Whether you’re looking for somewhere to buy a gift or scouting out a new favourite cafe, Newland Ave is one of the best streets in Hull for finding unique and quirky businesses. We’re all about spreading love for the independent wonders of the city, so this week we’re giving a little shout-out to a few of our favourite Newland staples.

As Yorkshire's biggest LGBTQ+ event, you can always depend on Pride in Hull to be a lively, friendly and incredibly technicoloured celebration of diversity, acceptance and friendship. Following an awesome day in Queen's Gardens, the Penguins wanted to share a few words about why Pride in Hull is important to them.

Hello, Rich Sutherland here, founder and Managing Director of sobananapenguin. You may have seen me around; I’m 6’4” with a beard and a quiff – pretty hard to miss. If you have two minutes to spare, I'd like to talk to you about words.

​Hi there, Rachel here. As my previous blog mentioned, I made the choice to move from theatre’s boos and hisses to marketing’s data and storytelling, but sometimes your past is always there behind you… Oh yes it is! 

Rachel Bower is currently working with us on a placement. Here she tells us how her career path has gone through some unique and exciting developments.

​If (like us) you’re the kind of person who accidentally stays up until 3am mindlessly browsing your social media accounts in the hope that something interesting might pop up, you’d be crazy not to get yourself on Reddit.

Following a trip to Scotland's capital, Sam shares a few of her top exploration tips.

We took a trip down to Manchester, because why the heck not?

Sam Hardy, Marketing Officer, shares an update on her first month at sobananapenguin.