, 2024
The Trade Finance Distribution Initiative is thrilled to announce that XDC Foundation will be the lead sponsor of 2024’s Trade Finance Investor Day. It follows XDC Foundation’s platinum sponsorship of last year’s event, and marks a significant milestone in the advancement of blockchain technology within the…
15th April, 2024
The Breakfast Bothy, a small Edinburgh-based charity providing meals, connection, and support to people experiencing difficult times, is challenging others to join their sleep out fundraiser this Friday (19th of April). Participants will spend the night without shelter on the grounds of Carlowrie Castle, with the aim…
15th April, 2024
Manufacturing accounts for £518billion of UK GDP and supports 7.3million jobs reveal new findings due to be launched at MACH 2024 today. ‘Making things’ accounts for 34.5% of all UK goods and services exports. Median wage in manufacturing is 11% above the national average. Call to commercialise more innovations…
15th April, 2024
Fairfield Business Park in Penistone, Barnsley, has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal. Over the past two years, the site has been fully developed from being unoccupied into a thriving business park by family-run, Barnsley-based property and land specialists, Fairbank Investments Ltd. The fully-let park has…
15th April, 2024
An experienced manager has returned to her “first love” by taking the reins at an environmental education centre in London. Jo Vere worked in the NHS for 15 years but has now taken over as manager at the Field Studies Council’s Epping Forest and London day centres, which together welcome more than 38,000…
15th April, 2024
Construction businesses from across Shropshire and beyond have been urged to play their part in helping to deliver a multi-billion pound programme of projects planned for the region. Plans to regenerate Shrewsbury’s Riverside area and the flagship Station Quarter development in Telford were just two of the key…
15th April, 2024
“Committed” and “passionate” eye care professionals have been urged to put themselves forward to represent their peers on the BCLA council. Future council members will play an integral role in deciding and delivering the strategic direction of the BCLA, whilst representing members’ wishes and help to ensure…
15th April, 2024
Oakwood Junior School’s commitment to the arts and to inclusion has been recognised with two separate awards. The school in Alvaston has earned its Arts Mark Gold Award and the Inclusive School Award with Centre of Excellence status. The Arts Mark Gold Award follows a lengthy submission process which had to show…
14th April, 2024
