A new drive to keep customers and employees safe in Hull’s supermarkets will see Coronavirus safety checks carried out by the council’s Public Protection Team and Covid Marshals.
Officers will visit supermarkets and similar shops, and assess whether measures in place are adequate. Those who fail to meet the necessary safety standards will be told they must improve, and advice will be given.
Rafters of Driffield have been serving the local area with fresh, local produce for over 23 years and have been awarded the accolade of The Best Independent Greengrocer in the UK for two years running.
Hull City Council, working alongside other local authorities, is joining a new collaborative network called the What Works Community, to improve response to homelessness and reduce the use of temporary accommodation.
The What Works Community will provide a space for councils to develop ideas, network with peers and receive world-class guidance on improving their homelessness service.
Tracy and Russ Walker are the first to receive keys to a two-bedroom apartment at The Glass House, the exclusive development, overlooking Queen’s Gardens.
Hull City Council has been awarded the Investors in the Environment Green certificate for the seventh year in a row.
An audit in December praised the local authority’s energy use during 2019-20 and its action on reducing its environmental impact between October 2019 and November 2020.
Once the largest dock of its kind in the country, sections of the original dock edge walls of Queens Dock are set to be unearthed for the first time in 60 years this month as part of a £4.3m city centre project.
The sections of the dock edge were last seen in the 1960s when the gardens were remodelled to a design created by the renowned architect and town planner, Sir Frederick Gibberd.
Residents are being reminded to implement personal flood protection measures as the city prepares for significant rainfall this week.
The MET office has predicted that Hull may experience around 30-60mm of water between now to Thursday morning. The total average monthly rainfall for this area in January is around 50-60mm.
Hull City Council is partnering with Civica, a global leader in software for public services, to bring 100 new home-based call centre jobs to the city.
The council has partnered with Civica since 2015 to deliver its revenues and benefits services at its Kingston Centre.
Although Sewerby Hall is currently closed, the team are still reaching out to their youngest visitors and customers.
In normal times, Sewerby Hall hosts weekly Sewerby Squirrels sessions, which cannot happen at the moment. Instead, there are weekly posts on social media aimed at Under 5s and their families.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bridlington Spa has today launched ‘To Have & To Hold’ an exciting new offer for couples planning to either get married or form a civil partnership in the next two years. Meaning they can have their ceremony now, and hold their reception at a later date.
An East Yorkshire poultry supplier has appointed a Harper Adams graduate to a new position in its animal husbandry division.
Middleton on the Wolds based Clive Soanes Broilers, a sister company to Soanes Poultry, has appointed Emily Hughes to the new position of Poultry Health Specialist.
Hull City Council has committed a further investment of £20,000 to support young entrepreneurs in the city.
The grant follows £20,000 issued by the local authority from May to August last year, which was critical to drawing in further private sector funding to support young entrepreneurs.
Hull schools will be open for vulnerable children and key worker children only, following the Government’s announcement that schools across the country will close to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Waste collection dates for Hull residents will be changing over the Christmas and New Year break.
Bin collections will change slightly over a three-week period, before returning to normal next month.
Holderness Health GP practice is one of the first practices to offer the COVID vaccination to their most at risk, vulnerable patients in the Holderness area.
Following the launch of the vaccine last week at Castle Hill Hospital, Peter Ainscough aged 84 became one of the first people in Holderness to receive the COVID vaccine.
A Redrow site manager will build his 500th home while in charge of its East Riding development, Swanland Heights. It also marks his 20th year of site management.
Paul Douglass, a previous winner of Site Manager of the Year for Redrow in Yorkshire, is currently overseeing the build of 56 new homes at Swanland Heights, in the village of Swanland.
Visit East Yorkshire and Bridlington Spa are delighted to announce the return of the British Open and British Classic darts tournament to Bridlington in 2021.
The three-day tournament organised by Tri-Nations darts will be held at Bridlington Spa from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 October 2021.
Hull City Council is linking up with a major global organisation to help realise ambitious plans for a carbon-neutral future in the city.
The council, along with neighbouring East Riding of Yorkshire Council, has appointed the Carbon Trust to undertake an assessment of how it can become carbon-neutral.