Parents are being urged to keep an eye on children following an increase in the use of the drug Xanax.
Studies have shown that the number of young people using the tranquiliser has doubled in the past year. Reports of the use of Xanax locally has also grown.
East Yorkshire residents are number one in the country when it comes to recycling according to figures released by the government.
Figures released show that residents in East Yorkshire recycle more household waste than anywhere else in the UK.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council says they have filled in twice as many potholes in the region’s roads when compared to 2014.
In all the council say that in the first 10 months of 2018 they have filled in 34,998 potholes. Many of the potholes repaired they say were caused by the Beast from the East.
Organisers of the East Riding Festival of Words say the event will return in 2019 after it proved to be a big success.
Held in Beverley and other locations across the county, the East Riding Festival of Words featured over 40 events.
Beverley’s Crown Post Office has won the support of East Riding of Yorkshire Council which bosses want to relocate.
Post office bosses have earmarked the Crown Post Office in the centre of Beverley for closure. They want to relocate the service to the nearby WH Smith store.
Hybrid Vehicles are becoming a more common sight on our roads around the East Riding.
The increase in their popularity has even led to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to installing charging points.
Cllr Tom Astell will be asking Beverley Town Council to support two groups that have been served an eviction notice.
1st Molescroft Scouts and Beverley Air Cadets both face an uncertain future. The groups have been told that their buildings will be demolished to make way for housing.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has said that capital funding for Longcroft School was a result of an agreement reached between both parties in January 2018.
Furthermore, the council also confirmed that the meeting was between senior management of the school and directors from the council.
Air Cadets based in Beverley were told they would be evicted just hours after they paraded for Remembrance Sunday.
399 (Beverley) Air Cadets who are based at Longcroft School learned about their eviction from the council who want to sell the land for housing.
East Riding Voluntary Action Services will host two free events this weekend in Beverley.
Taking place on Saturday 17 November both events will take place simultaneously at the Flemingate Retail Park.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said they will offer ongoing support to two groups currently based at Longcroft School.
Both the Air Cadets and local Scout group were given notice by the council that they will need to find a new home.
Cllr Denis Healy says he will be launching petition after East Riding of Yorkshire Council served notice on local Scout Group and Air Cadets.
He says following a meeting with the council, 1st Molescroft Scout Group and the Air Cadets has left both groups deeply concerned.
Frack Free East Yorkshire say they plan to hold a peaceful protest outside County Hall in Beverley.
The group say they are staging the protest to co-inside with the planning meeting being held on Thursday.
Members of the local Labour Party say they will join others at an anti-Fracking Protest planned later this week.
On Thursday East Riding of Yorkshire Council planners will meet to discuss extending a licence granted to Rathlin Energy.
Remembrance Sunday saw Beverley join other towns and cities across the nation pay tribute to those lost their lives while serving their country.
This year had the added prominence as it marked the 100th year since the end of the First World War.
MP Graham Stuart has welcomed news that the region will benefit from an additional funding for social care this winter.
Mr Stuart comments come as the government confirmed what each local authority would get would get from the £240M pot.