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John Prescott’s son raises £6,000 running London Marathon for Alzheimer’s Research UK
David Prescott has raised more than £6,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK after completing the London Marathon in memory of his father, former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who died from Alzheimer’s disease. David, 54, ran to support the UK’s leading dementia research charity and to campaign for dementia to be put "at the very heart" of the Government’s forthcoming 10 Year Health Plan for...
Cream of region’s creative businesses to highlight opportunities for investors
Investment opportunities and inspiration will be on offer when some of the most innovative creative businesses from Hull and East Yorkshire present a stadium showcase of their capabilities. More than 30 businesses that have taken part in the Creative Growth Hull & East Yorkshire programme will also celebrate another round of funding for the programme this year when they deliver Creative...
OWC2025 will showcase the Humber’s ambition
Opportunities for the Humber region to strengthen its role in offshore wind nationally and globally are the focus of a major conference in Hull. Offshore Wind Connections 2025 on April 30 and May 1 takes place against the backdrop of the government’s ambitious targets for the sector and the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s recently launched Industrial Growth Plan which identifies a vast...
Humber Business Week highlights links with culture as actors join programme launch at Hull Truck Theatre
The value of a vibrant arts and culture scene to a thriving business environment was underlined as key figures behind a forthcoming production at Hull Truck Theatre took to the stage in front of a corporate crowd. Stephen Tompkinson, a newcomer to Hull, confessed “it’s knocked my socks off” as he told how his first week in the city had made a lasting impression. Adrian Hood, who appears...
Apprentices and employers shine as engineering trainer rewards excellence
A training organisation that has been turning out young engineers for nearly 60 years reached a fresh milestone in holding its first group-wide awards night to honour the achievements of its latest cohort. Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) brought together staff and learners from its sites in Grimsby, Hull and Scunthorpe for a celebration of the technical expertise and the...