BURSTWICK PARISH COUNCIL is seeking someone to serve as a new Parish Councillor. Anybody interested should contact the parish council by contacting Mrs S Hirst, 35 Willow Road, Burstwick, HU12 9HR or at e-mail: burstwick.parish.council@btinternet.com. A by-election to fill the vacancy can be claimed if enough residents (10 of them) registered as voters in the… read more

CLIMATE WEEK takes place from 12th – 18th March 2012. Businesses, charities, schools, and councils from across the country will be running events during Climate Week. They will demonstrate what has been achieved to date to protect our planet from climate change. The week will be an opportunity to share ideas and encourage thousands more… read more

THE HEDON BLOG leads today with an article about a Community Fund being set up by Yorkshire Water to compensate residents who have suffered through living within the proximity of its Waste Water Treatment Works at Saltend. The Waste Water Treatment Works has been the source of odour problems for many years, but the problem peaked… read more

TACKLING EXCESS weight put on over Christmas becomes a national obsession for many people in the New Year. But that good New Year resolution to lose weight, can – and does – get some people into trouble. While many people will join their local fitness classes at the local community centre or village hall, some… read more

HUMBERSIDE POLICE are appealing for members of the local community to be vigilant following reports of a telephone scam. Police were called on Saturday 21st January, after a member of the public was contacted by somebody claiming to be from a computer support company, asking the caller for money. The member of the public was… read more

PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE? Do you want your views about the countryside to be heard? There is an opportunity to influence policy in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull, by becoming a voluntary member of your Local Access Forum. Local Access Forums provide independent advice on countryside access, urban green space and… read more

KEYINGHAM RESIDENTS are invited to have their say on how the old Keyingham Board School might be used. The Board School was built in 1875, and played an important role in village life until 2007 when it became disused following the opening of the newly built Keyingham Primary School. The school, and attached Headmaster’s residence,… read more

BBC RADIO HUMBERSIDE will be doing a broadcast about Village Halls on Tuesday 24th January 2012 and have invited Paul Cross, the Chairman of Paull Village Hall, to go into the studio to be interviewed live between 11.00am and 11.30am. You can listen live to the Burnsy Show (normally David Burns, but Amanda Thomson is presenting this show)… read more