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A North Hull primary school praised by OFSTED for its nurturing atmosphere is inviting children and their parents to come along and sample its “magical” early years play facilities this month.

Four East Yorkshire Buses staff members triumph in 17-mile sponsored walk for mental health charity

by editor17 November 2023

Four dedicated members of the East Yorkshire Buses team have successfully completed a challenging 17-mile sponsored walk, raising an impressive £1128.45 for the Hull-based mental health charity, Mind.

Tim Shaw and Lucy Blackley awarded Order of Distinction by Hull College

by editor17 November 202317 November 2023

Hull College’s annual Graduation Ceremony saw Tim Shaw, Chief Executive Officer at KCOM, and Lucy Blackley, founder and Chief Executive Officer at Bombyx PLM, awarded an Order of Distinction in recognition of their outstanding achievements and support to education, business and communities in the city of Hull and East Yorkshire region.

Society

Real change coming as Hull’s ten-year vision agreed

by editor17 November 202317 November 2023

Hull’s new Community Plan, which will shape the city for the next decade, has been approved with cross-party support at today’s Full Council meeting.

A new theatre festival is coming to Hull, presented by Middle Child

by editor16 November 2023

A new theatre festival showcasing plays by local writers is coming to Hull next summer.

The Elves and the Shoemaker: Save Christmas

by editor16 November 202316 November 2023

Pocklington Arts Centre is proud to announce its very first in-house theatre production. The Elves & the Shoemaker: Save Christmas is an original adaptation of the familiar traditional tale.

Society

Humber Violence Prevention Partnership launches strategy to tackle serious violence

by editor16 November 2023

Local agencies have come together to launch a new plan to prevent people being drawn in to serious violence.

Reaching out by phone – the best micro-volunteering apps

by editor16 November 202316 November 2023

With a quarter of young people believing social media has a mostly negative impact, we often forget that our smartphones can be used to help others. An example of this is micro-volunteering, which allows people to offer their time to worthy causes in small chunks. Here, spusu, a mobile operator offering simple and fair SIM-only deals, explores the best micro-volunteering apps that can help you use your phone for good.