Hull Is Launch City For Global Entrepreneurship Week

Hull Is Launch City For Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 13, 2017

Hull City Council, in partnership with Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, have organised seven major events to inspire, connect and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs in Hull.

The city will host former BBC Apprentice contestant Adam Corbally and Antony Chesworth, founder of EKM Systems, as well as young entrepreneurs Aaron Conroy of Fenburg, who was once homeless, Eve Lodge of Get Barmy Bunting who is studying at University and Evie Sharp of Peaches & Dreams who runs her children’s clothing business from home. Chair of the Youth Enterprise Partnership, Ross Bennett, MD of Engaging Education will be the MC.

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Continues Five Year Residency At Hull City Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Continues Five Year Residency At Hull City Hall
November 13, 2017

Hull Culture & Leisure and Hull City Council are delighted to announce the continuation of a significant partnership for a further five years with an international orchestra – the Royal Philharmonic – securing their presence in the city until 2024.

The announcement was made at the beginning of the Orchestra’s concert at Hull City Hall, which was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

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HULL : The Albert Hotel Is ‘Looking Better Than Ever’

The Albert Hotel Hull Is 'Looking Better Than Ever'
November 10, 2017

The Albert Hotel is looking better than ever following a £1 million transformation – and here’s a chance to have a first look at the Anlaby Road pub before everyone gets to see it on Friday.

One of the first pubs to be taken on by redevelopment specialists Authentic Alehouses, The Albert in Hull has undergone a massive revamp and landlord and landlady, Phil and Mandy Shannon, can’t wait to show it off.

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The Non-PC Diet – How To Have Your Cake And Still Lose Weight

The Non-PC Diet - How To Have Your Cake And Still Lose Weight
November 9, 2017

A local weight loss coach, whose aim is to solve the increasing obesity epidemic sweeping the nation, is releasing a brand new book later this week at WH Smiths at the same time as launching his Online Weight Loss Club.

In the new book, called ‘The Non-PC Diet: How to Have your Cake and Still Lose Weight’, which is based on ‘The Low GI Diet’, Michael Clark claims the main reason we put on weight is by eating processed carbohydrates.

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T Sport Racing End Season On A High At Brands Hatch

T Sport Racing End Season On A High At Brands Hatch
November 8, 2017

The last round of the British Truck Racing Championship was held last weekend on 4th and 5th of November around the famous Brands Hatch Indy Circuit in Kent, with Brough racer Terry Gibbon taking the helm of the T-Sport Racing MAN.

With a record number of visitors through the gate, more than 150 show trucks and 30 race trucks, the last truck race of the year was all set to be a real cracker!

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The Albert Hotel in Hull To Host VIP Relaunch Following £1M Refit

The Albert Hotel in Hull To Host VIP Relaunch Following £1M Refit
November 7, 2017

The Albert Hotel in Hull is having a VIP relaunch night to unveil its £1million transformation, including a complete remodel of the interior and gardens.

The pub, on Anlaby Road, will welcome guests including some of Hull’s favourite sports stars on Thursday November 9 as it reveals a new look ahead of an official reopening on November 10.

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MENTAL HEALTH : A Better Health Outlook For Men In Hull

MENTAL HEALTH : A Better Health Outlook For Men In Hull
November 3, 2017

Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is sending a shout out to men across the city to join local health professionals and expert speakers for a day dedicated to their health issues.

On November 8, 2017, NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be hosting a Men’s Health Information Day at the Britannia Royal Station Hotel, Ferensway from 9.30am until 3pm.

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Joanna Lumley To Headline The Business Day 2018 At Bridlington Spa

Joanna Lumley To Headline The Business Day 2018 At Bridlington Spa
November 2, 2017

Bridlington Spa has announced Joanna Lumley OBE, FRGS as headline speaker for The Business Day’s return in 2018. The Business Day will take place on Friday 8 June 2018, with business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight.

The event in 2018 follows the successful inaugural sell-out event in June 2017, with 650 business leaders from across the region hearing from speakers such as Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and John Simpson CBE

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South Landing Nature Trail In Flamborough To Close Temporarily

OUT & ABOUT : The Beverley Blues Weekender @ The Sun Inn
November 1, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that work to improve the nature trail around South Landing Local Nature Reserve is due to begin soon. The work will mean restricted access to the site until Christmas.

