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Charity plugs into historic connection with MS3 to tackle digital poverty among disadvantaged families
Disadvantaged families of seafarers will receive expert help to overcome the impact of digital poverty as a result of a new charity partnership. The Sailors’ Children’s Society will also upgrade its own tech capabilities after being appointed as charity of the year by tech business MS3, which in addition will generate cash to support member families nationwide. At the heart of the collaboration...
Crowds flock to city centre Dino Day to show people ‘the real Hull’
A crowd of thousands descended on Hull city centre to enjoy a family fun day that banished the fears triggered by riots the week before. Businesses affected by damage and stock loss had worked around the clock to open on schedule to welcome visitors attending the ever-popular Dino Day, organised by HullBID. Hull West and Haltemprice MP Emma Hardy, who spoke to visitors and members of the public,...
Hull maintains top 10 ranking for children’s cycle training
Hull has maintained its status as one of the country’s top locations for the delivery of cycle training to children, according to new figures from The Bikeability Trust. Between April 2023 and March 2024, 92% of Year 6 pupils in the city received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training (3,212 children, in total), putting Hull in the top 10 alongside Solihull Metropolitan Borough...
Dino Day ready to make roaring return to Hull city centre
A family-run food store is giving crowds the chance to bite back when Dino Day returns to Hull next week, and a big brand cosmetics retailer is promising customers a blast by offering the chance to make their own dinosaur bath bombs. In addition families can look forward to a dockside Dino Disco, a dinosaur egg hunt and a delve into the world of dinosaurs with the team from Hull’s own Dinostar...
Lawyer makes the move from grandfather’s firm to join Rollits
A solicitor who took her first steps in the legal profession with the practice founded by her grandfather has made the move to join the property department at leading regional law firm Rollits. Georgina Gibbon joins Rollits from BG Solicitors, a firm that traces its roots back to 1944, founded by Tom Beetenson and her grandfather Lawrence Gibbon, and at which her father Richard was also a...