Video games have become a ubiquitous form of entertainment, with millions of people playing games of all types across the world. But what is it about video games that draw us in? In this article, we explore three key reasons why we love video games so much.
Matt Jukes, Chief Executive of Hull City Council, and Council Leader, Councillor Mike Ross, invited primary school pupils to design the city council’s corporate e-Christmas card.
East Riding Leisure will be taking part in The Institute of Customer Service National Customer Service Week from 3 – 7 October, with a week of themed events and activities across their sites to celebrate.
It is the first time the competition will be held in the UK
Following a successful bidding process by Hull City Council’s Conference Hull team, Hull has been chosen as the host destination for INTERKULTUR’s prestigious International Choir Competition.
It’s been a difficult few months for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and there is much work to do both on and off the pitch. With many new faces behind the scenes, the players now have to focus on the task at hand and look to compete in the three main trophies.
At the helm, for one more season at least, is Beverley-born Steven Patterson who is Yorkshire’s club captain. He is one of the players looking to bring more positive headlines into the county and all of his considerable experience will be required in order to do just that.
The new Dunelm superstore at Beverley’s Flemingate centre will open this week with music, free food and drink, competitions and giveaways, and a visit from Father Christmas.
The UK’s No. 1 homewares retailer has taken over the former Debenhams department store to become Flemingate’s new anchor operator.
With just 100 days to go until the opening match, Rugby League World Cup 2021 organisers have confirmed that the trailblazing event will go ahead as scheduled in October and November.
With 61 matches across three competitions at 21 venues culminating with the men’s and women’s finals at Old Trafford, Manchester on 27 November.
For as long as the sport of football has been around, placing wagers on the players has been a popular pastime.
The earliest football pools were thought to have been offered at Old Trafford all the way back in the 1800s, while the world’s first piece of football betting legislation, the English Ready Money Football Betting Act, was brought into law in 1920 – over a century ago.
When it comes to the sport of darts, we British are an obsessed bunch. There are approximately 70,000 registered players that participate in the sport all across England.
For those with an interest in the game and looking to invest their time in participating or supporting the sport, then Beverley is home to a major dart league and hosts many events and competitions.
All fixtures and training for adult grassroots football have been suspended with immediate effect. This is a result of the UK Government’s announcement of further national Covid-19 restrictions.
East Riding County Football League say that they will monitor the situation. They also say they are disappointed with the situation given how the season has already been impacted.
During what has been a decidedly atypical year in world sports, the international golf schedule has experienced numerous changes.
Nevertheless, as competitions resume and the leading players get back into the swing of things, all eyes are now focused on the upcoming US Open championship, due to take place between Thursday 17th and Sunday 20th September.
The Return to Community Rugby League Action Plan has received sign-off by the Government’s Department for Media and Cultural Affairs. The details of it have been published on the RFL website.
The Bridlington Kite Festival, which was unfortunately cancelled earlier this year due to COVID-19, will become a virtual festival instead in 2020.
The festival, which is an annual celebration of kites, should have taken place at Sewerby Fields, Bridlington on Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 May 2020.
The Premier League board announced in its emergency meeting on Thursday 19th March that professional football in England will be further postponed until at least April 30 as governing bodies committed to extending the current season indefinitely.
The league had initially been suspended until April 3, but the extension comes as the UK government steps up its response to the outbreak.
Bingo has always been a popular past time in the UK. For many years people have packed out bingo halls while in more recent years more people are playing online.
From holiday camps to local bingo halls, we Brits have had a love affair with the game and of course the prizes that can be won.
A Beverley-born classical music star is taking to the Hull City Hall stage this month to play the first public concert since a major refurbishment of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra’s Steinway.
Robert Markham, an internationally-acclaimed pianist, left the city in the 1980s to pursue his musical career and is returning for the concert on Saturday, February 29.
Running a business is difficult. Actually, that’s an understatement – running a business is really difficult.
From managing the books to marketing your goods and services, so many different cogs and gears need to be turning at the same time to achieve success.
A leading food festival has begun the search for the region’s finest kitchen creations with a call-out for amateur chefs to share their secrets.
The Yum! Festival of Food and Drink has joined forces with Hull College Hospitality and Catering School to present the Hull and East Yorkshire Community Cook of the Year challenge.