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.
TV dancing sensation and international champion Johannes Radebe is thrilled to be presenting a brand-new production Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed, after the phenomenal success of his debut sell-out UK tour earlier this year.
Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed will premiere at Bridlington Spa on 31 March for two nights and will then run through to 27 May 2023, performing across the UK.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Active Coast team has put together a varied programme of events and activities at several coastal locations for the summer holidays.
Active Coast is the council’s popular programme for residents and visitors to explore and enjoy life in the East Riding.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park will be closing its doors for the next two days as a result of the heat wave hitting the UK.
With temperatures set to reach record levels in the UK, the wildlife park is excluding visitors to allow staff to fully focus on the animals.
Only one month remains to nominate the inspirational women in your life for the Women of Achievement Awards, with entries closing on Sunday 31 July.
Organised by not-for-profit networking group Women in Business Hull, the bi-annual awards celebrate the achievements of women who are setting the standard in business, blazing a trail for other women to follow in the workplace or making an outstanding contribution to the community.
Interior design, fit-out and furnishing specialist Chameleon Business Interiors has created a new workspace for payment technology provider Dojo at Hull’s @TheDock alongside Hull’s Central Dry Dock and C4DI.
Dojo, which recently ranked in the top 10 best UK workplaces, is the latest business to move into C4DI in Hull’s Fruit Market, where work continues on its expansion.
Local bus company, East Yorkshire, has introduced its special summer timetables to help improve service across its network.
As of this week, the bus company will be introducing special summer timetables to weekday and Saturday buses on Services 54, 56 and 57 to reflect lower passenger demand in the summer months and to help improve service across the network.
Two Barratt Developments site managers at the Yorkshire East division have won a top national award for the quality of the homes they are building in Hull.
Mark Greenley at Harrier Chase in Brough and Jamie Stephenson at Poppyfields in Cottingham have both won a Pride in the Job Quality Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC). These prestigious awards are known as the “Oscars of the housebuilding industry”.
East Yorkshire-based luxury holiday homes manufacturer Victory Leisure Homes has made two new appointments that strengthen its senior team and confirm its commitment to meeting customers’ needs.
Mark Cooper has joined Victory as head of customer experience, in a role that will see him working with colleagues across the firm to ensure every aspect of its operations contributes to market-leading customer satisfaction.
The hugely popular ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, and featuring exceptional images capturing fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world, is reaching the end of its time at Sewerby Hall and Gardens.
Hull vehicle branding company Brandfixx is celebrating winning its second Hull and East Yorkshire People in Business Award (HEYPIBA) in as many years after being named as the best team in the region.
The Rotterdam Road-based firm continues to pick up accolades nationally and locally in recognition of its transformative approach to rebranding vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
Afternoons of fine music will feature throughout July as the Orangery Concerts take place at Sewerby Hall and Gardens.
The first concert of the month, on Thursday, 7 July at 2-3pm, is the Driffield Ukulele Band. Listen, sing, tap your feet and rattle your jewellery to this fantastic band, covering a wide range of music, including pop, folk and country, jazz and blues, and contemporary rock.
Leading law firm Rollits LLP has announced the promotion of five members of the team at its office in Hull, including four who graduated from the University of Hull.
Donna Ashbridge and Emma Fawke step up from senior solicitor to associate. Their colleagues John Ashworth, Leanne Hatch and Harriet Wheeldon have all been promoted from solicitor to senior solicitor.
Cabinet has approved the increase of allowances for foster carers for Hull Fostering.
Payment for Skills, recognising the skills, training and experience of carers, has been increased and will now also be paid per child rather than per household.
Stage-ed Celebrates 10 years in the Wirral with an incredibly special Summer School hosted at Middleton Hall, Hull.
Stage-ed has been running Holiday schools in Hull for the past 10 years and this year to celebrate10 years we will be back for a fun-filled week at Middleton Hall.
A community-focused business and enterprise centre is the new home to The Library of Stuff.
The community interest company has moved into new premises at The Greenwood Business and Enterprise Centre on Orchard Park, having more than doubled its range of equipment to hire over the last few years.
The artist Nahem Shoa has generously gifted two artworks to the Ferens Art Gallery.
Shoa originally contacted Kerri Offord, Curator of Art, to see if the Ferens would be interested in acquiring a portrait made by Shoa of his friend, the artist Desmond Haughton.
The city’s sole survivor of Hull’s former distant-water, sidewinder fishing fleet, the Arctic Corsair, has been awarded Virtual Flagship status for 2022 by National Historic Ships UK.
The competition was strong for the coveted accolade, with applications received from a range of operational and static craft on the National Registers based on their seasonal programmes and planned level of outreach.