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Prescott: ‘The Humber can lead the world to a low-carbon economy’
The former deputy prime minister was one of the architects of the ground-breaking Kyoto Protocol in 1997 that first committed nations around the world to cut greenhouse gases. More than two decades later, he is continuing to promote the vital need to reduce carbon emissions and has thrown his weight behind a new, long-term campaign launched by Marketing Humber and the University of Hull. The...
Hull Street Food Nights return to ‘spiritual home’
HullBID, which launched the concept in 2017, confirmed that the first event of this year, which takes place on Thursday, April 4, will mark a return to Trinity Square – scene of the very first Hull Street Food Night which was so successful it prompted a rethink. Kathryn Shillito, HullBID executive director, said: “We expected a few thousand people and about 13,000 turned up. We had a rethink, we...
New Fruit Market community opens door to first residents
Husband and wife Steve Copeman and Claire Bell have become the first buyers to take the keys in a development hailed as the most exciting in Hull for decades. The couple have bought a stylish, two-bedroom apartment overlooking Humber Street in the regenerated urban village and are proud to be the first residents of a unique new community. “It’s quite an honour and makes it even more special,”...
Students learn tech skills to bring Veterans Village to life
Year 12 engineering students from Ron Dearing University Technology College (UTC) in Hull are learning how to use Autodesk Revit 3D building information modelling (BIM) software, used by leading architects, to assist in the creation of a virtual reality tour of the Hull 4 Heroes Veterans Village. The Veterans Village is championed by TV celebrity Nick Knowles and aims to be a self-sustaining...
Working from home – some tips for employers
Cloud services Much of our data and systems are now stored “in the cloud”, which effectively means they are accessible anywhere from any device. Services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. are all designed and set up to make the process of out-of-office working easier. Many CRM and accounting systems are also cloud-based so if your business runs solely on cloud services then it should...