The new smart city digital screens in Hull’s Paragon Interchange are now live following a period of testing.
The first of its kind in the city, the long-awaited screens will enable bus passengers to plan their journeys as efficiently as possible, with real-time updates on bus arrival and departure times using smart technology.
Following weeks of closures, as of Thursday 6th May, at 5am the Humber Bridge will reopen to the general public following a consultation period and safety upgrades.
Thereafter the bridge will remain open from 5am to 9pm every day with commuters wishing to cross outside these hours required to register with the bridge beforehand.
Construction work has begun on a new enterprise centre in Beverley, paving the way for around 30 companies to make it their new home once completed early next year.
The £4.8million development on Grovehill Road will become a landmark building in the market town and will offer superior facilities for new and existing businesses, regenerating a former demolition site and visually enhancing the immediate area.
Karl Pettitt (52), formerly of North Bar Without, Beverley, appeared in court following an extensive investigation by Humberside Police supported by the National Crime Agency into his criminal enterprise.
St Mary’s ward councillor Linda Johnson was, this evening, elected as the 418th Mayor of Beverley, and only the 13th woman to hold the office in its 448-year history, dating back to Tudor times.
Hull City Council has launched a new website that pulls together all of the latest data on Hull, allowing everyone to access up-to-the-minute information about the city.
The new Hull Data Observatory website allows anyone to access a wide range of information about the city, its businesses and its residents and offers a range of unique tools and insights to develop a better understanding of life in Hull.
Cherry Lane Garden Centre is going green with new in-store initiatives to bolster its eco-credentials. Part of the Discount retail group QD hopes to help shoppers make greener choices.
In a bid to help the environment, the company has rolled out an initiative called Value Our Planet. To date, the firm has achieved a number of goals when it comes to being greener.
Bus company East Yorkshire has announced that it will be launching a recruitment drive in Hull, as lockdown restrictions lift and buses start getting busier.
The company is giving local residents the chance to train to become bus drivers to help run its network of services in the city and beyond.
Female-owned tool hire business achieves ambitious goal as the third branch opens in Humber Region.
GoHire is launching a new branch at an iconic former social club on Chamberlain Road in Hull.
Lewis Northen Funeral Directors have welcomed the news that from the Government that the legal limit of mourners at funerals is to be lifted.
As of 17 May, the rule of 30 mourners for a funeral in England will be removed as part of Step 3 of the roadmap.
Beverley RUFC U18’s Colts returned to action this weekend with their first game since February 2020 due to the Covid pandemic with a difficult away fixture against Scunthorpe.
With Beverley receiving from the KO it was clear that Scunthorpe were looking to attack the Beverley line and had the lions share of possession in the first encounters.
Beverley Travel owner Karl Douglas is hopeful that people will again be allowed to travel overseas.
He also says that as an industry they fully expect popular family destinations will welcome back holidaymakers this summer.
News that the cap on the number of people that can attend funeral services is to be removed has been welcomed by local firm Frank Stephenson & Son Funeral Directors.
As part of the next steps in easing restrictions, the legal cap of 30 people attending a funeral will be scrapped a month earlier than planned. From 17 May there will be no restrictions on the number of people who can attend.
The East Riding Visual Arts Uplift, working with the Humber Museums Partnership, is proud to be unveiling yet another contemporary artistic commission for interested artists to express an interest and submit their proposals.
The team at Beverley Art Gallery is looking forward to welcoming a new sculpture – ‘Vera’, by Hannah Honeywill.
The work is part of the gallery’s Contemporary Arts Uplift funding from Arts Council England.
In April a new plaque at the Bar House replaced the former one, which was in memory of Fred Elwell RA, but made no mention of his wife, Mary Dawson Holmes Elwell, who was also a very good painter including many Beverley scenes.
St Mary’s Church in Beverley celebrates its re-opening to visitors next month with a very special musical event.
From Monday, 17 May, subject to the Government’s roadmap, visitors will once again be able to step into the peaceful and spectacular medieval building, famed for its beautiful architecture and peaceful atmosphere.
Outdoor classes launched at East Riding Leisure Centres on 29 March have proved hugely popular – over 5,000 people have now taken part in the outdoor and online classes offered since that date.
If everything proceeds according to the government’s roadmap, East Riding Leisure is aiming to reintroduce indoor classes from Monday, 17 May, along with more leisure activities.