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  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Thursday

  • Updates on Wednesday 18 May 2016

  1. One Gull of a sight!published at 13:04 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Mitch for this super shot of Gulls collecting nesting material's at Bempton Cliffs.

    Gulls at Bempton CliffsImage source, Mitch
  2. Greggs loses takeaway loo battle with Hull Councilpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    GreggsImage source, PA

    Greggs could be forced to provide toilets in all its stores that have customer seating following a High Court ruling.

    Hull City Council, which brought the action, said the chain should provide sanitary facilities if food and drink are consumed on the premises.  

    Greggs loses takeaway loo battle

    Greggs could be forced to provide toilets in all its stores that have customer seating following a High Court ruling.

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  3. Hull City 0-2 Derby County (3-2 agg)published at 12:11 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    BBC Sport

    Hull City fans celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    Hull City set up a Championship play-off final with Sheffield Wednesday despite a second-leg defeat by Derby County.

  4. Add your idea to the Hull souppublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Have an idea for a community project that you need help getting off the ground?

    Hull Soup, external could be the answer. It's a crowdfunding event based on an American idea called Detroit Soup.

    This is Lausanne Tranter who pitched her idea for a community allotment in Hull at the first ever Hull Soup event and won funding to help get the project started.

    Lausanne Tranter digging at Constable Street Field in Hull

    Following the success of the pilot event in December, organisers are now looking for more projects to benefit.

    Hurry! You only have until Friday to put your idea forward here, external.

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    I say go along and pitch your cause. We had a really enjoyable evening and I would say if you've got an idea or a dream that you want to start, go for it."

    Lausanne Tranter, Volunteer, Friends of Constable Street Field

    The next event will be at 18:30 BST on Friday, 3 June at the Community Enterprise Centre on Newland Avenue, Hull.

  5. Local unemployment rate is unchangedpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The number of people out of work in the Yorkshire and the Humber region remains at 166,000.

    The rate of unemployment rin this region is 6.2%, that's above the national average of 5.1%.

    Woman walking past a Job Centre Plus officeImage source, Press Association

    Nationally unemployment fell by 2,000 to 1.69m between January and March.

    The Office for National Statistics says average earnings increased by 2% in the year to March.

  6. Did you see a pedestrian get hurt in Hull on Friday?published at 11:24 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Radio Humberside

    A man in his 60s was injured by a van while on a pedestrian crossing on Ferensway at 16:50 on Friday, 13 May.

    The driver of a white Transit van which had ladders on its roof failed to stop.

    Map of Hull showing FerenswayImage source, Google

    The pedestrian received a minor head injury.

    Police are now keen to trace the driver, external who is described as a white man with short, dark receding hair and wearing a navy jumper.

  7. Hull 'attraction' HMS Illustrious now touted for scrappublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    James Piekos
    Reporter, BBC Hull and East Yorkshire

    If you've got a cool £2m to spare you could have a viewing to buy this next month.

    It's HMS Illustrious, which was once touted as an attraction to draw visitors to Hull, and could now be sold for scrap. 

    The Ministry of Defence are looking for expressions of interest by next Monday.

    HMS Illustrious

    The 22,000 tonne warship saw action in the Falklands, the Gulf and Bosnia.

    The government previously announced that HMS Illustrious, which was decommissioned in 2014, would be saved for the nation.

  8. Did you leave your dog on the bus?published at 10:50 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Someone, somewhere must be missing this little fella!

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  9. Westbourne House: Ward councillor calls for public meetingpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Westbourne House is a hostel for the homeless which was established in the Avenues area of Hull last year.

    It's caused some unease among people living nearby with some residents complaining of increased drinking and begging in the area.

    The newly-elected Lib Dem councillor for the Avenues Ward John Robinson says he intends to look at how the hostel was allowed in the first place.

    Westbourne House in HullImage source, Google
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    We need to have a public meeting so people can come along and ask questions and find out what's going on. I also think we need to have an inquiry into how the whole thing happened in the first place."

    John Robinson, Hull City Councillor, Avenues Ward

    The deputy leader of the labour group in Hull, Darren Hale, says planning consent wasn't required as the Westbourne House building was already a hostel. Some years ago it was run by the YMCA.

  10. Headlines across Hull and East Yorkshirepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Sally Fairfax
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The top stories from the Hull and East Yorkshire newsroom include:

    • The newly-elected Lib Dem councillor for the Avenues ward in Hull denies whipping up backlash against a hostel
    • An organisation which represents tourism destinations says businesses in Bridlington are fairly well supported by the council
    • Aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious which could have been an attraction for Hull may be scrapped
  11. Weather across Hull and East Yorkshire: A cloudier and cooler daypublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    BBC Look North
    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Here's our Owain with today's forecast.

  12. Making a song and dance about Bridlington's attractionspublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Chris Arundel
    Reporter, East Yorkshire

    How do you keep people coming to a place like Bridlington?

    Bridlington Tourism Association is concerned that it's becoming more difficult to attract the funding to stage big, crowd-pulling events.

    One suggestion is that Bridlington needs to be more theatrical about promoting itself.

    Bridlington sea front

    Andrew Aldis is the manager of the Spa and says the council have got theatre staff involved so that they could grab more attention when promoting the town's attractions.

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    We're about to launch East Riding Leisure Bridlington.... they came to us and said can the Spa staff come and do tours for the public around this building and do it a bit jazz hands so that the public will understand it but also enjoy the tour."

    Andrew Aldis, Manager, The Spa Bridlington

  13. Sport: Hull City fans' relief at reaching play-off finalpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    BBC Humberside Sport

    It was a nervy night for Hull City fans during the the play-off semi final second leg at the KCom Stadium last night.

    But fans, including local Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle, left the game happy after Hull beat Derby County 3-2 on aggregate.

    Nancy Birtwhistle
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    Nancy

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    It was so scary, so scary, I didn't enjoy it. Terrible, terrible, so tense but we've done it. That's the main thing."

    Nancy Birtwhistle

    Hull City will play Sheffield Wednesday later this month for a place in the Premier League.

  14. Today's weather across Hull and East Yorkshire: Cloudy with outbreaks of rainpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A little more in the way of brightness this afternoon, the clouds thinning and breaking at times to allow for some sunny spells. 

    Further showers are forecast, some of these heavy.

    Light to moderate south westerly winds, and highs today of 14C (57F).

    Weather graphic
  15. Traffic and Travel: Moving well across the regionpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Lots of roadworks around but not too much congestion on the roads for this time of the morning.

    Map
  16. Headlines for Hull and East Yorkshire: Bridlington ponders cost of tourism eventspublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Sally Fairfax
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The main stories from the Hull and East Yorkshire newsroom this morning include: 

    • Bridlington Tourism Association says it's getting harder to find the money to put on big events to bring in visitors
    • A crowdfunding event in Hull boasts success and looks for further projects
    • A famous aircraft carrier once planned as an attraction for Hull could be sold for scrap
  17. Join us for today's Live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 18 May 2016

    Clare Crooks
    BBC Radio Humberside

    Good morning and welcome to BBC Hull and East Yorkshire Live on Wednesday, 18 May.

    I’m Clare and I’ll be bringing you the latest news, sport and travel from across the area throughout the day.

    A grey start in Hornsea but BBC Weather Watcher mags pics says it's mild.

    HornseaImage source, mags pics

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