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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
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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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Children’s Cancer Charity Urges People To ‘Turn Yorkshire Pink’

Children’s Cancer Charity Urges People To ‘Turn Yorkshire Pink’
May 25, 2022
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Candlelighters, a charity supporting children with cancer across the Yorkshire region, is urging people to get involved with its fundraising and awareness campaign, Pink It Up, from the 6 – 12 June.

The charity offers a variety of support for the families of children with cancer and serious haematological disorders including emotional, practical, and financial support, as well as investing in vital childhood cancer research, and relies entirely on funding from the community in order to provide its services.

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Brick By Brick Lego Exhibition Comes To Hull

Brick By Brick Lego Exhibition Comes To Hull
May 24, 2022
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A LEGO® exhibition Brick by Brick International LEGO® Brick Art is currently on show at the Ferens Art Gallery.

The Brick by Brick exhibition gathers the work of 18 artists, designers and photographers from around the world who use LEGO® bricks as their medium or inspiration.

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Could You Be A Puffin Pal?

Could You Be A Puffin Pal?
May 23, 2022
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The team at Puffins Galore! is seeking Puffin Pals – volunteers to befriend each of the puffin sculptures which will be landing in East Yorkshire in early July.

Appearing along the coast, with a cheeky twist inland, the forty-two giant, artist decorated puffins will settle at locations along a trail from Bempton to Kilnsea, with clusters in Bridlington, Hornsea, Withernsea and Hull.

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Audience To Quiz Lifelong Republican Alastair Campbell At Business Week

Audience To Quiz Lifelong Republican Alastair Campbell At Business Week
May 22, 2022
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A high-profile political figure who admits to being “something of a lifelong republican” will be quizzed at Humber Business Week about his belief that the Queen is “one of the great enduring winners of our lifetime”.

Alastair Campbell will be invited to discuss the stories and research behind his book Winners and How They Succeed when he appears in the first of this year’s Elevenses interviews at the University of Hull’s Aura Innovation Centre on Tuesday 7 June.

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This Year’s Humber Business Week Aims To Redefine Resilience

This Year's Humber Business Week Aims To Redefine Resilience
May 17, 2022
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Humber Business Week event seeks to redefine resilience whilst also considering the obligations employers have in respect of hidden disabilities and neurodiversity in the workplace

Employers from across the region are signing up for a Humber Business Week event which will look at redefining resilience both personally and within the workplace plus protecting people and organisations from the legal pitfalls arising from the Equality Act, with a special focus on the impact of neurodiversity in the workplace.

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North Hull Community Centre Aims To Tackle Loneliness And Isolation

North Hull Community Centre Aims To Tackle Loneliness And Isolation
May 16, 2022
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Public Health officials have said social isolation is now a bigger threat than Covid.  A North Hull community centre aims to tackle this locally.

On a mission to combat loneliness and isolation, Unity in Community has appointed an Outreach Project Officer. Dawn Downs is supporting local residents who’ve become too nervous to leave their homes.

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Property Conversion Paused As Owners Open Doors To Puffins Galore

May 16, 2022
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Work on converting a former radio studio into high-end office space and apartments has been placed on hold after the arrival in the building of a colony of puffins.

The birds may be fibreglass rather than flesh and feathers, but they appealed to Rachel and James Murray’s passion for culture and have brought work to a standstill at their site, The Boathouse offices, next to Hull Marina.

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Hull Will Host A Bumper Jubilee Weekend Event

Hull Will Host A Bumper Jubilee Weekend Event
May 10, 2022
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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be marked by a fun-packed four-day family event in Hull this June.

As part of the extended bank holiday weekend, the council has published a decision record to allocate funds for the event, which takes place from Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 June.

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AA Global Chosen By TfL For Transport Translation Expertise

AA Global Chosen By TfL For Transport Translation Expertise
May 10, 2022
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AA Global Language Services has added to its list of major contract wins by landing the job of keeping millions of Londoners and visitors connected with vital information about the capital’s transport system.

The company will begin work in September on the three-year contract with Transport for London (TfL)

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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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