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A science company has helped safeguard the health of a Derby community by helping to fund a new defibrillator at Normanton Park – where brand new state-of-the-art sports facilities were officially opened this Spring. The park on Warwick Avenue has recently benefited from brand new accessible sports facilities in the…

Outgoing Trentham Golf Club captains Val Davis and Richard Marks are urging people to get tested for Lynch Syndrome after raising £10,000 to support research into bowel cancer research. The duo joined forces to organise a series of fundraising events during their recent year in office at the club on Barlaston Old…

A leading Derby business has been shortlisted for a national award for its work with a top High Street grocery retailer. Technology company Barron McCann has been working in partnership with frozen food giants Iceland for 30 years and it has, over the years, been instrumental in providing in-store hardware maintenance…

South Staffordshire’s culinary scene has received a mouth-watering boost with the official opening of The Lesters Arms. The gourmet restaurant and bar, the brainchild of local packaging entrepreneur Billy Hutchinson, is aiming to be a destination venue for discerning diners and drinkers looking for a new level of…

Two Harrogate friends & colleagues have already raised thousands of pounds for charity ahead of taking on the ‘challenge of a lifetime’ at this weekend’s London Marathon.  Bridget Moore and Amy Cresswell of Alchemy Media will tackle the 26.2-mile trek through the streets of the capital on Sunday having…

The head gardener at one of the region’s leading stately homes is to retire – ending a family association with the estate stretching back more than 200 years. Martin Gee – whose family has enjoyed unbroken service at Weston Park on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border since 1803 ­– is hanging up his spade…

A West Midlands funeral director is seeing a sharp rise in pre-paid funeral requests from its customers. Jennifer Ashe & Son Funeral Directors, which has five branches across the West Midlands and Staffordshire, has said its team is receiving an influx of enquiries from people who are wanting to plan ahead for…

Google Search Ads integrates with Cendyn Digital Marketing Platform, offering hoteliers a unified multi-channel advertising solution to boost direct bookings and revenue. Cendyn, a global integrated hotel technology and services company, has announced the integration of its popular Digital Marketing Platform (DMP)…

A team of budding footballers at Polegate Grasshoppers FC have received an end of season boost with a new addition to the squad – new rain jackets from a local pallet distribution company. The under 13s white team, which was formed last season, are now well protected against the elements thanks to Hailsham-based…

This June, the brains behind Vietnamese Street Kitchen are launching an exciting new seafood boil restaurant called Seafood City in the Arcadian. The concept takes inspiration from the original southern ‘seafood boil’ made famous in Louisiana in the USA’s Deep South, which uses a traditional cooking method to…