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Visit Hull and East Yorkshire is delighted to have partnered with leading national disability organisation, AccessAble, to enable tourism and hospitality businesses to develop quality assured accessibility information. The partnership is part of a national initiative led by VisitEngland. VisitEngland is working with AccessAble to support tourism businesses across England to provide detailed descriptions of their venue accessibility for visitors. For almost 25 years, AccessAble has been working to support Read more

A popular spa business in Beverley announced its closure yesterday (Monday, September 2). Sessions Spa has been a feature of New Walk in the town for many years, offering beauty treatments and hair styling in luxurious surroundings. It was a renowned destination for racegoers on Beverley Ladies’ Day, eager to enjoy a spot of pampering and relaxation before heading off to the Westwood racecourse. A notice appeared on the Sessions Spa website Read more

One lane of the road crossing Boothferry Bridge near Goole will be temporarily closed later in September to allow for the replacement of the bridge’s CCTV cameras.  East Riding of Yorkshire Council will use traffic lights to control traffic travelling over the bridge starting on Monday 30 September for up to two weeks, while the length of one lane and one footpath is closed.  The second lane and footpath will remain Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been successful in securing funding for a pilot scheme providing NHS health checks in workplaces. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has funded 48 Local Authorities to run the pilot scheme until the end of March 2025. All workplaces in the East Riding, from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), micro-enterprises, to large public sector organisations can host workplace NHS health checks for Read more

Acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg has extended his warmest regards to a Beverley-based documentary producer ahead of the world premiere of his production in East Yorkshire next month. Jonathan Levy says Harold's War "tells the story of a Hull boy's battle for Britain against the Nazis together with his brothers, extended family and friends". The production not only recounts the events of the Second World War as experienced by one family Read more

Officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council Trading Standards Service raided three businesses, on 29 July 2024, for selling illicit tobacco and vapes. Trading Standards Officers raided shops in Beverley, Hornsea, and Driffield. They found over 10,000 illicit cigarettes, six kilograms of hand rolled tobacco (HRT) and a substantial number of illegal vapes. Officers responded to complaints to Trading Standards about the sale of illicit tobacco at these premises. The Read more

Ofwat has proposed £168 million of fines for three of England's biggest water companies for failing to manage sewage spills, including a £47 million penalty for Yorkshire Water. The water regulator proposed the fines as the first batch of results from its biggest ever investigation into the industry. The penalties relate to water firms' management of their wastewater treatment and sewer systems, which have come under heavy criticism for releasing Read more

Humberside Police say more arrests are to come Humberside Police tell us "more arrests are to come" following widespread violence in Hull on Saturday - with twenty five already arrested and being questioned. 1\1 police officers have been injured too - some even needing hospital treatment. ACC Thom McLoughlin said: “The scenes we witnessed yesterday in Hull were utterly abhorrent and there is no place for this mindless behaviour in Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council have confirmed a commitment to a permanent memorial for those affected by the ongoing incident involving Legacy Independent Funeral Directors Limited. Over the past few weeks, council staff have supported Humberside Police with visits to next of kin to discuss their wishes for their loved one’s ashes, including the option of Bereavement Services continuing to care for their ashes until future Read more