The previous record stood at just over 720 people taking part in a chair based exercise session at one time, and over 1,200 people turned out in force to help to smash that record!

All to promote falls prevention awareness.

If you are concerned about falls, or are visiting a friend or family member, then there are several risks you can look out for and deal with. Falls are not an inevitable part of getting older and we can all play a part in helping reduce them.

The successful prosecution was brought by our trading standards team following an investigation.

Ajit Sethi, 75, sole trader of Mickleover, Derby, appeared before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on Monday 22 September 2025 and pleaded guilty to a charge of selling nicotine inhaling products (vapes) to an underage person from his market stall at Chesterfield Market.

In November 2024, Derbyshire Trading Standards Officers conducted a test purchase exercise at the market stall when two vapes were sold to a young person under the age of 18 years by an employee of Mr Sethi. No attempt was made to verify their age or request identification.

As well as the fine and costs, Mr Sethi was also ordered to pay a £200 victim surcharge.

Did you know you are three times more likely to quit smoking with the help of your local stop smoking service?

You'll notice some benefits within days or weeks:

• your senses of taste and smell improve
• you start to breathe more easily
• you have more energy

And the benefits don’t stop there.

After a year of being smokefree, your risk of heart attack halves compared to a smoker's and after 10 years, your risk of death from lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker.

You will also be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, bone disease including osteoporosis, eye disease and dementia.

We offer FREE, local stop smoking support – so what are you waiting for?

Call 0800 085 2299 or visit livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk/stopsmoking  

We’ve got an event coming up as part of Derbyshire Makes – a three-year programme which aims to highlight the county’s extraordinary making heritage and creative and cultural industries and get more people involved in making in all kinds of forms.

Why not join us at the Women Who Make Festival on Saturday 4 October, 10am - 4pm.

Celebrate the power of women who make, inspire, and transform - during a day-long festival at Masson Mills near Matlock Bath. Explore a vibrant showcase of women makers, artists, designers and storytellers, featuring workshops, talks, demonstrations and a community sewing bee with Alex Murphy, former contestant on BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee.

Register now.