A working singer from East Yorkshire was the inspiration for the creation of a tech app for freelance performers, built using AI, solving the admin chaos that comes with submitting tax returns.

Hull-born Lillie Topham, a working vocalist under the stage name of Lillie Kerman, is travelling thousands of miles in Yorkshire to perform 50+ gigs a year across weddings, corporate events and private parties, and was struggling to keep track of the admin involved in being a freelancer performer.

Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Jonathan Evison has a statutory responsibility to set the policing precept each year and as part of that process must seek the views of residents on police funding.

Around 65% of police funding comes from central Government and the rest is raised through a portion of your Council Tax known as the Policing Precept. The Government made its police funding announcement on 18 December 2025.

As the New Year approaches, thousands across Yorkshire and the Humber are planning fresh starts and healthier habits. If quitting smoking is on your list of resolutions, you’re not alone—and new data from University College London (UCL) shows there are more reasons than ever to make 2026 the year you quit for good.

February sees the return of the ever popular Stage4Beverley winter music festival which has become a major event in the town’s calendar offering music, comedy, and spoken word events as well as a dance for those with plenty of energy to expel.

For more informal events at prices where at some “Pay What you Can” is an option there are Workshops, the Horizon Stage for young emerging musicians, and finishing off the Friday and Saturday evenings with a Late Night Festival Club.

Nominations are now open for the 2026 East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Chairman’s Awards.

The Chairman’s Awards recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, businesses, and projects that have made a significant impact on our community.

On Wednesday 17 December local developers Wayne Low and Richmond Properties pleaded guilty at Beverley Magistrates Court, to causing or permitting the wilful damage of a sycamore tree and unauthorised felling of a pear tree. Both trees were located in Etton Conservation Area. 

A pear tree was completely removed, and a sycamore tree had damaging works undertaken to it which reduced its amenity value and negatively impacted upon the conservation area. 

East Riding of Yorkshire Council successfully secured a closure order on 139 South Back Lane in Bridlington, on Tuesday 16 December, at Beverley Magistrates Court.

This property had been causing issues in the community for some time, with alleged links to organised crime groups using this property as a base for dealing drugs.

Residents are being warned of a parking charge text scam, where they are informed of bogus parking charges, encouraging them to pay immediately.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council does not send text messages about parking fines, and the texts are fraudulent.