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Cheering crowds greet Jenson Button as he completes the triathlon course.

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He may have finished only eleventh in his own race, but Jenson Button crossed the finishing line in triumph after bringing his Jenson Button Trust Triathlon event to the City of Derby, with proceeds going to support Cancer Research.

Cheering crowds lined the home straight as Jenson completed the triathlon course at Markeaton Park, an event which combines swimming, cycling and running.

The event attracted over 500 competitors from GB international athletes to complete novices having their first taste of triathlon.

Derby entrepreneur Dean Jackson, of HUUB wetsuits, was instrumental in persuading Jenson to bring the event to Derby, after it had outgrown its original

venue in Luton, and Jenson was clearly delighted with the turnout of competitors and spectator support. Speaking after the race, Jenson confirmed the event would return next year. “Hopefully this will grow into something bigger,” Jenson said, “become more of a festival, maybe become a weekend thing with a criterium bike race around the town as well. >> Continues on page 2-3

Jenson Button has promised to bring the event back to Derby next year.

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JENSON BUTTON TRI-UMPH! >> Continues from front page It’s going to be something special so this is a good starting point.

There are some things that we can tweak for next year - because we will be back!”

With that the onlookers broke into spontaneous cheering in the late afternoon sunshine, quite different from the conditions the competitors faced for the morning heats.

It was grey, overcast and drizzling when the ladies entered the lake for the first of the qualifying heats at 9am. A 200metre swim preceded a 10km cycle ride to the city centre, around the Cathedral Quarter and back to Markeaton where the race was completed with a 2.5km run.

To make the event even more special Derby City Council allowed the cycle stage to take place on closed roads. For Dean Jackson, this was the city working together to raise the city’s sporting profile.

“For me the whole reason for bringing this event to Derby is because I’m Derby born and bred and I’m so proud of this city,” said Dean. “We are sometimes portrayed as little brother to that other one down the A52 and this

really puts Derby on the map.

This is Derby at its absolute best, not only from the businesses supporting the council, but also the facilities that we have. This is a closed road triathlon. There are only three in the country The World Series, the National Championships and the Jenson Button Triathlon. This proves it can happen when the common goal, everyone coming together to make something happen in the city.”

Jenson Button agreed. “The bike course is great, it’s so much fun.

There are some technical bits, also going through a bit of the town is pretty cool and to have closed roads is fantastic.”

Many local businesses worked hard to support the event, including the city’s Cathedral Quarter Hotel who provided food for the competitors throughout the day.

The event attracted a number of experienced triathletes with the morning heats qualifying competitors for the afternoon’s sprint distance (half of Olympic distance, twice the distance of the morning heats) finals for men and women. Non-qualifiers also had the chance of a second race in a series of ‘Wooden Spoon’ races at the same distance as the morning

heats.

The ladies final began the afternoon event with Emma Pallant repeating her success from last year’s event in Luton.

Emma has set her sights firmly on qualification for next year’s Rio Olympics, after switching from athletics because of injury. Former mentor Dame Kelly Holmes reckons this is the right move for the 27 year-old Pallant, as she has the right mentality and tenacity to succeed as an Olympian and will achieve more in triathlon than she would have as an athlete.

Pallant recorded a time of 58 minutes 35 seconds with Sophie Coldwell coming home in second place (1.01.03) just ahead of Hannah Drewett (1.01.40).

A strong run from Adam Bowden gave him victory in the men’s race.

Bowden returned to Markeaton Park, at the end of the cycling leg, around 42 seconds behind leader Carl Shaw, but passed Shaw on the 10km run to cross the line in 49 minutes 00 seconds. Matthew Wright (49.46) also caught and passed Shaw who finished third in a time of 50.21.

32 year-old Bowden is based in Loughborough and has concentrated on triathlon since 2008. He has recorded several top ten finishes in ITU World Triathlon

Ladies winner Emma Pallant in action. events and, in May, came second in the Antalya ETU European Cup. For Dean Jackson, though, it is the local people who made the event special. “They are the real superstars, the people of Derby who have never done a triathlon before, coming down to Markeaton having a swim and giving it a go - and raising all that money for cancer research. For me they’re the heroes.”

Jenson Button echoed those sentiments in saying: “We’re all here to have a great time, a lot of fun here in Derby, and to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Hopefully we’ve done that and had a lot of fun in doing it. It grows every year and hopefully we’ve earned even more money for such

Adam Bowden on the home straight to win the men’s race. a worthy cause this season.

“The council have been very, very, helpful in closing the roads for us,” he added. “I know there are some people who maybe don’t like the roads being closed on a Sunday, but it’s made this event very, very, special.”

Council leader, Cllr Ranjit Banwait said he was delighted that Jenson had brought the event to the city.

“When we were first approached by the Jenson Button Trust, to hold this event in the city, I said ‘Yes, brilliant, and frankly it was dream come true when they agreed to it. To have that commitment, now, from Jenson that they’re coming back, it shows that Derby’s sporting excellence is now a national phenomenon.

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Men’s winner Adam Bowden with Cllr Ranjit Banwait and Jenson Button.

Jenson Button cycles past the cathedral.

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PLANS FOR AMERICAN ADVENTURE SITE APPROVED

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lans to develop the site of the former American Adventure theme park, at Shipley, near Heanor, moved a step closer when the latest proposals, which include 307 homes, were approved in principle by Amber Valley Borough Council.

Developer Waystone, based at Swanwick, will now have to submit a full planning application giving more detail. Waystone’s have had two previous applications turned down, the council saying the plans were not in keeping with the area. The plan was opposed this time by Councillor Paul Jones who described the development as too intense, referring to proposals for a retirement village, pub and hotel.

The American Adventure theme park finally closed, in 2007, after several years of speculation about its future. The rides and other facilities were sold off and the park has remained unused ever since.

The park was originally opened, in 1985 on the site of a former colliery, as Britannia Park by boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper. The attraction struggled to capture the public’s imagination and switched to an American-themed park in 1987.

The park hit the headlines when Buzz Aldrin, pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar lander Eagle, visited the park to open the Missile ride. The American Adventure was also famous for its wild west street and cowboy gun-fight re-enactments, but the Missile, and in later years the Skyrider, were the only serious thrill rides.

The theme park failed to match the popularity of Alton Towers and Drayton Manor Park.

The latest plans for the 112-acre site include a hotel, pub or restaurant, health centre, retail units and garden centre together with a retirement village.

Councillor Jones said he recognised the site needed to be developed, but was disappointed at the intensity of the development. He felt that the additional traffic generated by the development would be detrimental to nearby Heanor and Ilkeston.

Waystone's managing director, Stuart McLoughlin, said a lot of work has gone into the master plan for the site and understanding the best way to treat the site.

“It is essentially a derelict site,” he said. "We thought, by the information we provided we were answering the criticisms of the second application, therefore we were hopeful we would get this through.”

Much of the site is derelict.

"We thought, by the information we provided we were answering the criticisms of the second application, therefore we were hopeful we would get this through.”

Looking across the lake towards the site once occupied by the Grand Canyon Rapids Ride.

Only weeds, now, in the car park.

Only weeds, now, in the car park.

Family fun in the park’s heyday.

ROLLS-ROYCE ADDS TO ORDER BOOK Derby enginemaker RollsRoyce has announced that it has secured two new contacts worth £1.4 billion pounds.

Rolls-Royce has been selected by SAUDIA, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia to provide long-term engine service support, worth £834 million, for twenty Airbus A330 Regional aircraft.

The Trent 700 is the clear market leader on the A330 with more than 60 per cent of new orders over the last three years. The Trent 700 now accounts for 90 per cent of A330 freighters in service and on order.

The airline will operate the new aircraft in addition to the twelve A330s currently in service, also powered by the Trent 700. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, said: “We are pleased to be once again operating the Trent 700 for our latest aircraft. It offers excellent performance and reliability.”

Rolls-Royce has also been selected by International Air Finance Corporation (IAFC) to provide Trent 700 engines, worth £597 million, for twenty more Airbus A330 Regional aircraft. Moulay Omar Alaoui,

International Air Finance Corporation, President and CEO, said: “We selected the Trent 700 as the best solution in terms of economics and reliability.”

“We welcome our customer’s continued confidence in the Trent 700 as the best solution for fuel burn, emissions and noise performance as well as delivering unrivalled reliability for Middle East operations,” said Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce President of Civil Large Engines.

In April Rolls-Royce announced it had won its largest ever order, worth £6.1 billion, to provide Trent 900 engines and service support to the Emirates airline.

More than 1,500 Trent 700s are now in service or on firm order, making it the largest in-service Trent engine.

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62% of singletons in the Midlands say it costs more to be alone Despite recent news suggesting those in relationships are financially worse off[1], single residents in the Midlands are adamant they are the ones suffering more of a financial strain. A study

by TopCashback.co.uk, released today, reveals 62 per cent of singletons feel it costs more to be solo than in a relationship, whilst 69 per cent of people in relationships say they have a better deal financially.

The majority of single people in the Midlands (74 per cent) also think they would be paying less in rent and mortgage costs if they were living with a partner. It seems ‘loved up’ residents realise they are getting the better deal with 62 per cent saying they would expect to pay more in housing costs if they were single.

More than half (52 per cent) of singletons believe their finances would be eased if they were in a relationship with 85 per cent saying the cost of dating is more expensive than the cost of being coupled up. Half of single residents in the Midlands who are dating claim they spend up to £200 each month trying to woo potential partners, totalling a wallet destroying £2,400 throughout the year.

Couples, on the other hand, say they spend just £500 a year on gifts and dates with their partner.

Other key findings reveal: • Only a third of single residents feel as though they have a better deal financially compared to couples • 39 per cent of people in relationships say they rely on their partner for financal support Natasha Rachel Smith, Consumer Affairs Editor for TopCashback (www.topcashback.co.uk), says: “Despite recent news reporting those in relationships are worse off, our research blows that claim out of the water. Single people are

feeling the strain of being on their own and of course that makes natural sense. Living costs can be crippling for single Brits; whereas sharing the burden can massively ease finances. Those in relationships openly admit they’d expect to pay more if they were single.

“There’s in fact such a juxtaposition between the financial circumstances of solos and duos that some couples stay in unhappy or unhealthy relationships because they believe they can’t afford the day-to-day bills they’d need to take care of fully if they were alone. Dating also proves to be a hefty cost for singletons, with those who are actively dating spending up to £200 a month on everything from subscriptions for dating sites to footing the outing’s bill.

Natasha continues: “Daters needn’t spend so much; or perhaps if they used a few discreet tricks to lower the cost of their quest, they could afford to cast their net a little bit wider to find their soul mate a little bit faster. Cashback deals offer drastically cheaper online dating memberships and tickets to offline dating events, which significantly helps the financial strain of singledom. Discount vouchers can also halve the cost of restaurant meals and days out, so dating doesn’t have to rack up an annual bill worth thousands of pounds.”

Top Cashback deals for singletons: • Matchaffinity.com: Earn up to £72.45 cashback on a 12 month subscription (Offer: ongoing) • eHarmony.co.uk: (Faster paying merchant) Earn up to £63 cashback on a 24 month subscription (Offer: ongoing) • Match.com: Earn up to £47.25 cashback on a six month subscription (Offer: ongoing) The full set of statistics for the East and West Midlands are displayed in the infographics below:

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SINFONIA VIVA UNVEIL PORT-A-VENUE

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erby-based orchestra, Sinfonia Viva, are looking forward to reaching a wider audience after an Arts Council grant has helped them buy an inflatable auditorium.

The orchestra, which holds an annual concert in Darley Park, performs around 50 concerts each year. This new auditorium will allow them to take their music around the county to small locations they have previously been unable to visit as there is no suitable

Peter Helps, Sinfonia Viva’s chief executive.

venue. It was erected for the first time on Cathedral Green, next to the Silk Mill Museum, where Sinfonia Viva’s chief executive Peter Helps explained more about the new inflatable auditorium.

“We don’t know any other orchestra with a space like this, so it’s really exciting for us,” he said. “It’s really important to take professional quality musicians out into communities and let people experience the unique quality of live music. It is about communities getting involved with what we do, and connecting with communities all over the East Midlands.

Sinfonia Viva has received nearly £180,000 from the Arts Council to help with the purchase. “We had a grant from the Art’s Council England Capital Fund and we have to raise around £35,000 as well. Eventually we will have lighting and sound systems and everything else. We will be able to take this to a range of places we haven’t been to before, small towns and large village greens.”

A versatile space, fully erected the auditorium has four inflatable sections which are laced together to make a hall 21 metres long by 13 metres wide.

“It will seat up to 250 people in a concert theatre format,” Mr Helps added. “and it would accommodate a stage of 20 to 25 players. As it is modular, the four sections could be split in half and you could have a 45 piece orchestra, similar to a standard chamber orchestra. The audience would sit outside on the grass like at Darley Park.”

It is also hoped that when the orchestra is not using the auditorium it can be rented out to provide a small income. “ We already have a hire for September,” said Mr Helps.

“That will just use this front section which is 6 metres long. Public funding is very tough and we are facing cuts like every other public funded organisation, so hiring it out will be an income generator to help fill the gap in these austere times.”

The new venue makes its debut on Cathedral Green.

The inflatable hall will accommodate an audience of 250.250.

Sinfonia Viva chief executive Peter Helps invites you into their new auditorium.

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Elen Studio Photography Having a photoshoot with a newborn baby can be an exhilarating task and a great perk to your first few days of parenting but when working with such a fragile model in a photoshoot you need to know every aspect of newborn photography safety when it comes to taking pictures.

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Give For Good Charity The Give For Good charity has been making a real difference to people’s lives for six years now and is totally reliant on donations to continue its important work.

Managing director Wendy Cartledge said the charity was set up to help people in need and their fivestrong board of trustees meets regularly to decide where they can best help.

No two cases are typical for the charity. They may be helping provide furniture and furnishings for those in need, help children’s groups or work closely with other charitable organisations to provide help and support.

Recently Give For Good helped a church group in Bulwell, Nottingham, with the costs of internal refurbishment to make the building where children’s groups meet safe and secure.

They also provide food and clothing for people in need of such basics but with more support they

could do even more good work.

Wendy said: “It is a tight squeeze to meet all the demands and we need all the support we can get so we can continue to make a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

“We need unwanted household items which we can pass on to others and donations to allow us to continue our work.

“Even if people gave just £1 that would help because we really put all donations to good use.”

Make A Difference also offers a service where it can restore and customise furniture at very affordable prices and this is proving to be very popular indeed.

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PASSENGERS AND PROFITS UP FOR EAST MIDANDS AIRPORT Passenger numbers continue to grow, at East Midlands Airport, together with total revenue according to the latest results of its parent company, Manchester Airports Group. M.A.G, which also owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and Bournemouth airports, has released its financial results for the twelve months up to 31st March.

4.6 million passengers used East Midlands Airport last year,

reported a total revenue of £59.4 million last year. This is an increase of 9.4 per cent on the year before with a record of more than 312,000 tonnes of cargo flown. East Midlands is the European base for major international cargo carrier DHL and its 26-strong fleet of aircraft.

These figures come in the year in which East Midlands Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary with the completion of terminal improvements costing £12 million.

M.A.G has delivered a fifth consecutive year of strong growth, investment and development that has enabled us to exceed expectations a seven per cent increase on the previous year which is an extra 300,000 passengers. 15 airlines fly to more than 90 destinations from East Midlands, the largest of which is Ryanair.

In all, M.A.G reported a rise of 4.7 million, or 10.7 per cent, in passenger numbers using its airports' terminals last year, a group total of 48.49 million.

Both MAG and East Midlands Airport also reported an increase in total revenue. East Midlands Airport, the UK's second largest freight facility after Heathrow,

Growth targets for East Midlands Airport are to increase passenger numbers, to ten million annually, and freight to one million tonnes shipped by the year 2020.

Charlie Cornish, chief executive of M.A.G, said: "M.A.G has delivered a fifth consecutive year of strong growth, investment and development that has enabled us to exceed expectations across many of our key measures, including the delivery of industry leading passenger numbers and trading performance.

"The success of M.A.G's

Ryanair is the largest passenger carrier out of East Midlands. commercial and operational strategy is reflected in the fact that we have welcomed nearly 5 million more passengers into our four airports and been able to offer them an increasingly diverse range of facilities, unparalleled choice of airlines and range of destinations that has taken them all over the world."

East Midlands is DHL’s European hub.

Originally established over four decades ago, East End Foods plc has grown into one of the UK’s leading spice, lentil and rice specialists.

The success of the company is due to the philosophy adopted by its founders, the Wouhra brothers, who only source the best raw materials, and maintain total control of the production process from start to finish.

Seeing the growing demand and lack of availability of ethnic food products, the Wouhra brothers took action. Trilok, Tony Deep, Jas, David and Don Wouhra opened a small unit in Wolverhampton stocking raw ingredients and groceries. Having the shop and also delivering door to door, demand increased which enabled the business to grow and they branched into wholesaling, purchasing two units in Wolverhampton.

Due to the success of the business East End moved to Birmingham in the 1970s. Setting up in Highgate supplying independent retailers, family owned stores and the growing number of Indian restaurants.

Today East End Foods has grown to become the largest importer of ethnic foods in the UK. Carrying with it the reputation of being a trusted supplier of the highest quality of product.

The product range includes spices, rice, lentils, pulses, pickles, accompaniments and authentic sauces. East End Foods pride themselves on their UK processing using state-of the-art machinery to clean and grind spices and they have blending facilities in-house to ensure the finest quality. Their lentils are polished and recleaned using the latest technology. They have installed their own rice mill to process Basmati rice which is milled to perfection.

We also have a stone ground wheat flour mill for our popular Premium Gold Chappati Flour.

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CHATSWORTH JOINS RHS ELITE Chatsworth has joined the elite portfolio of Royal Horticultural Society flower shows. From 2017 the Derbyshire stately home will join the likes of Chelsea, Hampton Court Palace and Tatton when it holds the first RHS Chatsworth Flower Show.

“We’re thrilled that in 2017 we will be hosting an RHS Flower Show in partnership with Chatsworth on its breathtaking grounds,” said RHS Director General Sue Biggs. “The amazing estate with its gorgeous surroundings has a rich gardening heritage and we’re honoured and excited to soon be a part of it.

“It will be an incredible new show – a stunning addition to the flower show calendar, bursting with fresh ideas that will delight visitors. It’s a fabulous opportunity for exhibitors and a great platform to showcase and sell their amazing plants to a new audience.”

Chatsworth head gardener, Steve Porter, summed up the delight felt by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and all their staff.

“This is huge,” he said. “It’s great to be associated with the RHS. Chatsworth has always been well known for its gardens and it’s a great opportunity to bring more people to Chatsworth and shout about the gardens bigger and

louder than before.”

The news comes just weeks after the Dan Pearson designed Laurent-Perrier Chatsworth Garden won a Gold Award and Best Show Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This was also Chatsworth’s first Chelsea show garden entry.