The surface of the nature trail has deteriorated over the past few years, resulting in the surface becoming rutted and unusable, especially for users of wheelchairs and families with pushchairs.

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Act Of Wanton Wonder Comes To Hull As Land Of Green Ginger Is Unleashed

Act Of Wanton Wonder Comes To Hull As Land Of Green Ginger Is Unleashed
November 1, 2017

A flagship Hull UK City of Culture 2017 project will culminate next month with Land of Green Ginger Unleashed, a spectacular parade by masters of story-telling and street performance Macnas.

Renowned the world over for spell-binding experiences, Galway based Macnas’ impressive portfolio includes performances in China, Australia, San Francisco and most recently in Austin, Texas for SXSW Festival 2016. They’ve even brought the magic to the MTV Awards and to Wilderness Festival.

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Artist Takeover Set To Shake-Up The Ferens Art Gallery

Artist Takeover Set To Shake-Up The Ferens Art Gallery
November 1, 2017

Artists are to take over the Ferens Art Gallery, the home of Turner Prize 2017, for a unique evening of celebration, creativity and fun.

Turner//Return is a special late event, which will take place on Thursday 16 November and see the gallery transformed with live music, dance, film screenings, as well as workshops, tours and talks by artists, curators and writers.

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New Tourism Strategy To Be Unveiled At Conference

New Tourism Strategy To Be Unveiled At Conference
November 1, 2017

Business leaders from across the region will be reflecting on the success of Hull 2017 while getting the first look at the county’s tourism strategy for the next five years when they attend next week’s annual tourism conference organised by Visit Hull and East Yorkshire.

Some 250 delegates will be attending Thursday’s (November 9) event at the Mercure Grange Park Hotel in Willerby and will hear from Fran Hegyi, executive director Hull 2017, and Matt Jukes, chief executive of Hull City Council, reflecting on all that has been achieved during City of Culture, before listening to industry expert Professor John Lennon, who will unveil VHEY’s new five-year tourism plan.

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East Riding Residents Urged To Take Up Free Flu Vaccine

East Riding Residents Urged To Take Up Free Flu Vaccine
October 31, 2017

Public Health England (PHE) and the NHS’s joint Stay Well This Winter campaign has launched with the national flu vaccination programme, now available nationwide to all eligible people.

Last year in Yorkshire and the Humber, 38% of children aged 2-4 years were vaccinated, with children also offered the vaccine in school years 1, 2 and 3. The vaccine was also administered to 48% of people in at-risk groups and 72% of people aged 65 or older. Uptake by pregnant women nationally was 45%.

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A ‘Country House Christmas’ at Burton Constable Hall

A ‘Country House Christmas’ at Burton Constable Hall
October 31, 2017

A visit to this fascinating country house at Christmas is the perfect chance to lift your spirits for the festive season ahead.

Meander upstairs and downstairs through 30 evocative rooms filled with fine art and furniture that will be transformed with seasonal floral displays, stunning decorations and garlands.

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Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Mixed Programme 2017 At Bridlington Spa

Phoenix Dance Theatre's Mixed Programme 2017 At Bridlington Spa
October 30, 2017

Phoenix Dance Theatre will present their 2017 Mixed Programme at Bridlington Spa on Tuesday, 7 November, at 7.30pm.

They present a thrilling programme of work demonstrating the company’s internationally respected athletic power, emotional intensity and dynamic movement, including work by Douglas Thorpe, Aletta Collins and a new commission by Sandrine Monin, Calyx.

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Stoneferry Students Face The Facts Of Flooding

Stoneferry Students Face The Facts Of Flooding
October 30, 2017

Pupils at a primary school in Hull are a step closer to understanding what to do in a flood following a visit from the Environment Agency.

Year five students at Stoneferry Primary School took part in an interactive workshop where they engaged in a range of flood-related activities where they were taught which household objects can be the most useful in a flood and saw them using a geographic model to better understand how rivers flow.

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