Ever since Guy Fawkes and the infamous Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605, we have been fascinated with putting on a show of fireworks each time we have a bonfire on 5th November.
Thousands of people are signing up this month to national campaigns designed to encourage us to reduce or stop our drinking and smoking habits.
Over two centuries ago, the East Riding played host to one of the groundbreaking events that helped advance the study of astronomy and even our understanding of the universe itself.
The family pet has most likely existed for as long as we have had families themselves. For many, they are virtually another family member and we dote on them as loving companions.
When you walk past an old building or ruin, you tend to assume that it has stood there since the day it was built, and perhaps you’d take a moment to wonder at the miracle of how it has survived for so long.
In the centre and soul of many an English town is its market. So-called ‘market towns’ can be located throughout the length and breadth of the nation and none more so compared to East Yorkshire, in which the market continues to be central towards the growth of its towns.
The day of the milkman is long gone. Doorstep deliveries of fresh pints of milk in glass bottles are virtually a thing in history, but for a few hardy souls who strive to keep the work of the milkman alive.
Although we may not care to admit it, historically, the issue of disability has often been ignored and neglected by society through the centuries.
The wind turbine is arguably one of the most controversial objects on the modern rural landscape and every time that one is mentioned, it guarantees to get people in a spin about whether it has a good or bad visual impact on our countryside.
War. Whenever it looms the country feels safe in the knowledge that the armed forces will step up to the plate and ensure safety. But around 220 years ago, it wasn’t quite as simple as that.
How many of us have ever received a love letter? The chances are that most of us have never had a handwritten piece of affection posted through our doors, not because we’re unloved
The word ‘bake’ derives from the Old English ‘bacan’, and the Old Norse word ‘baka’. People have probably been baking food since it was discovered how to make fire, but the first known use of ‘bake’ in its modern form was in 1565, as it became fashionable to note down a popular recipe.
For many, the local area and its heritage are a great source of pride and it is both a privilege and a joy to be able to visit museums and archives to see first-hand the objects that compose local history.
Weddings are an expensive business, whichever way they are looked at, and very often the burden of the cost is shouldered in the large part by the proud parents of the bride and groom.
For those currently putting themselves through the regime of a grueling weight-loss diet, spare a thought for those who used to live at Hedon Workhouse during the 1830s, who were put through a diet of gruel.
It’s less than a month until the Olympics return to London for a third time, and the world’s spotlight will be turned on the British nation for a festival of sport in which 204 nations will compete for glory.
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration will take place this year on an extended weekend from 2-5 June. Queen Victoria is the only other British monarch to have achieved this milestone, back in 1897
With all the present day talk about the Humber being around the renewable energy sector, it is often forgotten that the area has a rich association with shipbuilding.