Money, profile, setting the record straight. Possibly the three main reasons why someone would commit to the huge task of writing a book, and none of which is important to Paul Sewell. The chairman of one of the region’s most successful businesses, using any measurement you care to adopt, is donating all proceeds from Half a Lettuce to charity. He’s already very well known locally, regionally...

Here at BW we’re all about inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who have overcome various challenges to pursue their dreams – but Rebecca Shipham, like many others in the events industry, is right in the middle of her biggest setback after enjoying 10 years of establishing herself as one of the most respected names in her field. She’s quite frank about the fact that it’s difficult to put a...

Phil Ascough spoke to Gill Long as she prepared to get back to the day job… In a year of cancellations and postponements, two dates should be forever ringed in the calendar at Cock of the Walk.The first is Friday, April 17, when Hull North MP Diana Johnson made the introduction to Hull Royal Infirmary that opened the door for the tiny tailoring firm to at last provide the NHS with surgical gowns...

Something had to give. Craig Lane was working a 40-hour week topped up with four or five hours of coaching, three hours of volunteering and up to 15 hours of training when the lockdown landed. The restrictions brought furlough from his main job, the closure of David Lloyd Hull which he uses for sessions with private clients, and a government-imposed maximum of an hour of exercise every day....