Coronavirus cases continue to soar in this region despite the national lockdown. However, are we really doing enough to get the virus under control locally?
The second national ‘Lockdown’ feels nothing like the first one. The biggest difference is that it is business as usual for most.
Residents in Hull are being reminded of how to protect themselves from one of nature’s biggest threats to the city.
At present, there is around 120,000 home in Hull and of these, 106,302 are at risk from flooding.
The British Red Cross is urging the government to come up with a plan to tackle loneliness this winter.
Their calls come as a result of a new report shows that many people aren’t coping during the pandemic.
Businesses forced to close during lockdown can now apply for support grants from Hull City Council.
Payments will be made to eligible businesses from Monday 16 November.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has met with Cllr Richard Burton, the leader of East Riding Council, and its Chief Executive, Caroline Lacey, to hear updates on the council’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and to get the chance to feed local concerns back into Government Ministers.
Christmas dinners will be offered by a local business, The Queens Head this Christmas.
Local Publican Claire Martin says that plans to offer this service have been made due to the recently enforced lockdowns.
The community and economic effects of Covid-19 will come under the spotlight at a top-level online conference to be held by a business which works internationally to drive positive social impact through transformational change.
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has given councils across Yorkshire and Humber a further £19.1 million to create safe space for cycling and walking.
The money comes as surveys and independent polls show strong public support for high-quality schemes.
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has celebrated that Beverley Minster and St Mary’s Church, also in Beverley, are to benefit from over £700,000 of government funding to help restart vital restoration of the cherished sites.
Beverley Art Gallery has launched a new series of lockdown videos, which can be enjoyed whilst the gallery has to remain closed.
Presented by curator Helena Cox, the videos look at some of the paintings and items which visitors can’t normally get to see, and which are kept behind the scenes in the repository in the Treasure House.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has appealed to holiday parks in his constituency to stay open for those who are unable to return home to their primary residence for the month of November.
Following the announcement of a second lockdown across England, holiday parks have once again been asked to close to holidaymakers in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the face of rising cases across the country.
The museum’s team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens have made a new video to celebrate and commemorate some of the decisive events of the war years and some special people from the town of Bridlington.
A Thixendale rapeseed oil business has added a themed luxury eco gift box to its Christmas range of environmentally responsible food gifts.
Charlie & Ivy’s flagship Chilli Collection Christmas 2020 gift box has been made in Yorkshire from recyclable packaging and complements the other products in its eco gift range that was launched in 2016.
Construction work has now restarted at Springs Court, a forthcoming McCarthy and Stone Retirement Living Plus development in Cottingham.
Construction was paused at the Northgate site in the wake of the first coronavirus lockdown in March.
Humberside Police are supporting Operation Sceptre. It is a national campaign to tackle knife crime.
Op Sceptre aims to reduce the number of people, especially young people, carrying a weapon.
130 young musicians across East Riding are to feature in Big Play – a live-streamed performance taking place on Tuesday 10 November which will be watched by schools across the county from their classrooms. Friends and family are also invited to tune in from home or enjoy viewing later on catch-up.
An industrial site which has become home to an array of national brands is now at capacity after the latest tenant opened its doors.
MKM Building Supplies Ltd snapped up the last unit at The Trade Yard Scunthorpe, where it joins neighbours including Toolstation, Howdens Joinery, Valley Carpets, Motor Parts Direct and Hayley Group.
Independent tool hire firm GoHire, has taken over the Grimsby depot of Caspian Access and Plant Hire, marking the start of major plans to expand into the wider Humber region.
The firm supplies customers within the construction industry as well as the renewables market.