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Vintage brand seals global retail deal as Primark unveils WornWell
A vintage clothing brand that was launched in Hull 15 years ago is going global after sealing a partnership with a major retail group. The Vintage Wholesale Company, which operates Poorboy Boutique in Humber Street, Hull, has now unveiled the WornWell brand with Primark. The retail giant debuted the new brand in September at one of its flagship stores in the heart of Birmingham. This week it...
State-of-the-art technology brings future learning space to life for Ron Dearing UTC students
Students at Hull’s Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) have been given a hi-tech first glimpse of exactly how their state-of-the-art school will look once expansion work is complete. The employer-led school in Kingston Square has been oversubscribed every year since it opened its doors in 2017. Following significant funding from the Department for Education (DfE), it is increasing...
Construction firm restores historic Whitefriargate building
The restoration of 52-53 Whitefriargate, a Grade II listed building in Hull city centre, has been completed on time and within budget. The renovation and restoration works were carried out by Yorkshire and Lincolnshire construction firm Hobson & Porter for Shires Estates Investments, which acquired the building in 2020. The project was supported with a grant from Historic England and Hull...
Great Newsome Brewery’s butterfly-inspired beers put the spotlight on sustainability
Great Newsome Brewery has launched its latest beer inspired by the butterflies that thrive at the East Yorkshire farm where the brewery is based. Tortoiseshell, a hoppy, 4.5% ABV pale ale named for one of Britain’s best-known butterflies, is on tap at 17 pubs across Hull and East Yorkshire, with availability set to increase in the coming weeks. It is the eighth beer in Great Newsome’s Chrysalis...
Flood Innovation Centre offers businesses free surveys and follow-up support
Fifteen years on from the devastating 2007 floods, the University of Hull’s Flood Innovation Centre is offering free flood risk surveys to business owners in Hull and East Yorkshire who are keen to protect their premises, employees and other assets against the risk of flooding. Once a survey has been carried out, the Flood Innovation Centre team can then work with business owners to help them...