Local leaders would like to thank health and care staff for their hard work and the public for their support during the latest pandemic surge.
The Humber Local Resilience Forum (LRF) has declared a major incident due to the ongoing high levels of COVID-19 infection and the extra demand and pressures this is putting on local health and care services across Hull and the East Riding.
For the last three months, thirty-three men and women from the 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, British Army Reserve have been responsible for force protection duties at the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).
In the weeks before Christmas, the Yorkshire & Teesside based reserves from 4 YORKS took over the role at the East African training facility from 1st Bn The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR).
The Leader of Hull City Council, Cllr Daren Hale, has written to the Home Secretary demanding a review of the Government’s approach to supporting asylum seekers awaiting assessment and their onward dispersal.
Hull KR have announced that Sewell Group is to become their prestigious stadium naming rights partner from 2022.
The deal will see the stadium referred to as Sewell Group Craven Park moving forwards and mark the start of an exciting new partnership cementing Sewell Group and Hull KR at the heart of the East Hull Community.
Plans for business units and a drive-through coffee shop that could create more than 30 jobs have been submitted by developers working on the second phase of a project to regenerate a derelict site in East Yorkshire.
Lovel Capital Projects is aiming to add the facilities to its proposed development of a filling station and convenience store, plans for which were cleared last month after a planning inspector overturned the refusal by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Local bus company East Yorkshire is continuing its efforts in the fight against loneliness and social isolation by bringing back “Chatty Bus”, a project raising awareness of loneliness in society.
This year, the bus company is partnering with Age UK Hull to bring chat and friendship to the region, helping the charity to recruit new people for its befriender scheme.
The NCL fixtures for 2022 have been released. In a tricky looking opening month in division 2, Beverley will open up with a trip to Hunslet Warriors.
The following week, they will entertain Normanton Knights, in what will be their only home fixture in March, before hitting the road to Dewsbury Moor and Woolston Rovers.
The new year brings new opportunities and the chance to join a fantastic team at Little Owls Day Nursery, a unique hull based nursery owned and run by well-loved local charity Dove House Hospice.
Are you passionate about working with young children and always have their needs and best interests in mind?
A rising local artist has been commissioned by Hull City Council to produce a piece of artwork recognising the vital contribution of frontline workers during the pandemic.
Erin Ledsom is an embroidery artist from Hull and a recent graduate of the prestigious Royal College of Needlework. Her colourful and textured work often draws inspiration from her home town.
Ruby and the Vinyl a brand new musical comedy, written by internationally renowned playwright John Godber in partnership with his daughter Elizabeth, and featuring songs written by BBC supporting artist Ruby Macintosh, is coming to the East Riding Theatre this March!
Donating blood or organs are the most important things you can do to make a difference to someone else’s life, according to new research which ranks altruistic acts.
A survey of 2,189 adults in England placed blood and organ donation top in a poll of ways that people felt they could make a real difference to other people’s lives.
A Hornsea man has been issued with a £400 fixed penalty for dumping a number of phone books in Long Riston, near Skirlaugh.
Multiple bundles of phone books were found abandoned on the grass verge of Whins Lane, Long Riston, on 30 November last year, and the incident was reported to East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
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Following the success of The Made in East Yorkshire Christmas Market in Beverley a series of newly formed ‘East Riding FEASTivals’ will be coming to towns from January 2022.
The East Riding FEASTival will be a celebration of our high streets, through an event that will feature street foods, bars of distinction, alfresco dining, live music, and children’s entertainment served up with fun, colour and character.
After a bruising encounter last week at top of the table Middlesbrough, where Beverley represented themselves well but didn’t bring back any points, an away trip to the bottom of the table Bradford Salem looked an easier fixture, but there are no easy fixtures in Yorkshire one when you’re going through a transitional phase with the team and under a new head coach.
That head coach, Craig Hancock, was very pleased by the end of the afternoon having had a hard-fought battle with the home team who were looking for their third consecutive victory at home.
Ofsted has published findings of a monitoring visit into children’s social care in Hull, focusing on children in care.
Inspectors visited Hull on 18th and 19th November, which followed a previous two-day monitoring visit in June, which reported improvements in services for children in need and those subject to a child protection plan. A full inspection of Children, Young People and Family Services took place in January 2019.
A new guide to encourage visitors to book now for Bridlington and the East Coast for 2022 has been produced.
Visit East Yorkshire (VEY), who have created the guide, are looking forward to seeing visitors back to our popular East Coast towns, resorts and attractions.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a new grant scheme to help East Yorkshire businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors that have been most impacted by the Omicron variant.
The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme will support hospitality, leisure and accommodation business premises with one-off grants of up to £6,000.