Written for North Staffs News, 07/03/2022 It’s day twelve of Putin’s War. Nearly two million people have fled Ukraine, crossing the borders to neighbouring countries, […]
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Charity trustee reflects on years of service after MBE award
Neil Dawson is one of a small number of people in Stoke-on-Trent to receive an award in the Queen’s birthday honours this week. He received […]
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Stoke-on-Trent’s African and Caribbean communities unite in new community organisation
A new organisation has been formed to draw together members of Stoke-on-Trent’s African and Caribbean communities, celebrating their African culture and empowering their greater participation […]
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Hull artist Lydia Caprani seeks city walls to host “a little joy”
Artist Lydia Caprani is looking for Hull residents with public-facing walls to participate in a small project which aims to bring “a little joy” to […]
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There’s no news today in Australia. Well, not on Facebook there isn’t.
Overnight, Facebook has flicked the off switch on all news organisations on its platform in Australia. News organisations’ Facebook pages and status updates are unavailable, […]
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Writing: Hull entrepreneur to launch local food ordering and delivery app
Written for HULL IS THIS, 27th January 2021 With an app launching on Friday 29th January, Hull Kitchens is a new local takeaway food ordering […]
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Writing: Rooted in Hull’s artist in residence reveals what’s in the big red box
Written & recorded for Rooted in Hull, 18/12/2020 Photographer and artist Fiona Caley has recently been appointed ‘artist in residence’ at Rooted in Hull, the […]
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Writing: A visit to the Hull Library of Stuff
Written & produced for HULL IS THIS, 10/12/2020. Alan is the founder of the Hull Library of Stuff, a project which opened its doors in […]
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Project turns underused land into productive food growing sites, with residents’ help
Written for Hull Food Partnership, 3/12/2020 John Pickles is the Community Growing Co-ordinator at Environmental Management Solutions (EMS) Ltd, a charity founded in 2009. EMS […]
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Writing: Entrepreneurs are responding to Covid-19 crisis with ‘fight or flight’ says business author
Produced for HULL IS THIS, 26th November 2020. Professor David Hall is a co-founder of For Entrepreneurs Only, a community interest company and membership body […]
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