As the World Cup clashes for the first time with a Danish Christmas tradition that has been an annual event in the region for nearly 50 years, this year’s celebration will take on a football theme.
Denmark and France’s big match will be screened live on TV during the Scandinavian Christmas Market on Saturday 26 November.
For the second year in a row, Emma Hardy MP is launching the Reverse Christmas Calendar Appeal at Hull Foodbank.
As part of the appeal, people are asked to donate food and parcels for every day of advent, in reverse, until December 16th.
Hull City Council’s Youth Enterprise and Micro Business Team is delighted to once again be partnering with Hull Culture and Leisure, the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Engaging Education to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022.
Since it was founded 15 years ago, Global Entrepreneurship Week has celebrated and empowered entrepreneurs in every country and community – especially those who face barriers or have never considered starting a business.
Emma Hardy MP and Menopaus’ull are putting on ‘Menopause Hull 2022’ as part of Emma Hardy’s Big Conversation.
The event will be held on Saturday 22nd October from 11am to 3pm on the ground floor of Princes Quay.
A bid to restore a 40-mile direct rail route between Hull and York has today been given the green light by Government Ministers.
The bid, sponsored by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, will now receive support from officials at the Department for Transport as well as funding for 75% of the cost of creating a business case, up to a maximum of £50,000.
Local housebuilder, David Wilson Homes has welcomed Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle MP, Emma Hardy, to its Hessle development after its site manager landed a coveted industry award.
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.
Two team members from Wescot Credit Services, the largest debt provider for the UK retail market which is part of Cabot Credit Management, have secured a place on this year’s list of Hull and the Humber’s Top 30 Under 30.
Hull Women’s Week will celebrate International Women’s Day and the contribution of women living and working in our local community.
Starting on Monday 8 March, International Women’s Day, female role models including Emma Hardy, Karen Okra, Louise Cheeseman, Dame Diana Johnson and Louise Beech will feature as part of a week-long programme from Hull Libraries.
Lagoon Hull has been described as the region’s most ambitious scheme in recent years, with the capability to change the Humber region’s future and as the proposal’s development continues, the team behind the £1.5 billion idea have received yet more good news about the project’s viability.
Earlier today Emma Hardy MP for Hull West and Hessle chaired a virtual lobby with over thirty cross-party MPs and nearly 400 representatives from the coach industry to call on government action for urgent support during the COVID-19 crisis.
Hundreds of coach operators, many of which are small family-owned businesses, have not been able to access enough support to guarantee their survival, whilst other transport sectors have received tailored support.
Emma Hardy MP is supporting National Apprenticeship Week, recognising the enormous contribution made by apprentices and their employers in Hull West and Hessle.
Apprenticeships provide people with the chance to learn a trade and earn a wage whilst they progress. Investing in training opportunities will be central to rebuilding our economy after the pandemic.
Local MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has submitted a bid to the Department for Transport calling for the restoration of the Beverley to York rail line as part of the Government’s ‘Restoring Your Railways’ scheme, which would provide government funding for a feasibility study on the return of the route.
As anxiety grows around the current spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, many communities are looking to local, grassroots activism to create support networks in the face of what can often seem confusing, not to say conflicting advice.
The latest in the East Riding area is the new Beverley Community COVID-19 Support Group. It has been launched by community leader and volunteer, Jackie Heffer, following similar initiatives that are springing up nationwide.
Emma Hardy MP has signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment.
In doing so she pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today.
Labour Parliamentary Candidate Chloe Hopkins has officially launched her campaign. Standing in Beverley & Holderness, Ms Hopkins will contest a seat currently held by Conservatives.
Members of the local Labour Party and also Emma Hardy, who is also looking to be re-elected offered their support.
A dramatic decline in insects in Europe has been recorded over the last few decades. Every study has shown falls in numbers, for example, recent research in more than 60 protected areas in Germany, showed flying insects have declined by more than 75% over almost 30 years. The same pattern can be found across the globe virtually wherever studies are undertaken.
New figures revealed by the Labour Party suggest that 45,198 over-75s living with dementia in Yorkshire & Humberside could lose their free TV licence next year.
Maintaining free TV licences for over-75s was a 2017 Conservative Party Manifesto Commitment, yet universal free TV licences for over 75s are being scrapped from next year.