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First trainee roles announced for Goole rail project
The 12 apprenticeships will be among the first of up to 700 jobs to be created by the development, along with a further 250 during the construction period and an additional 1,700 UK supply chain roles. A new generation of Tube trains for the London Underground will be built at the East Yorkshire facility and the apprenticeships announcement was made as Mike Brown, London’s Transport...
Social announces opening weekend programme
On Saturday, April 4, Huey Morgan, the BBC 6 Music DJ and frontman of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, will host the dancefloor party Huey Morgan presents Huey 54. Social has set the stage for a Studio 54-inspired night, with mirrorball in place, for a celebratory night of soul, funk and NYC disco classics. The following day, Sunday, April 5, Social will be open during the daytime for the free Acoustic...
Civic leaders hail nursery’s success
A children’s nursery celebrated with an open day as it continued its 20th anniversary celebrations by marking the completion of a new extension and a stamp of approval in the latest Ofsted report. Educare Nursery in Beverley also earned the endorsement of distinguished visitors the mayor of Beverley, Councillor Bryan Pearson, and Councillor Kerri Harold, chairman of the Children and Young People...
Rates rethink ‘will drive regeneration’
A business rates expert is calling for the introduction of a new rates relief to regenerate town and city centres. Adrian Smith, founder of Adrian Smith Rating, advocates setting up a City Centre Regeneration Rate Relief with the aim of helping big-name stores, a move which he says would in turn benefit smaller businesses by attracting footfall. He said: “If a city or town centre is not...
Taphouse brings beer lovers’ paradise to Fruit Market
A bar and brewery offering craft beers brewed on site and from around the world has opened in Hull’s resurgent Fruit Market quarter. Taphouse Brewpub combines a working brewery with a high-quality bar offering almost 40 draught craft beers, lagers and ciders, as well as an extensive range of bottled and canned beers, quality wines and artisan spirits. Discerning drinkers will be able to enjoy...