Latest News http://www.hullbid.co.uk/ http://www.hullbid.co.uk/images/rss_logo.png http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/ Pork, pickles, chocolate, fudge and even ostrich will be on offer at Hull BID’s Farmers Fair this Friday, 12th March.After taking a break during the winter months the market makes its debut this year with several new stalls such as Scarecrow Patch who breed ostriches locally to provide... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:33:19 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=207 You’ve seen them walking around, visiting shops and liasing with the local police, but do you really know what the Hull BID Support Officers John Hakes and Phil Overfield really do? For those who can’t answer with a clear positive, help is at hand as the BID starts its own Twitter feed.... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:18:04 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=206 George Street based Browns Books is once again hosting its popular Literary Lunches with guest speakers Joe Longthorne and Pauline Prescott. The event takes place on Wednesday 24th March at the Willerby Manor Hotel and will see both authors talking about and signing copies of their new books. Joe... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:17:18 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=205 One of Hull’s finest private art galleries will be playing its part in raising money for charity during the forthcoming Sport Relief week. During the week of Monday 8th March to Thursday 11th from 10.30 - 2.30 local artist Peter Bell will be painting a sport inspired painting in full public... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:19:54 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=204 Take a look for yourself – that’s the message from The Royal Hotel General Manager Stewart Rushton following the completion of the first stage of the hotel’s refurbishment. This has seen the lobby and entrance transformed in just 5 weeks from its austere Victorian spaciousness to... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:23:07 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=203 With interest growing in the city’s first Jane Tomlinson 10k run in Hull City Centre on 23 May this year, people will now have the chance to find out for themselves the inspiration and story behind this remarkable woman as Jane’s husband Mike speaks to members of the public about her... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:33:42 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=202 City centre law firm Rollits advised Cooplands (Doncaster) Limited and Coopland & Son (Scarborough) Limited who acquired 80% of Ainsley's retail bakery business. Each Coopland company bought 10 stores in and around Leeds.  Under the deals with Administrators Grant Thornton around 120 jobs have... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:05:48 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=201 Shoppers at the Prospect Centre in the city centre can look forward to a whole day of romance, games and gifts this Saturday as the centre goes out of its way to ensure love is in the air in the lead up to Valentine’s Day. Ideal for singles or those in a relationship the entertainment is... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:31:58 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=200 Hull Truck Theatre recently played host to enterprising children from the city’s primary schools as the second round of Hull Ready’s Make £5 Blossom project came to an end.The project has seen children from 9 primary schools across the city work with business mentors to come up with an... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:37:55 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=199 One of the things Julie Buffey wanted her shop in Hepworth’s Arcade to be when she started out last September was a little different to the common fare. In this she started from the basics, choosing an Irish Gaelic name for the shop, Roisin Dubh (pronounced Row-sheen Dove) which means Black... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:47:13 +0000 http://www.hullbid.co.uk/news/?id=198