The Duke and Duchess are very passionate about their gardens and will be keen to be involved in every step of the planning for the show. It is expected that the show ground will be positioned in front of the house with the River Derwent running through the centre of the show site.

The RHS show will sit alongside the horse trials and country fair as a major event in the Chatsworth calendar.

"It's so exciting to be in the new role of Head of Shows at the RHS, as we announce the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show,” said Nick Mattingley, RHS Head of Shows. “The show will be full of innovation and fresh ideas. It will be unlike anything we've done in previous years.”

The RHS first held their flagship Chelsea Flower Show in 1912, although their history of shows goes back many years before that. They began holding formal shows in their garden at Chiswick

Chatsworth will hold its RHS flower show on the banks of the Derwent. in 1833, incidentally from where Sir Joseph Paxton was appointed as head gardener at Chatsworth by the 6th Duke of Devonshire in 1826 (see Derbyshire Guardian Issue 29).

The popularity of the annual show outgrew Chiswick, which suffered from poor transport links and the event was moved to Kensington Gardens in 1862 and then Temple

Gardens in 1888 to give the show a central London location.

When the Royal International Horticultural Show was staged at Temple Gardens, in 1912, the RHS show was cancelled but Sir Harry Veitch secured the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, for the RHS show and this location proved a great success. Since then the show has only missed

the years 1917 and 1918 and the duration of World War II, resuming in 1947.

Major RHS shows were added to the calendar in 1993 (Hampton Court Palace) and 1999 (Tatton) with other shows at Cardiff and Malvern.

The Chatsworth show will be held between 7th and 11th June 2017 and appears to be going head-to-

The show gardens are a great feature of RHS flower shows.

Wonderful display inside one of the flower tents.

The Chatsworth entry won Best-In-Show at Chelsea.

head with BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC Birmingham. After 25 years the RHS announced last month that the two organisations had “made the mutual decision to step away from their longstanding relationship jointly presenting elements” of BBC Gardeners’ World Live.

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Seventh Annual Derby Food and Drink Awards Launched Marketing Derby is pleased to announce the launch of the seventh annual Derby Food and Drink Awards.

The awards celebrate the best restaurants, pubs, bars and cafés Derby and Derbyshire has to offer.

Taking place at the iconic Roundhouse complex on the 12th October, the Derby Food and Drink Awards offers the people of Derby the chance to recognise their favourite eateries. Last year over 1,400 people nominated for their favourite establishments.

There are 8 categories open for nomination, which include: • • • • • • • •

Best Newcomer Best Pub Best Bar Best Out of Town Derby Telegraph Excellence in Customer Service Best Café Best International Restaurant of the Year

The 2015 nomination period officially opens on the 20th July.

Marketing Derby managing director John Forkin said: “Each year the Derby Food and Drink Awards go from strength to strength. They are now firmly established in Derby’s awards calendar and are keenly awaited and hotly contested. Marketing Derby are proud to co-ordinate these awards to help shine the light on the very best that Derby has to offer.”

Nominations will close on 17th August after which finalists will be announced for each category. After this, each nominated establishment will be visited by our panel of mystery judges. Judges are looking for a welcoming, comfortable and exceptional experience which makes a delicious contribution to Derby's Food & Drink offer. The Local Authority food hygiene rating will also be taken into account.

The winners will be announced at the prestigious ceremony on the 12th October.

Helen Salloway, Managing Director of last year’s Restaurant of the Year Seven, said: “Winning the Restaurant of the Year Award, at the end of our very first year, was a tremendous endorsement of the hard work put in by our staff and was a massive boost to morale. It was a talking point in the restaurant for months afterwards. From a personal perspective, the award was tangible recognition that our new concept had been warmly received.”

The Derby Telegraph are media partners for Food and Drink Awards.

For more information and to make your nominations, visit www.derbyfoodanddrinkawards.com

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DERBY CHIROPRACTOR MOVES TO NEW PREMISES

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erby Family Chiropractic have moved to premises on Chester Green after eight years in Brick Street. Practice owner Stuart Rudd is delighted with the move.

“It is a sought after area,” says Stuart.” We moved into these premises at the very end of May, we’ve settled in beautifully, it’s a great area, very friendly folk around here. I have been waiting for a spot here for a long time.”

The new premises on Mansfield Road, a former florist’s shop, have given Stuart the space to include a new open plan Adjustment Room, something he feels helps with the treatment. “It’s the only open plan in Derby as far as I know, which some people find a bit strange, but it puts more energy into the room, two benches rather than one bench.”

This allows Stuart, and fellow chiropractor Matt Robbins, the option to treat two patients at the same time. “Most people have said they really like it,” Stuart adds, “although we have a separate room for people that don’t like it. I went around loads of chiropractors in the UK to look how different people do it and this seems the most energetic way to do it.”

Stuart and Matt favour the McTimoney Chiropractic, one of the many different styles of chiropractic available, its light adjustments are the one characteristic that patients often comment upon. It is these light adjustments that make it suitable for all ages, from the old to the very young.

“A lot of people say they don’t like the clicky one because they don’t like to hear the joints moving,” Stuart explains. “ McTimoney is very gentle, it doesn’t feel like anything is happening really so there is no invasion, but both work really well. Both Matt and myself do diversified as well, the clicky sort, because sometimes you need to do it.”

Chiropractic specialises in the relief of musculoskeletal symptoms caused by structural misalignments of the bones and joints. It is a straightforward method of adjusting the bones of the body to maintain the correct alignment of the

spine and extremities to ensure that the body's nerve supply works efficiently. These “structural misalignments” can occur for many reasons. Some of the most common are poor posture, car and sporting accidents, incorrect lifting, childbirth, falls and stress.

The conditions that are typically treated include lower back pain, neck pain and shoulder pain, muscular pains and aches, sciatic, sports injuries and some types of headaches.

Stuart received chiropractic as a 14-year old boy after some off-road motor-bike accidents, before a career in engineering, but at the age of 29, he felt he needed a change. “I thought, ‘right, how do I do this?’

McTimoney, this sort, you can do in mixed mode, where you can work and study at the same time. I worked three days a week and studied for four. That went down really well with the wife, and that lasted for 6 years.”

Stuart graduated in 2006 and opened his practice in 2007. Stuart and Matt grew up in Derby, first meeting at school and then attending college together studying chiropractic.

“Matt has been with me just over a year, I’ve been trying to get him to move for quite a while. Matt sometimes uses acupuncture, I don’t, I don’t like needles! Matt has good results with acupuncture, particularly with knees and things like that.” The key to the success of the adjustments is in the speed with which each adjustment is performed.

Moving to new premises has not given Stuart an opportunity to expand as the practice is already at capacity, but the new light, airy, treatment room is a pleasant environment for both chiropractor and patient.

The facilities within the Adjustment Room are quite Spartan, just the chiropractic benches, as the only tools Stuart needs are his hands. “That’s all we need - and that’s what’s so wonderful about it, people get better and we only use our hands.”

The new Adjustments Room is light and airy.

Receptionist Suzanna Oxborrow has a wonderful view from her office.

Rudd outside his new premises at Chester Green.

Admiring the view.

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Final Shared Ownership home remaining at city centre urban village

National Award for Derby Arena The engineering and design consultancy Arup has led the structural engineering of the iconic new Derby Arena located at Pride Park which has earned a national structural steelwork design award.

Arup worked closely and collaboratively with a project team which also included FaulknerBrowns as the architect, Billington Structures Ltd as the steelwork contractor, Bowmer & Kirkland as the main contractor and Mace as the Project Manager.

Derby City Council was the client.

It was one of five projects from a shortlist of 14 to be recognised in the 2015 British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) Structural Steel Design Awards, presented at an event at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) headquarters in London on 1st July.

The winning buildings were deemed to demonstrate the excellence achievable through the use of steel, as well as structural and architectural design.

Arup, with offices in Nottingham and Birmingham as well as globally, provided structural, civil, public health, mechanical and electrical engineering

design service plus transportation, acoustics, fire and geotechnical services to Derby City Council.

Judges praised the work as “very well-executed”, suggesting the velodrome “challenges the normal configuration by lifting the track to free-up the ground floor for a multi-use sports facility”.

They added: “The highly efficient steel-framed structure, with its 85m spans, exposes the steelwork where appropriate. The building’s success owes much to careful integration of the architecture and engineering.”

Chairman of the judges, David Lazenby, said: “I have been most struck by the acceptance that teams really must work very closely together, to crossfertilise ideas and to create the best circumstances for those ideas to come to fruition.

“I have also been impressed by the determination to achieve this close collaboration.”

By working together the design team was able to bring an innovative and futuristic design to life with an ambitious steel structure.

3D Baby Casting

Due to popular demand, just one shared ownership property remains at Castleward’s urban village in Derby city centre.

The property is an impressive, high specification family home which is available to buy through shared ownership with Riverside Home Ownership, as part of phase one of the brand new development.

The Shalcross comprises three bedrooms, a fully fitted kitchen, modern bathroom as well as an ensuite to the master bedroom.

Boasting dedicated parking and a garden to the rear, this home is perfectly situated with close proximity to the city centre and Derby train station.

The Castleward Urban Village regeneration will feature a total of 800 new homes when it is completed, alongside 35,000 sq ft of commercial space ready for shops and leisure amenities.

A quarter of the development’s properties will be high specification, affordable homes available through schemes such as shared ownership.

Shared Ownership schemes allow buyers to purchase 25% - 75% share of their home, and pay a subsidised rent every month.

The reduced deposit makes it easier for first time buyers to get a foot onto the property ladder.

What’s more, the scheme allows home owners to gradually increase ownership of their home and buy further shares in the future - a process known as staircasing.

The Shalcross is priced at £42,500 for a 25% share with a monthly rent of just £292.19.

Catherine Corkish, sales and new business negotiator at Riverside Home Ownership, says: “Due to the popularity and success of the scheme, we have just one family home left at Castleward.

“We’re offering free floor coverings for any early reservations on this remaining property and urge prospective buyers to get in touch before this fantastic family home is snapped up.”

As part of the second phase of the Castleward urban village, Riverside Home Ownership will offer 10 two bedroom apartments which will be available from spring 2016.

To arrange a viewing of the remaining property, contact Your Move Estate Agents in Derby on 01332 343406.

3D HANDS & FEET CAST Tootsies are body cast specialists who focus on capturing memories of your loved ones through beautiful 3D casting. Based in Worksop, Nottingham, Tootsies is a family business that offers a full 3D casting service, for babies, pets and adults alike.

To date, Tootsies have cast over 100 babies, yet there are a variety of casts to get creative with. The diverse range includes the popular holding hands pose, pregnant stomachs, portrait faces and pet paw casts. You can even surprise your partner with an inspired gift of a 3D body cast. Baby casting takes around 2 minutes in the comfortable studio and home visits are also available.

Each product is tailored for an individual’s requirements and these unique gifts are perfect for

celebrating new arrivals, baby showers, birthdays and Christmas.

The casts can be displayed in your home in wooden shadow box frames or nestled in multi-coloured baubles for that showpiece with a difference.

The concept of cherishing memories was inspired when Darius, the owner of Tootsies became a father last year. Now dad to a 17 month old son, Darius said: “I really wanted capture memories because time flies so quickly and I don’t want to feel as if I’m missing out on anything.”

To find out more about casting at Tootsies, call 01909 807 246 or go to Facebook and search “3D Hands & Feet Casts”.

The first time a mother touches her new babies hands and feet, they gasp everything you have hoped for wrapped up in two little feet and two little hands But they don't stay small for long. At Tootsies, we work on helping you cherish that memory forever!

Visit us on /3Dcasts, website www.tootsiesart.co.uk, email us on mytootsies@yahoo.co.uk or by phone 01909 807 246 or mobile 07702 550 457

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Whats On www.derbyshireguardian.co.uk

Fellows Jewellers August events calendar • Thursday 6th August – Fortnightly Auction of Jewellery • Thursday 13th August – Antique & Modern Jewellery • Monday 17th August – Watches & Watch Parts • Thursday 20th August – Fortnightly Auction of Jewellery • Tuesday 25th August – The Watch Sale All of these auctions are taking place in the Jewellery Quarter Saleroom; Augusta House, 19 Augusta Street, Birmingham B18 6JA.

Classical Crossover vocal harmony group The Opera Boys are coming to Lancaster on 17th July.

Operatic arias and classical favourites from ‘Nessun Dorma’ to ‘Time to say goodbye’ are mixed with showstoppers from ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Phantom’ right through to ‘Jersey Boys’ as well as modern day pop hits, all performed in the Opera Boys’ inimitable style.

The group features some of the UK’s finest classically trained tenors who have performed lead roles on London’s West End and have worked with some of the biggest names in modern classical music including Russell Watson and Alfie Boe. With beautiful vocal arrangements, spectacular close part harmony and a great line in humour, The Opera Boys perform a wonderfully entertaining show not to be missed!

The Opera Boys will be performing at Lancaster Grand Theatre on Friday, 17th July.

Box Office: 01524 64695 or www.lancastergrand.co.uk

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Lightfest 2015 brings International Year of Light to Birmingham On 25th September, the Library of Birmingham will play host to Lightfest 2015, a series of events celebrating how light technology plays a part in our lives. The day includes short films curated by the team behind the Flatpack Festival, an installation by artist Chris Plant, and workshops, demonstrations and public lectures led by researchers from Aston University.

The day will be an interactive experience for schools and the general public, with free entry for all. Visitors will be able to explore Birmingham canal with a laser microscope, test their musical skills on a laser harp and measure the thickness of a human hair!

The day’s lecture series will bring together experts from a range of fields, talking about light science and technology from an unparalleled variety of perspectives. Professor Andrew Ellis of the Aston

Institute of Photonic Technology will explain how optical fibres connect us all together, while Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock from the BBC’s The Sky at Night programme will showcase five amazing photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Professor Alessandro Farini from the University of Florence will also talk about how our brains interpret light and the indivisible relationship between light and art.

Professor Sergei Turitsyn of Aston University’s Engineering and Applied Science, who is coorganizing the event, said: “Light science is the foundation for the smartphones in our pockets, the tools of our manufacturing industry and many of the latest medical advancements.

Lightfest 2015, part of the UNESCO International Year of Light, is a great opportunity to learn about technology that’s all around us.

“There’s something to enjoy for people of all ages, and plenty to get your hands on with our workshops and demonstrations where you can learn by getting involved. We’d invite everyone to come down to the Library of Birmingham to find out what light science and the Year of Light is all about.”

Lightfest 2015 is being held on Friday 25th September 2015 at the Library of Birmingham. The event is being funded by the European Commission as part of European Researchers’ Night, an event which takes place simultaneously in hundreds of cities across Europe.

For more information, including a full programme of events and booking details for workshops and public lectures, please visit the website: http://www. lightfest.org.uk/

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Dog behaviour expert and trainer Val O’Keeffe is an expert when it comes to training dogs and getting them to behave as their owners require.

She runs Hooligan Hounds which specialises in obedience training and all aspects of canine behaviour.

Val has more than 40 years experience in specialist dog training and has a wealth of qualifications to her name.

She holds the NDOA Advanced trainers certificate, is a Kennel Club Field Trial Panel Judge and also a Kennel Club Championship show Judge.

Other key members of the team are Jenny Gregory who is also a canine behaviourist qualified in advanced canine psychology and canine behaviour counselling and Emily Wilson a talented young trainer who loves working with dogs and really knows how to get the best out of them.

The highly experienced instructors at Hooligan

Hounds are happy to take on any kind of dog behaviour and train for the owners requirement.

They also work with problem dogs and offer help, advice and continuous support to owners to achieve the desired result.

Puppy management, gun-dog training and individual training on a one to one basis are also offered.

Starting from July 23 there will be two special classes at the Centre Court Bar at The Racecourse, Uttoxeter, every Thursday evening: 6pm -7pm: Puppy Play School. Socialising, structured play and basic obedience.

7-15pm – 8-15pm: Obedience, all levels including The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme.

Agility and Heelwork to Music classes are coming soon.

Val said: “Our classes make learning fun for both dog and owner and include games, competitions and prizes.

“Families are especially welcome and we encourage all the family to get involved in training wherever possible.”

For more information call Val on 07531244256 or check out the website www.hooliganhounds.co.uk

STUDIO LAMBERT ARE EMBARKING ON BRAND NEW SERIES OF CHANNEL 4’S VERY POPULAR ‘FOUR IN A BED’.

We are looking for enthusiastic owners/managers, with a minimum of three guest bedrooms or three sets of accommodation, who are willing to get behind their business and to share what makes their accommodation special.

In case you’re not already familiar with the show, every week four different owners (or managers) stay overnight at each other’s accommodation and rate their experience. Part of the programme’s charm is that we always feature independently-run places, not larger chain operations. At the end of the week, one is crowned best value for money.

This is a brilliant opportunity for those owners to not only showcase their property but also their area and some of the delights it has to offer. We have had some fantastic feedback over our numerous series

from those involved - many of whom have reported a dramatic increase in website hits and enquiries.

We are looking for B&B’s, small hotels and other forms of guest accommodation who want to be considered for an opportunity to take part in the new series which we will start filming soon. As you can imagine we do get a lot of interest, so please get in touch with us as soon as possible as we are considering applications now. We will be happy to tell you a bit more about what’s involved and are happy to explain how it all works and answer any questions you may have.

If you would like to discuss it further or have any questions please feel free to email the team at fourinabed@studiolambert.com or call 0203 040 6883. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Sculpture in the Sanctuary

AFTER the resounding success of the exhibitions in 2009, 2011 and 2013 the Taylor family have decided to once again hold Sculpture in the Sanctuary from 1st August to 31 August 2015. It has become one of Nottinghamshire major visitor attractions and receives glowing reports from young and old alike.

Selected works will be on display by many well known Sculptors from all over the country, who work in a variety of mediums, including Bronze, Ceramics, Wood, Marble Stone, Glass, Wire and Steel. All the pieces are well catalogued and are available for purchase with prices ranging from £20 to thousands.

All set in a wonderful, natural, 9 acre Swan Sanctuary, well-maintained grounds with a backcloth of mature plantings and five lakes. (The hard paths give good access even in wet weather).

There are also a number of indoor pieces shown undercover. A refreshment and rest area is a integral part of the exhibition as is the demonstration area where one can become involved with the artists and marvel at how they produce such wonderful works. Something to see for everyone! Taking place at Reg Taylor’s Garden Centre, Hill Farm Nurseries, Normanton, Southwell, NG25 0PR, the exhibition is open 10.00am- 5.30pm Weekdays & Saturdays and 10.30am-4.30pm Sundays & Bank Holidays. There is ample free car parking and admission: Adults £5.00, Children under 16yrs Free (if accompanied by a paying adult). For further information please visit www.sculptureinthesanctuary.co.uk or www. regtaylors.co.uk

Sculpture In The

Sanctuary

Open Daily: Monday – Saturday 10.00 – 5.30 pm Sunday & Bank Holiday 10.30 – 4.30 pm

Adults £5 Children under 16 FREE

1st - 31st August 2015 An Exhibition of Sculpture for Home & Garden • Renowned Sculptors from all over the country showing their work ***Adrian Gray Stonebalancing as seen on Grand Designs*** • Set in our Wonderful 9 Acre Swan Sanctuary with 5 Beautiful Lakes • Something for everyone • Refreshments and Rest Areas • Artists Demonstrations • Hard paths for all weather access • Ample FREE Parking

Tel: 01636 813184

www.regtaylors.co.uk

at Reg Taylor’s Garden Centre Hill Farm Nurseries Normanton Southwell Notts NG25 0PR

www.sculptureinthesanctuary.co.uk

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Experience The Sights And Sounds, Smells and Atmosphere of a bomber airfield.

