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19th March 2024

Smith Partnership shows its support for the city as its staff get on their marks for the Derby 10k

A Derby law firm is set to continue its long commitment to supporting the city’s popular 10k race after funding another bumper turnout from its staff at the event this weekend.
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18th March 2024

East Midlands’ Orchestra Plans Dementia Friendly Performances

Derby-based Sinfonia Viva, the Orchestra of the East Midlands, is planning to launch a programme of dementia-friendly classical music performances in Derby.
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18th March 2024

New Concrete Batching Plant Marks Major Step in £18.5m Scheme

As part of its major investment project at its Burton on Trent tile plant Russell Roof Tiles is installing state-of-the-art equipment to support the firm’s Net Zero ambitions.
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18th March 2024

Derby Kids’ Camp seeking more volunteers to help children facing challenges

A Derby charity is urgently seeking volunteers so that it can provide a much-needed break to children in the city and county who may be living in poverty or facing challenges at home.
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18th March 2024

Bluesky International donates £1,500 to help maintain story of Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Bluesky International has stepped in to help preserve historical local pictures from its neighbourhood’s past.
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18th March 2024

A species abundant future for Wild Peak with new Species Survival Funding

An ambitious plan to halt and reverse declining native species abundance across the Peak District has been awarded £1.69 million funding from the Government's Species Survival Fund. 
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18th March 2024

JODY AND TEAM TO THE RESCUE

Last week Living Without Abuse (LWA), a local domestic abuse support charity, put out an appeal for a young mum with 2 children who’d fallen victim to an unscrupulous carpet fitter just when they needed help most. 
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15th March 2024

7 Victoria Centre retailers where you can do your bit for Global Recycling Day 2024

Ahead of Global Recycling Day (18 March), Nottingham’s leading shopping destination, Victoria Centre, is highlighting the many ways in which shoppers can do their bit to help reduce waste.
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15th March 2024

Duncan & Toplis ‘On the Road to Net Zero’ by 2032

One of the largest accountants and business advisers in the Midlands, Duncan & Toplis, is aiming to reduce its total carbon emissions to zero within the next five to eight years.
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15th March 2024

Derbyshire colleagues take on daredevil skydive for children’s hospice.

Colleagues from a Derbyshire company are taking to the skies in a daredevil challenge to raise funds for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.
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14th March 2024

Homebuilder gifts £3,000 donation to Nottinghamshire search and rescue

Nottingham-based Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has donated £3,000 to Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue (NSART).
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14th March 2024

Little Lives, Big Journeys: Join Leicester Hospitals Charity for the Big Pledge Weekend to keep families together during those vital journeys

In Leicester from Friday 22 to Monday 25 March - The Big Pledge Weekend is set to make a big impact as Leicester Hospitals Charity rallies the community together to support the CenTre Neonatal Transport Service in their mission to enhance the care provide
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14th March 2024

New tenants take on organic farm on Paget Estate

The historic Paget Estate has announced new tenants for Hungary Lane Farm, which will become the sixth organic farm on the 2,500-acre estate located on the Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire border.
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14th March 2024

Nottinghamshire homebuilder donates £1,500 to mental health charity

A Nottingham-based charity has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt and David Wilson Homes to support its services to provide a peer support group for men that are suffering with their mental health.
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13th March 2024

Local contractor teams up with Greggs Foundation to help Notts school

Nottingham-based contractor Clegg Food Projects is continuing its long-standing relationship with The Greggs Foundation by sponsoring the Breakfast Club initiative at Highbank Primary and Nursery School in Clifton.
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13th March 2024

Charity bike ride aiming for 1000 smiles from 100 miles steps up a gear with new partnership and top cyclist

A new partnership is getting the wheels rolling on a 100-mile bike ride to support two charities giving low tech breaks to hundreds of Derbyshire children who might not otherwise get a holiday at all.
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13th March 2024

Nottingham baby loss charity issues plea for help from local businesses for DIY SOS style QMC project

Baby loss charity Forever Stars has issued an urgent plea to local people, businesses, artists and workers for help with a DIY SOS-style makeover project for Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) Nottingham’s Ward A23 and its garden, where families suffering baby
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13th March 2024

Recycle, Repurpose – And Transform The Lives Of Homeless People

A new programme, devised by the charity Framework, can help businesses recycle domestic or office furniture, electrical appliances, fixtures and fittings and, at the same time, transform the lives of homeless people.
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13th March 2024

