Employees across Chesterfield and Derbyshire are being encouraged to log sport and exercise online and compete for prizes in an eight week challenge designed to motivate people to stay fit and healthy in 2015. Open to everyone, the competition has already attracted nearly 400 participants from over 30 different organisations across Derbyshire. The ‘My Team […]
Read more >Cathelco is supplying corrosion protection systems for the second stage of the Filanovsky project in the Caspian Sea, where Lukoil is extracting oil and gas in Russia. The impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems have been designed to operate in the extreme conditions of the Filanovsky field, where sea ice is often experienced for more […]
Read more >The work East Midlands Chamber does to help create closer links between business and education has been praised by Government. The Chamber’s Schools Forum, established to promote better engagement between education sector and the private sector, has been highlighted in a report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which looks at […]
Read more >New branding is being introduced to help Chesterfield Borough Council improve customer service, generate more income and save on future design costs. The council’s branding was originally created 40 years ago and so was not designed with modern publishing needs in mind, particularly for websites or social media. The new visual identity, produced by Chesterfield-based […]
Read more >Tourism in the Peak District and Derbyshire is poised on the brink of a brand new era as the newly-restructured tourist board looks forward to fresh challenges and opportunities in 2015 and beyond. Changes at the top at Visit Peak District & Derbyshire are designed to take the organisation forward into an even brighter […]
Read more >Plans to improve Chesterfield’s historic open-air market are to be drawn up.
Read more >The number of people claiming unemployment benefit across the region has fallen once again. Figures released this morning show a reduction in Jobseekers Allowance claimants of 2,533 across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire from 42,223 in October to 38,690 in November – a fall of 17,475 compared with November 2013. The countywide figure for Derbyshire showed […]
Read more >A new satellite hub designed to help athletes from the Chesterfield area reach the top of their chosen sports has been unveiled.
Read more >Autoworld in Chesterfield has this week taken delivery of a unique Triumph motorcycle. As well as sporting the very distinct vin 666666, the Rocker111 Roadster also boasts custom paint execution across the tank and body work and a series of red demon images under the lacquer. The exclusive opportunity to host this very special […]
Read more >The Mayor of Chesterfield, Councillor Alexis Diouf, took time out of his busy schedule on Small Business Saturday (6 December) to officially open the new home of three small businesses – StraightCurves, In the Works PR and eBusiness Works – who have all relocated to 104 Saltergate. The four storey building, situated opposite the former […]
Read more >United Cast Bar has once again taken the lead in the manufacturing industry by increasing its already large portfolio of sizes. On Wednesday 3rd December the Chesterfield-based firm broke yet another world record by successfully producing a 680mm diameter bar using the continous casting method. Much of the bar, which weighs more than 150 tonne, […]
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