The only place in the country to see a Lancaster Bomber on an original wartime airfield, and ride in it! (pre book only). Including, original Control Tower, welcoming NAAFI and an emotionally evocative Memorial Chapel containing the 848 names of personnel who gave their lives from this airfield.

The largest Bomber Command museum in the country! The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is holding its annual air show on 1st August 2015 with limited tickets of 4000. It will be the sixth Air show to be held at the Aviation Centre and was conceived to raise funds for the continued restoration of the Centres Lancaster.

There will be over 4 hours of flying all for just ÂŁ16.50 admission (pre-bought ticket price) with trade stalls, cockpits, flying displays, vintage vehicles, an event

for the whole family and the biggest to be held at the Aviation Centre.

The Air show will combine old and new aircraft to display the range of aircraft designed through the years. Aircraft participating range from Mustangs, Lancaster, Spitfire, me109, aerobatic aircraft, the mighty Blenheim and Hurricane. The headlining act is the Bristol Blenheim and this will be its first display season since its restoration!

The whole day is set around an RAF theme and gives you the opportunity to get close to and hear some of the rarest and most famous aircraft flying.

Tickets are available from our website www.lincsaviation.co.uk and over the phone on 01790 763207.

Emergency Services

FUN DAY Niagara

Niagara Road, Sheffield S6 1LU

Sun d a y 12t h Ju l y 11am - 5pm Police & Fire Exhibitions

Hog Roast & BBQ

Bouncy Castle Face Painting

Falconry Displays

Bar

Crazy Golf Farmers Market & Fairground Craft Fair Rides Circus Workshop

www.niagaracentre.co.uk

Tel: 0114 2964945 Supporting the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity

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STAFFORD TO HOST ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL SHOWJUMPING EVENT

Alexanders Horseboxes Scope Festival (UK) Supreme Championships one of the most prestigious events in the Show jumping calendar will host International 2* alongside the (UK) Supreme Showjumping Championships at Staffordshire County Showground August 23rd30th 2015

Major changes for 2015 include the new outdoor all weather surfaces and welcoming new classes to be held for the showing world.

These will all bring a whole new dimension to the show.

There is a complete new layout to help the show flow a lot easier and which will add to an even greater atmosphere

Equestrian Surfaces will be the official surface supplier which will see three of the four rings now on surface together with an extended indoor collecting ring with the aim of bringing the very best in National & International Showjumping together for the weeklong Festival.

Alexanders Horseboxes

Stafford-Scope Festival 2015 Everything from Tiny Tots to International Grand Prix Level Including classes without prior qualification FREE admission 8am 5.30pm after 5.30pm - ÂŁ5 FREE car parking GREAT shopping Hospitality & Trade stand packages available

Tel: 01407 861 969 | Email: scope.office@btinternet.com | www.scopefestival.org

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Kids Corner www.derbyshireguardian.co.uk

Picture this.

The most wonderful moment in your lives. Your world is set to change forever. You want to preserve every detail - right from the second those tiny little fingers and toes begin to wiggle at you! You need Kay Oliver Photography.

Kay, herself a mother of two young boys, is an awardwinning photographer who knows just how important it is to expertly capture those first moments in the world and preserve them for always. With over 14 years of experience in photographing newborns and children she has the skill, training, experience, the vision and the all-important caring and sympathetic

touch needed to turn memories into art.

A Kay Oliver Photography experience is a memorable one too! From Newborn Art photography through to ‘Trash The Cake’ sessions for 1st and 2nd birthday babies, Kay’s sessions are a seamless mix of fun and professionalism. Special packages for maternity and baby photos are also available.

Kay is often booked well in advance – so give her a call now to discuss your needs and wishes. No matter when your baby is due, Kay is flexible enough to work to your due date and can even squeeze in a late booking if your baby has already arrived.

Kay Oliver Photography Capturing Memories to Treasure Always Tel: 07989 322308 Website: www.kayoliverphotography.co.uk

Catherine Dickens Smallprint Jewellery Catherine Dickens has been delighting people with personalised hand-crafted fine silver jewellery for more than three years.

The unique jewellery items allow a precious moment in time to be captured in 99 per cent pure silver.

A child’s tiny fingerprint, hand or foot print can be captured and used to make a wide range of jewellery items including pendants, charms, cufflinks, keyrings, bracelets and more.

Catherine runs the Derbyshire franchise Smallprint - the original silver keepsake company - which has been delighting customers all over the world since 2004.

She loves giving people the opportunity to own highly personalised gifts which celebrate a loved one - whether a child, young adult or significant other - in such a unique manner.

The high quality silver keepsakes can last a lifetime and Catherine makes it really easy for people to get their items made.

She often visits special events throughout Derbyshire and will be at the Ashover Show on August 12 where

she can take prints and answer any questions people may have.

Catherine also attends many baby shows and baby markets throughout the region as it is very popular for people to have personalised jewellery made to celebrate a new arrival into the family.

Catherine said: “I am happy to bring all my samples and print-taking kit along to your toddler group and take prints for you and your friends at your local toddler group.

“I can also visit clients at their homes and a lot of people like to organise a get together of friends so they can find out more about the jewellery and have prints taken at home.

“There are also great savings to be made for the hostess of these events and they prove exceptionally popular.”

Catherine is happy to answer any questions you may have and you can contact her via her Smallprint webpage where all her contact details are listed.

Simply visit www.smallprint.com/catherinedickens for more information.

Capture your child’s fingerprint, hand & footprints, drawings or writing in fine silver • Pendants • Charms • Cufflinks • Keyrings

www.smallprint.com to book to have prints taken please contact Catherine: m: 07708 150290 e: catherine.dickens@smallp.co.uk Smallprint Silver Fingerprint Jewellery Derbyshire

East Midlands Photographer Warns Parents to Keep Babies Safe We’ve all seen photographs of beautiful newborn babies in baskets or nestling in the palm of a doting dads hand, but an East Midlands photographer is warning parents to be careful when booking these sessions and has issued some safety tips.

Kay Oliver owner of Kay Oliver Photography based in Sawley warns that whilst new born photography is becoming more popular not all photographers have the necessary training to ensure that the shoots are safe. Following reports that two babies were injured after falling during sessions with a high street photographer Kay, who has been in business for 19 years wants to make more parents aware of the risks of not researching their newborn photographer.

Parents wanting artistic images of their newborns are on the increase and a search of the internet will find a number of adorable images and even some eye-opening you-tube videos of people attempting to create their own shots at home.

Kay who is fully trained in newborn photography has photographed 1000’s of families and has been photographing babies for 14 years says: “With newborn photography becoming more and more popular it is scary how many general photographers have started photographing newborns without any training and without knowing about the safety aspect of this style of photography. There has also been a rise in parents copying the new-born photography they see on photos without knowing how they are done.”

“There are lots of gorgeous poses that babies can be put into but not all babies are comfortable in every pose so for this reason a photographer should not guarantee any poses before the session.

Your baby should guide the session and the let the photographer know what is comfortable for them.”

With this in mind Kay has outlined some of the key tips for parents taking their babies to shoots: • • • • • •

Never leave your baby unattended during a session Always stay next to your baby when props are in use Make sure the photographer never uses glass props Ensure all props are checked for sharp edges and sturdiness before use Never force a baby into any pose always use gentle movements to position them comfortably Make sure the photographer never stands on anything over the baby

Kay advises that if in doubt, a good way to find out if your photographer is practicing safe conduct is to go onto the Baby and Newborn Photography Association (BANPAS) website where parents can search for fully insured photographers in their area.

Helen McGlynn, Co-owner of BANPAS said “"As an association, BANPAS are very concerned that amateur or hobbyist photographers may try to recreate some of the complex poses which require expertise in both photography and editing. Newborn photography requires patience and skill - our clients are delicate new-born babies. We are keen on raising awareness amongst parents on how to choose a safe photographer, as shown in the beautiful work produced by Kay" To find an approved photographer visit www.banpas. co.uk To find out more about Kay Oliver Photography visit www.kayoliverphotography.co.uk call 07989 322308 or email info@kayoliverphotography.co.uk

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Weddings

AN AUCTION OF DERBYSHIRE BLUE JOHN MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2015

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VIRGIN BALLOON FLIGHTS Most newlyweds would consider their wedding day was ‘the best day of their life’.

But why let them stop at just one amazing day when you can give them another, with a breath-taking hot air balloon flight through the UK skies?

Let’s be honest, the humble toaster, cutlery sets and Egyptian cotton bedding are rarely the mainstays of the average wedding gift list these days.

So instead, why not treat the bride and groom to a sky-high adventure they will never forget?

Drifting up to 5,000 feet above the UK’s stunning landscapes, floating where the wind takes you and enjoying a champagne toast when you land, it is no wonder hot air ballooning has become synonymous with ‘romance’.

With more than 100 launch sites across the UK, Virgin Balloon Flights is the UK’s biggest commercial balloon flights company and has been taking lovebirds up, up and away for 21 years.

The memories from a hot air balloon flight will last a lifetime – much longer than that posh see-through toaster you were considering buying them.

And for a limited time, Derbyshire Guardian readers can save up to £50 on flight vouchers and Celebration Gift Packages.

And while we can’t guarantee the gift of our flights will make you the couple’s favourite wedding guest, we reckon it has got a pretty good chance.

We have launch sites at Bakewell, Tissington, Nottingham and Uttoxeter, plus many more around the country.

For more information or to buy, visit www.virginballoonflights.co.uk/offer/ DerbyshireWeddings or call 01952 212750 and quote ‘Derbyshire Weddings’.

Derbyshire Blue John is a semi-precious mineral, a notoriously fragile yet beautiful form of fluorite with purple-blue or yellow bands of colour which create striking patterns in the rock. These colours are what are believed to give the material its name – in French ‘bleu jaune’.

The use of this wonderfully coloured mineral became increasingly popular in the Jane Austen period – namely the second half of the eighteenth century, where it was mined for its ornamental value; used to create various objects and for architectural purposes in decorative arrangements. Regency Classism is a visually rich style which is a perfect match for this spectacular Blue John material.

In the UK this material is found only at Blue John Cavern and Treak Cliff Cavern at Castleton in Derbyshire, during the 19th century it was mined for its ornamental value, and with mining occurring on a very small scale in today, it is extremely rare and collectable.

Keen collectors and enthusiasts will already be

aware of Blue John and its mythology, however for the unitnitiated, it provides a fascinating story; the Romans believed that drinking wine from a chalice made in this material would prevent drunkenness, and there are many mysteries surrounding the name itself. Whatever the truth, it’s not hard to see how Blue John has captivated collectors for hundreds of years.

Fellows Auctioneers are offering over 250 remarkable lots for sale on the 5th October in their saleroom in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter. This sale is thought to be one of the largest collections of Blue John and uniquely brings together a vast range of objects, from neo-classical style ornaments to tiny bowls and cups to hold trinkets. With these items on sale from £30 to over £30,000 there is something to suit all tastes and pockets, Visit www.fellows.co.uk/register to sign up to bid in this auction, and view the full calendar of forthcoming weekly auctions on the Fellows website.

BRINGING BACK THE BROOCH AT FELLOWS AUCTIONEERS ANTIQUE & MODERN JEWELLERY | THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST AT 11AM

“IT’S A BUG’S LIFE!” There is a menagerie of bug brooches, together with a delightful woven gold diamond, ruby, sapphire and turquoise jardinière brooch (lot 117) on offer in this auction. Bug brooches first found popularity in the 1860s, and their popularity continues through to today. In Curious Relations, William D’Arfey gives a description of the embellished beetle brooches of the moment “Parasols were liberally sprinkled with ticks, with grasshoppers, with woodlice. Veils were sown with earwigs…Tulle scarves and veilings sometimes had on them artificial bed-bugs…” With this wonderful image of gem-set insects adorning nearly every article of a Victorian ladies clothing, we have certainly got our eye on lot 87, a rotund bug brooch, with its abdomen taking the form of a cultured pearl, and diamond set wings. The pearl and diamond bug has the estimate of £1,2001,800. Later in the auction, a further array of novelty brooches are found, which are bound to be conversation starters! We have a huge variety of quirky brooches to suit nearly all tastes, from lot 109, a gem-set rabbit smoking a pipe (seeing is believing), to a bejewelled tractor brooch (lot 91), and a charming diamond encrusted frog, complete with cabochon emerald eyes (lot 124).

Lot 402 created a hum of excitement throughout the

jewellery department upon its consignment.

This mesmerising hummingbird brooch is certainly one of the rarer pieces in the auction. The brooch has cabochon ruby eyes, and a gold beak, but more captivating still are its iridescent feathers, change colour with the light, making it a wonderful piece to call in and view. Created circa 1870, this brooch is a fantastic example of high Victorian period jewellery design. With similar examples featuring in the V&A collection, we are excited to present this museum quality piece of historical jewellery with a guide price of £500-700.

From the Antique, to the Modern! This sale wouldn’t be complete without the designer jewellery section. From a stylish enamel and gem set Carlo Guiliano brooch (lot 287) with the estimate of £100-150, to a striking Dior spinel pendant (lot 299), and a Tiffany Elsa Peretti ‘bean’ set of necklace and earrings (lot 319) there are beautiful designer gems galore with the usual offering of spectacular diamond stones and engagement rings. Another designer item of note not to be missed is lot 290, a Cartier sapphire and diamond full eternity ring estimated at £800-1,200.

Also taking place this month is our Loose Stones Sale; including an impressive single-owner collection of GIA certified fancy coloured stones.

Running from the 4th to 14th August at 12 noon, this online timed sale will be on view alongside the Antique & Modern auction pieces, so call into the Jewellery quarter saleroom from the 8th August, and place your bids online via www.thesaleroom. com.

Visit www.fellows.co.uk/register to sign up to bid on the jewels featuring in the August Antique & Modern auction, and keep up to date with auctions at Fellows by following us on Twitter and Facebook @fellowsauctions.

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Auctioneers & Valuers Antiques | Jewellery | Watches

The Blue John Sale Monday 5th October

Featuring a collection of over 250 lots of beautiful Derbyshire Blue John.

Email info@fellows.co.uk to receive a brochure and catalogue for this sale.

Visit www.fellows.co.uk to view the full calendar of our upcoming auctions, and register to bid.

0121 212 2131 Jewellery Quarter Saleroom | 19 Augusta Street, Birmingham B18 6JA Mayfair London Office | 2nd Floor, 3 Queen Street, London W1J 5PA

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Healthy Living www.derbyshireguardian.co.uk

LOSE INCHES AND REDISCOVER YOUR TRUE SHAPE After seven successful years of trading, Bodysculpture has become the leading inch-loss clinic in the North of England.

Results are confidently guaranteed and achieved within a one month period.

The average inch loss per client being 27 inches over 10 sessions.

The owner, Heather Robinson, trained with Storz Medical of Switzerland, where she learned how acoustic waves could be harnessed to destroy fat cells, instead of healing damaged ligaments and tendons, scar tissue and kidney/gall stone dispersal.

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Restaurant Review

Hundreds raised in charity Towpath Toddle An annual charity walk organised

by Mercia Marina along a stretch of canal towpath has raised more than £1,200 for worthwhile causes.

The marina chose two charities this year to benefit from the 10mile round trip Towpath Toddle between the marina site in Findern Lane, Willington, South Derbyshire, to Shobnall Fields, in Burton, Staffordshire.

Yesterday, representatives of Macmillan Cancer Support and Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance, visited

the 74-acre marina to collect their respective cheques from the fund raising effort.

Also on board for the handover was publican Steve Kirk, who raised more than £150 from his generous punters on a single night of fund raising at The Neptune pub, in Osmaston Road, Derby.

Steve won a prize of a free pedicure – offered by Elegant Touch Beauty, which is based at Mercia Marina - for raising the largest single amount of cash, but he has also donated his prize to charity.

Around 20 people – mostly boaters at the marina – raised sponsorship money towards their walk in addition to a number of collections organised by others independently. This year’s event raised almost double the total collected in 2014.

Tony Preston, sales and marketing manager for Mercia Marina, said: “Everyone involved, from the walkers to our other brilliant fund raisers, made a huge effort and have collected a significant amount of money for two very worthwhile causes.

“The marina would particularly like to thank the businesses on site that generously donated prizes to our top fund raisers as well as things like refreshments on the day of the walk.”

The second prize – a breakfast for two at The Butcher Baker Farm Shop, based at the marina – was won by Andy Smith, who moors at Mercia Marina.

Mr Kirk (56), who also lives on his canal boat - Spirit of 66 - at the marina, said: “My punters are always really generous when it comes to fund raising, so it’s

them I should be thanking for my involvement. But I also love living here at the marina, and I’m always happy to support my community.”

The Towpath Toddle took place on Sunday, June 7, raising £631.10 for each of the two selected charities.

Collette Richardson, fund raising co-ordinator for Derbyshire Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance, said: “This is just fantastic support. The support we get from the marina is incredible, and it’s great that the local community here is really behind it.”

Gini Smith, Derbyshire fund raising manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, said that the money raised from the marina’s charity walk could pay for a Macmillan nurse for three days, or help provide things like food processors or special bedding for up to five patients.

“It’s marvellous to see everyone working together like this to help us give financial, medical and emotional support to our patients,” she said. “We are so grateful.”

BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC WOMEN ENCOURAGED TO GET ON THEIR BIKES IN A BID TO TACKLE HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN BME COMMUNITIES Black Babes on Bikes, a fun cycling event set up to encourage Black and Minority ethnic women to get on their bikes will take place this Sunday (26th July) at 10.30am at Darley Park, Derby.

The event has been set up to help Black and minority women to enjoy better health and fitness and improved life outcomes by overcoming and breaking down some of the barriers and hopefully see more people from the community getting out on their bikes. The event will start at Darley Park, stopping at the city’s cycle hub Park Bikeworks for refreshments, before heading to the BMX track and Derby Arena where the women can enjoy a tour of the facilities, before it finishes at Elvaston Castle.

The idea for the event came

about when Janice Bain-Tagne, a member of LuSoM Health, was looking into ideas for leisure activities for the group.

Janice has a passion for cycling, an activity she derives great pleasure from particularly when in the company of others. Eight years ago, she took part in a seven day cycling holiday through the Pennine Bridle Trail and she noticed that she was the only female and the only black person on the trip.

