Humber LEP encourages businesses and individuals to embrace Mid-Life MOT

A new resource designed to help those aged over 45 make empowered choices about their future working lives and retirement plans has been unveiled by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership. The LEP is one of 10 areas to pilot the scheme, launched by the Government’s Department for Work and Pensions and running until April 23, which is focused on supporting not just individuals with their future...

Discover how low-carbon investment in the Humber can drive the green economic recovery

Business leaders are being urged to join a high-profile event aimed at helping secure billions of pounds of investment to make the Humber a net-zero world leader. Fourteen pioneering projects will be the showcased at a major new conference next month to demonstrate why the region is at the forefront of the global transition to a zero-carbon economic model. The event – The Humber: An Innovation...

Partnership approach brings results in fight against city centre crime

A partnership approach is having a major impact on the fight against crime in Hull city centre with more businesses signing up to the DISC low-level crime and antisocial behaviour information sharing system, which brings together businesses, the police and Hull City Council. HullBID’s street team are reporting significant achievements with senior support officer Mark Andrews telling of two...

Businesses reviewing space needs ready for return to work

Businesses are rethinking their property requirements as part of a wider review of plans to return to work as they await a series of big announcements from the government. Freya Cross, business and corporate manager at The Deep in Hull and chairman of the Flexible Space Association (FlexSA), said her sector was receiving plenty of inquiries that point to a change in demand, but the immediate...

Hull and East Yorkshire People in Business Awards announces new date

After postponing last year’s event due to Covid-19, the Hull and East Yorkshire People in Business Awards (HEYPIBA) is back and will be taking place this summer. Filmed at Bridlington Spa, the awards will take place virtually on Friday, July 9, with all the excitement and anticipation of the incredible inaugural sold-out event in 2019. Jo Fleming, entrepreneur and awards founder (above),...