Skills Plan Research: Employers Invited To Check And Challenge

Skills Plan Research: Employers Invited To Check And Challenge
March 8, 2023

Businesses will be surveyed next week about their training and recruitment priorities as part of a partnership set up by the government to address skills shortages.

Hull and East Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Partnership (LSIP) encourages employers, training providers, and stakeholders to attend the event regardless of whether they participated in the survey.

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Western Docklands Masterplan Consultations Are Now Open

Western Docklands Masterplan Consultations Are Now Open
February 9, 2023

Western Docklands Masterplan public consultation is underway for six weeks.

Last month, Hull City Council’s Cabinet backed the masterplan, which suggests a range of different uses, with an emphasis on employment land to the west and residential/commercial and leisure land to the east.

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Tickets Available For The East Riding Festival Of Words Poetry Extravaganza

Tickets Available For The East Riding Festival Of Words Poetry Extravaganza
January 26, 2023

A ceremony to award the winners of the East Riding Festival of Words Poetry Competition 2022 will be held this week.

On Friday, 27 January, from 6pm to 8pm, North Bridlington Library will host an event celebrating the winning entries. It will be an opportunity to hear from the judges and listen to the winning entries at the Poetry Extravaganza. You can get tickets for this event for free right now.

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Visit Sewerby Hall And Gardens And Relive The 1990s

Visit Sewerby Hall And Gardens And Relive The 1990s
January 11, 2023

This Saturday (14 January), Sewerby Hall opens a new exhibition. A look at social, cultural, political and technological landmarks of the final decade of the twentieth century is explored in Cool Britannia: Britain in the 1990s.

As Britain recovered from Thatcher’s turbulence in 1990, it welcomed a new prime minister – the affable John Major, who was mocked for his dullness and love of peas.

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Double Success For East Yorkshire Marketing Agency

Double Success For East Yorkshire Marketing Agency
January 11, 2023

Hull-based Assured Marketing was founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jack Story noticed that small businesses were struggling with the sudden lack of footfall and the urgent need to focus on digital engagement while working at a large company.

In response, he and his business partner Connor Hewson founded a company that simplifies complex services such as search engine optimization.

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Join Experts To Discuss How Humber Businesses Can Shatter Glass Ceilings

Join Experts To Discuss How Humber Businesses Can Shatter Glass Ceilings
January 5, 2023

Experts will discuss how Humber businesses can grow by hiring more women leaders at a new free event this January.

Business leaders, HR and recruitment professionals, and anyone who wants to see more diversity in business will benefit from Shattering The Glass Ceiling: How Women Leaders Can Mean Better Business.  Aura Innovation Centre at Bridgehead Business Park will host the free event on Friday 20 January at midday.

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More Support For East Yorkshire Armed Forces And Their Families

More Support For East Yorkshire Armed Forces And Their Families
December 11, 2022

Members of the Armed Forces and their families living in East Yorkshire will be further supported by the new legislation for the Armed Forces Covenant.

In the area of healthcare, education, and housing, the new Armed Forces Covenant Duty, which came into force on 22 November, requires relevant public sector bodies to demonstrate ‘due regard’ for the Armed Forces community and the Covenant principles.

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Shopping In Hull Has Never Been Easier With Free Parking And £5 Group Bus Tickets

Shopping In Hull Has Never Been Easier With Free Parking And £5 Group Bus Tickets
December 6, 2022

In an effort to help Hull families cope with the cost of living this Christmas, Hull City Council is providing free parking in the city centre and funding to cut bus fares.

On Saturdays and Sundays throughout December, shoppers can park for free in the council’s multi-storey car parks on Osborne Street, Pryme Street, and George Street. There is no need to purchase a ticket.

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Professionals Push Themselves To The Limit With Charity Push-Ups

Professionals Push Themselves To The Limit With Charity Push-Ups
December 5, 2022

After hitting their targets by the end of November, a team of business professionals is pushing forward with a million-pound charity push-up campaign.

Taking part in the 100 Push-ups November Challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK, Hull-based John Flanagan, Chris Knight, and Craig Ingram will be joined by Hull exile Edward Horsfall as the “Cheltz Lads” team.

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360 Foundation Is Accepting Applications For Grassroots Sports Funding

360 Foundation Is Accepting Applications For Grassroots Sports Funding
December 4, 2022

For the first time since receiving charitable status, 360 Grassroots Foundation is accepting funding applications for grassroots sports in Hull.

Founded by 360 Chartered Accountants, the Foundation will offer financial assistance to families and caregivers of children in the HU1 to HU9 postcode areas who are struggling to pay for sports subscriptions, equipment, or travel. 

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Medical Law Firm Expands With New Recruit

Medical Law Firm Expands With New Recruit
December 4, 2022

Lynsey Furley, a Legal 500-recognised solicitor, has joined a Yorkshire-based law firm that specializes in clinical negligence.

Lynsey joins Medical Solicitors’ Hull office, which opened at The Deep Business Centre in September 2021, after more than a decade of helping clients with clinical negligence claims.

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