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Pea Season has started – Will it smell us out like last year…?

Ray — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:28:55 +0000

I sincerely hope not! But just in case make sure you have these numbers to hand if you smell any foul odours!!

There are two phone numbers that those with concerns about odours should note:

If you wish to meet a council officer to discuss a specific odour complaint, a meeting can be arranged at your home, at the source of any odour, or at the Hedon Customer Service Centre by contacting 01482 396176.
If you wish to make a general complaint about a problem odour then contact 01482 396 301.
To report any problem odour affecting your home/work or in street it is very important that you give your full name address and telephone number, exact date, time, duration and location that you have been affected.

Hi all went to the Portugese night at…

craig — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:42:34 +0000

Hi all, went to the Portugese night at Haven on Saturday, had a fantastic night the food was excellent as were the drinks and entertainment. Big thanks must go to the Landlord and Landlady and staff who were all great. Hope they are planning another theme night soon. My name will be first on the list.

Open letter on NHS reforms from Graham Stuart MP

Ray — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:36:04 +0000

THIS WAS sent to us as an open letter from Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness. Published here for purposes of debate:

11 April 2012

Dear Sir,

Now is the time to celebrate the renewal of our National Health Service under the Conservatives. In East Yorkshire we know the realities. With a rapidly aging population and many elderly people in isolated locations the NHS has to be made more efficient and decisions brought closer to patients.

That is why this Government has taken action and cut the number of people waiting over 18 weeks for treatment to the lowest level ever. Mixed sex wards have been reduced by 95%. 15,000 administrators have gone and more than 4,000 doctors have been taken on. Hospital infections are at their lowest ever level. More than £8 billion has been saved by cutting waste while every penny has been reinvested in patient care.

But this isn’t enough. As well as real terms budget increases (which only the Conservatives have pledged) the NHS has to be reformed. That’s why we passed the Health and Social Care Act. Now doctors, not bureaucrats, will drive local health care, patients will have more information and control and public health will be enhanced. Two whole tiers of bureaucracy are being abolished, saving more than £4.5 billion in this Parliament, and ten years of lost productivity under Labour will be reversed.

The NHS faces formidable challenges but, renewed by the GPs in our local Clinical Commissioning Groups, we can be confident that, under the Conservatives, the NHS will meet those challenges and provide a better service than ever.

Yours sincerely,

Graham Stuart MP

There is nothing better then getting out in…

jamesb_80 — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:58:52 +0000

There is nothing better then getting out in the fresh air and having a run on a Sunday morning. I did that this morning. As I faced west with Hull and the Humber Bridge in the distance I begin to think what would my view be like in 10 years?

As we head into spring we edge closer to some serious money being invested into Hull with the Greenport development. But what has this got to do with us here in Holderness?

This week East Riding of Yorkshire council threw there weight behind the plans for the Greenport development and I am sure Hull City council will follow suit when the planning decision is made in early April. As I look towards the Humber in 10 years I am sure my view will be filled with activity and development, but will this development effect us further east towards the flat Holderness countryside. The fact that East Riding Council already have plans for developments closer to Holderness, in relation to the location of factories associated with renewable energy means my view will change considerably in the next 10 years. The boundary of industry will not stop at BP Chemicals. Lord Haskins, Chairman of the Humber LEP stated this week that he expects the investment within our area to pass 1 billion pounds within 3 years. This is investment beyond anything the area has seen ever!

How do we feel about this in Hedon and the wider Holderness area? The decisions of planning consent are just around the corner for some of our councillors. These are not just decisions which effect the here and now. These are decisions which will effect our children and our grandchildren. This may seem a harsh thing to say but many who wish the area to remain as it is now will not be around to see the full benefit this investment will bring. That is the cold truth. We must embrace this investment whether it be 5 miles away in our neighbouring city or on our doorstep.

If, in 10 years time I am doing that very same run, I hope to see a prosperous a vibrant area. I hope to follow that road to Paull and see, to the west, factories and offices providing jobs and hope for the local population and to the east the green arable countryside we are so fond of. These two extremes can live side by side. They must, for the good of our children.

In response to Darrens message about irresponsible dog…

jo — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:31:04 +0000

In response to Darrens message about irresponsible dog owners, we in Paull have our fair share of unwanted dog mess. This is left by people’s dogs who don’t even live in the village, they come for a walk along the bank and through the woods and fail to pick up the dogs mess. On occasions the owner does manage to bag the mess then leaves the bag! These people would be the 1st to complain if their child became ill due to dog mess. It is simple CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG……………………………….

Hedon will be crowded tomorrow The turning on…

jo — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:23:30 +0000

Hedon will be crowded tomorrow. The turning on of the Christmas Lights. How Festive. I love the hustle and bustle, the build up to Christmas. Best time of the year.

There seems to be a growing number of…

Darren — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:15:09 +0000

There seems to be a growing number of dog owners in Hedon who think it is not their responsibility to pick up their dogs mess from the pavements. It seems particularly bad on the paths around Inmans estate and around the school. Not being a dog owner ourselves and having to scrape dog mess from our child’s buggy and bicycle is not a pleasant experience.

It is socially unacceptable to leave dog mess on the paths and I cannot understand why people would want to leave their own town in that state. Just because it is late at night or early in the morning and there is not many people around this is not an excuse. It seems that it is not tied to any generation either, as I myself had to confront an elderly lady who thought she would leave the mess on the path.

I will suggest if you don’t want to pick up the mess then you should not have a dog !!!!!!

Letter of Thanks

Ray — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:12:11 +0000

This is a letter sent to Councillor John Wilkinson, the Chair of the Environment & Regeneration, Overview and Scrutiny sub-Committee, East Riding Council after attending its meeting on Wednesday 2nd November. It’s a simple ‘thank you’ letter:

Petition Response: Thank you to Environment & Regeneration OSC and officers

Dear Councillor Wilkinson

This is to offer my thanks – and those of the petition signatories – for the prompt consideration and response of the sub-committee and its officers to the Saltend Smells petition submitted in September 2011.

The sub-committee has acted quickly to re-assure residents that action will be taken in the event of a re-occurrence of foul odours from the Waste Water Treatment Works at Saltend. You have pledged to act pro-actively to counter odour problems and even convinced Yorkshire Water to do likewise.

There is a cynicism that ‘signing a petition’, making a complaint or ‘having your say’ is a little pointless because nothing ever changes – however on this occasion the council has clearly listened and pledged to make a difference.

Hopefully, the incidents of offensive odours are now on the way to being sorted and we will have no need to return to you again on this matter.

With kind regards and many thanks.

Ray Duffill
Petitioner

Is any body having trouble trying to cross…

@Jan — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:30:20 +0000

Is any body having trouble trying to cross the road near the phone box and the post box at the drain. on hull road, i find it a nightmere.

Boundary Changes

Ray — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:23:01 +0000

I’m doing an article for HU12 Online on the proposed boundary changes and the Public Hearings that are being held next week – will summarise views of those against proposals and of those in favour of moving South West Holderness into Hull East parliamentary constituency.

Please give your views here or on Facebook or as a comment – especially if you think it is a view that has not been heard: