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Companies Join Global Healthcare Giant In Setting The Standard For People In Business Awards

Companies Join Global Healthcare Giant In Setting The Standard For People In Business Awards
May 4, 2022
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Global healthcare giant Reckitt gave a glimpse of its efforts behind the scenes which protected staff and customers during the pandemic and led to double success in a business awards scheme.

Another double winner, Synergi Finance, highlighted the innovative approach which brought success in the People in Business Awards (PIBA) as well as in the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) awards.

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Key Figures Bring Blend Of Politics, Culture And Sport To Humber Business Week

Key Figures Bring Blend Of Politics, Culture And Sport To Humber Business Week
May 3, 2022
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Key figures from politics, culture and sport will deliver a different perspective on the corporate world when they line up for one of the highlights of Humber Business Week.

The Elevenses sessions will welcome political heavyweight Alastair Campbell, one of the most performed writers in the English language John Godber and international boxing champion Tommy Coyle for a series of interviews with Paul Sewell – Chair of Sewell Group and a co-founder of Business Week – at the University of Hull’s Aura Innovation Centre.

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Dentists Call For Urgent Reforms As Charities Step In To Fill The Access Gap

Dentists Call For Urgent Reforms As Charities Step In To Fill The Access Gap
April 29, 2022
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According to a BBC investigation, teachers have asked charities to take on the responsibility of providing dental care for schoolchildren in response to a BBC investigation that found teachers have asked for the government to speed up the reform of NHS dentistry. 

Due to the lack of NHS care, teachers at Trinity Academy Grammar in Calderdale turned to their local authority, which arranged for the charity Dentaid to assess and treat their pupils.

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Road Users Urged To Leave More Time Due To Humber Bridge Maintenance

Road Users Urged To Leave More Time Due To Humber Bridge Maintenance
April 29, 2022
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For those planning to travel across the Humber Bridge on May 7th and 8th, additional travel time is advised because vital maintenance is scheduled.

As part of the work to resurface the southbound carriageway, a contraflow will be in place between 6pm on Saturday 7 May and midmorning on Sunday 8 May when the work is scheduled to be completed. Beginning at Hessle Tower, the contraflow will proceed south to Barton anchorage. 

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Going Dutch: Can ‘Three In A Boat’ Win?

Going Dutch: Can 'Three In A Boat' Win?
April 28, 2022
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An international competition has shortlisted Hull’s maritime living statues to compete against others from around the world.

Hull City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund have selected three of the living statues created for Hull Maritime, the £30 million project being funded by Hull City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to compete in the World Living Statues Festival, World Championship on 16 October 2022 in Alkmaar, Netherlands.

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ECPT Throws A Lifeline To Hull-based Charity SEED

ECPT Throws A Lifeline To Hull-based Charity SEED
April 28, 2022
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Having fought for Gemma’s life during a 13-year eating disorder battle, Gemma’s parents founded SEED Eating Disorder Support Service 22 years ago.

The charity has received a lifeline from Ellesmere Counselling and Psychotherapy Training in the quest to find a new home for the service.

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A Conference On Safety Will Be Held In East Riding With Sponsorship From Arco

A Conference On Safety Will Be Held In East Riding With Sponsorship From Arco
April 26, 2022
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The UK’s leading safety company, Arco, will sponsor this year’s conference of the East Riding Village Halls Network on Friday 13 May at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor Village Hall.

This event marks the first in-person conference for E.R.V.H.N since the Covid-19 pandemic and will cover a variety of topics about ‘keeping safe’, such as food safety, working at heights, play areas and safety essentials, and combating social isolation.

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SupplyHaus Joins Paragon Arcade Community With Vintage And Military Clothing

SupplyHaus Joins Paragon Arcade Community With Vintage And Military Clothing
April 25, 2022
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A young entrepreneur has escaped from his previous jobs as a food worker and painter and decorator by taking a lockdown leap of faith, setting up his own business and adding something new to the variety already on offer in a Hull city centre arcade.

Zach Roberts has tested the market with some online sales of vintage workwear and military clothing – some of which is more than twice his age!

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A New Yorkshire Based Five Times Distilled Vodka Brand Launches

A New Yorkshire Based Vodka Brand Launches
April 21, 2022
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A new independent five times distilled vodka brand, featuring classic premium, passion fruit and strawberry flavours, is launching in time for spring/summer.

Friends Jake Chapman-Brown, Isaac Mayne and reality star Callum Alexandré Izzard have teamed up to create Amàre vodka, which is distilled in Yorkshire using the finest British ingredients.

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Performance Marketing Agency Reinforces Platform For Growth With Move To New Premises

Performance Marketing Agency Reinforces Platform For Growth With Move To New Premises
April 21, 2022
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Leading performance marketing agency Diony has completed an expansion into new premises after doubling its team during the last 12 months.

Managing Director Alistair O’Sullivan, who founded the business five years ago, has relocated from the original premises in the Old Town of Hull to the WORX, a former newspaper print centre that has been revitalised into a thriving hub for local businesses since being acquired by Allenby Commercial.

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Recruitment Day Offers Insight Into Working Life At One Of Hull’s Most Vibrant Venues

Recruitment Day Offers Insight Into Working Life At One Of Hull’s Most Vibrant Venues
April 21, 2022
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Lost City Adventure Golf is looking for new team members to join its Hull city centre site, as the business looks to further support the upskilling of the East Yorkshire region.

Hosting a recruitment day on Monday 25 April from 10am-3pm, the day will give those looking for a new and exciting career a real insight into working life at one of the city’s most vibrant venues.

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Active Coast’s Free Beach Art Sessions This Month

Active Coast’s Free Beach Art Sessions This Month
April 21, 2022
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Active Coast, the council’s popular programme for residents and visitors to explore and enjoy life in the East Riding, has organised free beach art sessions along the coast this April to help people try something new.

Beach Art with James Brunt will take place in Hornsea this month, where visitors can join James in a beach art project and try their hand at stone stacking and/or sand drawing.

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All Ride Cycle Scheme Relaunches In Bridlington

All Ride Cycle Scheme Relaunches In Bridlington
April 13, 2022
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The All Ride adapted cycle scheme in Bridlington will return for 2022.

Running every Friday between 10am and 3pm from Victoria Terrace on Bridlington’s North Promenade, the scheme will restart on Friday, 22 April, with the final session on 28 October.

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