Over the years, she has become more and more aware that she very rarely saw black and minority ethnic women on bikes. With this in mind, she got in touch with friends, colleagues, family members and asked if they could cycle. Incredibly only eight women out of 35 could ride a bike.

Connected – the travel initiative which aims to keep Derby moving and encourage more people to choose sustainable travel provides funding to Cycle Derby to enable them to offer free adult cycling training to Derby residents.

Having heard about the scheme, Janice encouraged some of her friends and family to sign up. This included her sister Natasha – who had, years before, gave up on the idea of ever learning to ride, given that she couldn’t keep both feet on the pedals at the same time.

Successfully after taking part in the course, Natasha, along with others can now cycle confidently.

Cycle Derby are offering support and training for any women wishing to take part in the event.

All participants will be supplied with a back pack and water bottle

on the day.

Councillor Asaf Afzal, Cabinet Member for Cohesion and Integration said: “I am delighted that this event has been put in place. It will help to overcome the barriers highlighted by women, and give access to appropriate opportunities to learn and build confidence on two wheels. I encourage as many women as possible to sign up and take part.

This is not an exclusive event for black and minority ethnic women only. Supporters of the event are encouraged to join the ride from Derby Arena in the last leg to Elvaston Castle.

To sign up to the event, or to find out more, contact info@ blackbabesonbikes.com, or call 07405 521451

Cucina

I have a love for all things Mediterranean, from the cuddly Antonio Carluccio to itsy bitsy Spanish tapas. Which is why I was really looking forward to dining at Cucina, a quaint Italian restaurant on Green Lane, Derby.

Based in the heart of St. Peter’s Quarter, Cucina has been on the Derby eating scene since 2010. Following a refurb and relaunch in 2013, it has become a popular place to be and is ranked 4th out of 429 Derby restaurants having garnered numerous positive reviews online.

We were shown to our table

by Alberto Mallardo, the frontof-house, co-owner and larger than life character who made us feel at home right away. The decor is stylish and channels easy chic, with various pieces of modern artwork adorning the walls. What I loved is the nook towards the far back packed with beautiful books that makes you feel as if you’re a welcome guest in an old friend’s home.

We were promptly shown a drinks menu with a decent selection of wine, and food menu that caters for vegetarians too. I started with the Caprese (buffalo mozzarella, vine-ripened tomatoes, basil and extra virgin olive oil). One thing that struck me was the generous portions, as I gazed adoringly at the large melting mozzarella medallion and creamy side salad. I loved it. My dining partner ordered the Parma Ham & Pickled Fennel, which (again was very substantial) and arrived beautifully presented on a rustic wooden platter. It was 18 month aged ham and you could really tell it was high quality meat by the nuanced flavours (salty, umami, hint of sweetness then back to salty).

I had the Pollo al Cucina (chargrilled chicken breast, pecorina and herb sauce, pearl barley, prosciutto crisps and lemon ricotta) which was tasty, cheesy and moreish all rolled into one. The lemony cheese is inspired and was an inventive addition to the pearl barley. My dining partner had the Agnello Primavera (lamb shank in

rosemary and thyme, potato puree, salsa verde and jus).

The lamb was tender and the puree velvety smooth.

We were stuffed to the rafters and so had to share a dessert (a chocolate pot that was creamy and divine) and finished off with a latte a piece (good, earthy coffee that doesn’t cost the earth).

As if all this positive raving wasn’t enough to tempt you, there is also a seasonal specials board; on the day of dining, the drinks specials included fresh lemonade, which was deliciously cloudy and packed a punch in the flavour stakes.

Alberto is a congenial host and one of the best I have encountered. Dining out is so much more than just eating from a plate. It’s about the ambience, aesthetics and how you feel in the restaurant.

Cucina has bucket-loads of charm and is a wonderfully unique place; by being creative with food, they lift themselves above the competition and go the extra mile for you.

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26 Derbyshire Guardian | Issue 31

Sleepless nights and accidents GPs report on reality for – what new parents wish they’d families touched by dementia learnt before baby arrived Coping with sleep deprivation and knowing what to do in an emergency first aid situation are the top two skills parents most wish they’d learnt before having a baby, according to a survey by British Red Cross.

Teething, feeding and knowing how to get their baby to sleep were other skills parents wished they had known in advance. The Red Cross, who launch a new first aid campaign today [20 July], found that almost two-thirds of parents (65%) wished they had learnt some first aid skills and most parents felt they hadn’t received enough information on what to do in first aid emergencies.

In response, British Red Cross is launching its ‘First Aid Rapped Up’ campaign aimed at parents and carers. The charity has teamed up with Chris Sweeney, director of music videos for Sam Smith, Paloma Faith, Lily Allen and Jessie Ware to create first aid music videos featuring rapping toddlers and babies. The Red Cross has also developed a free baby and child first aid app.

Joe Mulligan, British Red Cross head of first aid, said: “Children don’t come with a manual and no parent can be an expert on everything. We need to make it easier for all parents and carers to get the information they need. No-one wants to be in the situation where a child is hurt or unwell and you don’t know what to do.

“Every day, 58 children in the UK will attend accident and emergency units after being accidentally poisoned – which is why we are

starting the campaign with poisoning first aid.

Ultimately, the Red Cross would like every parent in the UK to feel empowered to deal with every day injuries and know how to save a life.”

The campaign is backed by a host of celebrities including Jools Oliver, Coronation Street’s Catherine Tyldesley, Tamzin Outhwaite and Katherine Kelly.

Jools Oliver said: “When Petal was younger I caught her holding a bottle of bleach. It wasn't open, but I had no idea if she had drunk any and made her drink milk as a precaution. Thanks to doing the British Red Cross baby and child first aid course I now know that is the wrong thing to do."

“The course has really put my mind at rest and given me the confidence to deal with issues in the right way should they arise in the future.”

The first video tackles poisoning – more than half (58%) of the parents surveyed by Red Cross would not know how to recognise or treat their child if they swallowed a harmful substance.

Burns and febrile seizures will be covered in later videos.

To watch the video, download the free Red Cross baby and child first aid app and find out more, go to www.redcross.org.uk/rappedup.

In a new poll of GPs, over two thirds (67%) think their patients with dementia are not receiving enough support from social services, with 77% believing dementia patients have to rely on family members as they do not get enough support from adult social services.

There are more than 60,000 people in the East Midlands with dementia including around 14000 in Derbyshire, 12000 in Leicestershire, 11000 in Lincolnshire, 8000 in Northamptonshire, 14000 in Nottinghamshire and 600 in Rutland (exact figures in notes to editors).

The poll of 1,000 GPs also found that over a quarter would be less likely to refer people with suspected dementia for diagnosis if there isn’t enough local support in place, citing a lack of accessible NHS and social services as the main barrier to support.

Carol Harper’s mum, Christine Braithwaite has dementia. Carol, from Derby, says it is vital that her mum is supported and involved in activities regularly: “At the very beginning when she wasn’t involved in anything it was very evident that she was going downhill quite fast. We realised early on that if she was visited once a day by somebody even for an hour she is completely different and more communicative than

when she hasn’t seen anybody.

My role then is to make sure she goes to a lunch club twice a week, we have carers come in and get her a meal, she goes to an Alzheimer’s Society group twice a month. We are five years down the road and we got her to 80 living well. She’s now 82 and she is still doing OK and she is still in her own home which is a good thing.”

Diane Smith, Regional Operations Manager for Alzheimer's Society in the East Midlands said: ‘These recent findings go to show just how important it is for health and social care services to be working together to support people with dementia and their families. We are pleased to be involved in providing services in the East Midlands and are already seeing an improvement in diagnosis rates through improved GP awareness.

A diagnosis opens the door to accessing support so should not be underestimated as a part of this package of care. We need to see this support for vital services rolled out across the country, to allow GPs to have greater confidence in diagnosing and referring patients.’

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CHAPS is a Men’s Health Charity concerned with all aspects of men’s physical health, mental health and future well-being. Why do we need such a charity?

Because the health and lifespan of UK men is comparatively so poor.

60,000 UK men of working age die prematurely every year at one and a half times the rate for women from causes across the whole spectrum of disease.

Though the causes of these deaths are well known, the reasons are less clear. Lack of awareness, difficulty accessing existing health services, lack of services targeted at men, socio-economic deprivation and male attitudes to health are all factors that result in a huge burden of unnecessary ill health and health statistics that persistently lag behind our neighbours in the western world. CHAPS aims to change this.

Originally founded as an Essex Prostate Cancer charity, since 2009 the charity has taken on all

aspects of men’s health because so many health problems are inter-related. For instance, lack of exercise and poor diet lead to obesity resulting in diabetes leading to heart disease. Less well known though is the close relationship between prostate gland disease, impotence and heart disease.

The charity raises awareness by producing easy to read booklets and flyers covering all the major men’s health problems. These are downloadable from a comprehensive website giving topical health information and listing past and future health events.

Our Health Events are usually held at football stadia where we typically provide FREE testing for heart and stroke risk, aortic aneurysm screening, diabetes, prostate and skin cancer screening. These events are funded by charity dinners, donations and sponsorship.

In 2013 our success in Colchester resulted in CHAPS being chosen by the NHS North Essex Partnership project management company Enable East to join its Big Lottery funded Well-being in the East initiative and spread our activity across East Anglia staging major events at Southend United, Colchester United, Ipswich Town FC, Newmarket Racecourse and in Clacton.

A further grant from Big Lottery has now enabled us to run a National Men’s Health Conference entitled “Health in the Workplace” from the FA’s National Football Centre at St George’s Park, Burton-uponTrent. The grant also stipulates that we collaborate with East Midlands employers and Football Clubs in

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60,000 UK men of working age die prematurely every year at one and a half times the rate for women from causes across the whole spectrum of disease.

Dr David Shuttleworth lectures on sun tanning and skin cancer. a continuing effort to raise awareness and provide men’s health checks which we are doing through our WellMan 360° Charter.

Whilst the way we work is important in a general sense, the results of our work concern individuals.

Most of the men we test go away reassured by normal results and armed with good advice for the future but a considerable number have early warning signs flagged up. Typically we detect weight problems and raised blood pressure; at a recent event 29 men out of 130 tested were found to have high blood sugar levels suspicious of diabetes. However, for a small number of men, the results can be life-saving.

Alan, a 62 year old successful businessman and charity worker with no health problems had an abdominal aortic aneurysm scan revealing a 7.4cm diameter aneurysm that would no doubt have burst and most likely killed him well before his eligibility for an NHS scan at 65. After urgent surgery 3 weeks later Alan continues to run his company!

Because we can also scan the rest of the abdomen, we have also detected at least one unsuspected kidney cancer and several bladder cancers, all of

which have been successfully treated.

We have a high demand for prostate cancer screening using the blood test PSA. Though available via the NHS, many men meet reluctance when requesting the test from their GP despite European trials clearly demonstrating between 27 and 41% reduction in the death rate from prostate cancer for men using PSA screening. Currently new prostate cancers are found in 42,000 UK men each year and it kills nearly 11,000 - that’s about 1 death every hour. We detect many men with unsuspected early, curable cancers and all our results go onto a national database. A recent letter said “I would like to place on record my thanks to CHAPS for arranging these voluntary tests as, otherwise, I would have had no idea I had prostate cancer for I have no symptoms whatsoever and, even now, enjoy rude health”. This sums up exactly why we do what we do!

Chris Booth FRCS Consultant Urologist Clinical Director CHAPS Men’s Health Charity

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Come visit us at The Homestead Retreat As soon as you set your eyes on this stunning Grade 1 Listed Georgian Building you will see Quality, Excellence and Class. Straight away you will share our vision that with its imposing faรงade and original features set in secluded grounds all on the edge of the City of Derby it is the perfect retreat to house our own Day Spa. An urban retreat to unwind in the Hot Tub, take coffee in the Oak Panelled Dining Room or simply drift away whilst having one of our extensive range of Luxury Spa Treatments by Thalgo. A vision built around a passion for service in the solitude of this magnificent home steeped in history. A vision built around satisfying the need to take a break from your busy lifestyle but without the need to travel too far from home.

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Professional mentors for Derby business management students

From September 2015, all first year BA (Hons) Business Management students at the University of Derby will be guaranteed a mentor from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

CMI’s ‘Achieve’ mentoring programme has been running for over 18 months but the University of Derby will be the first university in the UK to offer this scheme to business management students.

The University’s business management degree is already dual-accredited by CMI and this marks a new step in the partnership. All mentors offering their support will be of Member or Fellow status and working in industry.

Students will benefit from the mentor’s knowledge, such as learning how business theories taught in the classroom operationalise in the real world and seeking advice on their personal career progression.

Keith Richardson, Partnership Manager at CMI, said: “We have formed a strategic partnership with the University of Derby and the mentoring scheme is our latest development.

“The aim of the scheme is to help students connect

Webs Training Webs working in partnership with DFS

We are currently recruiting for the following Apprenticeships:-

with the business world, providing those not only with an insight into management, but also some practical support that will help them contextualise their learning. We also wish to support the students employability prospects on leaving university.”

Christine Harrop-Griffiths, Programme Leader for Business Management, added: “We’re excited to enhance our partnership with CMI’s mentoring programme. The mentors are CMI Members with business experience and students will be matched with those who best suit their individual needs. The students will benefit from having an external mentor that brings a different perspective.

“The scheme will enable students to explore career opportunities, develop their professional business behaviour, develop wider networks and see the broader business perspective.”

For more information about the BA (Hons) Business Management (CMI accredited) degree at the University of Derby, visit: www.derby.ac.uk/courses/ business-management-ba-hons/

Open Door Adult Learning Centre

The Open Door Adult Learning Centre is a leading learning services provider based in Sheffield. It offers affordable learning options in a diverse range of courses to suit every taste and budget. From ‘Mental Health Awareness’ to ‘Making it in Fashion’, there is something for everyone at the Open Door Adult Learning Centre.

Achieving charitable status after its recognition of

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diligent work in the community, one of the Open Door Adult Learning Centre’s key aims is inclusivity.

It aims to aid community regeneration by providing training courses to all, irrespective of age, race, disability, ethnicity or gender. The ethos of making learning accessible for the local community is quite literal, as frequent buses stop within yards of the centre.

For more information please call 0114 264 8101 now, or go to website www.opendoor-learn.com to see how the Open Door Learning Centre can help you on your learning journey.

OPEN DOOR ADULT LEARNING CENTRE

Come and learn something new with the Open Door Adult Learning Centre » With a warm & friendly atmosphere to learn new skills » Great advice and support, from everyone » Local learning at a time to suit all » Visit our website at www.opendoor-learn. com or email info@opendoor-learn.com IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS, OR IMPROVE YOUR JOB PROSPECTS CONTACT THE ADULT LEARNING CENTRE ON 0114 2648101

Webs furniture training Webs Training Limited has been one of the regions leading training providers delivering quality furniture manufacturing training for nearly 50 years. As a quality provider of apprenticeship and work based training, we work with local, regional and national employers to secure apprenticeship opportunities for young people aged 16-23. As employees, apprentices earn a wage from day one and work along-side experienced staff to gain job specific skills.

With our new purpose built, state of the art workshops and classrooms and dedicated staff, we aim to support our learners to fulfil their full potential.

All apprentices are funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and there is no charge to the apprentice for the course.

For employers with up to 1000 employees, and looking to recruit a 16-23 year old, you may qualify for a Government grant of £1500* (*conditions apply).

For young people aged 16-18 who are not quite ready to go into an apprenticeship, we offer the Ambitions Study Programme which will help to prepare young people for the world of work.

The programme will provide learners with an opportunity to develop work related skills in the furniture industry, whilst working towards nationally recognised qualifications. The course runs over 3 days a week for 30 weeks and is supported by the Education Funding Agency (EFA)

WEBS Training Ltd The Poplars Wollaton Rd Beeston Nottingham. NG9 2PD Email: info@webstraining.com Telephone: 0115 9677771 Fax: 0115 9677772

Established over 40 years ago, DFS is a successful and growing business, which is now the largest company of its kind in Europe.

DFS are constantly moving forward and as well as being one of the UK’s top employers for 2014 and 2015.

They have won the Youth Employment category in the UK Employee Experience Awards for their existing Apprenticeship Programme and as a growing and successful business there are also great career progression opportunities for those who demonstrate the right skills and attitude.

A number of vacancies are currently available in two of their five factories based at Alfreton and Doncaster. Apprenticeships are available in both Upholstery and Sewing Machinists.

As Apprentices in either job role, you will develop the sills which will enable you to upholster/sew all types and styles of furniture/cushions and other allied items as instructed, whilst maintaining acceptable quality standards within expected timescales.

You will be taught how to examine work for faults, reporting any cutting or sewing faults immediately to your supervisor and how to operate the tools, equipment and machines required for the job.

The apprenticeship will take 2 years, working Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5pm and Fridays 8am to 2pm.

Training will be delivered in partnership with Webs Training Ltd based at Beeston. The qualifications you will work toward will be:NVQ Diploma Furnishings

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Diploma in Soft Furnishings Functional skills in maths and English where required and; Employment Rights and Responsibilities Ideally all applicants will have attained GCSE grade C or above in English and maths. As well as have a passion for learning and positive attitude to developing your skills.

All Apprentices will also take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award, which will develop personal skills and behaviours.

For more information or an application form contact the Webs Recruitment Team on 01159 677771 or email info@webstraining. com

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Protect your children’s inheritance with a deed of variation Has your loved one recently passed away, leaving everything to you, and you are now the sole owner of your property? Are you worried that, in the future, the full value of your property could be subject to third party claims? If the answer to both questions is yes then there is something you could do.

Rebecca Taylor, wills and probate lawyer at Ansons Solicitors in Lichfield, explains how a deed of variation can be used to solve this problem.

The terms of a person’s will are usually prepared carefully and with the best of intentions. But sometimes, the period that elapses between a person making a will and their death can be lengthy.

In that time circumstances can change significantly.

As a result, even though the estate is being dealt with in accordance with your loved one’s wishes, this can cause problems if the terms of the will no longer fit family circumstances.

This problem can be solved by a deed of variation, a written document varying the terms of the will. You can change the terms of your share of the estate in the will, so that the interest in your property you would have received passes into a trust, with the ultimate beneficiaries of that trust being your family members – usually your children.

You continue to own your half share in the property and have a life interest in the other half share. This would mean that if your estate becomes subject to third party claims, then only your share of the property will be vulnerable.

You must sign the deed of variation within two years of the date of your loved one’s death and you can only vary your entitlement under the will. The title deeds to the property must also be updated to transfer your loved one’s share of the property into the names of the trustees, who are usually named

in the will.

It is then held on trust for the ultimate beneficiaries until your death. You will still be able to live in the property for as long as you wish, or sell it if you need to with the trustees agreement. A grant of probate is not required to complete this process. So if you have been able to deal with the rest of your loved one’s estate without one, then you will not have to incur further expenses to obtain a grant.

If you think that this situation applies to you and you would like to discuss in more detail, please get in touch with our wills and probate department to arrange a confidential 30 minute consultation, free of charge.

Please contact Rebecca Taylor on 01543 267193 or email rtaylor@ansonsllp.com. Ansons Solicitors has offices in Cannock and Lichfield, Staffordshire.

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How to clean up your business card

Why Probationary Periods should be managed better

by Sarah Daniels, Managing Director, HR Response Ltd I have heard of a number of creative ways businesses trial a new employee, including getting them to work a few days with no pay! Some businesses offer temporary positions in the first instance as an easy way of ending the employment if things don’t work out. However, these temporary positions often become ‘rolling’ temporary positions and before you know it, your employee has accumulated 2 years’ service.

Increasingly I see probationary periods not being managed closely enough.

Within the offer letter, Contract of Employment, and/ or the staff handbook, you can make the terms of a probationary period very clear. You can set out exactly what the requirements of the role are as well as your expectations of performance.

Now, you will always need to give your new starter sufficient time to settle in to a new role. Most probationary periods nowadays have a time period

of between 3 and 6 months, and regular reviews with the line manager must be diarised within that time so both parties have the opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns and iron out any niggly issues.

Yes that all sounds very nice, but we all know that sometimes, for whatever reason, the new employee just isn’t working out. In this case, use the terms of your probationary period to end the employment.

You could also extend the probationary period for a set period of time if you feel they might improve, but ultimately if they don’t meet your expectations, you can end the employment relationship.

However, a quick word of warning; you must follow your own procedures and at the very least the ACAS Code of Practice for managing dismissals and ensure any decision to dismiss is fair and reasonable. Even though your employee has less than 2 years’ service, that doesn’t mean you will always escape trouble.

If you want to know more about effectively managing probationary periods, please contact us; www.hrresponse.co.uk

The Tax Benefits Of Thinking Inside ‘The Box’ – The Patent Box.

by Pete Miller of The Miller Partnership Is your company making trading profits through exploiting patents?

If it is, have you considered the amount of tax relief you could be saving with the Patent Box? Introduced on April 1 2013 to encourage UK innovation and entrepreneurship, the Patent Box is a relief which will, in due course, allow companies who own patents to cut their overall Corporation Tax rate substantially.

It is being phased in over five years from April 1 2013, with relief standing at 60% of the maximum in FY 2013, at 70% in FY 2014 and reaching 100 % in FY 2017.

So, if you or your client is a trading company with profits from exploiting patents after March 31 2013, you might want to consider what Patent Box relief could do for you.

We’ve also been working with our clients to ensure that they will continue to qualify for relief through the Patent Box should their business be affected by group reorganisations, sales or mergers, for example.

Patent Box is particularly generous in that even if you don’t yet hold a patent, you could benefit by applying for one now. The notional relief available starts to accumulate from the time the patent is applied for and can be claimed once the patent is granted.

And applying for a patent might not be as expensive as you might think.

To find out more, please contact The Miller Partnership by phone or email right away for a free consultation. If you’re eligible for the Patent Box we’ll do the necessary tax computations.

Now you don’t see many cards that are blank on the reverse nowadays, there are still some, and I think it it a travesty to leave this valuable marketing space empty . . .

I have done two business card jobs recently, both quite different. I met Anna, when we were both visitors of the Ladies connect networking group, held each month at the waterski centre in Cliff, near Tamworth.

No need to tell you how good my Polish is!

We talked colours and business ideals, and business name ideas. . . and drank tea, and I tried not to eat too many of her chocolate biscuits.

kind of cleaning item you can imagine. Feather While this image is treasured by Jane, I am not Anna Duster, Mop Anna Bucket, . . . you get the a dog owner (so not the target audience either) idea. so it has no emotional appeal to me, but other My cleverest, particularly for the double meaning, dog owners will relate to it and it ticks the “picture paints a thousand words” box. was “Polish Anna Shine”

As in Polish (nationality), as well as Polish (with a cloth).

But Anna settled on Shine Anna Sparkle, cleaning services.

• Or does the company exploit someone else’s patent under an exclusive licence?

Testimonials are all about word of mouth and recommendation (you know that already) . . .

• Does the company have intellectual property that could be patented so that patent box relief can be claimed?

I hope you realise how important they are . . . do you do what I do before buying something online, and read the reviews on amazon first?. . .

If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, the Patent Box may well be available to you.

In recent months I’ve received many inquiries from companies and/or their accountants in sectors as diverse as home interiors and civil engineering – and most stand to benefit substantially from this welcome tax relief.

pete.miller@themillerpartnership.com

Her business card is in contrast quite a lively design, and I did a few options and layout variations in order to incorporate all the information Jane wanted, but retain a stylish and professional design.

Coming up with cleaning slogans had made me think of Spick and Span, which being an English Doggy Digz has a fantastic garden, and I felt that this powerful image was a great selling point for phrase, she was not familiar with, . . . . the business, and would look great on the reverse . . and then her name, Anna, suddenly gave me of the card, with the brand strapline underneath. one of my despicable me “lightbulb moments” with Spick Anna span well then the floodgates Jane also has a favourite photo of her own 2 small opened, interspersing her name between every dogs that she wanted to use. . .

• Does the company own patents which it exploits as part of its trade?

First, you’ll need to ask the following questions:

and on the front, a simple and clean layout, with Anna’s brand new logo, her name and title and nicely laid out contact details, email and website address courtesy of the FREE website offer, run in conjunction with DBN web design, Anna, has her own domain name and email, and her simple site will be live (at her request) during September.

As a Polish lady who also has a slight hearing difficulty, in a room full of English speaking women, she very bravely stood up and took her She is building things slowly, and as a fellow mum turn explaining her business venture and passed with the schools hols around the corner, she me a referral, (after hearing mine) to assist with knows it is time to slow down (if work allows) for a a logo and business card design for her new few weeks and have some quality kid time. cleaning business.

On contrast however, my other business card We chatted at the meeting, and emailed a few client, already had her logo and website created times before arranging a briefing at her house, to a few months back, and is gearing up for lots of see what I could do that was cost effective to give summer holiday clients. her new venture a great brand identity.

Jane at Doggy Digz, (5 paw holidays for dogs) Anna, had her head screwed on and her ideas actually ran out of her “cheap-to-get-you-started” well and truly sorted. She really appreciated the vista print business cards, and we had to get a importance of having a professional look for her move on to get the new designs printed quickly branding, although she insisted on apologising she is always keen to have some in her coat for her lack of English grammar skills. Come on, pockets to hand to fellow dog walkers while she who is the thick one here really? is out with her clients dogs.

She had a lot of helpful suggestions on logo emblem imagery, that she emailed to me, enabling me to do 3 different styles of simple but striking logo designs . . . and she selected her favourite.

But remember, this relief is only available from the time you apply for the patent, so don’t delay.

. . . a striking image or a powerful strapline or a fantastic testimonial, is the perfect thing to put on the reverse of your card.

It did pose the challenge of something extra to fit on the front of the card though. With a business card, you are giving potential clients, contacts your information with the aim that they will be able to easily contact you should they want to.

Therefore I feel that you should make that information as clear as possible, which means making sure the text is large enough for them to read it easily.

I am sure there are plenty who will disagree, but I don’t like those cards where the email address and phone number are in 7point text. (too small and potential for misreading).

Anyway, as ever, I never give up, a tweak here and a nudge there, and a designers eye everywhere, . . . I rarely buy direct from amazon, but they and the perfect finish will always be achieved. always have lots of reviews / testimonials.

Thanks to Pete’s printing for both these jobs, and a super-quick fast turnaround for Doggy Digz, Now Anna had a great one, from a client who had and I have 2 happy customers. sent her a Christmas card stating she was “the best cleaner we have had in over 25 years!”

You can see Shine Anna sparkle logo design and business card here and the Doggy Digz business So I made a point of emblazoning the reverse of card here and you can read more from me next her card with this bold and powerful message. week. thanks for reading x

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Summer Budget 2015 Following the Chancellor's Budget on Wednesday 8th July 2015 below is a summary of the main headlines which may be of interest to you: Tax-free Personal Allowance – The tax-free personal allowance will be increased from £10,600 in 2015-16 to £11,000 in April 2016. The higher rate threshold will increase to £43,000 from April 2016.

Dividend Tax Reform – Dividend tax credit (reduces amount of tax paid on income from shares) will be replaced by a new £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance for all tax-payers from April 2016. Tax rates on dividend income will be increased.

Personal Savings Allowance – As announced in the March Budget 2015, the government will introduce an allowance from 6 April 2016 to remove tax on up to £1,000 of savings income for basic rate taxpayers and up to £500 for higher rate taxpayers.

Additional rate taxpayers will not receive an allowance. Automatic deduction of 20% income tax by banks and building societies on non-ISA savings will cease from the same date. The government will shortly publish a public consultation on whether changes are required to the deduction arrangements in place for other savings income (Finance Bill 2016).

Extending ISA eligibility – The government will introduce the Innovative Finance ISA, for loans arranged via a P2P platform, from 6 April 2016 and

has today published a consultation on whether to extend the list of ISA eligible investments to include debt securities and equity offered via a crowdfunding platform.

Making ISAs more flexible – March Budget 2015 announced that the government will change the ISA rules in the autumn to allow individuals to withdraw and replace money from their cash ISA in-year without this replacement counting towards their annual ISA subscription limit. This policy will also cover cash held in Stocks and Shares ISAs. These changes will commence from 6 April 2016.

Taxation of pensions at death – As announced at Autumn Statement 2014, the government will reduce the 45% tax rate that applies on lump sums paid from the pension of someone who dies aged 75 and over to the marginal rate of the recipient from 201617 (Summer Finance Bill 2015).

Secondary market for annuities – Following consultation, the government has decided to delay implementation of this measure until 2017. Further plans will be set out for introducing this measure in the autumn (Finance Bill 2016).

Lifetime Allowance for pension contributions – The government will reduce the Lifetime Allowance for pension contributions from £1.25 million to £1 million from 6 April 2016. Transitional protection

for pension rights already over £1 million will be introduced alongside the reduction to ensure the change is not retrospective. The Lifetime Allowance will be indexed annually in line with CPI from 6 April 2018 (Finance Bill 2016).

Pensions: reduced Annual Allowance for top earners – Benefits of pension’s tax relief to be restricted for those with incomes, including pension contributions, above £150,000 by tapering their Annual Allowance to a minimum of £10,000. This policy will come into effect from April 2016 (Summer Finance Bill 2015).

Alignment of Pension Input Periods - All pension input periods open on 8 July 2015 and will end on 8 July 2015. The next pension input period will be 9 July 2015 to 5 April 2016 for these arrangements.

This means that all existing arrangements on 8 July 2015 will have two or three pension input periods ending in tax year 2015-16 (depending on the start date of the open pension input period). For new arrangements where the first pension input period starts on or after 9 July 2015 will end on 5 April 2016.

Transitional rules are being introduced for those individuals who may have put in pension contributions of more than £40,000 prior to the Budget, on the expectation that these contributions would be tested against the annual allowance for tax years 2015-16 and 2016-17. Pre-Budget savings

of up to £80,000 will be protected from an annual allowance charge.

Pensions tax relief – Treasury has published a consultation on reforming pensions tax relief by making them more like ISAs. Pensions Wise – Access to Pension Wise service will be extended to those aged 50 and above.

Family home removed from Inheritance tax – From April 2017, each individual will be offered a new family home allowance so they can pass on their home to their children or grandchildren taxfree after their death. This will be phased in from 2017-18 and will be added to the existing £325,000 Inheritance Tax threshold meaning the total tax-free allowance for a surviving spouse/civil partner will be £1m in 2020-21. Properties worth more than £2m, the allowance will be tapered away until it is worth nothing to those homes worth more than £2.35m.

Corporation Tax – Corporation tax will be cut to 19% in 2017 and 18% in 2020.

Standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax - This will increase to 9.5% from November 2015.

End of permanent non-dom status – Nondomiciled individuals live in the UK but consider their permanent home elsewhere and they only pay UK tax on their offshore income when it is brought into the UK. Permanent non-dom status will be abolished from April 2017 so that anyone who has been resident in the UK for 15 of the last 20 years will be considered UK-domiciled for tax purposes.

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Burton Solicitors Appoint Two New Partners

A local law firm has elevated two members of staff to Partner status.

Else Solicitors, based in Birmingham and Burton on Trent, has promoted Andy Rudkin to Partner – Head of Dispute Resolution and Practice Director Tracey Marsh has been named Partner Designate.

Andy and Tracey have joined founding Partner Chris Else and Partner – Head of Construction Andrew Hickman as the leaders of the firm.

Tracey joined Else in 2007 and she now has more than 20 years of legal accounts experience. She became Practice Director in 2011 and is responsible for upholding the firm's Lexcel standard of excellence and commitment to quality client care. She is also in charge of recruitment.

She said: “Else Solicitors are a firm that always strives to give our clients the very best advice and representation.

“I am delighted to have been part of Else for the last eight years and look forward to developing the firm

even more in my new role Partner Designate.”

Like Tracey, Andy has been a working at Else for a number of years. Since being made Associate in 2014 he has led the Dispute Resolution department, which specialises in contract disputes, insolvency cases, injunctions, intellectual property disputes, professional negligence, property disputes, and Japanese Knotweed cases.

Andy added: “On a personal level, it feels great to become a Partner in a firm that has real integrity, drive, and a genuine presence in the communities in which we work.”

Chris explained: “Both Tracey and Andy have worked tirelessly to grow Else Solicitors.

"Their expertise and insight are a key component to our offering as we continue to meet the needs of clients.”

If you would like legal advice or representation, please contact our solicitors on 01283 526200 or email info@elselaw.co.uk

Generous business donates extra 10p for every Rainbows Superdraw ticket bought in Derbyshire People in Derbyshire are being encouraged to purchase tickets for the Rainbows Hospice Summer Superdraw after a Midlands based business offered to donate an additional ten pence for every ticket sold, up to £10,000.

For every £1 ticket bought, Strategic Communications Services (SCS) will donate ten pence to the charity, which provides vital care and support for children with terminal and life-limiting conditions and their families.

By buying a ticket, not only will people be supporting the hospice, but they will also be in with a chance of winning up to £3,000, as well as a host of other cash prizes.

Gill Smitherman, lottery manager at Rainbows, said: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to SCS for their generous offer of support. Now we’re challenging

the people of Derbyshire to help us to raise as much money as possible.”

She continued: “By buying a Superdraw ticket, not only do you stand a great chance of winning a fabulous cash prize, but you’re also making a huge difference to the lives of so many children and their families. Because of you, we can help families like the Blakey-Tews (pictured), whose children, Cory and Mia, receive care here at Rainbows.”

The Rainbows Blooming Marvellous Superdraw will take place on Friday 7 August and tickets, which cost just £1, can be purchased until Friday 31st July.

To buy tickets, contact Gill on 01509 638056, email lottery@rainbows.co.uk, or visit www.Rainbows. co.uk/superdraw. Tickets can also be bought in the Rainbows shops in Melton, Market Harborough, Blaby and Matlock.

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Pourquoi? Qui? Comment? Font Colour Design.

Blog 99, (eurovision) remember this: Watch this space, and in a future blog I will tell you how it went.

Well true to my word, here is the client story, the Why, Who and How. . . . of the Parent = Leader project (with some valuable design tips on font and colour to help you too.) now in the beginning, this was merely a great opportunity to catch up with an old acquaintance, and work on my first international project but more recently, due to personal events with my eldest son (just the normal pressures of bringing up a 9 year old I guess) this has made me think a little deeper.

So, way back 7 or so years ago I was a mum at my local Toy Library in Crich, Derbyshire, and so naturally met the owner / organiser of the Toy Library, and ultimately ended up doing some design work and posters for a few events and meeting with a few other ladies involved on the Toy Library committee And so what a nice surprise, when out of the blue I get an email from one of these ladies, Vicki, who has been following this blog, and now needs some design work to promote a conference being organised by her employers . . . in France.

Vicki and I had a couple of great Skype conversations, from her (6 years since) French home to establish what she needed a Flyer / invitation to a conference workshop event, to help parents. It was called Parent = Leader (which is the same in English and French).

I remember thinking how obvious a statement that was, and why they might need to run workshops on it to help parents? . . . . (* how wrong I was) but as a graphic designer, I just make it look nice. . . present the information in an attractive format. . . make sure it is clear to read. . . and understand . . . and portrays the right mood to relate accurately to subject. The conference was supposed to be a fun learning event for parents, it was not corporate or businesslike, but informal and relaxed, lively and inviting and the event was multi cultural with France Slovkia and the Czech republic each organising one of three training modules. So no harsh boring fonts or sombre black and grey lines . . . out with Helvetica and Univers and in with Gochi Hand and Overlock (see google fonts for these).

Design Font Tip: 1. Don’t be afraid to use a font that is a bit different, but don’t go overboard with it.

2. Be certain that it is appropriate for the style of the project/brand you are portraying 3. Make sure you check that all the characters are readable.

4. Use it selectively on headlines and focus words.

5. Always use another simpler font for the main paragraphs of text, that compliments the first.

6. If you can find a font that has a family set, this gives you versatility of style: italic, bold, bold italic, extra bold, light, black, etc etc I was full of ideas for a lively party feel, that made me think of a patriotic street party with all the colourful bunting.

Coincidentally (or maybe because no-one has any imagination) all three nations involved had Red, White and Dark Blue on their flag colours, so initially this was the way it was agreed I should go but it all started to get a little bit political once

the respective people saw the design . . . so with a bit of back tracking it was agreed to focus on the Green, Pale Blue and Red, from the logo of the main sponsor for the event.

Design Colour Tip: 1. Keep to a few main colours, 2 – 3, plus black and white.

2. If there is a logo / element you need to include, then colours from this may be a good choice.

3. If there are sponsor logos with other colours, then this cannot be helped, but keep to your original main colour choice and try to put sponsor logos in a neat row / line on white ground.

4. Use blocks and coloured shapes that allow you to use white text over the top.

5. Use colour A block with white text, next to white block with colour A text, to balance the design.

6. Put important information in black text so it stands out.

There was quite a lot of information to fit on, and so I chose the easy option of putting the module information on the reverse of the invitation, rather than the time consuming option of trying to make it fit on the front and as always. . . with a lot of design determination . . . a selection of design options . . . . a few client tweaks . . . a couple of requests for better quality logo files . . .

And the perfect result was achieved.

I supplied print ready PDF files on email, and a local French printer did the rest.

And to top it all, Vicki’s boss Philippe then asked me to do an A3 poster, and 3 A0 (ish) signs to be used to direct visitors to the correct module on the day of the event.

So a little bit of a re-shuffle of the information, adjustment of sizes of some of the elements, and a requite for the biggest logos they could possibly supply and hey presto . . .

One A3 poster, and three A0 module signs, emailed as PDF artwork too.

Tuesday 23rd June, has come and gone now, but I wished them well, and got an email from my friend Vicki during the lunch break on the day to say it was going well . . . (and Philippe has paid my invoice now – so all rubber stamped).

