Category: Society

A Hull City Council staff member has retired 58 years to the day since she first started working at the Guildhall.

Surgical teams at Castle Hill Hospital have celebrated a major milestone at a special event, after completing 5,000 procedures using pioneering robotic technology.

A weekly delivery of homemade cakes launched by a Bridlington care home has become a popular local radio fixture – and is helping forge new friendships across the town.

Simon Himsworth, Chief Executive of Age UK Hull & East Yorkshire, has attended a special reception at 10 Downing Street in recognition of the charity’s work supporting older people during the summer heatwaves.

A celebration of women in maritime has raised more than £50,000 in support of seafarers and their families.

No one handles the death of a loved one with ease. Losing someone close to you is one of the cruellest things that live can deliver, and an event that does nothing less than permanently shape your life going forwards. There are a great many emotional knots in the processing of a death – but their existence doesn’t negate the legal responsibility that is often inherited along with the grief.

Emergency service workers across Bridlington received a sweet surprise when a local care home delivered homemade treats to thank them for helping keep the community safe.

Local charity Dove House Hospice are launching their Make a Will appeal, which runs from 5th to 16th October, and encouraging local people take the time to think about their future planning, and write a Will as part of the scheme between.

Residents, families and team members at a Bridlington care home donned their capes for a superhero-themed celebration in support of Alzheimer’s Society.

Hull City Council will begin essential improvement works next week as part of the Hull Heat Network, which will provide low-carbon heating and hot water to city centre buildings.

A new rewards app has officially launched in Hull turning everyday walks, cycle rides, and public transport trips into high-street shopping vouchers and charitable donations.

Hull Women and Children’s Hospital will be locked overnight as an additional security measure to protect families from next week.

A cycle training programme in Hull has enjoyed a third successive year of growth in terms of the number of people in the city choosing […]

Humber Wellbeing Hub provides community-based mental health and wellbeing support for adults, young people aged 11+, and families throughout Hull and the East Riding.

Postural Care is the term used to describe protecting and supporting the posture and spine of people with physical disabilities, movement difficulties or neurological conditions. It uses specialised positioning and equipment across the day and night to prevent physical distortion, pain and reduce secondary health complications.

Hull City Council has appointed PBS Construction Limited to undertake the next phase of a major scheme that will restore two lanes of traffic in each direction on Freetown Way as well as providing improved off-road cycling facilities.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals is celebrating a major milestone after its 5,000th patient underwent innovative robotic surgery.

A 100-year-old man is still walking a mile most days and is planning his next week-long fishing trips five years after undergoing a heart procedure at Castle Hill Hospital.

Emmaus Hull & East Riding is looking for a new trustee with experience in finance and accounting to join its Board and help support the charity’s continued development and long-term sustainability. 

‘Youth Connect,’ an online hub showcasing youth voice activity in the Humber area, officially launches on International Youth Day.

Hundreds of local residents and holidaymakers turned out to support a community charity dog show hosted by the RNLI and Aldgate Vets, raising money to support the Bridlington RNLI’s lifesaving work.

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted in the category of Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2026. This award category considers every aspect of the organisation and recognises excellence across the board.

A community hub that is giving adults with learning disabilities and autism more choice, more independence and a genuine voice in the activities they take […]

A woman with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) has become the first in East Yorkshire to benefit from a new injection to prevent frequent hospital admissions.

Families travelling across Hull and the East Riding this summer will benefit from free bus travel for children, with the region’s two bus operators both signing up to the Government’s ‘Great British Summer Savings Scheme’.

A specialist cleaning programme to restore Hull’s war memorials has been completed, with a second phase of improvement works now underway on the surrounding pavements.  Contracted by Hull […]

A patient from Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is taking on two running challenges to ‘give back’ to the Trust that’s supported his mental health recovery and fundraising for their Trust Charity Health Stars.

The project known as ‘Core Needs’ was developed by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s Neurodiversity team and has now been shortlisted in three categories of the Nursing Times Awards 2026, on top of a recent shortlisting in the HSJ Patient Safety Awards.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of Sailors’ Children’s Society since 2003, joined the charity, its partners, supporters and families at Hotham Hall on 19th June for a special celebration recognising those who help transform the lives of children and families from seafaring backgrounds.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Novartis have entered into a collaborative partnership to support diagnostic molecular imaging services and the newly launched Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC) in Hull.

Football legend Stuart Pearce has teamed up with Yorkshire-based charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, which trains life-changing hearing assistance dogs, to launch a new campaign encouraging people to volunteer as a hearing dog puppy trainer.

Patients with a severe nasal condition causing a persistent blocked nose, loss of smell and taste and disrupted sleep are among the first in the country to be offered a revolutionary new treatment.

Music Cities awards celebrate the world’s most inspiring music cities projects using music to create stronger, safer and more connected cities.

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is launching a new podcast series that shares the real stories and experiences behind people’s health and care journeys.

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for two projects at the 2026 HSJ Patient Safety Awards.

Foxglove Supported Living is proudly celebrating 10 years of delivering specialist supported living homes to people across Hull and the East Riding.

To mark Volunteers’ Week (1 – 7 June 2026), Yorkshire Cancer Research celebrated the hundreds of volunteers who play a vital role in making ground-breaking discoveries and progress in cancer research in Yorkshire possible.

Hull’s Maternity Triage Unit is to undergo a £100,000 upgrade to offer advice and assessment of concerns during pregnancy and early labour.

Communities across Hull are set to benefit from a £36,750 boost through the Jane Tomlinson Appeal’s ‘Big Charity Giveaway’, bringing much-needed support to some of the city’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Emmaus Hull & East Riding is inviting local people to volunteer in its charity shops and support the organisation’s work helping individuals who have experienced homelessness rebuild their lives.

A new counselling and therapy service has launched across Hull and East Yorkshire, aiming to help people access professional mental health support quicker and avoid the long waits often associated with traditional pathways.

Queen’s Gardens will fully reopen to the public from Friday 28th May, marking the completion of a £21m investment to repair, transform and futureproof Hull city centre’s most important green space.

Caremark Hull & East Riding is rethinking the way home care is delivered locally after expanding its fleet of eBikes to help reduce emissions and make journeys between customer visits more efficient.

Charities, grassroots community groups and volunteers from across Hull and East Yorkshire were celebrated at the inaugural HEY Charity Awards, an evening dedicated to recognising the people and organisations quietly transforming local lives every day.

The Interweave Digital Platform has won in the Driving Interoperability and Standards Through Digital category at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2026.

It’s all change on the second floor of Hull Royal Infirmary to enable hospital teams to deliver a better staff and patient experience.

Grieving parents will deliver babies who have died in pregnancy in a new, tranquil setting at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital.