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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Children's rat designs brought to life at Pocklington development
Schoolchildren's imaginative designs have been brought to life in four-foot-tall outdoor installations. Pupils from St Mary & St Joseph VC Academy, and from Pocklington Junior School, were invited by David Wilson Homes Yorkshire East to design their very own rat, off the back of the housebuilder's sponsorship of one of the pieces in the East Yorkshire public art initiative, 'A Mischief of Rats.' That trail, which features 45 artist-designed giant rat sculptures, has "transformed East Yorkshire into an open-air gallery," in the words of a spokesperson for David Wilson Homes Yorkshire East. After receiving 44 imaginative entries, the housebuilder's judging team selected one winner from each school year group. The winning designs, by three pupils from each school, have been transformed into four-foot-tall outdoor print installations. These are now on display in the Show Home gardens at David Wilson Homes' Wolds View development in Pocklington. The housebuilder also made a donation to The Daisy Appeal for each competition entry received.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Software firm near York wins on wellbeing for third year running
Phoenix Software has once again earned a spot on the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ list – for a third year running! The company, based at Barmby Moor, Pocklington, says people are at the heart of everything it does, and that means making wellbeing a priority. Whether it's through flexible working, mental health support, wellbeing champions, or access to a wide range of resources, Phoenix says it continues to invest in ways to help staff feel psychologically safe, supported, and empowered. According to the most recent staff survey, 90% of employees agree their line manager has an interest in their wellbeing; 86% agree that Phoenix is a psychologically and emotionally healthy place to work, and 95% agree that they are able to take time off work if needed. RECOMMENDED READING: Phoenix Software of Pocklington recruits for sales academy Pocklington-based Phoenix Software's 'Race for a Reason' Phoenix Software of York wins in Barracuda Partner Awards Phoenix says it continues to listen to feedback, evolve wellbeing initiatives, and ensure everyone has a voice when it comes to what support they need. Wellbeing-focused initiatives include - *Wellbeing hour: Every employee can take a paid hour off work once a month to focus on their mental health. *Mental health first aid: Phoenix has ten trained mental health first aiders in the company who can offer support to those who need it * Menopause awareness: Phoenix has done research and had several internal conversations about menopause to find out how it can better support its employees with menopause symptoms. *EAP: The Employee Assistance Programme provides mental health support to all employees anytime, to make sure everyone gets the help they need. Furthermore, a Mental health employee resource group offers a dedicated internal network that provides support, organises events, and raises awareness around mental health struggles. Phoenix managing director Clare Metcalfe said: 'For us, it's all about people. We're a team that genuinely looks out for one another, not just in the day-to-day, but throughout every step of each person's journey here. "Kindness and respect aren't just words on a wall, they shape how we work and how we treat each other. When our team feels fulfilled and supported, everything else, from personal growth to company success, naturally follows.'
BBC News
11-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Firefighters tackle blaze at Pocklington scrapyard
Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at a scrapyard in East Fire and Rescue Service said multiple crews were called to a fire at a commercial site on York Road in Pocklington, which started at about 09:45 BST.A road closure is in place with a part of the A1079 shut between Hodsow Lane roundabout and The Balk while emergency services worked at the site, a spokesperson have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed because of the large amount of smoke, and motorists have been urged to avoid the area. The cause of the blaze is not yet to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Click here to download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and here to download the BBC News app from Google Play for Android devices.
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Sir David's dig about lawyers drew a prim response from the PM. The House didn't warm to Starmer's tone... QUENTIN LETTS on SAS veterans
Tim Collins was in the gallery for PMQs with some old Army colleagues, one of them a beret-topped old lad quite possibly carved from mesquite wood. Col Collins was the Royal Irish Regiment commander who in 2003, before the Iraq war, gave his men a speech about death and honour and the imperatives both of ruthlessness in battle and magnanimity in victory. It ended with the stirring words 'our business now is north'. Anyway, he and the mesquite guy and their friends were in the Commons to hear Sir David Davis (Con, Goole & Pocklington) urge the Prime Minister to stop the legal harassment of former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland. The Government, whose attorney-general Lord Hermer KC once represented Gerry Adams, intends to undo a 2023 law which gave soldiers part-immunity from such prosecutions. It is the sort of area in which Sir Keir and his old buddy Hermer kept themselves busy in their professional days. We may guess their instincts. PMs can not always indulge their youthful radicalism. They must consider bigger concepts such as military morale, natural justice and public sentiment, which is not necessarily as fussed about dead IRA terrorists' human rights as certain fancy KCs might be. Sir David spoke up, for the sixth time in recent months, for veterans who could be 'exposed to legal persecution for crimes they did not commit'. Up in the gallery, Col Collins and his neighbours listened impassively. When lobby groups visit Parliament they normally do much nodding and craning of necks to demonstrate their emotional involvement. These Army boys did none of that. They just sat there like troopers awaiting the first shot of a skirmish. They were controlled. Intent. Sir David noted that during the Troubles there was never a shortage of legal oversight for the security forces. 'No bullet went unscrutinised. Our soldiers were held to the highest standard of law. The IRA were not. They tortured and shot men in the back.' Yet now the Government intended to prosecute 'our own men' over split-second decisions taken decades ago. The House, which had earlier been in a rather silly mood, listened to all this in silence. Sir David has, over the years, rebelled enough against his own whips to have earned the right to be heard. To swelling agreement he asked: 'Will the Government protect our veterans or sacrifice them to politically motivated lawyers trying to rewrite history with a pack of lies?' There followed, from Sir Keir, a 15-sentence reply that was oddly tone-deaf and, I fear, horribly revealing. For it was quickly evident that Sir David's line about 'politically motivated lawyers' had irked Sir Keir. Touched a nerve, you might even say. He complained that the final part of Sir David's question had lacked 'seriousness'. 'We have to get this right,' he said primly, 'but we don't get there by cheapening the debate. It's not about political point scoring.' 'Cheapening the debate' and 'scoring points'? If anyone were guilty of that, it wasn't David Davis. The House did not warm to Sir Keir's reply. Some MPs growled at it. Sir David himself looked startled that the Prime Minister had responded with such lack of, well, seriousness. As for Col Collins and his men, they flinched not an inch, or in the case of the hard-as-mesquite man, a twig. One sensed that they were unsurprised. Soldiers, and others who put their lives on the line for our safety, seldom have much time for lawyers. After PMQs there was an urgent question about the future of jury trials, which are under threat. During this discussion a justice minister, Sarah Sackman KC, spoke of the 'revered judge' who had come up with this grotty proposal. One often hears lawyers describe judges as 'distinguished' (they love the word). But 'revered'? That is quite a leap. Ms Sackman, who was on wearisomely partisan form, trilled away about how non-jury trials would be quicker and more efficient. Down my neck ran a chill.
The Sun
27-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Horse racing tips: Crafty Irish trainer has a 12-1 chance who stands out in the Northumberland Plate
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