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Site tour inspires students to consider construction industry careers
School pupils have been inspired to consider exciting career options in the fields of development, construction and engineering during a behind-the-scenes tour of a local building project. Pupils and teachers from All Saints Junior School in Hessle and Hessle High School visited the latest building under construction at the nearby Bridgehead business park. The tour…
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TAPASYA announces new £1 million restaurant in Fruit Market
Ambitious plans for a striking new restaurant in Hull’s Fruit Market were announced today, in the latest major investment into the city’s cultural and creative quarter. Tapan Mahapatra and Mukesh Tirkoti are the men behind the Tapasya restaurant brand, which includes Tapasya’s first restaurant located on Beverley Road in Hull and Tapasya Catering. They are…
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Schools’ creations join moth trail at Bridgehead and Flemingate
Pupils from St Nicholas Junior School in Beverley and All Saints Junior School in Hessle proudly have unveiled their Amy Johnson moths as part of the A Moth for Amy public art project, marking the 75th anniversary of Hull-born aviator Amy Johnson’s death. Regeneration company Wykeland Group, sponsor of two of the 1.5 metre-wide moths,…
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A natural habitat for wildlife and culture!
A haven for wildlife has been created within Hull’s new open-air amphitheatre through a partnership between regeneration company Wykeland Group and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Hull-based Wykeland is investing £700,000 to create the 350-seat performance venue, named Stage @The Dock, in Hull’s Fruit Market cultural quarter. Nearing completion, Stage @The Dock is a purpose-built venue…
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Staff give green light for company’s move to Beverley’s first Grade A offices
A fast-growing Beverley company has moved into the first Grade A offices in the town – after the entire staff gave the thumbs-up to the move. Local Transport Projects (LTP) has taken 2,200 sq ft of first-floor offices at Armstrong House, part of regeneration leader Wykeland Group’s Flemingate development, attracted by the high-quality working environment…
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Imagination takes flight as pupils create more than 300 mini moths
Pupils at St Nicholas Junior School in Beverley have launched themselves into the “A Moth for Amy” project by designing and creating more than 300 mini moths in a unique twist on the Amy Johnson Festival. Inspired by their involvement in the A Moth for Amy public art project – which saw pupils from the…
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Peacocks and River Island to open at Flemingate
Major fashion brands Peacocks and River Island are to open at Flemingate in Beverley, the centre’s owner, Wykeland Group, announced today. Adjacent to Debenhams and H&M, Peacocks and River Island have taken 7,100 sq ft and 10,066 sq ft stores respectively. Peacocks will open at the end of June and River Island in mid-August. Commenting…
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Plans submitted for ‘visually stimulating’ residential development reflecting history and heritage of Fruit Market
A planning application has been submitted for more than 100 high-quality homes as part of a newly-created urban village in Hull’s Fruit Market. The plans have been submitted by Wykeland Beal who are working in partnership with Hull City Council. The application says the Fruit Market is “an extraordinary site located within this historic quarter,…
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Baytree Interiors puts down roots at Flemingate
Baytree Interiors continues its expansion within Yorkshire with a new store opening at Flemingate, the 162,561 sq ft retail and leisure development in Beverley that opened in November last year. The new store is the first in East Yorkshire and the twelfth for the quickly expanding Baytree Interiors, which has recently opened a new store…
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Riva Lounge and Café Bar brings authentic European eating and drinking experience to Flemingate
The latest addition to Beverley’s thriving leisure scene opened today (May 16) with Riva Lounge and Café Bar bringing an authentic European eating and drinking experience to the Flemingate centre. The stylish venue was conceived as a result of extensive research over a four-year period by the owners, which included visiting Lake Como, Lake Garda,…