And so back to the Parent = Leader subject. (* where I realised how important the workshop probably was) As parents, are we to quick to just shout at our kids when they do something that we do not approve of?

The recent behaviour of my son, means that I have ended up doing this more and more, but with little improvement.

I can recognise myself (as as child) so much when I look at his personality, which means that I can (shamefully) relate to some of the stupid things he does, but (unhelpfully) I struggle to advise him on how to not do them either.

He did comment to me when I was telling him off about something “But you do that” “well maybe I shouldn’t do it either” I replied which, upon reflection, made me think about the Parent = Leader thing.

So I have tried starting today to be less shouty and negative and much more supportive and understanding. To focus on helping him to be positive.

I am going to (try much harder) to be the Parent who is a True Leader To lead my children to achieve the great potential that is inside them.

Maybe I could get inspired by some of the worlds50-greatest-leaders. And if you want to look at the Parent = Leader designs, click here. thanks for reading x

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HR Superhero Sarah Daniels is the best HR Response Running your own business can sometimes be a double edged sword of blessing and burden in one, which is where HR Response flies to the rescue to make your life easier.

HR Response is headquartered in the East Midlands and provides stellar human resource management solutions to businesses countrywide. Working closely with small to medium sized businesses, founder and Managing Director Sarah Daniels runs a tight ship to ensure clients receive the best service 24-7.

Sarah spent her formative years in Worthing, Sussex and moved to the East Midlands in 1997. This is where she built up an impressive HR portfolio working with the likes of Coats Viyella, Perkins Foods and many more big name brands. She has a real passion for HR and is a keen advocate of fairness, which is why she found her career flourishing within

the industry.

Sarah said: “HR is all about being fair. I love championing equality and helping others solve problems by thinking out of the box to provide fair solutions for all.”

Clients take advantage of Sarah’s expertise gleaned from her comprehensive HR background. HR Response has honed its areas of focus into three main sectors; Proactive HR, Reactive HR and HR Training. Proactive HR is all about building a positive HR culture and fostering positive thinking. In this way, staff morale and motivation is boosted and has a direct impact on business revenue by reducing absence and staff turnover. Reactive HR is an option available for treating staff issues that require an efficient response. It works by resourcefully targeting the root of the problem to achieve a positive outcome.

This new solution ultimately makes all parties feel comfortable and happy by avoiding ill-feeling, by understanding varying points of view and managing both client and employee expectations.

The company is constantly growing and recently moved to larger premises in Heanor, Derbyshire.

Sarah said: “I’m so very proud of what we have achieved so far. From a one person operation to a growing team, HR Response is on a mission to continue providing strategic and operational HR Management solutions for all.

“Trust is key in any relationship, be it personal or professional and this is something I mention from the outset in any client conversation. HR Response is a family affair and my daughter Charlotte runs the financial side. As a growing family business, we understand the difficulties faced when managing people. We are proud that we have systems in place, countless resources and solid experience to respond swiftly to our clients’ individual needs.”

“ HR is all about being fair. I love championing equality and helping others solve problems by thinking out of the box to provide fair solutions for all.

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Sarah always knew that she wanted to work for herself. Her Dad was self-employed, so starting up a business was always on the cards. She knew HR inside out and quickly learnt the ropes of owning her own business, swiftly plugging knowledge gaps by

completing courses in marketing, cash-flow, finance and administration. As a result of her resourceful nature, there is now very little that Sarah cannot do.

Earlier this year she steered the company to achieve ISO9001:2008 certification. This is a certified quality

management system recognised the world over and only bestowed on organisations who prove their ability to consistently provide services that meet the needs of customers.

There is a constant demand for astute HR advice.

Therefore there are no peak periods at HR Response, just a steady and consistent flow of business. Clients can also take advantage of the comprehensive and informative training packages run by Sarah. These sessions are written especially for line-managers and business owners, the focus being to share best practice and instil confidence when dealing with HR matters.

These sessions involve Sarah fielding a plethora of questions from the boardroom, where she sits alongside intrepid trainees. She can generally proffer a solution on how she dealt with a HR issue, by delving into her solid HR background and coming

up with working examples. Trainees are interested to listen to real-life scenarios and the face-time with an HR expert is priceless.

The training packages (bespoke upon request) are always very well received and are usually booked up months in advance. They are pocket-friendly to suit every budget and the duration is a compact full day or half day session. This way, information is analysed, dissected and discussed to ensure trainees go away confident and enlightened. Clients can choose from six sessions; Managing Recruitment, Managing Absence, Discipline, Grievance, Performance and Poor Performance.

To find out more about Sarah and to see how HR Response can help you with your HR needs, please call 0115 972 8708 now or go to website www.hrresponse.co.uk.

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Charter aims to ensure big deals also benefit workers and smaller businesses Companies working on major projects jointly funded by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership will in future have to sign up to a new Charter – ensuring the deal will also benefit jobs creation, training and smaller firms.

New buildings, roads, broadband network development and other essential infrastructure across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are jointly funded by millions of pounds in Government and European funding; managed by D2N2. The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) of business, local authorities, skills and training providers, and community and voluntary groups, promotes economic growth and jobs creation across its area.

D2N2’s new ‘Procurement Charter’ will aim to ensure money spent in its catchment benefits as many businesses and people as possible, as well as helping the companies directly involved in projects turn a profit.

The Charter, chiefly aimed at the construction and related industries, ties into work already done by D2N2 through its previously announced: • Employability Framework – Launched at D2N2’s 2015 Annual Conference on Tuesday (July 14), to get skills and training providers, and businesses, working more closely together on helping learners gain better experience of the working world.

• Provider Charter – Launched last April (2015), it asks businesses and training providers

(including further education colleges) to sign up to collaborate on programmes which will teach those on them the knowledge needed to fill ‘skills gaps’ in local workforces.

• Sector Development Action Plan for Construction (published October 2014) – It sets out a strategy to help the construction sector in the D2N2 area flourish; particularly looking at training needs, and opportunities for small and medium sized companies to learn about and gain work from large, valuable building contracts.

• D2N2 Skills for Growth Strategy – Looking to improve skills and training provision in the D2N2 area, including apprenticeships, to help the Local Enterprise Partnership achieve its overarching goal of creating 55,000 new jobs in the area by 2023.

The Procurement Charter also builds on the national Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012; which encourages businesses and organisations putting out work contracts for tender to think more about using these to practically address social, economic and environmental needs.

D2N2’s primary funding for capital and infrastructure projects is its Local Growth Fund (LGF). In July 2014 D2N2 announced it had secured £174.4m from the Government’s LGF, to support projects aiding economic growth over six years. That money is due to unlock almost £380m of additional funds from local partners and business, making a total package for the area of £554.4m, up to 2021.

Businesses, local authorities and public sector bodies involved in projects receiving LGF or other funding through D2N2 will have to sign up to the commitments of its Procurement Charter. These will include measures designed to address at least some of the following issues: • increasing the number of apprenticeships; • black and ethnic minority worker recruitment; • development of courses run by schools, colleges and other learning providers; • employability, particularly among women returning to work, young people (especially NEETS, or those Not in Education, Employment or Training) and older workers; • enhancing skills training within the construction and related sectors; • improving science, technology, engineering and maths skills; • rural workers having difficulty accessing employment due to travelling distance; • people with complex needs facing long term unemployment; • work experience for school age children.

David Ralph, Chief Executive for the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “Significant funding comes through D2N2 for economic activity, and through our new Procurement Charter we will ensure this benefits as many businesses and communities in our area as possible.

“We are a private sector-led organisation but, as

well as achieving a profit for the companies involved, the economic development we fund must also open up training opportunities for local workers, and enable small and medium-sized businesses to gain business from construction and regeneration happening on their doorstep.”

Initial work on the Procurement Charter was begun

by Louise Townsend, of UK construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall plc, and the former Chair of D2N2’s Construction Sector Action Plan and Skills Sector advisory groups. Louise is now Sustainable Business Director at Morgan Sindall; responsible for ensuring its projects are carried out in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible manner.

Louise said: “This Charter will put money into the pockets of local small businesses and communities.

SMEs are the engine room of the economy and it is entirely right that our SMEs benefit from this spending as much as possible.

“The publication of the Charter demonstrates the commitment of both the LEP and private businesses to delivering economic growth that has the greatest local impact. It is a crucial document which will give a great boost to the local economy.”

Those businesses and organisations signing up to the D2N2 Procurement Charter will share good practice. The Charter will be reviewed in 2017, to make sure that its commitments are being upheld and are having a positive impact in the D2N2 area.

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CONSUMERS FEEL CONFIDENT WITH A DERBYSHIRE TRUSTED TRADER More than 90% of customers who have used Derbyshire County Council’s Trusted Trader scheme over the last 12 months said they are ‘very satisfied’ with the service they received.

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Jo said: “We had such a lovely day, it was like an exclusive baby Charlotte Club.” The babies, mums and grandmas appeared to enjoy the whole bonding experience too. The mums were so impressed with the lovely setting and choice of brightly coloured and tastefully decorated baby print plates, that all of them had extras done while they were there.

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Over the past year the council has gathered feedback from more than 16,000 customers – and 94% said they were ‘very satisfied’ with the goods or services they received.

Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Dave Allen said: “Our Trusted Trader scheme works well because every member is checked out before they join and customers are encouraged to have their say about the standard of work.

“It’s always reassuring to get a word-of-mouth recommendation which helps people make wellinformed choices about which trader to use.

“Not only does this scheme protect local consumers – particularly older and vulnerable residents – but it also helps to boost the local economy by keeping work within the county. “We’re really pleased with

these latest figures which show it’s just as popular as ever.”

The county council’s trading standards team checks out all businesses which apply for its Trusted Trader scheme for county court judgements or other complaints to give customers peace of mind then choosing a company.

Customers are given a feedback card by their Trusted Trader on completion of the work and can post the card back to the trading standards team or give feedback via the Trusted Trader website.

Comments are posted alongside the trader’s profile and their ‘tick’ rating is boosted in relation to the number of positive comments they receive.

Feedback can be given anonymously and traders are given the right to reply in the rare instances when negative comments are received.

Councillor Allen added: “We encourage traders to make sure they hand out their feedback cards as more positive comments listed on the website help them generate more business.”

Satisfied Trusted Trader customer Sharon Ainsworth, who lives in Shelton Lock near Derby, said: “‘I now only use Trusted Traders as I have been so pleased with the work, punctuality and the price.

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Pets Corner

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Giggsy the cat from Derbyshire proves it’s all in the eyes as he scoops national pet photography prize The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has named Giggsy the cat from Bolsover in Derbyshire one of Britain’s happiest pets. The Ragdoll has been chosen from more than 150 entrants as the winner of NOAH’s ‘The Eyes Have It’ competition, which sought to find happy pets, with happy eyes, across the nation.

Giggsy’s distinctive peepers caught NOAH’s attention during the competition, which ran as part of the organisation’s Happy, Healthy Pets Project – an online gallery aiming to build the UK’s largest ever picture of pet health, made up of photographs submitted by pet owners who love to show off the furry, feathery, finned and scaly extensions of their family.

Giggsy’s proud owner, Julie McDonald, is delighted her pet has been chosen, stating: “I'm delighted that Giggsy has won the competition, as he means the world to our family. We think he's a wonderful cat as he's so gentle and loving, and everyone who meets him is won over by him - even the non-cat lovers! His health and wellbeing are of the uppermost importance to us and we think that shows when you look at him.”

NOAH’s mission is to celebrate UK pets and the owners who love them, and to ensure that these pets receive the best expert, independent healthcare advice available through the Pet Health Information website. Its Happy, Healthy Pets Gallery sits as part of this initiative on www.pethealthinfo.org.uk.

NOAH Chief Executive, Dawn Howard comments: “The launch of the Happy, Healthy Pets gallery has been such an exciting time for us at NOAH. With entries being submitted every day, it’s heartening to see how well cared for pets are in the UK, and just how proud owners are to show them off. This first competition marks the start of a year full of campaigns design to highlight different aspect of animal health. With many more to come, we can’t wait to see what other photos are submitted this year!”

NOAH’s Happy, Healthy Pets photography ambassador Victoria Hillman, who helped judge the entries comments: “The composition of the winning photograph is wonderful and Giggsy’s eyes are so mesmerising!

He is a clear winner!”

The Border Collie Trust Great Britain in Staffordshire is a registered charity which rescues and rehomes Border Collies and Collie crosses throughout the UK Dogs are accommodated in comfortable and secure, purpose built kennels where their health and wellbeing is top priority.

Founded in 1976 by Hazel Monks, the Border Collie Trust Great Britain has gone from strength to strength. Trustee Ben Wilkes said: “Our staff provide a high quality of care for all dogs. Keeping them healthy, safe and happy whilst they find a new home is of paramount importance to us.”

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A pioneering pet store is the only specialist supplier of venomous snakes in Birmingham as well as other reptiles including exotic spiders. Rattlesnake Canyon has been serving the community since 2011 after Birmingham Council granted it approval to house DWA (Dangerous Wild Animals) on-site. It has been going strong ever since and is now able to sell DWA animals to licensed keepers.

There is something for everyone at Rattlesnake Canyon on Kingstanding Road which will leave you spoilt for choice.

Snakes, lizards, tarantulas, exotic mammals and tropical and coldwater fish are just a few potential pets for you to consider.

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After a friendly chat, the owners ascertain what your needs are and which pet will best suit your lifestyle. Don’t just take our word for it; Rattlesnake Canyon’s Facebook page has garnered nearly 1000 “likes” and helpful, supportive advice offered by the store is a common theme in the reviews.

Owner Mike Conabeer said: “Rattlesnake Canyon has never been more popular and we are extremely proud of the store’s heritage. With over 20 years’ experience working with these fantastic animals, we are the go-to place in Birmingham and beyond for people seeking reptilian pets.”

Rattlesnake Canyon is more than just an exotic pet-store.

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This Months Car Reviews

by Syd Taylor

Mitsubishi Shogun LWB 3.2 DI-D SG4 Auto

The 'devil-may-care' Dauphin of dashing off-roaders is indubitably a Mitsubishi Shogun. Here is a vehicle that commands respect through its regal poise, executive capabilities and top carriage comfort conveyancing. It will take you almost literally anywhere you want to go, delivering trafficconquering potential on crowded roads and terrain-gobbling generosity of heart when it comes to riding the rugged off-road unmade range.

A friend of mine, Bucolic Bob - a long time devotee of 4x4 configurations - was so impressed by his turn at the wheel of this new Shogun that he burst into song.

"Climb every mountain' he bellowed ' Ford every stream, Scuttle shake the rainbow, It's time for some ice-cream'.

I can assure readers that the quality of his singing was as excruciating as the quality of his rhyme - but all credit to him for putting a not too subtle finger on

that one feels opens the possibility of round-the-world motoring.

Please note. It is not my intention to suggest that this Shogun is a natural replacement for the cross-

channel ferry. Merely to say it's so good that one feels one could hop to Calais and back in this car - and back again just in time for the next strike.

the fabulous virtues of this longreigning champion.

For more serious-minded readers let me point out that if you're looking for a truly outstanding representative to fly the flag for 4x4 tomorrows, then this Mitsubishi Shogun has many rivals - but no true master.

On test was the ÂŁ36,799 'topof-the-range' Long Wheelbase diesel SG4 automatic. It's a true seven-seater with two cunningly hidden seats in the rear which flip-

up when needed. Fold everything flat in one of these and Pickfords could use it.

From its styling felicities that combine utility with a certain swagger, to its luxurious and accommodating interior, gutsy reliable performance up to 112mph from the 197bhp 3.2litre 4 cylinder diesel, claimed economy of over 33mpg (That's not too far out either. I think 30mpg is easily achieved), towing capability of 3,500KGs (Braked) - it covers all the bases and then some.

Few big off-roaders on first acquaintance make such a positive impression and over the longer term it just keeps on giving.

A top of the class contender for best in the class. 'On the Go' it has plenty of 'oomph' and delivers the shove with smoothness, almost showing the driver the way - instead of the other way round. The five speed auto box is excellent and all you need to do is keep it in two-wheel drive on the highway where it will cruise effortlessly and quietly at 80 mph.

(Unlike some rivals that are in permanent 4WD.). There's 4WD high and 4WD low, of course, for tackling...just about anything.

Here is a big off-roader beautifully made and generously specified to high levels. It finds no challenge too much, no slope too steep, no ford too deep - the kind of vehicle

too. Gleaming black paint and smooth welds - properly finished.

It's right what they say. Hondas are top when it comes to quality.

In comparison to the big war machine that had just departed, here was a minnow - but nevertheless it really is the sports bike to beat them all. Some rivals

are faster (slightly) on the track.

Some are more accelerative. But unless you're a top racer you'll never find out. Supersports bikes like this have evolved to such a high level that I doubt if even the Typhoon pilot could extract the Blades full potential. 'Then how does it beat them all?' I hear you ask. Well, it does because it's the most user-friendly supersportster.

I pressed the starter and the 999cc motor yowled distinctively.

Within the space of but a few minutes the very elements had been rent assunder in submission to two uncompromising chariots.

Two projectiles: incarnations of the demons of air and earth.

The 'Blade' has been honed to near perfection I concluded - razor sharp and better than ever and still retaining its unique charisma as new models from other manufacturers try to steal the limelight. Standards are high these days with performance bikes and I've been tantalised and tempted by others. But I resurrect my long affair with the machine that has developed into a charismatic legend in its own time.

Like the Typhoon, the Blade can catapult the reeling senses inexorably forward while you struggle to maintain mastery of the performance. It'll do over 180mph and explode to around sixty mph in about two and a half seconds if your viscera can take it. All total insanity.... but if you must.

In performance per pound at ÂŁ12,799 it's off the scale when compared to supercars. As an old greybeard who's been to the moon and back on a Saturn rocket, I have to say that to have one of these sort of bikes you should have a firearm certificate and a note from your psychiatrist.

However - today I'm lucky, I tell myself. The afternoon is clear and everybody is watching either the Eccleston Grand Prix or Jeremy Kyle and his amazing lie detector - so the roads are empty. I could easily ride straight home but this is an opportunity too good to miss.

By the sword of Yamamoto! A squeal from the rear tyre as the Blade catapults away, snaking slightly as the 178bhp envelops the chassis. A snick up the six gears of the delightful box keeps

the horses straining against the harness. Speed gathers at an incredible rate and a lifting of the front wheel tells me that I must back off, as airborne antics aren't considered 'form': best leave that to the Typhoon.

Fast work is what this bike is all about and it takes it beautifully not just because of the power but because it's such a well-balanced machine developed over many years with racing experience subtly blended into it to make it, perhaps, the overall finest sports bike. If you want more performance or thrills ask the U.S Navy if you can try one of their Hornets on the USS Theodore Roosevelt which popped over to the UK recently but wouldn't fit in our car parks.

Low speed performance is creamy smooth and entirely without aggression. All the power right to the top of the rev range flows sweetly without the shotgun affect attached to some rivals.

