HMRC Itunes Telephone Fraudsters Operating In Our Area

Humberside Police
March 9, 2017

Police are urging people not to fall for a scam where a fraudster pretends to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) before trying to trick vulnerable victims into paying bogus debts and taxes using iTunes gift cards.

The warning comes after an elderly man from Kirk Ella received a phone call telling him he owed a sum of money to HMRC and faced arrest unless he bought £500 worth of iTunes vouchers and told the scammer the codes over the phone.

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Rock Up And Scale New Heights At St Stephen’s Shopping Centre

Rock Up And Scale New Heights At St Stephen’s Shopping Centre
March 8, 2017

Indoor climbing has really become the cutting edge leisure trend in the UK in recent years as the public get bored with the monotony of the gym and wise up to the fact that climbing is far more than just a bit of fun.

It has huge health benefits, burning 700 calories an hour; building core strength and muscle tone as well as being mentally challenging and helping to improve concentration and confidence.

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Major Carriageway Reconstruction On The A63 To Begin This Month

Roadworks Due To Start On B1248
March 2, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to carry out major carriageway reconstruction on the A63, between Knedlington crossroads and the East Riding boundary, starting on Monday, 20 March.

The £750,000 project will involve reconstructing sections of the A63, which will be carried out on behalf of the council by Cemex Paving Solutions Ltd.

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Beverley’s House Prices Increase Nearly 19% In 2 Years

Beverley’s House Prices Increase Nearly 19% In 2 Years
February 21, 2017

Polls show that buying a house is ranked more stressful than divorce, bankruptcy or even mourning the death of a loved one, so it’s no surprise that many people avoid doing it, despite the long-term benefits.

Although many regard entering the property market as one of the most unpleasant aspects of modern life, taking a leap of faith onto the property ladder needn’t be a nerve-racking ordeal.

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Countryside Events At Flamborough And Goole This Month

Countryside Events At Flamborough And Goole This Month
February 21, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s countryside access team has arranged two events to round off February half term holiday in style.

A Hedgelaying Conservation Day at Flamborough Outer Headland on Saturday 25 February offers the chance to learn new skills and practice the art of hedgelaying. Participants will learn how to lay a hedge in the local Yorkshire style and also recreate an excellent habitat for the wildlife on the nature reserve.

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Exhibition Celebrating Hull’s Female Artists Launches 3 March 2017

Hull UK City of Culture 2017 Gets Off To An Impressive Start
February 20, 2017

A free exhibition which celebrates Hull’s creative women is launching next week at Kingston Art Group Gallery as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

The Female Gaze is one of 60 projects funded by Hull 2017’s Creative Communities Programme, delivered in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund. It is also a highlight of WOW – Woman of the World – Hull, a festival celebrating gender equality.

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Hornsea Area Regeneration Partnership Annual General Meeting

Hornsea Join National Network Of Coastal Community Teams
February 15, 2017

Hornsea Area Regeneration Partnership (HARP) invites anyone who would like to find out more about its work to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 23 February, at the Hornsea Town Hall, in Newbegin, from 6pm.

The meeting will look at HARP’s achievements over the past year and its plans for the future.

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Cherry Burton And Beverley Prepare For Fairtrade Fortnight

Cherry Burton And Beverley Prepare For Fairtrade Fortnight
February 14, 2017

Cherry Burton and Beverley have one thing in common – they are both Fairtrade communities. This means that in both a steering group was formed to raise awareness and local support for Fairtrade, and to encourage retailers, caterers and customers to choose Fairtrade products.

The Fairtrade mark shows that farmers have been paid fairly and in this way are given the opportunity to trade their way out of poverty and exploitation.

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Humberside Fire & Rescue Service Now Recruiting

Humberside Fire & Rescue Service Now Recruiting
February 9, 2017

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is recruiting for full-time firefighters once again. Around 2,500 people applied last summer and the whole process begins again now to find another 20 recruits for the next course starting in September 2017.

As the Service is committed to employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse community it serves, a series of taster days will take place across the region throughout February and March for those who may not have ever considered a career in the Fire Service.

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Safer Internet Day 2017 – Emoji Charades

Safer Internet Day 2017 - Emoji Charades
February 6, 2017

As a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), wireless internet provider Quickline, hopes to raise parents’ awareness of their children’s online activity for Safer Internet Day on 7 February 2017.

Last year, Safer Internet Day reached over 2.8 million children and 2.5 million parents across the world, aiming to help create a better and safer online community. Quickline will be taking part in the IWF’s online Emoji Charades, sharing their best Internet safety tips in emoji format, via social media for followers to translate.

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Hull’s Impressive Tidal Barrier Becomes The Next Look Up Art Installation

Hull’s Impressive Tidal Barrier Becomes The Next Look Up Art Installation
February 4, 2017

In a major new commission for Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the artist Michael Pinsky is transforming Hull’s tidal surge barrier in The City Speaks, an interactive artwork that contributes to the year-long project, Look Up, challenging and changing the way people see and experience the public spaces of the city.

The City Speaks functions as a 21st century Speakers’ Corner in which open-air public speaking takes on epic proportions as spoken words are translated to text and relayed on the west tower supporting Hull’s Tidal Surge Barrier.

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RSPCA Hull & East Yorkshire Branch Open Charity Shop In Beverley

RSPCA Hull & East Yorkshire Branch Open Charity Shop In Beverley
February 1, 2017

A new shop that will be run by the Hull & East Riding Branch of the RSPCA will open for business today, 1 February, in the centre of Beverley.

Located on Butcher Row the Hull & East Riding Branch of the RSPCA will launch their second charity shop to be following on from the success of their first store in Hull on Holderness Road.

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Time To Talk Day 2017 : Conversation Can Change Lives

Time To Talk Day 2017 : Conversation Can Change Lives
January 27, 2017

With one in four of us experiencing a mental health problem in any given year, it’s important to address the ongoing issue by talking and spreading the message that talking about it doesn’t have to be difficult.

Time to Talk Day takes place on Thursday, 2 February and encourages the nation to get talking about mental health.

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Nun Who Saved Jews During Holocaust Honoured In Hull

Nun Who Saved Jews During Holocaust Honoured In Hull
January 26, 2017

A nun who protected Jews during the Holocaust has been honoured with the 29th Lord Mayor Centenary Plaque this week.

Sister Agnes Walsh (1896 – 1993) was born Clare Walsh in Hull in 1896 and lived at 75 Lowgate (1906-1916). Clare Walsh entered into the Daughters of Charity in 1916 and subsequently became Sister Agnes Walsh.

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Dear Yorkshire, Can I Tempt You With An Abseil?

Dear Yorkshire, Can I Tempt You With An Abseil?
January 25, 2017

Feeling the January blues? Why not give yourself something to look forward to by signing up to a daring abseil down one of the tallest buildings in the North on Sunday 21st May to raise money for the British Red Cross!

The Red Cross is looking for brave people from across Yorkshire to don their finest fancy dress and make their way down the side of a towering student accommodation building in the centre of Leeds to raise money to help people in crisis.

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