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Designer to put city on the style map with Hull Fashion Week
A clothing design entrepreneur is spearheading plans to stage an annual Hull Fashion Week. Seguntuyi Onakoya, the founder and creative director of fashion brand HOUSEOFTUYI – which blends cultural storytelling with contemporary design – has outlined his bold vision for the event. Since moving to the UK from Nigeria in 2022 to complete a master’s degree in advertising and marketing at the...
Ex-boxer Tommy Coyle tells how his health and wellbeing business has learned lessons from fruit market
A Commonwealth champion whose final fight was in the most famous boxing arena of them all made his theatrical bow as he shared his life story with a Humber Business Week audience. Tommy Coyle will make his second stage performance later this year when he appears as a pantomime villain at Bridlington Spa. Rehearsals for that will be squeezed into a packed schedule that will include running his...
Glasgow 2026 chief connects cultural experiences in Hull with creating a new model for global sporting events
The head of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games told of the importance of people power in delivering major events as he addressed a Humber Business Week audience in his home city of Hull. Phil Batty began his business career in the East Yorkshire city. Now CEO of Glasgow 2026, he said the William Wilberforce 200th Commemorations in 2007 gave him his first involvement in organising big events. Phil...
Siemens Mobility volunteers give back to make a difference to Goole community
Team members at Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village are helping to make a lasting difference to the community by volunteering and fundraising for local good causes. Colleagues at the East Yorkshire site have volunteered hundreds of hours over the past year to support charities, non-profit organisations and community events. All Siemens employees are entitled to two paid days every year to...
Chance to test-drive an EV at inaugural Let’s Go Electric! event
Residents and businesses in Hull and the East Riding can find out more about electric vehicles (EV) and sustainable transport later this month as the region hosts its first EV experience event. Organised by Hull City Council and East Riding Council, ‘Let’s Go Electric!’ will take place on Saturday, June 21, from 10am-3pm, and will showcase the growing range of EVs, both cars and commercial, that...