Leicestershire homebuilder donates £$1,500 to cancer charity

A Coalville-based charity has received a £1,500 donation from David Wilson Homes to support its services dedicated to improving the physical appearance and overall wellbeing of people living with cancer.
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12th March 2024

Local hospice receives £100k funding to help Derbyshire care homes and their residents

Local charity Treetops Hospice has received £100,000 funding to help Derbyshire care homes support residents who are approaching the end of their life.
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12th March 2024

Northampton homebuilder raises over £20,000 in cycling challenge

Barratt Homes Northampton is celebrating the efforts of its team that took on a cycling challenge to raise money for Northamptonshire Health Charity.
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7th March 2024

Clowes Developments employees vote for Derbyshire Mind as their chosen charity for 2024-2025

2024 marks a new chapter for the Derbyshire based property group, Clowes Developments, as they implement their brand-new charitable giving policy.
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6th March 2024

Have your say on the future of Nottinghamshire’s iconic County Hall

A new online survey is now open to anyone who wants to share their views on the future of County Hall in West Bridgford.
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6th March 2024

STEM projects for Midlands kids could scoop National Grid cash

Inspiring more young people from marginalised and economically-deprived backgrounds in the Midlands about technology, science and engineering is the aim of a new community funding offer.
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29th February 2024

Nottingham Business Announces Latest Community Support with new Charity Partnership

Nottingham-based insurance broker Russell Scanlan, which serves the nation’s corporate and small business sectors, has announced that its Charity of the Year for 2024 is Spectrum Wasp Children’s Charity.
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29th February 2024

Health and safety consultancy partners with Northampton-based homelessness charity to offer legionella checks

A health and safety consultancy has shown its support for a Northamptonshire charity by carrying out legionella assessments at its temporary night shelter for the homeless.
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29th February 2024

Runners take on 5k challenge to show their support for Teamwork Trust

A team of runners from Northamptonshire-based IT company 3RS IT Solutions took part in a 5k run to raise money for Teamwork Trust.
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28th February 2024

MORLEY HAYES HEAD CHEF HONOURED BY HIGH SHERIFF OF DERBYSHIRE

Nigel Stuart, head chef at Morley Hayes, has been honoured by the High Sheriff of Derbyshire for 30 years of service.
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28th February 2024

Savills Chooses the Star Trust As Charity Of The Year

Leading property consultants, Savills East Midlands, have chosen the Star Trust – The Charitable Entrepreneurs as their charity of the year.
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28th February 2024

ANOKI DERBY CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Leading fine dining restaurant, Anoki, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special event for more than 80 members of the local business community.
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28th February 2024

Special gardening project is one step nearer reality!

Ambitious plans to create a unique garden to inspire children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been supercharged by grant aid and boosted by money raised through a fun quiz, exciting auction and bumper raffle.
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28th February 2024

The National Ice Centre hosted the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire’s annual event to celebrate and support charitable work

The National Ice Centre hosted the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire’s annual event to celebrate and support the charitable work of the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation (NCF) and the year of the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
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27th February 2024

Charity Golf Day - 17 May 2024

PASIC supports over 490 families in the East Midlands facing childhood cancer.
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27th February 2024

Northamptonshire foodbank supported with £1,500 donation from local housebuilder

Weston Favell Foodbank has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes to help support its essential service to the Northampton community.
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27th February 2024

Redistribution of thousands of items by Cawarden empowers the Nightlife Outreach charity to achieve its mission.

Specialist contractor Cawarden, based in Derby, has salvaged and subsequently donated thousands of unwanted items from its project on Edmund Street in Birmingham city centre to Nightlife Outreach, a mental health and addiction support service located near
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27th February 2024

The Furniture Makers’ Company welcomes Whitemeadow Furniture as a corporate member

Long-established upholstery manufacturer Whitemeadow Furniture is the latest business to join the ranks of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry, as a corporate member.
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27th February 2024

Leicester-Based Shaw Trust Named As Highcross' New Charity Of The Year

Staff at Shaw Trust have expressed excitement at being chosen as Highcross shopping centre’s charity of the year for 2024.
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26th February 2024

esbs plants trees for charity scheme’s “wooden” anniversary

To celebrate five years of its In the Community scheme, esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society has recently planted trees at National Forest’s Brookvale Woods in Ratby.
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26th February 2024

Farm park to bring charity donations to £20,000 in 20th year

A Staffordshire farm park is looking to bring the total amount of money raised for local charities to £20,000 this year as it marks two decades since opening its first family attraction on the site.
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24th February 2024

G F Tomlinson partners with Derby clothing bank for new year support

Midlands-based contractor, G F Tomlinson, has linked up with the Hope Store Charity in Derby to support the local community with essential items.
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23rd February 2024

Aon’s Leicester office donates to The Samaritans

The Leicester team of Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, has made a significant donation of goods to its local branch of the Samaritans.
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23rd February 2024

Handsome hound ‘Lui’ helps Derbyshire science company staff boost lifesaving charity

Cute pet pics snapped by Derbyshire science company staff have helped boost a life-saving charity which is helping mark National Heart Month this February.
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22nd February 2024

Rewilding of Allestree Park awarded £1.1 million to deliver community’s vision

As Allestree Park enters its third year of rewilding, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Derby City Council have announced exciting plans for how the community would like to shape the park into a richer place for people and nature, and help tackle the effects
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22nd February 2024

Chelton Brown’s decade of dedication raises over £100,000 for Cynthia Spencer Hospice

A leading local property agent, who has supported Cynthia Spencer Hospice for more than a decade, last year sponsored events that raised more than £100,000 for the popular charity.
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21st February 2024

A celebration of a lifetime: Luxury Rutland hotel unveils county’s largest indoor event space for ‘unforgettable’ celebrations and events

A luxury Rutland hotel has officially opened the doors to the county’s largest indoor events space, with a seating capacity of 500.
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21st February 2024

Leicester-Based EarthSense Partners with Al Murabit to Bring Air Quality Monitoring to Oil & Gas Industry in Iraq

EarthSense, the air quality expert, has today announced a distribution agreement with Al Murabit Company, a leader in supplying the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
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21st February 2024

PIB Insurance choose Safe and Sound as Charity of the Year

The Derby office of a national specialist insurance brokers has pledged to raise money for local charity Safe and Sound over the next two years.
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19th February 2024

Bright Hope in North West Leicestershire gets keys to new purpose-built day centre

Local charity Bright Hope in North West Leicestershire (formerly Hospice Hope) has taken possession of Bright Hope House, its new, purpose-built daycare centre.
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15th February 2024

First Response Finance Raises Over £76k for Charity in 2023

First Response Finance, the vehicle finance company with offices in Nottingham, Leigh, and Glasgow, donated a total of £76,323.18 to charity in 2023. 
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15th February 2024

G F Tomlinson partners with Derby clothing bank for new year support

Midlands-based contractor, G F Tomlinson, has linked up with the Hope Store Charity in Derby to support the local community with essential items.
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15th February 2024

NET RAISES OVER £11,500 FOR NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY GROUPS

NOTTINGHAM Express Transit (NET) has completed a successful 12 months of support for local community groups, charities and initiatives, with a total of £11,573 in funds raised.
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14th February 2024

Wardour Secure Networks sponsors local triathlete in her mission to secure World Standard Distance Aquabike Championship title

Wardour Secure Networks Ltd, a leading provider of cutting-edge telephony, IT, security, CCTV, and alarm solutions is helping a Grantham-based triathlete achieve her dreams with sponsorship for her upcoming trip to the World Standard Distance Aquabike Cha
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14th February 2024

LEICESTER RESTAURANT WELCOMES CHARITY FOR FREE DINNER

Thirty selected guests from a local charity enjoyed a free three-course dinner at favourite French high street restaurant Bistrot Pierre this week, paid for by loyal customers.
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14th February 2024

Air IT Partners with Good Things Foundation to Bridge the Digital Divide

Following the extraordinary achievement of raising £10,000 for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in 2023, Air IT (www.airit.co.uk) is propelling its commitment to social responsibility even further in 2024. Building on the remarkable success of sup
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13th February 2024

Leicestershire homebuilder donates £1,500 to Microtia UK

Coalville-based David Wilson Homes East Midlands has made a £1,500 donation to Microtia UK, a charity that provides an education and support for families effected by Microtia.
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10th February 2024

The Derby Conference Centre and Railway Children join forces to make a difference.

