Supporting Tech Week Humber As KCOM Lightstream Turns 10

Supporting Tech Week Humber As KCOM Lightstream Turns 10
July 28, 2022

A business which has been pioneering the development of communications and IT services in Hull and East Yorkshire since 1904 is stepping up to play a major role in an event aimed at building the digital skills base for businesses and the wider community.

KCOM has been announced as the Leading Connectivity Partner for Tech Week Humber, a week-long festival of events which kicks off on Monday 7 November and will highlight products and services from exhibitors in industry and education.

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Free Compost For Hull Residents After Increase In Brown Bin Recycling

Free Compost For Hull Residents After Increase In Brown Bin Recycling
July 19, 2022

Hull City Council is giving away 2,400 bags of compost to thank residents for using their brown bins to recycle food and garden waste.

As part of the “food waste in the right place” scheme, which started in 2019, black bins across Hull were fitted with tags reminding people that all cooked and uncooked food waste should be put in the brown bin.

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International Speakers Share Expertise With Hull School Communities

International Speakers Share Expertise With Hull School Communities
June 27, 2022

Schools and parents are coming together with leaders in the field of research into relationships that make a difference to the life chances of children and young people.

Developments in the field of brain science have shown that quality, unconditional relationships reduce stress, build resilience and allow pupils to learn, even when they have been impacted by adversity and trauma.

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Awards That Highlight Very Best In Local Tourism Return For 2022

Awards That Highlight Very Best In Local Tourism Return For 2022
June 12, 2022

Awards that reward the region’s best, brightest, most successful, and innovative tourism businesses will return in 2022 and will continue to be a route to national recognition.

The 2022 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, the REYTAs, organised by tourism body Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY), has been officially relaunched culminating in an awards event in November 2022.

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Humber Bridge To Fly Union Flag As Part Of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Humber Bridge To Fly Union Flag As Part Of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
May 29, 2022

Organisers of a spectacular Platinum Jubilee flotilla and flypast have revealed plans to apply the finishing touch to the celebrations by flying the Union Flag from two of the highest points in the region.

Hessle Town Council has secured an agreement with the Humber Bridge Board to raise the flags on each of the two towers of the Bridge on the evening of Wednesday 1 June, the eve of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

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Hull City Council Backs Project To Support Ukrainian Women Entrepreneurs

Hull City Council Backs Project To Support Ukrainian Women Entrepreneurs
May 26, 2022

Hull City Council has announced that it will be backing a national project to support Ukrainian women entrepreneurs as part of a programme that will see women entrepreneurs from war-torn Ukraine relocate to the UK. 

During the first Global Entrepreneurship Congress [GEN] since before the pandemic, 6,000 ecosystem builders, ministers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors exchanged ideas to improve and develop new entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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New Signage Tops Of Refurb For Hull’s Oldest Boxing Gym

May 6, 2022

Hull’s oldest boxing club has topped off a £1m refurb with brand new signage thanks to two well-known city-centre businesses.

Commercial property developer Allenby Commercial and Hideout Hotel – an apartment hotel on North Church Side – have clubbed together to provide the signage for St Paul’s Boxing Academy, also based on the north side of Hull Minister.

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

Going Dutch: Can 'Three In A Boat' Win?
April 28, 2022

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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Conservation Of Maritime Paintings Now Complete

Conservation Of Maritime Paintings Now Complete
April 12, 2022

Work to conserve a collection of historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum is now complete.

Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 13 selected works of art that depict a variety of maritime themes with important links to the city’s history were sent to the conservation studio of Lincoln University for essential conservation treatment.

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