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'Fuller's Rail Ale' Train to visit Barrow Hill Roundhouse

A special train has been chartered to transport guests to Chesterfield for the first day of the 2015 Rail Ale Festival. Organised by UK Railtours and sponsored by Fuller’s Brewery, the East Midlands Trains HST ‘Fuller’s Rail Ale’ will depart from London St Pancras at 09.40 on Thursday 14th May, and is scheduled to pick […]

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Proact Stadium prepares for popular Player of the Year dinner

This season’s Chesterfield FC Player of the Year dinner will be on a much larger scale than ever before to cope with the demand for tickets. There are plans for a large marquee to be erected on the pitch at the Proact Stadium to accommodate around 500 people. If the Spireites are involved in the […]

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Anna Cattee qualifies as Notary Public

Commercial solicitor, Anna Cattee, has become Chesterfield’s newest Notary Public. Based at BRM Solicitors on Saltergate, Anna has undertaken two years of study for the role and is now one of only two people practising in the town. The role of Notary Public is the oldest within the legal profession, focusing on authentication and certification of signatures and […]

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Grants awarded to support Chesterfield athletes

Some of the best young talent in the Chesterfield Borough have been handed a share of £2,250 in grants from business network ICON to help them chase their sporting dreams. The chosen 15 athletes have been selected to receive a grant of up to £250 each, which they can use to help meet costs such […]

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Chatsworth to turn dream weddings into reality

Couples can begin their happy ever after with a helping hand from Chatsworth this February as its annual wedding fair returns, with over 40 new and exciting suppliers showcasing their services. The fair, which has proven to be a popular choice amongst prospective brides and grooms, promises to be bigger and better than ever before […]

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Support on offer for local jobseekers

Free assistance is now available at Chesterfield Library to aid residents currently seeking employment. As well as one-to-one computer sessions to help people find jobs and benefits information online, job hunters will also be able to access regular employability sessions each week. Run by Derbyshire County Council’s Careers Service, the employability sessions will take place […]

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Chatsworth at forefront of accessible tourism campaign following funding boost

Chatsworth is among eight Peak District and Derbyshire businesses chosen to promote England as a leading destination for accessible tourism – now worth £3 billion to the national economy. Official tourist board, Visit Peak District & Derbyshire is one of just seven destinations to secure a share in national tourist board, VisitEngland’s ‘Access for All’ […]

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The hunt is on to find Derbyshire’s most active workplace

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 […]

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Cathelco supplies corrosion protection for Russian sector

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 […]

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Recognition for Chamber’s efforts to close employability gap

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 […]

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