Handling is splendid and ABS wonder braking that is magically controlled via a 'brake by wire' ecu is about the best on two wheels.

Honda Fireblade

Erupting into the stillness of a sunny Sunday afternoon the RAF display Typhoon lanced heavenward on a banner of flame: deafening; thrilling. A Doppler wave of Godly thunder.

Smoke trailed from the EJ2000 engines, staining the sky long after it had gone. A scent of Avtur

hung heavily in the summer air.

I picked up my helmet and walked to where I'd parked the bike.

Sunlight flashed on polished metal. For a few seconds I gazed at the machines steely complexity: sleek of frame yet brutally purposeful, functionally precise, solid and dynamic. Great quality

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Mitsubishi Outlander. GX4 Manual If one wants to pack-up and take the family out into the wild, but not too wild (you do 'wild' in a Shogun.) wicked world of ours and be assured of safety and comfort - not to mention a safe and unfrazzled return, then the third generation Mitsubishi Outlander is mission directed to deal you the best cards in the crossover pack.

It's a serious-minded SUV with a beguiling attractiveness that is guaranteed to make it a family favourite. For those in the market for 4x4 reassurance coupled with one of the most accommodating interiors in its class courtesy of occasional 'fold-to-hide' third row seats, the versatility is such that

you could do the school run in this car while running for President.

It's a cutting-edge packet of automotive technology that represents a tectonic shift in the way we go about motoring.

As a driver you sit high and proud as if to say 'Don't just look at me.

Be like me.' Life is good in the well-appointed cabin with the long list of standard equipment that you get with the £30,498 GX-4 manual version. There's leather faced seats, a concert hall sound system, cruise control, lots of safety aids...there's so much comfort that you feel an air of smugness.

Presenting the world with a

purposeful but non-aggressive appearance, it looks good from any angle: no mean trick with a vehicle as upright as this one.

The competence of the body design shines through in lots of passenger space and boot space.

The big Outlander news has been the PHEV Hybrid - but the good old reliable 'clean diesel' variant is still out there. Its 4 cylinder 2.2 unit gives 147bhp whilst exhaling only 140g/km of noxiousness. It's a lovely engine driving through an excellent six-speed gearbox.

Smooth, willing and refined it pulls like a loco to take you to near125mph. Well controlled ride and handling let you explore the

performance safely.

For a vehicle of its size, economy is good and Mitsubishi's claim is conservative at 43.5mpg. Drive gently in 'eco' mode and you might even get 47/48mpg.

Equipped with 'on-demand' allwheel control you're in two-wheel drive most of the time but press a button and you can change between 4WD ECO, 4WD AUTO, 4WD LOCK - enough options for coping with any eventuality. In the interests of safety you can't beat a good 4WD system - and this is one such.

Despite its name this is not a car for the explorer in pursuit of outlandish thrills. It's a good solid 'out and about' car. A 'fromage frais' of delicate motoring, it tickles the palate while delivering the passenger payload. A true delicatessen of motoring magnificence that offers choice in abundance to the discerning and sensible motorist. If, like me, you sometimes need to get out more, you'll be delighted to have an Outlander waiting outside your door.

The big question, of course, is 'Does the Outlander out gun rivals?' Well, I can tell you that there's nothing outlandish about any of Mitsubishi's claims.

Without question it represents an outstandingly and inwardly pleasing multipurpose vehicle for twenty first century connoisseurs of quality motoring. It makes one question whether or not this is as far as the crossover concept can go.

BMW 220d Sport Convertible probably 140mph - and yet BMW claim 61.4mpg. (Realistically you can get about 50mpg in normal use). There are petrol engines if you want but the diesel is my choice. Forget 'economy' Just think 'oodles o f

To win new converts to its convertible ethos, BMW need, in truth, do little more than rest on their laurels. However, as any afficionado of the marque will tell you 'just enough is not enough' - and with BMW you can rest assured that the manufacturers have gone that extra mile to get that extra smile out of yet another satisfied customer. And that, Sir or Madam, could be you.

The sybaritic delights of sensual motoring are not for everyone - but for 'wind in the hair without a care' a BMW convertible just has to be 'one up' on its rivals.

Of that, a person behind the wheel has no doubt. Neither do the lucky passengers who revel in levels of refinement hitherto unprecedented in rag top roaming - but do bear in mind that rear passengers (There's just room for two) are somewhat compromised on legroom. Because of the need for hood stowage and all the

electric motors, boot space is limited. But that's obvious. If you want more space, buy the saloon.

Replacing the old 1 Series Convertible, it is slightly longer and wider; resulting in an even sleeker and more elegant look with the top up or down. The base price for this model is £29,965 but I doubt that there is a 'basic' model on the road. This is a BMW and a BMW options list is as long as War and Peace. Specification permutations are as varied as your choice for this weeks lottery numbers - and the £39,930 test car had everything from the Professional Media package at £1,575 to silver flecks in the anthracite coloured soft top at £87.50!

Slip behind the wheel and you are instantly struck by how it's beautifully crafted and laid out in a manner at which BMW have come to excel. It's a flight deck in there with every adjunct to modern

motoring at your fingertips and the 'iDrive' infotainment controller is a twirly control that gives you total mastery of all electronic wizardry controlling everything from how much sugar you want in your selected driving mode to which radio waves you wish to capture.

The car feels sturdy and flexfree: much improved over the 1 Series ((and that was jolly good).

This means that it's a car in which you can either glide serenely or make the most of the outstanding driving dynamics thanks to the adaptive M Sport suspension at £625 extra. Rear-wheel drive, a beautifully balanced chassis with a real sports car feel and a stunningly good 190bhp 2.2 diesel engine driving through one of the best six speed gearboxes, enable

lovely torque'.

When going topless it gives you that 'top of the world' feeling. Even at 6am as I set out for a press event with the top lowered the cabin was invitingly warm and cosy. As I cruised through the sleepy suburbs the cars controls were good sharp-witted company and then onto the clear open roads of Wales where the full performance and fine handling could be explored.

After a lunch stop I roused the BMW back into life. It wasn't easy to judge the exact moment the flame caught even though we're talking diesel here. The rev counter flicked off the bottom

of the scale - nothing, even with the hood down: just the delicate whirring of servo motors as windows were raised.

I eased into first, pressed the accelerator pedal and the splendid new 2 Series convertible glided forward with an effortlessness that made me smile. Its smoothness is luxurious, its sense of ease satisfying - and I then realised that the line which divides competence from charisma is a fine one.

You'll not need long to convert to the virtues of this versatile BMW. It's simply the best way of getting the best out of all seasons in the calendar year. In short, it's a softtop that's hard on the opposition.

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Russell Grants Monthly Horoscopes August 2015

ARIES March 21st - April 20th Resist the urge to rush an intimate relationship in the opening days of August. Winning someone’s trust will take time and patience. A generous relative will give financial or practical support during the first half of the month. Go ahead and accept what is being offered, whether it’s a loan, sound advice, or some childcare.

Your health gets a big boost near the 11th. There’s never been a better time to launch a fitness programme, go on a diet, or practice relaxation techniques. Work will become a lot more pleasant around this date, too.

The New Moon on the 14th invites you to go on a romantic break. If you’re creative, take this opportunity to launch a novel, start a painting, or practice your dance moves. Any artistic endeavour is good at the end of August. The Full Moon on the 29th will bring a shocking secret to light. Prepare to change your opinion about a fellow worker you have always trusted.

TAURUS April 21st - May 21st It will be easier to get help from your best friend, lover, or business partner in the early days of August.

All the hostility and resentment that has been brewing will magically disappear. Plan an enjoyable family reunion for the first half of the month. It will be especially good to reunite with a relative who always makes you laugh. Your love life will get a big boost around this time. If you’re single, you’ll meet someone special through work or at the gym. Do you already have a partner? Launch a creative endeavour with your amour.

The New Moon on the 14th could prompt you to make changes to your domestic routine. This is a great time to find a roommate, expand your property, or welcome a relative into your home. Be sure to attend a friend’s birthday party towards the end of August, or an angry encounter will ensue.

GEMINI May 22nd - June 21st Travelling with a group will be lots of fun in the beginning of August. You’re bound to encounter a few surprises along the way, but they will be pleasant ones. Always use a respectful tone with an older colleague in the first half of the month, or the atmosphere will become tense. Mid-August you’ll be able to spend more quality time at home, which is music to your family’s ears. If you live far from kin, plan a reunion before the month is over. The New Moon on the 14th will prompt you to take an art class. You’re bound to make at least one unusual friend through your studies. The second half of August is perfect for expanding your home or finding a bigger place to live. Don’t assume your boss will grant a request for time off at the end of the month. Your services may be needed.

CANCER June 22nd - July 23rd Your self esteem will be low in the opening days of August. Don’t confuse your personal self worth with the amount of money in your bank account. It is impossible to put a price on your humour, wisdom and compassion. A beautiful gift will find its way into your hands during the first half of the month. Don’t put this token away for special occasions; use it on a regular basis. Be sure to sign up for a class on the 11th; your studies will bring you a great deal of happiness. The New Moon on the 14th is perfect for improving your financial fortunes. Don’t be surprised if you get a raise or are awarded a lucrative job. The Full Moon on the 29th will force you to defend your beliefs to a sceptical relative or colleague. Try not to get too personal when making your case. Better yet, just don’t discuss such a personal issue.

LEO July 24th - August 23rd Resist the urge to talk about your private life with family in the beginning of August. A conservative relative won’t approve of your freewheeling behaviour. You’ll get an opportunity to display your talent on the 4th, which makes you glow with excitement. Finding new sources of income will be easier as you approach midmonth. The New Moon on the 14th is good for updating your look, getting a spa treatment and indulging your sensual side. The second half of August is the best time of the year to ask for a raise. Back up your arguments with plenty of facts and figures. The Full Moon on the 29th warns against buying things on credit.

If you take extra steps to conserve your resources, you’ll avoid a great deal of financial problems. Focus on living beneath your means. The money you save will sustain you through lean times. It will also give you an extra measure of freedom.

VIRGO August 24th - September 23rd An intimate relationship will give you tremendous pleasure in early August. If you’re not in a relationship, this is the perfect time to find romance. Ask a friend to set you up on a blind date. A teaching, writing, or research job will be a welcome division on or around the 7th. If there’s anything you enjoy, it’s digging up interesting facts and figures. Don’t be surprised when your popularity soars at mid-month. Word has spread of your talent. The New Moon on the 14th is perfect for taking a class on money management. Learning how to maximise your financial resources will help you afford more luxuries. Be sure to negotiate a raise in the second half of August, when your powers of persuasion will be at an all time high. The Full Moon on the 29th warns of putting too much pressure on your best friend, lover, or business partner.

LIBRA September 24th - October 23rd A festive party gives early August a glamorous feel. Be sure to wear something special to this glittering occasion, as all eyes will be on you. After this big bash, you’ll feel inclined to spend more time on solitary pursuits. Reading, writing, music and prose will bring great happiness in mid-August. You might even decide to decline some invitations so you’ll have more time for creative work. The New Moon on the 14th is perfect for joining a humanitarian organisation. Working on behalf of a charity will put life in perspective. Problems won’t seem so difficult when you are focused on helping underprivileged people. The Full Moon on the 29th brings a health problem to light. If you’re going to get better, you will have to improve your diet, become more active and get more sleep. Old habits will die hard. Eventually, you’ll feel the benefits of your new regime and wonder why you ever resisted it.

SCORPIO October 24th - November 22nd It becomes easier to exercise your authority in the opening days of August. Prepare to face off with an overambitious authority figure on the 3rd. It will be your job to bring this cock eyed optimist back down to Earth. Teamwork takes on an increasing importance in mid-August. Be prepared to adjust your methods to suit the group during this energetic time. The New Moon on the 14th helps you land a high profile job. Your responsibilities will be varied and unusual, which is very stimulating. The second half of August proves quite sociable. Be sure to attend as many parties as possible. Spending time with friends helps put your life in a healthier perspective. The Full Moon on the 29th brings an end to a troubled romance. Although you’re sad to part ways, it’s a relief to escape all the fighting. If you’re single, you may decide to abandon a creative pursuit that has been giving you grief.

SAGITTARIUS November 23rd - December 21st Don’t question your abilities in early August, when a teacher pokes fun at your unorthodox methods. There is a method to your madness. Anybody who has worked with you can attest to your expertise. You’ll be able to demonstrate your talent on the 4th, when you’re asked to make a public presentation. This demonstration will be a resounding success, although one of your peers will become quite jealous. Career opportunities will become more readily available in mid-August, when you’re offered at least one high powered job. The New Moon on the 14th is perfect for accepting a plum position that allows you tremendous creative freedom.

Your leadership ability will be applauded on the 23rd, when you’re put in charge of an important project.

The Full Moon on the 29th prompts you to spend more time on domestic pursuits. A child needs your help with a difficult situation. This may require you to spend fewer hours at the office.

CAPRICORN December 22nd - January 20th Friends will help with heavy responsibilities at the beginning of August. If you need assistance, just ask for it. Don’t be too hard on yourself if a meeting goes sour on the 3rd. There are certain relationships that are just not meant to be. You’ll have to force yourself to be more outgoing than usual during the first half of August, especially if you want to make important business contacts. Opportunities to travel, write and study will arise on or around the 11th. If you get a chance to expand your horizons, seize it. The New Moon on the 14th brings money from a refund, inheritance, or legal settlement. Put this money towards a computer or smartphone. Try not to be defensive with an authority figure during the second half of August. Their questions are aimed at finding your strengths and weaknesses. The Full Moon on the 29th marks the end of a friendship with an overly demanding person.

AQUARIUS January 21st - February 19th Responsibilities at work increase in early August. You actually enjoy presiding over a big project, although it means keeping close tabs on rebellious staff members. A generous grant, scholarship, or legal settlement becomes available near the 11th, allowing you to afford more luxuries. This would be a wonderful time to go back to education and get an advanced degree. The New Moon on the 14th signals a romantic interlude.

Pamper your amour with gifts, loving gestures and affectionate words. Are you single? You could meet someone special at an impromptu party. Be sure to accept a last minute invitation. A friend will invite you along on a holiday or shopping spree on the 19th. A good time will be had by all. Be sure to take plenty of photos, as you’ll want to remember this wonderful time. The Full Moon on the 29th brings about an ethical dilemma. Obey your conscience.

PISCES February 20th - March 20th Help from religious, educational and cultural leaders becomes more readily available in early August. If you’re dealing with a bureaucratic nightmare, reach out to a person who is well respected in your community.

A massage or spa treatment will feel wonderful on the 4th. Go ahead and splurge on a little self pampering.

Your best friend or lover becomes much more attentive near the 11th, relieving you of chores and helping ease your anxieties. The New Moon on the 14th is perfect for launching a fitness regime. Take more time out of your schedule to prepare healthy meals with fresh ingredients. The second half of August proves very productive, when you’re able to team up with a creative colleague. The two of you make a fantastic team and will produce impressive results. The Full Moon on the 29th prompts you to attend to some personal needs that aren’t being met by a partner.

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Leon Haslam back on the podium.

Leon Haslam has made 200 starts in WSB (photo: Paul Horton)

DISAPPOINTING WEEKEND AS HASLAM REACHES 200

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malley’s Leon Haslam completed 200 starts in the World Superbike Championship at Laguna Seca circuit in California, but it was, otherwise, a disappointing weekend. He struggled to 13th position after a fall in race 1 followed by a fifth place in race 2.

“Unfortunately, in race 1 we struggled,” said the Red Devil’s Aprilia star. "I had trouble maintaining the pace and after the crash the only thing on my mind was finishing the race, given the damage to my bike as well. We took a big step forward for race 2.

I rode much better, especially in the initial phases of the race. Then our pace dropped off a bit and I'm disappointed about that because I know that my bike had great potential. The biggest problem was consistency, in addition to a couple of turns where I was struggling. We'll evaluate some further changes now that we can make for Malaysia, which is a track where we can definitely be very competitive.”

Chaz Davies scored two dominant wins from pole position, on his Ducati, the Welshman never once being headed as he completed his most impressive weekend in World Superbikes since his debut back in 2011.

Derby’s Alex Lowes, on his Voltcom Crescent Suzuki, was sixth in the first race and held seventh in the second before an issue with the front tyre and an early incident on lap two brought about his eventual retirement on lap nine.

The weekend was overshadowed when two riders tragically lost their lives after a first lap incident in a support race. A chain-reaction, multi-bike incident on the first lap of the second MotoAmerica race claimed the lives of Spanish riders 35-year-old Bernat Martinez and Daniel Rivas Fernandez, who was 27.

Leon made his first appearance in World Superbikes in 2003,aged 20, replacing Sean Emmett on a Renegade Ducati for the British round. He retired in race 1, but finished tenth in the second race. He made six starts, that year, taking sixth place finishes

at Assen and Magny Cours before completing a full season for Renegade in 2004 and having his first podium finish in Germany.

After four years in British Superbikes, Leon returned full time to WSB in 2009 with the Stiggy Honda team.

Some impressive performances led to an offer from Alstare Suzuki for 2010, his best season in WSB. He opened his account with victory in the first race at Phillip Island and two more wins, in Spain and South Africa, helped him to second place behind Max Biaggi.

Getting onto the podium was important both for me and for the team considering how hard the guys worked this weekend” Following two fourth places in the recent meeting at Donington, where he was still recovering from the effects of a nasty crash at Imola, Leon returned to the podium in the second race at Portimao. Jonathan Rea completed another double victory with David Giulgliano taking second ahead of Haslam.

"Getting onto the podium was important both for me and for the team considering how hard the guys worked this weekend,” said Leon.

Leon was on the podium again at Misano, where he raced, for the first time without pain killers. Kawasaki duo Tom Sykes and Rea shared the victories with Giugliano and Haslam on the podium for race 2. "All things considered I'm pleased with the two results.

A podium in front of Italian fans is always a nice feeling,” Leon said afterwards.

After Davies’s double at Laguna Seca Jonathan Rea still leads the points standings with 417, ahead of Tom Sykes (282), Chaz Davies (263) and Leon Haslam in fourth place with 240. Alex Lowes is in tenth with 94 points.

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BLACKWELL ERUPTS TO CAP HISTORIC NIGHT

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ick Blackwell retained his British Middleweight title on an historic night at Derby’s new Arena. Blackwell was being out-boxed but erupted with a spectacular punch to floor his challenger and cap a great evening as professional boxing returned to Derby after many years absence.

Blackwell’s first defence came just eight weeks after taking the middleweight title from John Ryder at London’s O2. The 24-year-old, from Trowbridge, has no amateur experience and turned professional in 2009 having learned his trade as an unlicensed fighter. He took the middleweight crown at the third attempt and, after 21 professional bouts, Blackwell arrived at Derby with just 3 defeats, two of which came in British title challenges. Despite a hard-man reputation, Blackwell was certainly been emotional when taking the title in May. Challenger Damon Jones, from Leeds, had an impressive 13-0 professional record, but was had yet to go beyond 6 rounds. Jones lacks Blackwell’s outright power, but has plenty of boxing skills and was content to slow the pace in the early rounds. The 22-year-old boxed cleverly with sharp, accurate lefts to the head, keeping Blackwell at a distance and winning the early rounds on points.

