NHS Hull CCG is delighted to have been named CCG of the Year in the highly competitive and coveted Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards, in a ceremony in London.
Billed as the health service ‘Oscars’, the annual awards recognise excellence and innovation in health care from across the UK. Each year more than 1000 submissions are made to the awards and every category is hotly contested.
Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) – the creative studio that explores human perception through bleeding edge tech – is set to unleash its latest virtual reality (VR) art installation, A Colossal Wave!, on Hull UK City of Culture 2017, from 1 to 10 December.
Commissioned by the British Council in collaboration with pioneering Canadian artists (Presstube, Dpt. and Headspace), the MLF-spearheaded installation is an artistic extravaganza that combines the latest innovations in interactive and interconnected VR with computer graphic ‘voice fruit’ artworks generated by the public, Newton’s theories of cause and effect, a giant sculpture and a thought-provoking message about marine pollution.
Anybody interested in trying a new sport or a new weekly hobby can come and play indoor volleyball at East Riding Leisure Bridlington.
The session is for anyone aged 18+ and is open to all abilities. The adult Indoor Volleyball Club is the only one of its kind within the East Riding.
Big Property Data (BPD) has launched a new, next-generation, cloud-based platform that provides automated property reports for the conveyancing market, in seconds.
The exciting new ‘proptech’ tool utilises big data analytics technology, in partnership with over 15 leading institutions including the National Land Information Service (NLIS), the British Geological Survey, The Land Registry and Ordnance Survey, to generate property reports in a fraction of the time taken by its competitors.
Bricks from The Sixteen Thousand, the hugely popular art installation currently on show at Unit 1 @TheDock, adjacent to C4DI in Hull, are to be retained as part of the regeneration of the Fruit Market, it was announced today.
The Sixteen Thousand is a unique Hull 2017 learning and participation project involving around 150 nursery schools, early years’ settings and children’s centres in Hull.
Cricket legend and one of Yorkshire’s greatest living heroes Geoffrey Boycott OBE will be joining the speaker list for The Business Day at Bridlington Spa on Friday 8th June 2018.
His announcement follows that of Joanna Lumley who was recently announced as the headline speaker for the prestigious event as part of Humber Business Week.
Humberside Airport was delighted to host a special Royal Visit earlier today, when her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II visited the airport to complete her visit to Hull for the UK City of Culture 2017 celebrations.
The airport was Her Majesty’s last destination after arriving in Hull on the Royal Train in Paragon Station to unveil a plaque to mark her trip, greet City of Culture volunteers and visit the Siemens wind turbine factory.
Over 700 young people from every secondary school in the city performed at the Royal Albert Hall as one of only three massed ensembles to be part of the three day Music for Youth Proms.
This prestigious event was a great opportunity to perform the piece ‘Swerving East,’ showcasing the city’s many talented young musicians, singers and dancers and celebrating the city’s year as the UK City of Culture.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that the current temporary closure of the bridge over the Dutch River at Rawcliffe Bridge has had to be extended.
It had been intended to reopen the road next Monday 20 November, but the road over the bridge will now be closed for a further four weeks, and is now scheduled to reopen on Monday, 18 December.
A former director of a company which tricked elderly Hull residents into buying double glazing they did not need has received a prison sentence of 12 months, suspended for two years, and total fine of £57,528.
Mohammed Usman, 36, of Highfield Lane, Keighley, who ran Eco Warm Home Improvements Ltd, based at Office 3, Burnett Street, Bradford, admitted negligence causing his company to commit offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations between May 2015 and March 2016.
Lane closures will affect the Humber Bridge this coming week as preparations begin for some major engineering works on the A15 road.
As part of the advance works, the Open Road Toll lane and both lanes either side of the central reservation will be closed at the Hessle end of the bridge for two periods.
The team at Middleton on the Wolds T.Soanes and Son Poultry is celebrating after winning two awards at the 2017 deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards.
The poultry specialist beat stiff competition to be awarded the prize for Best Fresh Meat with its grain fed chicken fillet, which was subsequently awarded the Supreme Product Award.
ArtWaves Festival has announced its return to Bridlington for the fourth year on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May 2018, showcasing traditional, digital, contemporary and urban art through a carefully tailored programme curated for all; from the experienced artists to those simply looking to see something different and this year they are proud to announce the launch of a brand new addition to the event, Submerge!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!