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£500k worth of drugs found in East Yorkshire prison
Homelessness doubles in North East Lincolnshire
Proposed design for new Grimsby Town stadium unveiled
Yorkshire and Humber targeted in £60m bid 'to tackle second homes problem'
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Shining a light on Hullpublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Getting ready for a year in the spotlight.
Tell us what you make of the improvements.
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Culture title is coming in a few dayspublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
There's still much to do but a lot of work is going on to get Hull ready for City of Culture in less than two weeks!
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Community Christmas dinners help combat lonelinesspublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside
Community Christmas Dinners have been set up across our region to try and combat the issue of loneliness.
Age UK say being chronically lonely can have a similar health impact to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
A dinner is held Hornsea Floral Hall every year which is attended by more than 100 people.
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Showing off the new look destination Hullpublished at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Hull shows off the new Public Realm route ahead of the year in the spotlight as the UK's City of Culture.
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Bespoke places to lock up bikespublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Phase one of Hull's new public realm work is nearly complete and it looks as though there are some great new places to lock up your bike.
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Do you remember when the Sex Pistols played Cleethorpes?published at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
It's 40 years ago today The Sex Pistols played a controversial gig in Cleethorpes.
Jimmy Jackson who was in charge of the venue at the time spoke to Lizzie and Carl on breakfast this morning.
The legendary punk band were on a national tour to promote their new single, Anarchy in the UK.
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The band's lead singer, Johnny Rotten, caused outrage at the time when he swore live on TV.
All but a handful of those shows were cancelled but one of the gigs that went ahead was at Cleethorpes' Winter Gardens.
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Leading by example: Hull ready for a year in the spotlightpublished at 11:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
All the recent improvements in Hull city centre may have been a pain for many people but apparently it is not just about looking good...
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Tripping light fantastic: Christmas display challengepublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
The Roads Policing Section of Humberside Police considers these are some of the best Christmas lights in the area...can you do better?
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Kick off the City of Culture year with a healthy startpublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Get ready for Hull's year in the spotlight by getting active!
Hull City Council is offering special gym, swim and fitness membership packages to mark the start of 2017.
The Hull Culture and Tonic Cards will go on sale from Tuesday 3 January 2017 with a limited number available.
Find out more here, external.
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We want to encourage people to take up a healthier lifestyle in the new year, get involved and make the most of the UK City of Culture year."
Councillor Terry Geraghty, Hull City Council
Headlines across East Yorkshire & Humberpublished at 10:17 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Natalie Glanvill
Reporter BBC Radio Humberside
This morning's headlines across East Yorkshire & Humber:
- There's concern the health of too many older people is at risk because they are spending Christmas alone
- It's 40 years since the Sex Pistols played a controversial gig in Cleethorpes
- The Grimsby Institute has been recognised for helping people get more flexible access to education
Woman arrested after resort glass attackpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man was cut by a glass at Utopia in Bridlington at 03:40 on Saturday 17 December. Police are looking for witnesses, external.
Football: Losses being stemmed at Scunthorpe Unitedpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Matt Dean
BBC Radio Humberside
Scunthorpe United has reported an after-tax loss of £2.6m in their last financial accounts ending 30 June 2016. The previous year the club reported a £3.2m loss.
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Yorkshire and the Humber has the highest rate of male suicide in Englandpublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
The UK's Office for National Statistics has revealed figures showing the suicide rate in 2015 was highest in Yorkshire & Humber.
The suicide rate in our area was much higher than the West Midlands, South East and the East of England.
Figures show 430 men in the region took their own life last year according to the Office for NationalStatistics, external.
Luke Ambler's brother-in-law recently killed himself so Luke launched a campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues among young men.
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We've had nearly 200 men now across our groups so that could potentially be 200 brothers, dads, uncles, sons, cousins, best friends that are still here today. That's the main goal."
Luke Ambler, Campaigner
East Riding residents 'dedicated recyclers'published at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
People in East Yorkshire are dedicated recyclers with some 66% of all household waste being recycled by residents in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
It's the second largest amount of material being recycled in the country as the national average is 44%.
What finishing touches does Hull need for City of Culture year?published at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
You know how just before your guests arrive there's a last minute tidy up?
Well I've been out this morning asking what last few jobs Hull needs to do to get ready to welcome thousands of people in 2017.
This is Jameson Street getting some final touches. What else do we need to do?
Weather: Cloudy start with some mist and fogpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
Here's a look at today's forecast:
Headlines across East Yorkshire & Humberpublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
Today's headlines across East Yorkshire & Humber on Tuesday 20 December 2016:
- Yorkshire & Humber has the highest rate of male suicide in England
- Our area is to get more than £2.5m from the government to help people with learning disabilities
- People in East Yorkshire have embraced the idea of recycling
Join us for Tuesday's live coveragepublished at 07:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Morning, Clare here with the latest news, sport, travel and weather across East Yorkshire & Humber on Tuesday, 20 December 2016.
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Five things we learned todaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
Gill Sennett
BBC Radio Humberside
That's all from me for today but any breaking news and travel will continue to be posted here throughout the night.
Before I go though, lets have a quick look at five things we didn't know when we woke up this morning:
- Equal pay for women squash players
- Could it be the last trip for 'The Last Trip'
- Record numbers turned out to see Santa
- We wish you a yummy Christmas
- On yer bike - or not - as the case may be!
Latest sports newspublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2016
Gwilym Lloyd
BBC Radio Humberside
News about the first round of the Challenge Cup:
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