As the festive season gets into full swing, VisitEngland’s Chief Executive James Berresford reflects on what his organisation has been working on over the past year.
Leading dramatist and Hull resident John Godber outlines what winning City of Culture means to Hull and what we can expect to see as part of the city’s 2017 programme.He is Chair of the area’s tourism board and has a long history with pioneering independent theatre company Hull Truck Theatre.
As part of the body confidence campaign, Senior Lecturer and body image researcher in Aberystwyth University’s Psychology Department Dr Sarah Riley explains why body confidence is such an important issue.
16 Dec 2013 It was a privilege to be at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Leeds last night to celebrate an incredible year for British sport. And congratulations go to Andy Murray for winning the top prize. After his sensational 2012, the nation had renewed hope that Murray could become the first British…
13 Dec 2013 How are you getting on with the Christmas shopping? All finished, wrapped and labelled? Me neither. Every year in my house sees a brilliant triumph of goodwill and determination over ever-diminishing time available for me and the family to get it all done. Happily though, my family are by no means alone…
It was another packed week for me last week across the full range of my brief but in amongst all the hard work there was some very enjoyable moments along the way. A big week for sport A real highlight was meeting Britain’s first ever women’s Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams at the English Institute of…
In her second blog as Women’s Business Council (WBC) member of the month, Sue O’Brien tells us about the progress being made by the WBC in its six month on report
Women make up just over half the population and to allow barriers that hinder their participation or achievement at work, simply makes no economic sense, this is the same message the Women’s Business Council (WBC) is highlighting as they publish their six month on review.
It was a privilege to be at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Leeds last night to celebrate an incredible year for British sport. And congratulations go to Andy Murray for winning the top prize. After his sensational 2012, the nation had renewed hope that Murray could become the first British man…
How are you getting on with the Christmas shopping? All finished, wrapped and labelled? Me neither.
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