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Beverley looks to local community for support in UK Town of Culture bid
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (412+ words) Mayor of Beverley Cllr Alison Healy says the town has 'so much to offer'(Image: Beverley Town Council/Visit East Yorkshire) Beverley is preparing to submit an "Expression of Interest" to become a UK Town of Culture. The local community…...
Latest Hull and East Riding planning decisions and applications
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (204+ words) Latest Hull and East Riding planning decisions and applications'Hull Live Latest Hull and East Riding planning decisions and applications Plans have been submitted to East Riding Council for four self catering accommodation units to be established next to the pub…...
830,000 women to get benefit from April as job rules change for everyone
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (255+ words) Women will disproportionately benefit from new workers" rights measures rolled out from next month, according to research. The TUC said around 4.7 million women are set to benefit from stronger sick pay from April, including more than 830,000 women who receive statutory…...
Plans for new 20mph zone among new Public Notices in Hull
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (189+ words) Plans for new 20mph zone among new Public Notices in Hull'Hull Live Key Public Notices across Hull Hull Council Tax: Hull City Council has given notice of alterations to council tax bands for the 2026/27 financial year The bands were set at…...
Councillors discuss plans for HMO for pregnant women and vulnerable mums
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (269+ words) 'I have worries about the security of these women' Councillors on Hull City Council's planning committee have voted to postpone making a decision on plans to turn a former East Hull care home into a 15-bed house in multiple occupation…...
'It's like a drug' - what you're saying about a social media ban for under 16s
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (425+ words) 'All they need to hear is a 'ping' and their concentration is completely gone' People in Beverley have given their view on calls for under 16s to be banned from social media platforms. The MP for the area, Graham Stuart, recently…...
Keir Starmer says UK stance 'has changed' in address to nation on Iran war
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (739+ words) More than 140,000 Brits are currently located in the Middle East Keir Starmer says he will deliver "calm, level-headed leadership" to the UK as the conflict in the Middle East widens, "no matter the pressure to do otherwise". Addressing a nation…...
Green Party says elections in Hull 'can't come soon enough"
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (456+ words) The Green Party do not have any councillors in Hull at present The local Hull and East Riding Green Party has said elections in Hull 'can't come soon enough' following the party's recent win in Greater Manchester. The Green Party's…...
Council delivers verdict on plans for giant sheep structure on roundabout
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (344+ words) The design of the 'Three Bags Full' sculpture, as it has been dubbed, is 'deliberately quirky and humorous' Plans for a giant sheep structure to be placed on a Beverley roundabout have been rejected by East Riding Council. The application…...
Four UK cities and towns that Iran could attack named by nuclear expert
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (573+ words) A former nuclear protection specialist has pinpointed four potential targets in the UK that Iran could focus on. Over the weekend (Saturday, 28 February), the US and Israel initiated strikes on Iran in a bid to topple the republic's regime, triggering…...