Hull Hospitals would like to thank all of the amazing companies, individuals and organisations who have already come forward offering support to our staff and hospitals for the care we are providing patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Supported by our Hull Hospital’s official charity, WISHH, there are a number of ways you can help the Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and the staff who are working tirelessly on delivering care to our patients during these exceptional times.
In such unprecedented times, families across the UK are facing challenges like never before, but for families affected by childhood cancer whose lives have already been turned upside down, COVID-19 is making life more difficult than ever.
That is why local childhood cancer charity, Candlelighters, is launching the Big Night In to enable people to continue to support these families when they need it most.
East Riding Libraries have launched a new virtual book group, Face in a Book Club, where customers can enjoy reading or listening to a selected Book, eBook or eAudiobook and share their views in a Facebook group.
Drivers who have bought season tickets (permits) for council car parks in the East Riding are to have them extended for free for two months.
The decision comes after East Riding of Yorkshire Council made all council car parks and pay-and-display bays free of charge until Sunday 31 May to show its support for frontline workers and volunteers during the coronavirus effort.
As part of our continued commitment to protecting those that are vulnerable during this unusual time, police are appealing to victims of domestic abuse to get in touch.
This is so that they can help and we are warning domestic abuse perpetrators that this is still a priority for the force and we will continue to target those responsible.
Victim Support’s new online support resource, My Support Space, has launched today for victims of crime in Humberside and South Yorkshire.
My Support Space is designed to help victims of crime manage the impact that crime has had on them. It is a free, safe, secure and confidential space where they can choose how they want to be supported after a crime.
East Riding Councillor David Boynton who also works locally as a Community Nurse, has stated how pleased he is with the response from the community to the Governments request for people to stay at home due to Covid-19.
East Riding Museums Service has recently acquired three small but significant additions to its archaeological collections, ranging in date from the Bronze Age to Tudor times.
A silver dress hook (used to fasten a tunic), decorated with beads of silver wire, was a metal detecting find at Wilberfoss in 2018.
Pride in Hull has launched its bid to bring EuroPride – the biggest LGBTI celebration in Europe – to the city in 2023.
EuroPride takes place in a different host city every year, attracting hundreds of thousands of attendees from across the continent – and the world – to celebrate all things LGBTI.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is working to support businesses in the area during the current period of hardship caused by the coronavirus lockdown.
The council is updating its website for traders to let them know that even more businesses will now benefit from Government grants and business rates relief – and that payments will be sent out as soon as possible from 1 April 2020.
Eight invaluable local organisations have been awarded grants totalling nearly £14,000 by Two Ridings Community Foundation to help support vulnerable residents and individuals who are suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The Covid-19 outbreak is impacting voluntary, community and social enterprise groups and at times of crisis, the strength and desire to help from the public can make the most difference.
Award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park was all quiet yesterday after temporarily closing in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Visitors enjoyed the unique walk-through experience coming almost face to face with some of the world’s most beautiful and at a risk animals for the last time in a while on Sunday. Then the staff locked the gates due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has made all council car parks free of charge to help frontline workers and volunteers during the coronavirus efforts.
All council parking charges in the East Riding have been suspended from Thursday 26 March until Sunday 31 May.
Local Commercial Insurance Broker, HI Commercial warns businesses their policies are unlikely to cover for loss of business through pandemic cover and business interruption cover.
Concerned business owners have many questions about their insurance during this unprecedented time, the team at HI Commercial is working with insurers to provide answers as quickly as possible.
East Riding Libraries are reminding people that EBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines are all available to download free for East Riding Library members, even though all East Riding Libraries and Customer Service Centres are now temporarily closed.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the official launch of East Riding Council’s community response to the Covid-19 pandemic; designed to help vulnerable people in the area who are being advised to stay at home for extended periods of time.
From Sunday 29 March, in response to the government’s coronavirus advice, bus company East Yorkshire will be changing the times of their buses.
As the public have now been advised to travel only if necessary, the company have scaled back services to concentrate on getting key workers to and from essential employment.
Humberside Police Chief Constable, Lee Freeman made a refreshed appeal to the public to abide by the new rules set out by the Government.