Launch of online exhibition celebrating Pride in Hull

An online exhibition, celebrating Pride in Hull, launches this weekend. The popular annual event, that sees tens of thousands of people gather in Hull City Centre to promote diversity and equality, is being celebrated with a new digital exhibition.Pride in Our City will feature people’s pictures, stories, videos, and memories, as well as documenting individuals’ experiences of being part of the LGBT+ community. Andy Train, co-vice chair of Pride in Hull, said: "This year, more…

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Read more about the article Local Housebuilder Honours Hull’s Community Stars
Elaine Longley Award

Local Housebuilder Honours Hull’s Community Stars

22 June 2020: Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, which includes the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, is celebrating retaining its five-star rating for the eleventh consecutive year by shining a light on five outstanding members of the community across East Yorkshire. To mark maintaining its title of the UK's most recommended housebuilder for over a decade, with over 90% of customers saying that they would be happy to recommend Barratt Developments to friends and…

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Fruit Market Welcomes Back Diners and Drinkers for Safe and Enjoyable Socialising

Restaurants, cafés and bars in the Fruit Market are working together as they prepare to welcome customers back to Hull’s favourite place to eat, drink and socialise. Hospitality businesses in the waterfront urban village are putting in place extensive arrangements to ensure diners and drinkers enjoy a safe and enjoyable experience from this weekend. Owners say they can’t wait to welcome their staff and customers back after more than three months of closure and are…

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Local Barratt Developments’ Site Managers in Hull Recognised as Best in the Country

18 July 2020: Alongside the good news that Barratt Developments is back constructing and selling homes, six site managers from Barratt Developments Yorkshire East have won a top national award for the quality of the homes they are building from the National House Building Council (NHBC). Amongst the winners, Paul Dearnley, Senior Site Manager at David Wilson Homes’ Tranby Fields development in Hessle and Mark Greenley, Senior Site Manager at Barratt Homes’ Harrier Chase development…

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Read more about the article The Rabbit Hole, the independent bookshop based in Market Place, Brigg,  partnered with Wrecking Ball Press to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week 2020
Dean Wilson IBW

The Rabbit Hole, the independent bookshop based in Market Place, Brigg, partnered with Wrecking Ball Press to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week 2020

The Rabbit Hole will be selling a range of Wrecking Ball titles in addition to other titles from indie publishers, national publishers, alongside events, book token offers and more to celebrate Indie Bookshops during the week.   It will be one of hundreds of shops and events taking place at independent bookshops across the UK to mark Independent Bookshop Week. The Rabbit Hole has just re opened after three months and is looking forward to the week to continue promoting Diversity…

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Local House Builder Donates £1,000 to Oakwood Dog Rescue, in Hull

14 July 2020: Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, continues to support the communities in which it builds, by donating a total of £1,000 as part of its Community Fund scheme to Oakwood Dog Rescue, in Hull. Oakwood Dog Rescue was set up in 2009, initially to support people who could no longer take care of their dogs for any reason. The Registered Charity has since grown, and now rescues dogs from across the UK…

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Protectors of land and sea – how our specialist teams are helping Op Galaxy

Through every step of Operation Galaxy, our Special Operations Unit (SOU) have had their hand in the action. SOU covers our Roads Crime and Roads Policing units, firearms, dogs and marine, meaning they can be deployed across land and sea, on a wide variety of jobs from drugs warrants, to stolen goods seizures. SOU Chief Inspector James Glansfield, said: “Our Roads Crime team are concerned with taking down serious criminals using our roads to commit…

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Read more about the article Prospective Students to get taste of University life at Virtual Open Days
Image taken open day 2019

Prospective Students to get taste of University life at Virtual Open Days

Prospective students will get a glimpse of what the University of Hull has to offer at a series of Virtual Open Days taking place next week. The Open Days, on July 10 and 11, will give visitors the chance to speak to course tutors and students, enjoy a virtual tour of the University’s campus, and get a real sense of life at Hull. While July would normally be a time when the University opens up…

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