Three-quarters of East Midlands businesses don’t anticipate a wholesale return to pre-pandemic ways of working, according to new research by East Midlands Chamber and Air IT. Greater flexibility is among the top reasons for a new hybrid working approach – where employees spend part of their week working from home and part of it in …
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Chesterfield Escape Rooms is celebrating success as the attraction has been listed among the top 10 best escape room attractions in the UK, according to reviews website TripAdvisor. The business has shot up the rankings since its opening in Summer 2021, following hundreds of positive reviews on the site. At the time of writing, the escape …
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A partnership project between the University of Derby and Derbyshire Voluntary Action is inviting Chesterfield-based businesses to an online focus group to assist in shaping a new business consortium. Community Chesterfield, which works to strengthen local communities by bringing the University and local voluntary groups together, is set to launch a consortium to bring these same benefits …
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Foster carers in Derbyshire are set to receive £1,000 if they recommend a friend who goes on to become a foster carer after our Cabinet approved a plan to increase its ‘recommend a friend’ bonus. We’re looking to expand our team of foster carers and find loving, stable homes for more than 900 children of …
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Parents who have yet to apply for their child’s infant, junior or primary school place for September 2022 are being encouraged to do so before the deadline in mid-January. Applications for children who were born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 will close at midnight on Saturday 15 January 2022. Parents should also …
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Two men have been arrested after suspected cannabis plants were found growing at a house in Long Eaton. Officers went to a house in Park Street late last night (Tuesday 4 January) following reports of a strong smell coming from the property. They found plants which they believed to be cannabis and arrested two men, …
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A man has been jailed for more than four years after he attacked a man with a knife following a disagreement at a Clay Cross pub last May. Kelvin Fletcher was caught on CCTV in the town centre purchasing a Stanley knife from a shop, shortly after he was involved in a dispute with another …
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Dust off your thinking caps – Bolsover Council are giving you the chance to name their new street sweeping vehicles. If you can do better than Sweep, Sweeping Beauty or Dustin Timberlake then let us have your suggestions. Running until 31 January 2022, The council are asking residents to suggest names for their 3 new …
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More than £4,000 of much-needed food and toiletries was donated to Chesterfield Foodbank just before Christmas thanks to a fundraising appeal by Bridge Help. Launched in November 2021, the team at Bridge Help hoped to raise £2,021 of food and toiletries but, thanks to the generosity of its brokers, suppliers and Chesterfield’s business community, Bridge Help …
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Derbyshire Voluntary Action (DVA) is looking to recruit new Trustees to its Board to broaden the sectors represented by its membership. The organisation, representing more than 420 voluntary and community sector groups across Derbyshire, wishes to create a robust strategic plan to build more successful cross-sector collaborations, engage with businesses and improve its financial sustainability. …
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