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Apprentices Play A Pivotal Part In The Growth Of UK Businesses

March 2, 2017Comments Off

National Apprenticeship Week 2017 is a key period for the Apprenticeship Industry, being a week to celebrate the success of, and increase awareness of, Apprenticeships for both Apprentices and their employers.

2017 has already been an eventful year and has identified skills development and the growth of the UK economy to be crucial. Brexit is beginning to take form and the announcement of a modernised Industrial Strategy reinforces the importance of skills development for the growth of the UK economy.

Cash For Kids Children’s Charity Aim To Raise £50,000 For Local Children

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017Comments Off

Cash for Kids, in partnership with Motor Depot have launched their new fundraising campaign, 500 faces, bringing the community together in a fresh and engaging fundraising initiative.

The idea is a simple one; it is Cash for Kids mission to find 500 people to raise just £100 across twelve months, with the overall aim of raising £50,000 by the end of the year.

Humber NHS Foundation Trust Wins GP Service Contract In Hull

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017Comments Off

An NHS trust has won a contract to provide GP services at a surgery in Hull.

Humber NHS Foundation Trust will begin running primary care services at Northpoint GP practice, located within Bransholme Health Centre, from 1 April.

Almost All Children Get Places At Preferred Secondary School

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017Comments Off

Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.

Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out. All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.

Lincoln & York Celebrates Rebekah’s New R-Grader Status

March 1, 2017Comments Off

The team at Lincoln & York is celebrating after Coffee Buyer and Taster, Rebekah Kettrick, became the first and only female Q Arabica and Q Robusta licensed coffee grader in Europe.

At the UK’s first ever Q Robusta course, held at the end of 2016 in Edinburgh, Rebekah experienced a rigorous six days learning about the Robusta bean’s attributes and flavours, alongside calibrating, cupping and scoring the coffee.

THE HEIGHT OF THE REEDS : Even A Bridge Can Make Music

March 1, 2017February 28, 2017Comments Off

The Height of the Reeds is a major new sound installation by Opera North for the iconic Humber Bridge, running 1 – 30 April 2017 as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Tickets are now available.

The installation is an adventure in sound featuring the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North; an original piece of music heard through headphones during a walk across the bridge, alongside the resonances of the bridge and its weather and traffic.

Beverley-Based Firm cbaSadofskys Appoints New Head of Corporate Finance

March 1, 2017February 28, 2017Comments Off

Leading Beverley accountancy firm cbaSadofskys has appointed Katy Booth as its new Head of Corporate Finance.

Katy joins cbaSadofskys from an independent York-based practice, where she has been a Corporate Finance Associate since 2010. In addition to this role she acted as lead advisor on a large client portfolio of businesses, including UK SMEs, small groups of companies, LLPs and partnerships.

Stage4Beverley Has Confirmed The Festival Will Go Ahead In 2018

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017Comments Off

After what’s been universally accepted as a hugely successful inaugural festival, the team behind Stage4Beverley has confirmed the festival will go ahead in 2018 and hopefully become a permanent fixture on Beverley’s calendar.

Sell-out concerts on all three nights of the festival, which was held at the East Riding Theatre in Beverley across the weekend of February 17 to 19, plus healthy audiences at daytime concerts and workshops has given the volunteer team behind the event enough confidence to start planning for next year.

They are Bigger and Better at Peter Ward Homes

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

In recent years there has been a trend in housebuilding in the UK to build larger new homes with more bedrooms. It’s a trend that has seen major changes in the house designs from our regions builders.

One company who have certainly embraced these layout changes is Peter Ward Homes. The company’s Managing Director, Peter Ward takes a lot of interest in market developments and he had this to say about how they had affected his business.

HU17.net Magazine Issue 336

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

HU17.net Magazine Issue 336 is out and features a selection of content from the HU17.net Web Site. The magazine can be purchased from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.

This week features coverage of BE.THE.CHANGE the fund raising event organised by local girl Rebecca Bennett. Also there is round up of local news.

M & Co To Hold Night Of Fashion In Aid Of Yorkshire Cancer Research

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

M & Co in Beverley are holding a fashion show on 16 March at their town centre store in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Tickets, which are priced just £5 each can be purchased in store with proceeds going to support the charity.

360 Chartered Accountants Appoint Senior Tax Specialist

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

360 Chartered Accountants is pleased to announce the appointment of a new senior personal tax advisor.

Joanne Wilkinson, from Hedon near Hull, has 20 years’ experience in personal tax having worked for one of the world’s largest international practices as well as a number of large regional accountancy firms.

JetSkiWarden – A World First In Technology To Prevent Jet Ski Theft

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

JetSkiWarden is solution from a a leading boat and marine technology company to deal with the thousands of watercraft being stolen every year, with jet skis being the main target.

JetSkiWarden uses the latest state-of-the-art technology to digitally connect owners with their jet skis, using an app on their mobile phone or tablet which allows them to track, recover and even immobilise them when necessary.

Additional Opening Times Added For Wildlife Photographer of the Year

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year at the Treasure House in Beverley – is proving so popular that is to be opened additionally on three Sundays in March.

A first major event as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the free exhibition is currently open Mondays to Saturdays in the Treasure House until 22 April, and features 100 awe-inspiring images, from fascinating animal behaviour to breathtaking wild landscapes.

Pride In Hull Takes You Through The Decades

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

The LGBT+ community in Hull are being invited to contribute towards Pride in Hull by sending in photographs for an exhibition which celebrates the 2017 theme – Through the Decades.

The exhibition, A Moment in Time, is one of many events Pride in Hull, in partnership with Hull UK City of Culture 2017, have planned to take the community on a journey exploring how life has changed for the LGBT+ community in Hull.

Hull To Be At The Forefront Of National LGBT 50 Celebrations

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

Hull will be at the forefront of national events to mark 50 years since the start of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK, when it hosts the biggest LGBT+ celebrations ever held in the region.

Hull 2017 is joining forces with Pride in Hull and the iconoclastic queer collective Duckie and a host of partners to create LGBT 50, which will take place from 22 – 29 July.

Police Appeal Following Sneak In Burglary On Grove Park

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017Comments Off

Humberside police are appealing for members of the public to come forward who may have information relating to a theft from home on Grove Park in Beverley.

During the sneak in burglary a number of items were taken from the property while the home owners were in another room.

New Exhibition Looking At The History Of Keldgate

February 27, 2017February 27, 20172 Comments

A new exhibition, entitled “Keldgate”, opens at the Beverley Guildhall on Friday, 3 March.

Keldgate, the exhibition, looks at the history of this apparently unprepossessing street, which many see simply as a route from A to B, and unlocks some of the more interesting aspects of the street’s development and its many fascinating buildings.

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