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Urban gym brings health and wellbeing for all to the Fruit Market
Two entrepreneurs are to launch a new urban gym, shop and café in Hull’s Fruit Market, promising to make their brand of health and wellbeing accessible to all members of the ever-growing waterfront community. Work is about to start adapting a former fruit warehouse in the heart of the Fruit Market to create The Temple…
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Firms find room to grow at vibrant Flemingate
A flagship office development in Beverley is now fully occupied after two more businesses moved in. Armstrong House is the town’s first “Grade A” office building and is located at regeneration leader Wykeland Group’s fast-growing Flemingate centre. Now, two successful local firms, independent financial advisor Ashley Phillips and software developer Garage Data Systems, have taken…
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Bridgehead’s nature trail grows with new art installations
Pupils from two nearby schools have added to the growing collection of innovative artworks on a wildlife trail circling one of Yorkshire’s leading business parks. Pupils from All Saints Junior and Hessle High Schools have unveiled their latest art installations forming part of the delightful nature trail at the 50-acre Bridgehead development at Hessle, East…
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Young entrepreneurs impress business leaders with Dragons’ Den pitches
Budding entrepreneurs from an inner-city primary school are celebrating the results of an exciting project that turned their creative business ideas into 3D prototypes. The year-long project saw children from Chiltern Primary School in Chiltern Street, west Hull, invent their own products and pitch their business ideas to a Dragons’ Den-style panel of local business…
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Humber Fish Co. adds seafood and nautical nostalgia to Fruit Market menu
Hull’s first on-trend, dedicated fish and seafood restaurant is to celebrate the city’s rich maritime heritage just a stone’s throw from the waterfront. Humber Fish Co. will be a seafood-lover’s paradise in a themed restaurant festooned with nautical artefacts. The restaurant will open in Humber Street in the heart of the Fruit Market on Thursday,…
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Entrepreneurs bring ‘back to the future’ corner shop concept to the Fruit Market
Two serial entrepreneurs have gone “back to the future” to open a corner shop with a difference in Hull’s Fruit Market urban village. Retail and tech pioneer Jonathan Elvidge has joined forces with Phil Benson, who has run a series of drinks, food and catering businesses, to launch a new venture combining convenience and service…
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Enjoy great value and stunning waterfront views at Bert’s Pizza and Gelato
Diners in Hull’s Fruit Market will soon be able to enjoy a deliciously authentic taste of Italy with some of the city’s best views. Bert’s Pizza and Gelato will open on Wednesday, July 4, and is the second Italian restaurant to be opened by the family owners of successful East Yorkshire venue, Bert’s Pizzeria. The…
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First bricks are laid as building begins on Fruit Market homes
Construction has begun on Hull’s most eagerly-awaited new homes. Foundations are in place and the first bricks have been laid at the Fruit Market residential development, which forms a major part of the exciting urban village taking shape on the city’s waterfront. The start of building work means the first residents are expected to move…
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ergo officially opens its doors during Humber Business Week
A new £4 million business centre for companies in the renewables and environmental technology sectors has officially opened its doors during Humber Business Week. The ergo centre is situated at the heart of the Energy Estuary, in a prime location on the Bridgehead business park, close to the Humber Bridge. Operated by East Riding of…
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Conservation project paves way for J.Johnson to join Fruit Market revival
A distinctive daytime delicatessen and evening wine bar and bistro is to open in Hull’s resurgent Fruit Market quarter after £250,000 was invested to restore a crumbling former fruit and veg warehouse. Joint venture development company Wykeland Beal, which is part of the Fruit Market LLP with Hull City Council, has carried out a comprehensive…