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Wendy

12/22/2025 9:54:33 AM

Celebrating excellence among future engineers as HETA heaps praise on Humber’s emerging workforce
The 2025 winners, with Toby Overy, right. Who will be crowned in 2026?

Wendy

12/12/2025 11:33:54 AM

Logistics UK’S Logistics Awards Winners Showcase The Best of the Industry
The logistics industry came together at a glittering gala celebration and dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on 11 December 2025, as business group Logistics UK announced the winners of the Logistics Awards 2025. 

Wendy

12/1/2025 9:33:18 AM

Young entrepreneurs learn lessons from legends at awards night
Bodybuilding champ, movie star and politician Arnie Schwarzenegger, Aussie rugby union legend John Eales and martial arts icon Bruce Lee all provided inspiration for a business audience at a celebration of the success of the region’s young entrepreneurs.

Wendy

12/1/2025 9:17:21 AM

HullBID Awards will celebrate the best of city centre businesses in style
HullBID has begun the countdown to its annual awards with a full house of sponsors eager to recognise and reward their city centre colleagues for another year of hard work and outstanding achievement.

Business News

Wendy

1/2/2026 8:48:03 AM

Biz Week team inspired by shining example of success as they plan for 2026
Humber Business Week harnessed the excitement of a year of success and optimism when its steering group ran into a fixture clash with the Hull Kingston Rovers board.
Business News 4 min read

Wendy

1/2/2026 8:40:40 AM

Historic trawler marks 120th anniversary with starring role in maritime heritage films
Supporters of a campaign to celebrate the exploits of an historic trawler marked a high tech twist in the story by setting up a video link to connect the vessel’s home in Hull with her final resting place 8,000 miles away on a beach in the South Atlantic.
Business News 5 min read

Wendy

12/30/2025 1:11:00 PM

Hull College Principal & CEO Debra Gray Awarded CBE in New Year’s Honours
The Principal and Chief Executive of Hull College, Debra Gray, has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours List, in recognition of her services to education.
Business News 4 min read

Wendy

12/23/2025 9:50:38 AM

PizzaExpress opens in Burton House as first occupier of restored landmark
PizzaExpress has opened in Hull’s restored Burton House, bringing the art deco landmark back into use for the first time in half a decade.
Business News 4 min read

Charity & Fundraising

Wendy

1/2/2026 8:42:14 AM

Ideal Heating celebrates £300,000 charity fundraising milestone
Ideal Heating has celebrated a major charitable milestone after surpassing £300,000 in funds raised for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Wendy

11/27/2025 2:07:30 PM

The Bradbury Foundation Announces Support for Four Local Charities Making a Lasting Difference
The Bradbury Foundation has awarded £4,000 in grants to four inspirational charities and community initiatives across the region. The Bradbury Foundation, has selected projects that reflect a shared belief in stronger and more hopeful communities.

Wendy

11/17/2025 12:21:48 PM

Volunteers have the perfect recipe for a successful Scandinavian Christmas market
Volunteers at Hull’s Danish Church are rolling back the years to recreate favourite recipes from their homeland after starting the preparations for their Scandinavian Christmas market.

Wendy

11/11/2025 1:46:46 PM

Panto joy for children’s charity as Sunflowers’ special festive date is sponsored – oh yes, it is!
Generous Grimsby fish merchants are providing the gift of laughter this Christmas.

Education & Training

Wendy

11/26/2025 11:26:43 AM

Every budding engineer counts: Training organisation pledges to ensure all interested are given every opportunity to shine
PARTNERSHIP: Nathan Danial, assistant principal at John Leggott College, left, with Iain Elliott, chief executive of HETA. 

Wendy

11/5/2025 4:06:37 PM

Hull College Celebrates Student Success and Honours Community Leaders with Order of Distinction Awards
Hull College celebrated the achievements of its graduating students in a memorable ceremony held at Hull Minster on Tuesday 4th November, where two highly respected local figures - Kathryn Shillito, Executive Director at Hull BID, and Andy Sykes, Plant Director at Siemens Gamesa - were each presented with the Order of Distinction in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the city and region.

Wendy

10/30/2025 9:28:13 AM

Construction sector looks to the future as skills and training partners tour digital academy
A partnership of employers and training providers from across Hull and East Yorkshire took colleagues behind the scenes to see the latest developments in digital construction tuition at a business which began as a jobbing builder nearly 150 years ago.

Wendy

10/16/2025 12:33:40 PM

Dame Andrea Jenkyns’ Great Exhibition set to fly!
With big name political speakers, global dignitaries and an RAF flypast, the Great Exhibition of Lincolnshire is set to be a unique event in Lincolnshire’s calendar.

Events & Networking

Wendy

12/8/2025 2:54:29 PM

Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2026 now open for entries – will your firm be a ‘Star’ of this year’s celebrations?
THE ‘Stars’ are aligning for the 2026 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards (NLBAs) which are celebrating their 25-year Silver Anniversary, with entries now invited via the dedicated website – enter online today at: www.nlincsba.co.uk
Events & Networking 4 min read

Wendy

12/2/2025 9:27:46 AM

Humber Business Week confirms key pillars of 2026 programme
Humber Business Week is to step up preparations for 2026 with two “Get Ready” events to help participants and stakeholders get the most from a programme which is filling up fast.
Events & Networking 4 min read

Wendy

12/2/2025 9:15:23 AM

Second helping of Scandinavian Market at Danish Church
Hundreds of Yuletide revellers braved the driving rain to splash out on festive delights as the Danish Church in Hull opened its doors for the Scandinavian Christmas Market.
Events & Networking 4 min read

Wendy

10/24/2025 8:30:14 AM

The Great Exhibition – exhilarating spectacle of Lincolnshire’s finest
The inaugural Great Exhibition for Lincolnshire has drawn to a close with a resounding message: Our region is brimming with talent, creativity, industry and innovation.
Events & Networking 4 min read

Construction & Development

Wendy

9/9/2025 2:27:02 PM

Experienced bridge restoration company appointed to lead Corporation Bridge Works
Activity has re-started on Corporation Road Bridge, as an experienced bridge restoration company is appointed.

Wendy

8/22/2025 10:02:10 AM

Housebuilders need action, not more red tape
The government’s proposed planning legislation is likely to stifle, rather than stimulate housebuilding, senior representatives from South Yorkshire’s property sector have warned.

Wendy

1/8/2025 2:25:23 PM

Charge Non UK registered vehicles to use UK roads to help fund road repairs
We think non UK registered vehicles entering mainland Great Britain should have to pay a charge for use of UK roads. The charge would either be an entry charge per visit or a charge that would cover one year’s road use by that vehicle

Wendy

9/15/2024 8:29:16 PM

Opening of £9m research centre brings new hope to cancer, dementia and heart disease patients across the north
Research and treatment for cancer, dementia and heart disease is set to take a huge step forward after the long-awaited handover of a £9m molecular imaging facility at Castle Hill Hospital in East Yorkshire.

Sustainability

Wendy

9/1/2025 8:39:39 AM

Green light for Morgan Generation Offshore Wind Farm to go ahead boosts UK’s energy security
Commenting on today’s decision by the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to grant consent to Morgan Generation Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Cumbria, RenewableUK’s Director of Future Electricity Systems Barnaby Wharton said:
Sustainability 4 min read

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