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Su-paw-stars: Owners reveal their pet’s intelligent behaviour
Su-paw-stars: Owners reveal their pet’s intelligent behaviour

From saving lives to supporting their owners’ mental health, pet parents have been sharing the remarkably clever behaviour they’ve witnessed from their dogs. Including: “Our dog barked and kept running to us to alert us to a serious fire that had started whilst we were sleeping” “He reacted to my mum lying…

Can UK households afford to be sustainable?
Can UK households afford to be sustainable?

Survey shows cost-of-living is a major barrier to households becoming more eco-friendly. If provided with grant funding to install energy features, 70 per cent would use the money to pay bills instead. Households are unable to adopt a more sustainable way of life because of the cost-of-living, according to new…

Major study reveals skills children need to navigate an uncertain future
Major study reveals skills children need to navigate an uncertain future

38% cited resilience and the ability to cope through change as most important. 38% are most concerned with their children developing interpersonal and social skills. Only 29% listed maths and data analysis as a key skill. Working parents aged 55+ believe resilience and the ability to cope is most valuable (49%), while…

Ready Steady Store recognised for operational excellence by the prestigious Self Storage Association UK Awards
Ready Steady Store recognised for operational excellence by the prestigious Self Storage…

Leading self storage provider, Ready Steady Store, has been recognised for its operational excellence by the Prestigious Self Storage Association UK Awards after securing not one but three accolades at the 2024 awards ceremony. One of the most prestigious events in the self storage industry, the Self Storage…

Nottinghamshire special school joins leading multi-academy trust
Nottinghamshire special school joins leading multi-academy trust

A Nottinghamshire special school has joined a leading multi-academy trust in a move that will ‘strengthen skills and knowledge’ and ‘nurture existing relationships’. Bracken Hill School, in Chartwell Road, Kirkby, will become the latest school run by Esteem Multi-Academy Trust. Esteem MAT was formed in 2018…

Science company helps safeguard users of Derby park with defibrillator funding
Science company helps safeguard users of Derby park with defibrillator funding

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…

Golf club Captains raise £10k for Cancer Research UK and campaign for more people to take a potentially lifesaving Lynch Syndrome test
Golf club Captains raise £10k for Cancer Research UK and campaign for more people to take a…

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…

Derby company Barron McCann shortlisted for national award for its work with retail giants Iceland
Derby company Barron McCann shortlisted for national award for its work with retail giants Iceland

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…

Flexible Space Association celebrates local industry’s “robust upward trajectory” with Newcastle roundtable
Flexible Space Association celebrates local industry’s “robust upward trajectory” with…

The Flexible Space Association was in Newcastle on the 16th of April, bringing together people from businesses in the city to celebrate the success of the Newcastle flexible space industry. Research from The Instant Group shows that demand rebounded significantly in 2023 and is expected to continue rising in 2024 and…

SEND sector client win for Hop&Co.
SEND sector client win for Hop&Co.

Cheshire-based PR and marketing agency Hop&Co. is delighted to announce that it has recently welcomed niche sector job board and resource hub Senploy back into its ever-expanding client portfolio. Founded by Amy Allen in 2019, Senploy was the UK’s first job site for the special educational needs and disabilities…