Sewell Group secures national status for supporting staff to make sustainable travel choices

One of Hull’s most well-known business names has received national certification for its workplace travel plan, which encourages and supports its workforce to walk, cycle and use public transport for their daily commute. The Sewell Group has received a Very Good Travel Plan award from Modeshift STARS. The national STARS accreditation scheme recognises workplaces that go above and beyond in...

Hull pupils step up for new challenge

Chiltern Primary School has become the first school in Hull to sign up to a new walking to school challenge. WOW, a scheme by Living Streets, sees pupils record how they get to school using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker. Those who walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or Park and Stride to school are awarded a monthly WOW badge. Pupils around the globe take part in International Walk to School Month...

Fares on two key rail routes in East Yorkshire slashed in bid to increase the number of customers

Northern and TransPennine Express have announced plans to slash the price of tickets for two key routes on their networks in East Yorkshire. Fares on the train operators’ services from Hull to both Scarborough and Selby will be cut from Sunday, September 29, for 12 weeks (until Saturday, December 21) to try to increase the number of customers using the line. All return tickets are being reduced...

Dianthus Business Park proves ‘perfect fit’ for company importing through Humber docks

One of East Yorkshire’s biggest business sites has proved to be the perfect base for a Hull company that imports products through the Humber Docks to be distributed to customers in West Yorkshire. Humber Storage Solutions is now the permanent tenant of Units 7 and 8 at Dianthus Business Park, in Newport. It will see the business benefit from having 136,000 sq ft of industrial space, situated a...

Local councils join up to fund new ‘medibus’ service

A new 'medibus' service has launched to help patients in west Hull and five East Riding parishes access health services at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Funded jointly by Hull City Council and East Riding Council, the new Haltemprice & West Hull MediBus Service is now available for bookings. Initially, the service will run as a trial until March 2025 when the councils expect...