The transformation of a Victorian arcade has tempted two natives of Hull to take their first steps in business in their home city. Polly Langham worked at TONI&GUY salons in locations including Hull, London and Sydney before deciding to strike out on her own with Milk. pure hairdressing. Ellen Crabtree still works as a barmaid to supplement her work making babywear and has made the move from online selling to bricks and mortar by opening…

The Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre (ICC) has won the best Community/Primary Care Service Redesign in the North, Midlands and East at last night’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards – recognising the outstanding contribution the ICC team has made to improving the lives of frail, older people in the city. The HSJ judging panel, made up of a diverse range of influential figures within the healthcare community, chose Hull’s ICC as the winner, beating incredible…

With offices across the globe, SGS Packaging Europe defines how the packaging for household brands will look when it hits the supermarket shelves. In an initiative to encourage young people to enter the industry and explore its many career options, in 2018 the company launched a comprehensive apprenticeship programme. As an apprentice at SGS, individuals receive in-depth training, development days, one-to-one mentoring and specific tasks as part of their training. This combination of approaches ensures…

An engineering company which marked its 120th anniversary last year by entering a new era after a takeover will bring the streets of Hull to a standstill this weekend as it delivers its biggest order since securing the investment. Edwin Snowden (2018) Ltd will load two 10-tonne tanks built in its yard at Fountain Road, Hull, onto low loaders ready for the journey of 140 miles to Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd at Rugby in Warwickshire. David…

We’ve teamed up with The University of Hull to help us prepare our Specialist Operations Unit to respond to future incidents, with The Lawns in Cottingham soon to be used as a training space for our teams. The university has agreed to our teams using Ferens Hall for training, whilst the long term future of the site is considered. From training our firearms officers, to practising handling large scale public order incidents, to helping our…

Trustees behind a campaign to bring the world’s oldest remaining steam trawler back to its home in Hull are urging people to back the venture by snapping up some superb Viola merchandise in time for Christmas. Last week the Viola Trust launched its “Homeward Bound” calendar featuring 12 ships with a historic Hull connection. Sales have been brisk through the Viola website and at outlets including 1884 Wine & Tapas Bar at Hull Marina –…

A team of healthcare science professionals in Cottingham have become the first in the country to achieve a new standard which assures cancer patients of quality care. Safety, treatment planning and equipment maintenance were among the areas reviewed as the Radiotherapy Physics Team at Castle Hill Hospital took part in the independent two-year pilot Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (MPACE) accreditation scheme.  MPACE independently reviews all aspects of healthcare science which underpin the radiotherapy treatment provided…

Spencer Group has become the first employer in the engineering industry to adopt a pioneering device to support the mental health wellbeing of its staff. Health tech start-up Moodbeam has developed the world’s first wearable device which allows users to log their mood and monitor their emotional wellbeing. Linked to a mobile app and online platform, the device collects data as users touch a blue button for “anxious” or yellow for “calm”. The gadget also…