A former boxer has added his first nationwide business award to a roll of honour which includes a Commonwealth lightweight title and a world championship eliminator at the iconic Madison Square Garden.

A drive to improve the digital skills of thousands of people across the Humber is being launched today following match-funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Hull city centre is receiving £19.5m from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, which will be used to support the regeneration of Whitefriargate and Albion Square.

The Executive Director of HullBID vowed to help city centre businesses look to the future as they celebrated success and survival during two years of battling the pandemic.

Work has begun on the £11.7m redevelopment of Queens Gardens. The first stage of the redevelopment will include the refurbishment of the Rose Bowl Fountain and the removal of the bandstand.

Freedom Festival Arts Trust, with support from the Welcome Back Fund, England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, the Arts Council and the Global Streets network are delighted to be working in partnership with Hull City Council to bring a new event to Hull city centre, The Awakening.

The stunning Wizarding World Wand installation is set to visit Hull, as well as three other cities in the UK this Spring, to celebrate the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, in cinemas on 8th April 2022.

A row of Grade II-listed buildings on Whitefriargate are to be partially converted into modern apartments following a £433,000 grant from Historic England.

The culture crew which was behind the release of dozens of decorative toads and moths onto the streets of Hull and East Yorkshire is appealing for help from commercial property owners and agents as it prepares to unleash a parade of puffins.

HEY! Volunteering is on the lookout for new volunteers to help support expansion into the wider region.