The infamous JET charity run by Mohammed Sharief on Normanton Road finally went bust in September 2016 with no money left in the bank, and owning negligible assets. This was a totally […]
11 months later: JET still can’t justify 2nd payment from Police &CC
In my article last October, titled “JET: Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) waste £11000 of public money on a fruitless contract” I highlighted how the PCC was refusing to pay the 2nd […]
JET: Nail-biting times for Sharief – can they keep paying his £60k pa rent?
“JET’s survival could only be secured by remarkable and individual actions…..This is particularly true of the Sharief family who have donated £39,600 over the last 3 years to JET” (Quote from JET’S […]
JET’s CEO Sharief voted out of Chair of Community Action
After 8 years as the Chair of the influential Derby Voluntary sector charity, Community Action Derby, Sharief ( the controversial CEO of JET on Normanton Road), has lost his position, following an […]
JET: Police and Crime Commissioner waste £11000 of public money on a fruitless contract
For just over £20,000 of funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Jobs, Education, Training (JET), of Normanton Road, committed to deliver a “quantifiable reduction in Pakistani Youth within the criminal […]
JET’s own report on their £118k contract raises questions that need investigating
I reported previously on the £118,000 contract that JET was awarded by Derby City Council In January 2014, to provide training and to find employment for “hard to reach” people. I questioned […]
JET: Did we need to spend £20,000 for another fly-tipping plan in Derby?
Fly-tipping in Normanton is a major nuisance, but it is not a complex problem – it needs one simple plan. Solving it is the responsibility of Derby City Council’s Streetpride department, and […]
JET ( Jobs, Education & Training) : Derby’s 3rd Tourist Attraction – Apparently?
If you missed the segment on East Midlands Today broadcast on 11 August 2015, here it is in full. The reporter proudly announces that it is “Derby’s 3rd Tourist attraction”. […]
JET (Jobs, Education, Training) : Derby Telegraph promoting PR – what happened to journalism?
The Derby Telegraph posted an article on 22 April seemingly as a response to my piece entitled “JET Derby (Jobs,Education, & Training) – Who really benefited from the £118,000 Derby City Council […]
JET Derby (Jobs,Education, & Training) – Who really benefited from the £118,000 Derby City Council contract – not the unemployed Roma!
In January 2014, JET (Jobs, Education and Training) in Normanton was awarded, by Derby City Council, an 11 month contract worth £118,000. This was to help East European migrants into work, “with […]
JET Derby Celebrates more Training Successes
Jobs, Education and Training (JET) on Normanton Road, Derby has delivered employment training to the local community for many years – the event this week was just another celebration in a long […]