A ukulele band which recently handed over a donation to the Daisy Appeal from an impromptu live show and CD sales is going on the fund-raising trail again later this month.
The Assembly Line Ukulele Band is expecting a full house for a music evening in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research at the Sun Inn, Beverley, on Saturday 22 February.
A near £2million investment in new facilities and technologies will be used to develop high-level agricultural skills training and help tackle climate change.
The funding has been awarded to Bishop Burton College by the Department for Education (DfE) as part of the Institutes of Technology initiative.
Val Wood celebrates the release of her 25th novel, Four Sisters (published by Transworld) with a special launch party at Waterstones in Hull on 28 November.
This is a momentous year for the author as it marks the release of her 25th novel. It first began for Val 26 years ago with the release of her first award-winning title, The Hungry Tide.
City and cultural leaders have welcomed the publication of an independent evaluation of Hull’s year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture 2017, which confirms the continuing impact the title has had on the city.
The report, published by the University of Hull, says “the most significant impact of all” was an estimated £676m of new private and public investment that was generated for the city.
Hull and East Riding students are taking a hands-on approach as they get the chance to experience an assortment of NHS roles.
Students will learn more about the NHS at their ‘A Day in the Life of the NHS’ which is being held at the Hull Royal Infirmary.
In collaboration with Invisible Dust and Ferens Art Gallery, visual artist and filmmaker Estabrak presents Sea; the Remains Between, the latest in the artist’s award-winning series of underwater photographs.
Estabrak’s intriguing photographs feature natural and human-made bodies of water in East Yorkshire. People from diverse communities in Hull are portrayed submerged in water, having braved the elements to participate in the artwork.
Mr James Dick, OBE, DL, has become the new Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
He follows the Hon. Dame Susan Cunliffe-Lister, DCVO, who stepped down last week after 14 years as the Queen’s representative in the county.
A Hull team has been crowned as the winner of the Humber Care Tech Challenge 2019 with their design on how to support people living with dementia.
Team Ull-Tra Fast designed a technological concept on how to ease the symptoms of dementia suffers who experience sundown syndrome. The term refers to an end-of-day confusion and restlessness that manifests at a certain time of day.
Roll up! Roll up! Bus company East Yorkshire are running more buses than ever to Hull Fair!
This year the Hull-based bus company has announced that they will be running extra buses to Hull Fair, making it easier for people to travel there without having to worry about finding somewhere to park the car.
A contractor has been appointed to carry out the multi-million pound Albion Square development.
VINCI Construction UK Limited will carry out the design and construction of the mixed-use development, which will feature high-quality retail, housing, leisure and enhanced parking facilities set around an enclosed courtyard.
The stage is set for an arts festival like no other as the wonderful city of Hull plays host to the 12th edition of the award-winning Freedom Festival starting on Wednesday.
This week, Hull will see artists from across the world converge in the maritime city to delight, challenge and mystify audiences with jaw-dropping circus, weird and wonderful street theatre, thought-provoking performances and talks, music from all over the world, and mischievous projects that engage all ages. For 2019, a different layer has been added to the festival, offering a new rhythm for the weekend.
Students faced with finding a University course on A-level results day will benefit from instant decisions on Clearing places from University of Hull staff in schools and colleges and through live chat.
Anja Hazebroek, Director of Student Recruitment and Marketing at the University of Hull explained more.
The PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial, produced in Hull by Absolutely Cultured took over the city last weekend.
20 pieces of new music by the most exciting creators working in the UK today were performed at eight venues over three days for thousands of attendees.
Mr James Dick, OBE, DL, has been appointed as the new Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
He will succeed The Hon. Dame Susan Cunliffe-Lister, DCVO, who will step down in November after 14 years as The Queen’s representative in the county.
Hull is no stranger to arts and culture and this summer, the annual Freedom Festival will use the city as its stage once again, in a way it has never done before.
The festival programme has been revealed and tickets for the five incredible indoor shows are available to buy now.
As today marks four months since 21-year-old University of Hull student Libby Squire went out with her friends and never returned home.
The Senior Investigating Officer on the case has definitively expressed the investigation “is still very much active” and has stated, “we will do all we can to get justice for Libby”.
The former Captain of Beverley and East Riding Golf Club presented the founder of the Daisy Appeal with a cheque for more than £2,500 from fund-raising events held during 2018.
Steve Fox, who stepped down as Captain at the end of the year, said he selected Daisy for the donation because of connections with cancer and because it is a local charity.
Bishop Burton College will become a new centre of excellence for high levels skills training in the region following a multi-million-pound investment.
The college will work with seven other further education colleges and two universities to develop the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT).