Action Fraud, the national fraud and cyber reporting centre, has seen a number of different scams circulating over the last couple of years in relation to Covid-19.
This includes text messages or calls prompting someone to purchase Covid tests, protective masks, or hand sanitiser.
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.
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.
Graham Stuart has asked about Government support for beleaguered GP services in his constituency following complaints from local residents about long waits and a lack of face-to-face appointments.
Waiting times for appointments have increased across the country as a result of the measures brought in to slow the spread of Covid-19 coupled with an increased demand for healthcare services.
The 2021-2022 NFL season has certainly been one full of many ups and downs, upsets and disappointments, and, most notably, lots of injuries and COVID-19 scares.
This season, in particular, has been a little bit of a strange one, with teams who struggled last season suddenly becoming good, teams who usually perform well falling to terrible teams, and teams (in general) struggling to score points, resulting in some bizarrely disappointing ending scores.
MP Graham Stuart met with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to discuss the local economy and employment opportunities for his constituents.
Top of the agenda was the proposal to reinstate the direct rail route between Beverley and York, which its proponents argue would boost east-west connections from the East Riding to North Yorkshire and beyond, while also improving resilience and freeing up capacity along the existing westward route via Selby.
Local clinical leaders are praising the phenomenal local vaccine effort with 40,000 people in Hull and East Riding receiving their booster vaccination in the last 10 days.
The NHS is prioritising bookings for boosters and is urging people to book an appointment to guarantee their jab – as it aims to offer every eligible adult their booster dose by the end of December 2021.
Oxfam Beverley at 56 Toll Gavel is appealing for volunteers to help run the shop next year, and raise funds to help the world’s poorest.
Christmas is the busiest time of the year in the retail calendar, making millions for Oxfam’s work beating poverty around the world, but just after Christmas is when many generous donors give unwanted gifts to the charity or just have a good old clear out.
Customers at Genuine Gents, the Beverley men’s hairdressers, have raised £178 for its Movember charity raffle fundraising campaign towards cancer research.
The first prize winner of Genuine Gents hair and skin products including aftershave, hair tonic, skincare product, and wax was Lewis Nightingale; the second prize of a full-service treatment and the third prize of additional treatment at his next haircut was were also won.
A free park and ride service from Beverley Racecourse will be in operation for both the Festival of Christmas and the Made in East Yorkshire Christmas markets from Sunday, 12 December until Friday, 17 December 2021 so visitors won’t have to worry about finding parking in the town or how long they spend browsing the centre of Beverley.
MP Graham Stuart, has met with Northern Rail officials to challenge them over reductions to the Hull to Scarborough service via Bridlington.
The meeting was set up following complaints to the MP from local residents unhappy with the changes, which they claim make it harder to commute in and out of Hull, particularly if staying in Hull for the evening.
A collection of concert favourites chosen by the audience and players will mark the return of live classical music to Hull City Hall this month.
The Hull Philharmonic will be the first orchestra to perform at the venue on November 27 after its temporary use as a Covid-19 vaccination centre came to an end.
A charity appeal to ensure hospital patients could still enjoy Christmas despite the Covid pandemic is being repeated this year after being billed as a roaring success in 2020.
Generous members of the Hull and East Riding community rallied together to support the WISHH National Elf Service Appeal, which ensured Covid-safe gifts could be bought for babies, children and the elderly spending time in hospital over Christmas.
The spirit of goodwill is well and truly alive at Genuine Gents, the Beverley men’s hairdressers, with its Movember charity fundraising campaign, as part of a double whammy to help men’s physical and mental health.
Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have been successful in securing a bid for further funding of £71,000, plus an additional £20,000 for a communications campaign, for the Reuse Electrical project which operates the Reuse Electrical Shop.
Awards that reward the region’s best, brightest, most successful, and innovative tourism businesses will return in 2022 and will continue to be a route to national recognition.
The 2022 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, the REYTAs, organised by tourism body Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) will culminate in an awards event in March 2022.
Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has donated over £50,000 worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to the HEY Smile Foundation, a leading local charity working with organisations in the health and community support sectors.
This PPE will be distributed to local groups and charitable organisations across Hull and East Yorkshire and will help support some of the most vulnerable people in society ahead of the challenging winter period.
MP Graham Stuart has thanked pig farmers in his constituency for their hard work to make him aware of the litany of problems facing their industry, including labour and CO2 shortages.
Across the country, the industry has been experiencing workforce shortages of approximately 10-15%, while a reduction in exports to China thanks to Covid-19 outbreaks at processing plants has compounded problems as repurposing pigs for the domestic market requires significantly more butchery.