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Yorkshire Energy Park community fund to give away £20,000
Yorkshire Energy Park (YEP) has relaunched its £20,000 per year Community Fund aimed at supporting local community groups and charities operating in South West Holderness. Administered by longstanding local charity Hull CVS, the fund will again make available grants of between £500 and £5,000 to groups operating within the South West Holderness Ward of East Riding Council. The Yorkshire Energy...
Future Parliament Programme helps students make the transition from apathy to advocacy
Rwanda, school uniforms and trans issues were addressed by potential politicians of the future as they were given a glimpse into the day-to-day workload of a local MP. Ten students who took part in the Future Parliament Programme also spoke on what they see as priority social issues including poverty, pensions and benefits. Some of the students joined the project in support of their ambition to...
Thriving Melton West business park to Evolve with new speculative development
Wykeland Group has announced a new development with outstanding sustainability credentials at the fast-growing Melton West business park in East Yorkshire. Evolve @ Melton West will comprise two larger units of 37,000 sq ft and 22,000 sq ft and a terrace of five smaller units of 5,000 sq ft each, all available to let from early 2025. The development will form part of the wider Melton West site,...
Charity’s new trustees bring experience of seafaring hardship
A charity that has been helping the families of seafarers for more than 200 years has boosted its ranks of trustees with two people who have experience of the demand for its services. The Sailors’ Children’s Society has welcomed barrister Cathy Kioko-Gilligan and Rhiannon Beeson, who runs her own full-service marketing agency The Be Brand. Natasha Barley, CEO of the society, said: “The Sailors’...
Rollits puts focus on employment law amid changes to pay and protection
Leading law firm Rollits is to host a free discussion on changes to employment law as a recent survey reveals a lack of awareness of some significant developments. A survey published by ACAS in March reported that 43 per cent of employers and 70 per cent of employees were in the dark about changes which took effect this month to the statutory flexible working regime. Other modifications have...