The Derby Conference Centre is delighted to announce a new Charity Partner for 2024, Railway Children. The charity help vulnerable children at risk on the streets across transport networks to rewrite their future – this is happening across the UK, India a
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8th February 2024

Leicester Arena becomes Mattioli Arena in recognition of support from charitable trust

The largest indoor arena in Leicester will now be known as the Mattioli Arena.
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7th February 2024

Flash the cash for kindness: GIVE Leicester's Random Acts of Kindness Week flash mob to help homeless people in Leicester

BID Leicester has invited everyone to embrace a random act of kindness next week by getting involved in a unique ‘flash mob’ giving event.
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7th February 2024

Pre-planning application submitted as Rutland goes 'wild' in Oakham

An ambitious project fronted by the owners of a farming and land estate in Rutland could see native bears, wolves, and lynx reintroduced to the countryside along with other indigenous species, if local proposals are successful.  
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6th February 2024

SME Awards raise over £20,000 for cancer charity

With the kindness of last year's finalists, the SME Business Awards have raised over £21,000 for The Lewis Foundation, a Northamptonshire cancer charity.
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6th February 2024

Community Causes New Year Cheer

Russell Roof Tiles, a Burton-based concrete roof tile manufacturer, has announced the return of its charity Give4Good initiative, with the 150 strong team pledging to raise £50,000 for good causes.
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6th February 2024

Faster Britain goes on tour! Taking gigabit full fibre on the road. Climb on Board at the Love Business Expo

Measuring more than 44ft in length and 15 tonnes in weight, a new member of the Faster Britain family will be revealed this week in Leicestershire. The bus will be parked up for the day this years Love Business expo on the 15th February
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6th February 2024

Thrills Galore Planned For Safe and Sound Fundraisers

Safe and Sound has announced its first two fundraising events for 2024 with proceeds going to help the charity protect and support more young people and families whose lives have been affected by child exploitation.
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6th February 2024

BELMAYNE DONATION AIDS LOCAL DISABILTY GROUPS

Two Derbyshire charities are benefiting from the generosity of Dronfield-based independent financial planners, Belmayne.
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5th February 2024

Newark housebuilder donates to local Under 7s football team

School Football Week (Monday 5th to Sunday 11th February) is a campaign run by the English Schools' Football Association aimed at getting schools and local communities to embrace the wellbeing, social and health benefits the sport provides to young people
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5th February 2024

Derby charity reveals record support to 12,000 people with meals, food parcels and hampers

A record number of people received food from the Derby Food 4 Thought (DF4T) Alliance, based in Charnwood Street, with 12,000 adults and children given meals, food parcels and hampers over the last three months.
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2nd February 2024

Inaugural Gala Dinner at army barracks will raise funds for vulnerable Nottinghamshire women and children

A Gala Dinner will be held in February to raise money for Nottinghamshire-based domestic abuse charity, Broxtowe Women’s Project.
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1st February 2024

Innovative App Provides Additional Security For Local Charity

Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has piloted a new on-demand security service for its support workers and outreach teams.
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31st January 2024

Clowes Developments support colleague to raise £5,000 in Sponsored Walk for Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity

Clowes Developments, a prominent name in the Derbyshire business community, organised a sponsored walk at Pride Park Stadium on Sunday 28th January to support the Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity.
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31st January 2024

Study to decarbonise East Midlands Airport “takes off”

A decarbonisation study looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities toward achieving zero carbon emissions at airports is now under way.
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30th January 2024

Three events coming up in the me & dee calendar

me&dee has a simple mission, to ensure families going through difficult and uncertain times are gifted with memories they can treasure, never losing sight of what truly matters.
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25th January 2024

Steve and Ethan find the recipe for fundraising success at showstopping baking event

Staff from Irthlingborough-based 3RS IT Solutions put their baking skills to the test last weekend when they took part in a bake-off event to raise money for Teamwork Trust.
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24th January 2024

Inaugural Gala Dinner at army barracks will raise funds for vulnerable Nottinghamshire women and children

A Gala Dinner will be held in February to raise money for Nottinghamshire-based domestic abuse charity, Broxtowe Women’s Project.
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24th January 2024

Great North Road (GNR) Solar Park could generate £1 million a year in community funding for Newark

Around £1m-a-year in funding could be made available to local community projects as part of the proposed Great North Road (GNR) Solar Park.
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24th January 2024

Young People’s Charity The Network Wins Shooting Star Vote

Award-winning marketing and PR agency Shooting Star has chosen a Lincoln-based charity that supports the city’s young people as its Charity of the Year in 2024. 
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24th January 2024

Leicestershire building society marks £10,000 of donations through community scheme

esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, celebrates five years of its In the Community scheme which has generated £10,000 of donations to local causes since the scheme began in 2018.
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24th January 2024

Simpler Law supporting Alzheimer's Society

Did you know that around 1 million people in the UK have dementia? Or that this is likely to rise to 1.6 million in less than 20 years? On average one person develops dementia every three minutes, and currently there is no cure.
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23rd January 2024

