Being presented with his Dan grade certificate by Sensei Nigel Briggs, 6th Dan, is Sensei Sonny, watched by Sensei Jason Nesbeth 4th Dan and other students of Matlock Go-Dai Karate Club Matlock Go-Dai Karate Club celebrates another black-belt success! Sonny Field from Matlock now joins the elite, having taken a gruelling grading to gain his 1st Dan junior karate black-belt under the watchful eye of the Association’s Chair, Sensei Duncan Hardy, 8th Dan. Sonny started trainin

Megan Wroe, Head of Family at Graysons The start of the New Year is traditionally one of the busiest periods for family law firms, with the first Monday of January dubbed ‘Divorce Day’ due to a yearly surge in enquiries. At Hope Valley-based Graysons Solicitors, the family team is preparing for an expected rise in calls, with this January marking the first such period under the leadership of Megan Wroe since her appointment as Head of Family. Graysons says one of the bigge

My name is Lee Webb, and I’m the founder and managing director of Birchover Reclamation Ltd. My journey in the stone industry began at Penine Paving, Newhaven, where I spent 17 years learning the trade from the ground up. Those years gave me a real appreciation for the craftsmanship, hard work, and relationships that make this industry so special. After almost twenty years in the trade, I decided it was time to take the plunge and build something of my own. I found a small y

Laura Cowan, Head of Private Client Team at Graysons Solicitors A stark new warning has been issued to unmarried couples after national research revealed that most cohabitees have little idea what would happen to their partner – or their home if one of them dies without a will. According to figures from the Will Aid campaign, two thirds of cohabitees misunderstand the law surrounding intestacy, and a quarter wrongly assume their estate would automatically pass to their partn

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