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Shape up and socialise at Beverley’s first 24-hour fitness club
Beverley’s first 24-hour fitness club opens at Flemingate this week promising to combine socialising with getting in shape. Hundreds of people have signed up to join Anytime Fitness, which opens on Friday, June 2, after an investment of more than £500,000 in fit-out and top-of-the-range gym equipment. The franchise fitness club is offering free health…
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Arco bases digital transformation team in heart of Hull’s tech community
Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has moved its digital team to the @TheDock development in Hull’s Fruit Market to be at the heart of the city’s tech community. The move is part of Arco’s biggest-ever change programme and is aimed at accelerating the company’s digital development and ensuring its continuing success. The new office…
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VERB brings stylish, timeless fashion to Flemingate
A new retail brand is bringing stylish men’s and women’s wear to Beverley’s Flemingate centre. Lee Wardell, who has 35 years of retail experience, has launched VERB, which will offer contemporary fashion combined with unrivalled customer service to style-conscious consumers. VERB features quality menswear brands including Florentino; Gibson London; Pearly King; Brooks Taverner; Mac Jeans;…
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Saab chooses C4DI as base for software development team
Defence and security company Saab has taken an office within Hull’s Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) in the latest evidence of the city’s growing reputation as a tech hotspot. The company has chosen C4DI as the UK base for a new software development team customising SAFE, a cutting-edge system for emergency services organisations. Simon Read,…
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Pupils get hands on as construction site visit brings learning to life
School pupils have been getting their hands dirty at a behind-the-scenes tour of the latest building under construction at the fast-growing Bridgehead business park. Pupils and teachers from All Saints Junior School in Hessle and Hessle High School visited the nearby construction project on a tour organised by the developer of the Bridgehead site, Hull-based…
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Artists find profitable new home as creative space opens at Flemingate
A social enterprise providing a retail space for artists and designers has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre, offering a high-profile platform for a community of local creatives. A diverse range of artistic entrepreneurs have come together under one roof in a high-quality hub for unique and distinctive creative products. The first of its kind in…
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£700,000 boost for Hull’s cultural quarter
Hull’s Fruit Market has today received a cash boost after a successful bid to the Coastal Communities Fund. The £700,000 grant will see the ever-popular Fruit at 62-63 Humber Street refurbished across all three floors and transformed into a multi-use arts and performance venue with attached gallery and café. The top two floors, not currently…
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Yorkshire’s first gin bar and distillery to add new flavour to the Fruit Market
Yorkshire’s first gin bar and distillery is to add to the exciting spirit of regeneration flowing through Hull’s rapidly-evolving Fruit Market. Humber Street Distillery Co is the brainchild of Lee Kirman and Charlotte Bailey, who have rejuvenated the nearby Minerva pub, making it one of East Yorkshire’s most popular hostelries. Inspired by the surge in…
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Hudgell Solicitors’ move to @TheDock underlines commitment to Hull
Hudgell Solicitors says its move into new headquarters on a £15m commercial development in Hull’s Fruit Market demonstrates both its long-term commitment to the city and its desire to be at the heart of its continued regeneration. The medical negligence and personal injury specialist law firm, which is marking 20 years in business this year,…
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Engineering awards recognise creation of Hull’s stunning Stage @TheDock amphitheatre
The creation of Hull’s stunning Stage @TheDock amphitheatre has been recognised as one of the region’s most outstanding civil engineering projects. The venue, developed within the historic Central Dry Dock, received a certificate of commendation, having been shortlisted in the prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Yorkshire and Humber Awards 2017. The awards are for…