Central Co-op celebrates a year of community impact

Central Co-op, alongside its Members and customers, have helped raise a whopping £73,000 for charities supporting those affected by homelessness, as well as donating 7,600 toys to local disadvantaged children through its Goodwill To All festive charity in
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23rd January 2024

Abacus adds to remarkable expansion with new site

Pioneering Leicestershire firm Abacus Flooring Solutions has announced its imminent move to bigger premises following an incredible year of continued growth. 
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23rd January 2024

Housing Association residents raise money to say thank you to their local NHS

To mark the NHS 75 years of service celebrations and to say thank you, customers and colleagues at Platform Housing Group’s retirement living scheme at Epperstone Court, Nottingham have raised £310 which they have donated to Nottingham’s Hospital Charitie
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22nd January 2024

Sturgess Motor Group receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2024

20 JANUARY 2024, Sturgess Motor Grouphas received the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award, an independent seal of excellence, which recognises businesses that consistently deliver a world-class customer experience.
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19th January 2024

Safe and Sound Supports Safer Internet Awareness

Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has joined thousands of organisations across Europe to highlight the potential dangers of the internet – particularly for children and young people.
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19th January 2024

SMB College Group Celebrates Leicestershire Silver Sustainable Food Places Award

SMB College Group is celebrating Leicestershire winning the Silver Sustainable Food Places Award, and is proud to play a significant role in providing healthy and sustainable food production education through its Agriculture, Countryside Management, Horti
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18th January 2024

Leading conservation charity, Twycross Zoo, has won second place at the BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Great British Wildlife Restoration Awards

The prestigious awards evening took place at a special reception in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 16 January.
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18th January 2024

Universities for Nottingham to host East Midlands climate change education hub

A partnership between Nottingham’s two universities will host an East Midlands hub of a £2m national programme offering every school, college and university in England free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient.
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17th January 2024

Loughborough area foodbank welcomes delivery from Amazon

A team of employees from the Amazon sortation centre in Coalville visited the team at the Loughborough area foodbank to deliver a donation of food and essential supplies worth £1,000.
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16th January 2024

BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Lincolnshire’s highly proactive Gelder Group is on a mission to create an exciting educational facility to inspire children with special needs.
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16th January 2024

University of Nottingham becomes first UK member of international clean technologies institute

The University of Nottingham’s Power Electronics, Machines  and Control  (PEMC) Research Group has been announced as a member of the Chilean Institute of Clean Technologies, making it the first UK institution to join the programme.
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12th January 2024

East Midlands Chamber achieves WELL Health-Safety Rating with support from Blueprint Interiors

East Midlands Chamber is helping to set the bar for workplace wellbeing after landing a global accreditation – with the help of the region’s top expert in the field.
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11th January 2024

Russell Roof Tiles Announces New Sustainability Director

Starting the year demonstrating its continued commitment to sustainability Russell Roof Tiles has created a new role of Corporate Sustainability and Development Director.
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11th January 2024

Electric vehicles powering through for Silverstone Leasing in 2023

More than a quarter of all vehicles sold in 2023 by award-winning vehicle leasing company Silverstone Leasing were electric powered.
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10th January 2024

Amazon Chesterfield backs community development programme

A community development programme in Sheffield has received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Chesterfield.
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10th January 2024

University of Nottingham partnership sparks innovation in clean energy

A partnership that pairs researchers from the University of Nottingham with a UK manufacturer is set to strengthen the company’s competitive edge, by creating new capability and in-house-expertise in clean energy.
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10th January 2024

Derbion has revealed that it is searching for a new charity partner for 2024 for its successful charity initiative, Derbion Cares.

Following another successful year in 2023, Derbion has announced that it is looking for a new charity for its ‘Derbion Cares’ initiative, which offers a regional charity the chance to receive 12 months of support through fundraising and awareness activiti
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8th January 2024

Pre-loved clothing sale to raise vital funds for local charity

Base 51, a charity that has been supporting young people in the area for over 30 years, is hosting a Sip & Shop pre-loved clothing event at the Malt Cross to raise vital funds for the charity.
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8th January 2024

G F Tomlinson partners with Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust to raise awareness of life saving treatment

Midlands contractor, G F Tomlinson, has announced the Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust as its chosen charity for 2024.
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4th January 2024

Poised to Make a Difference to More Lives

Equine Facilitated Learning practitioner Heidi Dawson has started 2024 in confident mood after supercharging her venture in a variety of ways over the past quarter.
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