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Health leaders in Humber and North Yorkshire are urging residents to ‘Get ready for Christmas’. With the upcoming Christmas bank holidays, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is advising everyone to take proactive steps to ensure they are prepared and know where to get the best most appropriate advice if they need it.

As Christmas and the New Year approach, people in the North East and Yorkshire are reminded to plan ahead for their medicine needs. Use the NHS App to order repeat prescriptions and visit NHS111 online first if medical advice is needed.

Work has started to prepare Freetown Way for a major scheme that will see the return of two lanes of traffic on the road and a focus on developing facilities for off-road cycling.

Kind-hearted residents across Hull, and surrounding areas, have helped spread festive cheer by donating their unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers. 

Hull City Council has directly appointed Mason Clark Associates, a Hull-based engineering consultancy, to progress the removal and replacement of the Priory Drive footbridge, a key pedestrian link in west Hull. 

When it comes to reducing waste, improving its carbon footprint and cutting costs, the Patient Meals team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has the recipe for success.

A historic part of Hull is subject to proposed changes as part of Hull City Council’s commitment to reviewing all 26 of the city’s conservation areas.

Interweave, hosted by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, have won the Delivering Value with Digital Technologies award at the HFMA National Healthcare Finance Awards.

The Christmas Tree Recycling appeal returns in aid of local charity, Dove House Hospice.

On 29th November 2025, the Hull Sikh community gathered in remarkable numbers to commemorate the first death anniversary of Sewa Singh Gola, a pioneering figure whose life, values and resilience helped shape the multicultural identity Hull is proud of today. Around 200 people came together at the Hull Guru Nanak Gurdwara to honour his memory and celebrate the legacy he leaves behind.

A Christmas tree at Hull Minster has been adorned with knitted “boob-les” and pink decorations to promote the importance of attending breast screening appointments.

Hull City Council has announced a major upgrade for Kingswood Park, on School Lane, to tackle long-standing flooding issues and enhance play facilities for local families. 

Lyndon Land is making the most of life at the age of 63 years old by cycling, walking and gardening – things he couldn’t do a few months ago.

The Hull Bus Alliance has announced a group travel discount to help people get out and about over the festive season as well as providing a timely boost for the local economy during the busy Christmas and New Year period.

Following an audit of Hull’s walking, wheeling and cycling network, and approval by Hull City Council’s West Area Committee, the local authority will soon start work in the west of the city to improve access controls to make it easier for people to travel actively around their local area.

A successful cycle safety scheme will run across Hull for a fourth winter, but with a new focus on supporting young people who cycle to and from school to stay safe and stay seen during the darker nights.

Hull City Council is marking this week’s Private Fostering Week 2025 by raising awareness of what private fostering is, why families and carers must notify the council, and the support available to ensure children in private fostering arrangements are safe and well cared for.

As the cost-of-living continues to impact households across the UK, Places for People (PfP), the UK’s leading social enterprise, is reinforcing its commitment to supporting customers and communities through its annual Winter Ready Campaign.

Hull City Council is strengthening its support for pregnant women, new parents and young children with the launch of a new vitamin distribution pilot across three Family Hubs, building on two years of innovative work to increase uptake of the NHS Healthy Start scheme.

Fitmums and Friends, a local charity dedicated to supporting community wellbeing, today announced the launch of their new booklet, “You’re Not Alone,” a unique resource for children who have lost a loved one. The launch is timely, coinciding with the national call to action to speak openly about grief, spurred by the ongoing “Just Say Something” campaign across national media.

Entries are being encouraged for a prize named after an aviation pioneer who hailed from Hull.

Humber Rescue, the UK’s busiest independent lifeboat station, answering more than 130 emergency callouts every year, has raised an outstanding £110,000 at its second annual Gala Ball on Saturday 22nd November.

Hull City Council marked Youth Work Week 2025 with a celebration of the creativity, confidence and community spirit shown by young people across the city. Held from 3–9 […]

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is proudly supported by a team of volunteers who give their time to support staff and patients across a wide range of health care services. These volunteers were recognised for their contributions at the Trust’s Volunteer Awards event held in Willerby this November.

A Health Care Assistant at Hull Royal Infirmary has received a national award from England’s top nurse for his compassion towards patients.

One of Britain’s busiest independent lifeboat stations, Humber Rescue, is ready for action despite a major mechanical failure that temporarily put its main launch tractor out of service.