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Lucy Robinson from East Midlands Chamber
04/05/2022: The HR lead at the East Midlands Chamber has said that New thinking from both businesses and Government is required to plug gaping staff shortages - that comes after new research shows recruitment pressures are now at record levels. 
04/05/2022: Derbyshire County Council is supporting residents to get connected and feel less isolated as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Tracey Morrell
04/05/2022: A fifty-two year old woman who was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2020 is sharing her story as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week from 2nd to 6th May to encourage people to have open and honest conversations about death, dying and bereavement.
28/04/2022: Information on the length and context of GP appointments is being included in NHS Digital’s statistics on consultations in general practice from late April 2022.
Education and training in action at DCG
28/04/2022: Derby College Group has partnered with a manufacturer of boilers and heat pumps to launch its first multi-faceted training facility that will support and upskill current and future installers.
25/04/2022: A group of A Level students at Derby College Group’s Joseph Wright Centre have launched an innovative confectionary business called Sugar Rush as part of the national Young Enterprise company programme.
25/04/2022: Splendour Festival returns this summer, at Wollaton Park in Nottingham, for the first time since the pandemic.
25/04/2022: A new concept in cafe-culture is being established in Ilkeston which will rejuvenate a former newspaper office and an old butcher's shop.
25/04/2022: People getting out and about in Derbyshire’s countryside this spring are being reminded by Derbyshire County Council to take care in fields and areas of moorland where farm animals are grazing. 
Jules Kirk
25/04/2022: When Rebecca’s older brother died tragically, she struggled to find the words to express her devastating loss. Now, thanks to a peer group therapy programme offered by Treetops Hospice, Rebecca and forty-five other young children have learned how to express their grief in other ways.

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