Chamber News

Approval granted for the Hull & East Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan

The Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that the Local Skills Improvement plan for Hull & East Yorkshire has been approved by the Secretary of State

Chamber welcomes Government announcement on Viking’s Track Two selection

THE Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement that the Government has awarded Track Two status to the Harbour Energy project which links Phillips 66, VPI and others to the Viking carbon capture and storage project under the North Sea.

Chamber writes to Rail Minister urging rethink over ticket office closures in Humber as business community voices concerns

The Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has written to Rail Minister Huw Merriman expressing the business community’s concerns over Government plans to close rail ticket offices in the Humber.

Asia-Pacific trade bloc deal a boost for export prospects

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch formally signed the treaty to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in New Zealand on July 16.

Visit to Number 10 as England win at Headingley

THE Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s Immediate Past President, Mike Whitehead, was invited to 10 Downing Street on Thursday 6th July

Letter seeks to reassure businesses over abolition of LEPs

A LETTER from the HEY LEP sent out to business owners in the region aims to reassure firms following the Government announcement that LEPs will be transferred to local councils by March 31, 2024.

LNER tests route ahead of possible May return of direct Cleethorpes to London trains

AFTER years of campaigning, one of LNER’s Azuma trains rolled into Cleethorpes on Monday morning (June 26) as part of a gauge testing programme ahead of a possible introduction of services in the May 2024 timetable.

BCC announces Business Council as part of new national offer

THE British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced a new Business Council, comprised of prominent UK business leaders, to design and drive the future of the British economy.   

Northern Lincolnshire business leaders and politicians out in force for Business Awards

BCC Director General tells Conference 'it's a critical time for business to be heard'

DIRECTOR General of the BCC, Shevaun Haviland, is to urge the Government to reconnect with business as firms see no progress on the barriers to growth.  

Northern Lincolnshire businesses break down barriers at 2023 Awards

THE Les Miserables themed Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards broke down barriers for some of the region's leading businesses as they stepped up on stage to receive their awards at a glittering night of celebration.

Chamber protests to Energy Secretary over Humber’s omission in BECCS announcements and calls for rapid rethink

THE Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has written a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Energy, Grant Shapps, alongside local Council leaders expressing its strong concern over the omission of the Humber in the Government’s bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) announcements.

Chamber welcomes revamped Bondholders

The Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the revamped Bondholder scheme and its new Chair Bill Walker to better market our area and its image to the wider world.

Awards evening celebrates business success – and remembers Harry

BUSINESSES from across the area were recognised at the 2023 Chamber's Goole and Howdenshire Business Excellence Awards which were held at Goole Academy.

Obama’s Chicago successor visits Hull’s ‘plotting parlour’ as part of renewables visit to Humber

Senator Robert Peters, the State Senator for Chicago, who has followed in the footsteps of Barack Obama in that role and has the former President as his constituent was in the city of Hull on Thursday