North East Lincolnshire Council is currently leading on a programme called Smart Energy Greater Lincolnshire. We are aiming to support businesses to reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions through free advice and grant funding. We are very lucky and
East Riding College merged with the TEC Partnership on 31 July. The TEC Partnership is a dynamic and innovative group of colleges and training providers, and is already one of England’s largest and most successful providers of further and higher
Twenty-six overseas companies invested in the Greater Lincolnshire LEP area in the last year, creating almost 300 new jobs before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A report from the Department for International Trade shows a 30% increase in successful
Leading engineering specialist Spencer Group will begin work next month to refurbish and rebuild one of the world’s oldest suspension bridges. Hull-based Spencer Group will carry out a programme of essential works to preserve the 200-year-old Union Chain Bridge linking
Bulk food road tanker company Abbey Logistics has reopened its food grade wash bay in Hull following significant investment in the site. Located minutes from the Port of Hull, Abbey’s wash bay has been providing food grade road tanker wash
Six projects across Hull and East Yorkshire are set to receive a share of £13.4m in funding, with the potential to create up to 1,300 jobs in our region. The list of projects was agreed by the Humber LEP Board
GRIMSBY Town Centre is being offered another multi-million-pound opportunity to re-invent itself – but to have a chance of success it needs you! Central Government monies totalling £25m have been ‘ring-fenced’ for projects in Grimsby’s central area as the next
East Riding businesses who provide goods and services to the local retail, leisure and hospitality industry and have so far failed to secure Government grants during the COVID-19 pandemic may now be eligible to apply for new funding. Minimum grants
An East Yorkshire business which has transformed the lives of people hooked on prescription drugs is standing by to roll out its addiction service across the country in response to rising demand linked to the lockdown. Agencia, based in Hessle,
Times Like These pile pressure on economy as Chamber urges businesses and consumers to ‘buy local’ and support Humber firm This is the Chamber’s first Quarterly Economic Survey since Covid-19 put the world on pause back in March, and while
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Cabinet has confirmed support for developing a Town Deal for Goole. At the meeting on Tuesday, 7 July, councillors agreed to press ahead with preparation of large-scale regeneration proposals and produce a Goole Town Investment
Restaurants, cafés and bars in Hull’s Fruit Market urban village are working together as they prepare to welcome customers back to the city’s favourite place to eat, drink and socialise. Hospitality businesses in the waterfront district have put in place
Redundancy procedures resulting from – and in some cases delayed by – the Covid-19 lockdown will come under the spotlight next week as a leading law firm takes its seminar programme online for the first time. Rollits, which has offices
ONE of the Humber region’s largest independent accountancy firms has acquired Hull based accountancy practice Graybrowne. The acquisition is part of Forrester Boyd’s growth strategy as they evolve from a ‘traditional’ accountancy practice to a firm that delivers a holistic
£100m to be invested across England to improve quality of local roads, reigniting local economies to drive Covid recovery. £10m guaranteed for design stages of new works focused on unblocking Manchester’s railways. Government also announces ‘connectivity review’ to improve links
A leading law firm is supporting its team across the region by collaborating with a mental health charity to present a package of activities which promote working together on wellbeing. Rollits has embarked on a series of emails, texts and
71% of UK businesses are planning to permanently adopt flexible and agile working practices post COVID-19 lockdown, according to a survey conducted by Dale Office Interiors. The research, which canvassed the opinions of MDs, CEOs and business owners, found that
A specialist cleaning company is on standby to help one of East Yorkshire’s top restaurants get back to business as usual after the coronavirus lockdown. Michele and Matthew Barker, the twins who run The Westwood in Beverley, are waiting for
An important offshore milestone is in sight for the 857MW Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm project as the final Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Modules® (OTM) – the offshore substation platforms – set sail ahead of installation 32 kilometres off the Lincolnshire
A charity runner who lost out to the lockdown with his plan to mark 2020 by running 202.0 miles in races is on course to double his fundraising target after completing an even bigger effort. Elliott Tate switched his focus
The charity behind a campaign to raise £8.5 million to provide a Molecular Imaging Research (MIR) Centre at Castle Hill Hospital has set a target for completion by the end of this year and operation early in 2021 after construction
Infiniti Roofing & Construction has successfully completed the full refurbishment of one of the UK’s most exciting hotel launches, the Bike & Boot – despite battling the Covid-19 lockdown and coping with stringent social distancing measures. Scarborough-based Infiniti Roofing &
A linguist who joined a leading translation and interpreting company in a part-time role ten years ago has completed his rise to the top after being appointed as Director of Operations. Andrei Sparling, who began his career with AA Global
Lockdown fitness fans are being seen as the future for a city centre business which has been a front runner in supplying sports kit, accessories and essential advice. But the couple who have built up Simply Running over more than