Blackwell kept advancing, but was unable to find a real opening, increasing the pressure a little in round 2, but still unable to use his trade-mark ‘bang-bang’ 1-2 combination. He admits to beginning slowly and improving as the fight progresses and he began to ramp things up towards the end of the fifth.

Jones was ahead on points but in the closing seconds of round 6, Blackwell had his opponent on the ropes and, with Jones’ guard down for just a second, it was all Blackwood needed to get close and unleash one devastating right to the head, on the stroke of the bell.

The challenger landed heavily on the canvas and looked dazed as he struggled to his feet. Referee Victor Loughlin had no hesitation in ending the fight and Blackwell danced around the ring in delight before going across to greet his highly vocal fan club.

“I started late again,” said the champion , afterwards, “ and he was keeping me at the end of his jab, but I caught him with my right. I knew he would try and out-box me because I don’t have an amateur background, but I knew if I put pressure on, and he keeps throwing those body shots, he was going to tire.”

The referee directs Blackwell to his corner, with Jones sprawling on the floor.

Blackwell’s killer punch puts Jones down at the end of the sixth.

Nick Blackwell (right) has a rare moment in close with Damon Jones.

British Middleweight Champion Nick Blackwell.

DERBY LUCKY TO HAVE ARENA SAYS PROMOTER

Council leader Ranjit Banwait says he is proud of Derby’s new Arena.

“It would be nice to go with a headline act from Derby and I think we could absolutely have this place heaving.” That’s the hope of boxing promoter Mick Hennessy after professional boxing returned to the city of Derby. He had jointly promoted the historic evening with local promoter Clifton Mitchell and live television coverage on Channel 5.

Mitchell, who challenged for British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles during his professional career, also runs his own stable of boxing talent from his One Nation Fight Academy in Lynton Street , Derby.

atmosphere.

As with the badminton fixtures, earlier in the summer, the main hall adaptable and well suited to this kind of event. With appropriate lighting, one loses track of the huge size of the arena and the cycling facility, so it proves a very versatile space.

Me Hennessy was in no doubt that he will return to the city. “I think it was a great event,” he said, “and it’s somewhere we would love to promote more often.”

Derby City Council leader, Councillor Ranjit Banwait, was delighted with the success of the evening. “It’s been fantastic, a

“It’s a state-of-the-art venue, Derby’s very lucky to have it.”

Promoter Mick Hennessy wants to promote more events at Derby Arena.

Derby’s new arena is proving a very versatile venue.

“The Arena is brilliant,” Mr Hennessy added. “It’s a state-ofthe-art venue, Derby’s very lucky to have it.”

Around two-thirds of the 2000 seats laid out for the event were taken, not bad for a summer evening event put on at relatively short notice. The middleweight title fight had brought in plenty of support from both camps and the local fighters were well supported, too, so there was a tremendous

pretty historic day,” he said, “ the first time we have had boxing at this level in the city. What a perfect venue the Derby Arena is. It’s putting Derby on the map, a great pride for me as a Derby lad, born and bred. I’m particularly proud that I’m part of an administration that saw the vision in this.

Obviously these are challenging financial times, but we took that risk and it will pay us back in years to come.”

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MILLS SPARKLES ON HOME SOIL D

erby light-middleweight Myron Mills looked impressive as he cruised to a comfortable victory over Kevin McCauley.

The Derby teenager is part of his uncle Clifton Mitchell’s One Nation stable and was looking to extend his unbeaten professional career to four wins. Even at this early stage of his career, he had too much class for the journeyman boxer from Brighton.

There was plenty of vocal support, for Mills, who gave an intelligent display, confirming his uncle’s belief that he has a great future ahead of him. Mills won all four rounds and the bout by 40 points to 36.

Shepshed flyweight Louis Norman, also trained

by Mitchell, has a promising future , too, but found Brett Fidoe a tough opponent. Fidoe survived hitting the floor at the end of round 5, of 6, after catching a glancing blow on the cheek from Norman’s right uppercut. A clean punch would surely have ended the contest there, but Fidoe recovered to go the distance. Norman got the verdict by 60 points to 53.

Indi Sangha did enough to take the superfeatherweight bout 40-37, against Lithuanian Simas Volosinas, and record the second win of his career.

The Derby 19-year-old was content with single jabs to the body, rather than find a combination despite the urgings from his trainer, Clifton Mitchell. Sangha tired towards the end of the bout and will need more aggression as he faces better rivals.

World heavyweight title challenger Tyson Fury was in town to support his younger brother Young Fury, who knocked out Ostaps Basins, and cousin Hughie Lewis Fury . Hughie Fury was looking to extended his unbeaten career against Brazilian George Arias who was more than twice his age.

It proved to be a rather pedestrian contest with Arias kept at arms-length by Fury. Only in round 2 did Fury have the Brazilian in trouble, with a series of heavy blows, but Arias weathered the storm and neither fighter threatened to finish the contest quickly. Fury won every round and the bout 100-90.

Other local interest centred on Ilkeston heavyweight Russ Henshaw who defeated Lithuanian Remigijus Ziausys 40-36 and Bolsover’s Jamie Robinson. A cut along Robinson’s hairline left him covered in blood, but the welterweight focused to stop Loughborough’s Sam Sharpe mid-way through the third round.

Gedling super-bantamweight Leigh Wood was too strong for his Ghanaian opponent, Isaac Owusu, and the contest was stopped in round 4.

The other results were: Light-welterweight, Lenny Daws bt Mikheil Avakyan 80-70; Superfeatherweight, Nathan Kirk bt Kristian Laight 3937; Super-featherweight, Jordan Gill bt George Gachechiladze 60-54.

Myson Mills gets the verdict after his bout with Kevin McCauley.

Myson Mills lands a blow on Kevin McCauley.

Indi Sangha on his way to beating Simas Volosinas.

Louis Norman makes contact with Brett Fidoe.

Hughie Fury in action against George Arias.

Tyson Fury will fight Wladimir Klitschko in October.

Gedling’s Leigh Wood has Isaac Owusu on the ropes.

‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood.

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INCE AND SHACKELL RETURN IN BIG MONEY DEALS >> Continues from back page In total Ince has made 167 appearances, including 135 starts, in his career and scored 48 goals. He has also been capped

by England at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 level, securing 26 caps in total across all levels.

Ince is the sixth player to join Derby this summer following the arrivals of Darren Bent, Alex Pearce, Scott Carson, Chris Baird and Andreas Weimann in June.

Paul Clement says he’s ‘very pleased’ with how his first preseason as Derby County’s head coach is unfolding. “It’s been going really well and I’ve been very happy with the players’ application, they are working very hard."

The 43-year-old took charge of the Rams in June after serving his apprenticeship alongside Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Real Madrid.

Clement has described preseason as a hectic time, but he’s relishing the challenge of preparing his squad for the new campaign.

Johnny Russell has been among the goals in Derby’s pre-season friendlies. The Scot scored in the 2-1 defeat at Grimsby before getting the winner at Northampton.

Tom Ince scored the winning goal against German side SV Meppen, on a brief trip to the continent before the Rams came from behind to lead 3-1 against Dutch opponents FC Utrect.

Shotton got a head to Ince’s cross to level on the stroke of half-time and then Russell headed his third goal of the pre-season campaign to put the Rams ahead. A 25 yard volley from Will Hughes added to Derby’s tally before the Dutch side pulled one back to make the final score 3-2.

Derby have re-signed Burnley

defender Jason Shackell for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, after having their first bid rejected and weeks of speculation as to whether a revised offer was on the cards.

Shackell first joined Derby from Barnsley in 2011 and made 49 appearances for the Rams before leaving for Burnley the following summer for around £1.1 million.

In his three years with Burnley Shackell made 136 appearances and helped them to gain promotion to the Premier League in 2014.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche had been keen to hold on to his captain. "His motivation was to go there for a contract on offer," he told the Burnley club website. "It's fair to say Derby County made an offer that was so large he couldn't refuse it."

"We're thrilled Jason has become our latest acquisition," said Derby head coach on the Rams website."I know that the Derby County fans will know all about his qualities already, following his previous spell at the club.

"We feel that we have made a number of exciting signings this summer and this one certainly falls into that category. We're delighted that he has chosen to join us and I look forward to working with him."

Meanwhile goalkeeper Kelle Roos has signed a three-year contract with the Rams before moving to Rotherham United on a seasonlong loan deal. The Rams think very highly of the 23-year-old Dutch keeper, but his immediate chances at Derby diminished with the arrival of Scott Carson from Wigan Athletic.

Since signing for Derby 18 months ago, Roos has made five appearances, featuring twice in the Capital One Cup and on three

occasions in the FA Cup last season.

Head coach Paul Clement is delighted Roos has agreed a new deal and commented: “Kelle is a talented young goalkeeper with a bright future and I feel he now needs the opportunity to get league g a m e s and more experience under his belt.

We are pleased Rotherham are giving him this opportunity."

Roos will be joined at Rotherham, for the first six months, by Ferrand Rawson. The 21-year-old defender, who captained Derby's under-21 side, spent a month on loan with Rotherham last season, making four appearances.

"Rawson's performances during his loan spell last season can only be described as outstanding," said Millers’ boss Steve Evans.

"I repeat what I said last season, this lad will go on and play in the Premier League."

Encouragingly, Chris Martin returned to the side on tour, playing for the first hour against SV Meppen and the final half hour against FC Utrecht. The 26-yearold Scotland international striker missed the start of Derby’s preseason training programme, as a result of a hamstring problem sustained back in February, and

FIELDING TO RACE IN US Chesterfield MSA Formula race winner Sennan Fielding has been offered the chance to race in a couple of rounds of the USF2000 Championship.

The 19-year-old, who is currently fifth in MSA Formula, has had one win and three other podium finishes in the current season for Chesterfield’s JHR Development team. This latest opportunity will see him race at Mid-Ohio (31 July – 2 August) and California’s Laguna Seca circuit for the season finale in September.

This chance comes from the race-winning Afterburner Autosport team, but Fielding will not have an opportunity to test ahead of the Mid-Ohio race.

“It should be mega,” said Fielding. “I did a test three years ago and that went really well. The team said that they’ve been following me since and, as long as we can get out there, all the costs would be covered.

You always hear about free drives and think they don’t exist!

We’re being chucked in at the deep end, but I’m sure we’ll get good results.”

Fielding was a title challenger in last year’s BRDC Formula 4 Championship and has picked up drives in the Formula Renault NEC, Italian Formula 4 and Formula Masters China over the last couple of years.

“I’m going out there to enjoy it,” he added. “If I can

get out there and shine and meet as many people as possible, who knows? These opportunities don’t come around every day.”

returned to training after working with Derby’s medical team on a comprehensive rehabilitation programme.

New first team coach John Peacock says Martin has displayed no ill-effects from

the injury that restricted his appearances in the closing months of last season. The news is a boost for Head Coach Paul Clement as Martin has been a key player for the Rams in each of the last two seasons, scoring 25 and

21 goals respectively.

Jake Buxton, though, could miss the start of the new campaign.

The defender is still recovering from the back injury that ruled him out for the final few months of last season and required surgery.

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FORMULA E LONDON FINALE PIQUET CROWNED FORMULA E CHAMPION Nelson Piquet Jr was crowned the Formula E champion as the inaugural season reached a thrilling climax in London. A great drive by Sebastian Buemi to win Round 10 set up a nail-biting finale for the following day. Only in the closing laps of the final race did Piquet find himself in the position he needed to take the title by just a single point.

Formula E, the world’s first all-electric racing series, has captured the public’s imagination and the London event, held on the perimeter roads of Battersea Park, was a sell-out success on both days at the end of June. Racing returned to the capital for the first time since the Crystal Palace circuit had closed in the 70s and the lush, tree lined avenues were in pleasant contrast to many of the city centre street circuits already visited, although the concrete and steel barriers were still a necessity for safety reasons.

E.dams-Renault’s Sebastian Buemi, who made the running in pre-season testing at Donington Park, clinched pole position for Round 10 as he and Piquet battled in the final qualifying group. The championship standings as they arrived were Piquet (Team China Racing) 128 points, Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport Abt) 111 and Buemi 105. Three points for pole brought Buemi closer and the three leaders would start the

race in reverse order, with Dragon Racing’s Jerome D’Ambrosio confirming his end-of -season good form by taking second spot.

The tight, and very bumpy circuit, was modified to avoid a bad bump just after the start-line, so the field followed the safety car for most of the first lap to avoid carnage at the first turn before Buemi, and the field, made a clean get-away.

Piquet saw a chance to get around the outside of bitter rival di Grassi, but ran out of room approaching the turn 11/12 chicane and Andretti Autosport’s Jean-Eric Vergne took advantage , running side-by-side with Piquet to the final chicane where he made the move stick, passing the Brazilian for fourth place. Vergne’s attack continued and he also passed di Grassi on the following lap.

Di Gassi’s team mate Daniel Abt damaged his steering after another duel, with Salvador Duran (Amlin), and could not make the final turn, at the Chelsea Gate corner, coming to rest in the wall.

Buemi made an early break as the safety car peeled off and the leading order remained the same with Buemi crossing the line 0.939 seconds ahead of D’Ambrosio with Vergne rounding out the podium.

Buemi’s victory hauled him to within 5 points of Piquet and also gave e.dams victory in the teams’ championship, much to the delight of team principal Alain Prost.

Stephane Sarazzin (Venturi) made the most of his draw in the first qualifying group to take pole for the final round with Buemi only sixth quickest after two groups, but then came the rain. Di Grassi (eleventh) was best of the final two sessions, some 8.6 seconds off the pace with Piquet starting

Nelson Piquet Jr became the first Formula E champion.

Vergne forces his way past Piquet in race 1.

Jean-Eric Vergne ahead of Bruno Senna.

Sam Bird took his second win of the season.

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Alain Prost received the teams trophy from Richard Branson.

Buemi’s victory sealed the teams championship for e.dams-Renault.

all the way back in 16th. The advantage lay firmly at Buemi’s feet, particularly with the e.damsRenault of Nicolas Prost just ahead of Piquet.

The title contenders all gained places off the line, Buemi up to fifth and di Grassi ninth while Piquet leapt to twelfth behind team mate Turvey. Up front Sarrazin led from Dragon duo Loic Duval and D’Ambrosio with Virgin’s Sam Bird in fourth.

Piquet was now driving conservatively to manage his first car’s battery life, and managed to eke out an extra lap on his rivals but, whilst he was in the pits changing to his second car, Buemi spun on cold tyres on his out-lap. Buemi had no-one else to blame and the mistake would prove costly.

Bruno Senna took the fifth place away and Buemi resumed with di Grassi now breathing down his neck. Piquet still needed to gain places and emerged from the pits ahead of Prost, just before

Fabio Leimer put his Virgin Racing machine into the wall, bringing out the safety car.

This allowed Piquet up to the back of team mate Turvey who duly allowed the Brazilian through after the restart. Piquet then caught Salvador Duran napping to take eight place and that was enough to edge him ahead in the points race and secure the title.

Up front Sam Bird pushed Sarrazin hard for the victory, so hard that Sarrazin finished the race having zero battery life left and that earned him a penalty, promoting Bird to the top step of the podium. The title contenders also gained a position, and a couple of points each, so the outcome remained with Piquet the champion by a single point from Buemi.

Buemi’s spin cost him 2 points for the place he lost, although his team’s error in Moscow had lost him 13 points and the disappointment, afterwards, was etched across his face.

Piquet, however, was triumphant.

He only signed for TCR a couple of weeks before the season opener , with no guarantee of a full season.

This has put his career firmly back on track, after he was implicated in the 2008 race fixing saga at Renault F1. “The team did an amazing job,” said the champion.

“They worked really hard, once we got our first win in Long Beach we realised we had a chance of winning the championship. It’s been incredible. This has opened my career again. I was able to show my potential.”

Meanwhile Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag was delighted at the way the inaugural season has gone. “Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the final would turn out like this,” he said. “It was an incredible day and we achieved what we set out to do, putting on a great motorsport show in one of the most important cities in the world. We did it!”

The new champion celebrates with the Team China team.

A delighted Sam Bird celebrates his race 2 win.

Stephane Sarrazin led the second race before picking up a penalty.

Buemi won the first race of the weekend.

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INCE AND SHACKELL RETURN IN BIG-MONEY DEALS

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erby County’s persistence in their bid to sign Tom Ince, on a permanent deal from Hull City, has finally paid off. Ince signed for the Rams in early July for an undisclosed fee, but believed to be worth around £4,75 million, breaking the previous record of £3.5 million paid for Robert Earnshaw in 2007. The Rams followed up by adding Jason Shackell to their impressive list of summer signings, bringing him back to Derby after a three- year abscence.

23-year-old Ince, who has signed a four-year contract, starred during an impressive loan spell at the iPro Stadium during the second half of last season. He quickly became a fans’ favourite during his time at Derby, having scored two goals on his debut, ending the season with 11 goals from 18 appearances.

The Rams immediately made known their intention to sign the 23-year-old Hull player on a permanent basis, but Hull boss Steve Bruce was keen to hang on to his services after the Yorkshire side were relegated from the Premiership.

Derby County’s new head coach Paul Clement is delighted with the addition of Ince to his squad.

On the Rams website he said: “I’m aware of the positive impact he had on the side during his time on loan last season from speaking to people at the club, and also watching a number of the matches back myself. He is an exciting talent, there’s no doubt about it, and he’s another very positive addition to the squad.

“I feel that we’re in a good place with how the squad is looking right now and credit to Sam Rush and Chris Evans for the work they have concluded, bringing in six quality signings this summer,” he added.

“I’m thrilled that we have succeeded in our mission to

bring Tom Ince back to Derby County,” said President & Chief Executive Sam Rush, “ We faced a good deal of competition and we should put on record our thanks to the Chairman and the Board for supporting this acquisition.

“While the fee remains undisclosed at the request of both clubs it is fair to say this

is a significant outlay for Derby County. We’re all aware of the impact he had on the side during his short spell on loan last season and we’re delighted that he is now a fully-fledged Derby player.

“Paul Clement made it clear that he wanted Tom in his squad and I’m really pleased that we’ve been able to get the deal

concluded. We’ve added six excellent players to an already very talented squad and I believe that his signing demonstrates our desire and determination to be a side competing at the top of the division in the coming season.”

Having made his professional debut for Liverpool in 2010, Ince moved to Blackpool in the

summer of 2011 where he started 86 league games and scored 31 goals, establishing himself as one of the brightest and most exciting talents in the English game. He was named as the 2013 Football League Young Player of the Year.

In 2014 he made eight appearances during a loan spell at Crystal Palace before joining

Hull last summer. He made nine appearances for the Tigers, scoring once, and had a brief spell at Nottingham Forest before being recalled to Hull.

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