Major milestone celebrated at new Broadacre Primary School development

Hull City’s Lewie Coyle was the star guest as a topping-out ceremony marked the halfway point of the new £8.2 million Broadacre Primary School building. Also marking the event were all the staff and pupils from the school, alongside Councillor Shane McMurray, Hull City Council’s portfolio holder for children’s services, and Rachel Wilkes, CEO of the Humber Education Trust. Broadacre pupils have...

Reckitt CEO and CBI director-general visit Hull’s Ron Dearing UTC

The CEO of Reckitt, the world’s leading consumer health, hygiene and nutrition business, has visited Hull’s Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC), reinforcing the company’s commitment to the region and its partnership with the pioneering school. Laxman Narasimhan and Tony Danker, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), together with other Reckitt senior...

Businesses leading the way to promote literacy by backing the Big Malarkey

Children and their families from across the region are celebrating the return this week of a festival that encourages curiosity, learning and creativity by promoting reading for pleasure. The Big Malarkey took a Covid-enforced break during 2020 but is now beginning a new chapter at East Park with a week of activities dedicated to schools in the city, followed by a weekend of events that are open...

Sewell’s journey with Cat Zero continues as summer internship programme is launched

As part of Humber Business Week, Sewell Group announced its latest initiative in partnership with Cat Zero - to provide paid work placements for young people aged 18-24 throughout August. Up to 20 individuals who are struggling to find employment will be given the opportunity to undertake a month of paid work across Sewell Group businesses to give them valuable experience in a bid to help them...

Sewell Estates announces plans to triple investment in young intakes

Yorkshire based Sewell Estates has announced plans to triple its recruitment of graduates, apprentices and trainees over the next five years, in support of local economic recovery. The group of companies recently secured a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity and is well known for championing social mobility. Managing director Jo Barnes (left) said, given the exceptional...