Hull and East Riding residents are encouraged to ensure they are prepared for the upcoming Easter bank holiday weekend, Friday 2 April and Monday 5 April 2021, and reminded which NHS services will be available.

2021 Bridlington Kite Festival Rescheduled To September
The annual Bridlington Kite Festival – a weekend of vibrant kites soaring high above Sewerby Fields in the seaside town – has been rescheduled for this year only.

Lib Dems Name Bob Morgan As Candidate For Police and Crime Commissioner
The Liberal Democrats are putting forward their Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Bob Morgan to stand in May’s election for the Humberside police top job.
Liberal Democrats are a strong, competent force across the region and Bob Morgan has real experience in local government and in local policing.

First World War Lives Showcased In New Online Exhibition
East Riding Archives has unveiled a new online exhibition telling the previously untold stories of local service personnel who were involved in the First World War.

Beverley Art Gallery Welcomes More Students From Japan
Last year, Beverley Art Gallery joined forces with The University of Hull’s Japanese exchange students, who were invited to visit the gallery and research some of its collections, in preparation for a Japan-themed exhibition.

Rollits Welcomes New Trainees And Revives Work Experience Programme
Two University of Hull graduates whose legal learning included work experience spells with Rollits LLP have now joined the firm as trainee solicitors.
Rollits, which has offices in Hull and York, has welcomed Zaneta Andraszczyk to its private capital department, with Jordan Collinson beginning his career in the firm’s property department.

Outdoor Classes Are Coming To East Riding Leisure
Spring is here, and East Riding Leisure is pleased to announce that, in line with Government guidelines and the roadmap, they are launching an outdoor class programme starting from w/c Monday, 29 March 2021.

New Turing Scheme For Exchange Students Welcomed By MP
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the Government’s new Turing Scheme.
As part of this programme, schools, colleges and universities will have access to funding in order to allow disadvantaged students to experience living and working in a different country.

Families Most In Need To Benefit From Additional Food And Fuel Support
The Winter Grant Scheme has been extended meaning that households in Hull that are most in need will benefit from further food and fuel support.
Families in Hull that live in an area of extreme fuel poverty and are medically vulnerable, are set to receive £50 towards the cost of energy, and families of children entitled to free school meals will continue to receive these through the summer half-term in May.

43 Clicks North Set For Office Switch As Numbers Rise
A digital marketing company that lured some of the brightest brains in the business from Leeds back to Hull is bucking the trend again by expanding under lockdown with new recruits and new clients.

Housebuilder Awarded 5 Stars For Customer Satisfaction For A Record 12 Years In A Row
Barratt Developments Yorkshire East has received the maximum 5-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Sanctuary In Creativity – Festival Issues A Call Out For Stories From Beverley’s Past
This year the biennial Beverley Puppet Festival has chosen the theme ‘Sanctuary in Creativity’ as its interim project, which aims to celebrate Beverley and its people through puppetry.

NHS Teams Introduced In Schools And Colleges To Support Young People’s Mental Health
As children and young people make their return to school after almost a year of home-schooling, the local NHS is introducing two Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) to support pupils in Hull with their mental health and wellbeing.

Echoes From The Past : East Riding Archives Are Now On The Soundcloud
Over the past few years, East Riding Archives have been increasing their digital capacity to make their documentary heritage of East Yorkshire more accessible.

Reopening High Streets Safely Fund To Develop Covid Recovery Action Plans
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, as part of the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund (ROHSS), has commissioned specialist consultants The Retail Group to write COVID Recovery Action Plans for town centres across the region.

Almost 5,000 Fines Issued To Litter Louts Across Hull
New figures show that nearly 5,000 fines have been issued to those caught littering in the city.
In the last 14 months, Local Authority Support Ltd has issued a total of 4,766 fines to people carrying out this anti-social behaviour.

Can You Help Identify The Man Seen In This Image?
Officers investigating a burglary on The Meadows, Dunswell from Saturday 12 December 2020 would like to speak to the man shown in this CCTV image in connection with the incident.

Search For Contractor To Restore Last Remaining 20th Century Scotch Derrick Crane
The last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane is to be restored, thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council.
The Hull Maritime project is looking to appoint a contractor to dismantle, restore and relocate the crane as a safe structure, retaining its historical details and significance.