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Belper Leisure Centre faces closure as local councils refuse financial support.

Belper Leisure Centre at serious risk of closure after almost 50 years as local councils refuse funding life-line

Charity-run Belper Leisure Centre Limited has been providing valuable services to people in the local community for 49 years, including sports and leisure facilities. The centre is also the primary PE and exam facility for Belper School and is used by several area primary schools for swimming lessons.
Should Belper Leisure Centre close, the local community will lose access to leisure and recrea

Pictured (L-R): Joshua Mills, Aiden Richardson and Robert Pott

Three new apprentices and counting as Midlands IT company Infuse grows its expert team

Derby-based IT company Infuse has added three new apprentices to its ranks, after moving to a larger office space at Pride Park in September 2022 to accommodate the ongoing growth of the team and business.
Joshua Mills, Robert Pott and Aiden Richardson have joined the expert IT team at Infuse as Helpdesk Support Apprentices. With two apprentices already working in the same role, the three new r

Administrators are ‘thrilled’ as Stanton Bikes Limited avoids closure after the business and assets are successfully sold

Administrators are ‘thrilled’ as Stanton Bikes Limited avoids closure after the business and assets are successfully sold

After entering administration on 11th November 2022, Derbyshire-based bicycle manufacturer and retailer Stanton Bikes Limited has sold its business and assets as a going concern to Stanton Bicycles Limited, a new company owned by Daniel Stanton.
Stanton Bikes Limited is well-regarded both nationally and internationally within the biking industry for designing, manufacturing, and selling hardtai

HSBC UK supports management buyout of UK’s largest family-owned bicycle distributor

HSBC UK supports management buyout of UK’s largest family-owned bicycle distributor

Derbyshire bicycle supplier and distributor Moore Large has received an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK to support the company’s growth.
The funding will contribute to a management buyout, which will see four members of the senior management team, to include Andrew Walker, Dale Vanderplank, Adam Biggs and Adam Garner, take over the running of the business after 50 years of ownership b

Further expansion ahead as award winning dentist teams up with Dental Beauty Partners

Further expansion ahead as award winning dentist teams up with Dental Beauty Partners

Two award winning dental practices in Colchester have partnered with Dental Beauty Partners, one of the UK’s leading dental groups, in a deal led by Midlands-based firm PKF Smith Cooper.
The North Hill Dental and Layer Road practices join Dental Beauty Partners’ growing fleet of practices across the UK, further enhancing their provision of exceptional dental care across London, the South East a

Catherine Desmond, who has accepted a seat on the CLA's National Tax Committee

Midlands-based Catherine Desmond delighted to further support the Country Land and Business Association’s (CLA) by accepting a seat on the National Tax Committee

Head of Private Client Services and Landed Estates at PKF Smith Cooper, Catherine has welcomed the chance to play a role in shaping rural tax policy by joining the CLA’s Tax Committee.
A membership organisation dedicated to upholding and highlighting the needs of land, property, and business owners in rural locations across England and Wales, the CLA is a highly regarded organisation in the sec

Derbyshire Institute of Sport offers warm welcome to new board member David Nelson

Derbyshire Institute of Sport offers warm welcome to new board member David Nelson

David Nelson, a Derby businessman with a huge love of sport, has been appointed to the board of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport.
Keen cyclist and golfer David Nelson is Senior Partner at leading Midlands-based accountancy and advisory firm, PKF Smith Cooper, and has joined the board as the institute enters a new stage of sustained growth.
David has a long association with amateur sports,

Retiring former PKF Smith Cooper Partner was ‘one of the foundations upon which the firm was built’

Retiring former PKF Smith Cooper Partner was ‘one of the foundations upon which the firm was built’

Respected former Partner and Audit Director Janet Morgan retires after dedicating 20 years of her career to PKF Smith Cooper.
Janet’s illustrious career began back in 1984, when she qualified as a Chartered Accountant for a sole practitioner. This was followed by a position at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
In February 2002, Janet joined PKF Smith Cooper in a Senio

SCIFS' Chris Soborowski

SCIFS promotion announcement highlights what is shaping up to be a record year for the company amid the acceleration of their business plan

Since joining Smith Cooper Independent Financial Solutions (SCIFS) almost four years ago, Chris Soborowski has made quite a splash, quickly becoming an indispensable cornerstone of the team – which is part of why the company has recently announced his promotion to SCIFS’ Operations Director.
The promotion includes responsibility as both a Statutory and Regulated Director of the firm under the

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