Breaking news in East Yorkshire and North Lincs

Summary

Accident and Emergency attendance spike over New Year
Appeal launched for new bereavement suite
Visitors flock to see Made in Hull
Updates on Friday 6 January 2017

Live Reporting

Clare Crooks

Woman seriously injured in Hull robberypublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
A 63-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed in Bransholme last night (Thursday 5 January) as she walked down Littleham Close shortly before 18:00.
A man tried to take her handbag then assaulted her when she resisted and took the bag.
The woman was left with serious facial injuries.
Police want your help to find the suspect, external.
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Incidents of this nature are rare, but residents will undoubtedly be shocked that it has happened in their neighbourhood and we will therefore have extra officers in the area providing reassurance and carrying out enquires. I would like the public to help us catch the despicable man by calling us on 101 and sharing any information about the who the offender is or details that could support the investigation."
Detective Chief Inspector Nicky Miller, Humberside Police
Views wanted on flood defence schemepublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Lara King
North East Lincolnshire reporter
Your views are wanted on £13.3m flood defence plans in North Lincolnshire.
The council has been given Government money to protect land earmarked for six new villages near the Trent, as well as existing places such as Burringham.
A feedback event is being held, external there this afternoon.
Image source, North Lincolnshire Council
Headlines across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshirepublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Richard Madden
BBC Radio Humberside
The headlines this morning include:
- Made in Hull has been hailed a huge success already
- Your views are wanted on £13m worth of flood defences in North Lincolnshire
- A charity hopes to raise £150,000 for a new bereavement suite in the maternity ward at Scunthorpe General
Hull is where it's at!published at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Hull has been named as the number one place to visit during 2017, external, along with the World Athletics Championships, New Hadrian's Cavalry exhibition and ICC Champions Trophy.
And Hull's civic and cultural leaders have welcomed a rise in day visits to the city even before City of Culture celebrations began.
National figures from VisitBritain show there were 4.7 million day trip visitors to Hull in 2015.
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With events like Place Des Anges, Sea of Hull and the Freedom Festival creating an incredible build up to our year as City of Culture 2017, we fully expect our 2016 figures to have increased and to hit six million during our year in the spotlight."
Anthony Yates, Tourism Manager, Visit Hull and East Yorkshire
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Our ambition to become a world-class visitor destination is firmly in our sights and we will continue to work hard to ensure that the city is ready for a bright future."
Councillor Stephen Brady, Leader, Hull City Council
Image source, Reuters
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Hull is on everybody's lips. In the last week alone, we have seen the city grace the travel pages of national newspapers and monthly glossies alongside the likes of Paris, New York and Ibiza as a must-visit destination. We're working to ensure these figures continue to rise as word spreads that Hull is a city on the up."
Martin Green, Chief Executive of Hull 2017
Muse longer at Hull museumspublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Anne-Marie Tasker
BBC Look North
New museum opening hours have been announced.
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Watch: Abbie Dewhurst has today's forecastpublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
It'll be mostly cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain.
Flamborough Head to Bridlingtonpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Clare Balding is walking with dogs (and their owners) in this new series of Ramblings.
Programme 1: Flamborough Head to Bridlington with Stuart Jessup, Kate Atkin and Poppy the springer spaniel.
Stuart Jessup and his springer spaniel, Poppy, started an 8 month, 2,500 mile walk around the English coast in October 2011. Occasionally joined by Stuart's wife, Kate, Stuart is walking as part of a campaign to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, and to raise money for Sane and Anxiety UK. Clare Balding joined Stuart, Kate and Poppy for a stretch of the walk from Flamborough Head to Bridlington on the Yorkshire Coast, to hear more about his adventures. Poppy has been central to the success of the walk; her friendliness encourages conversations between Stuart and other walkers, who often reveal their own problems with depression - both parties leaving the encounter enriched. Producer Karen Gregor.
Haxey Hood returnspublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Fancy joining in a game of rugby with no rules and unlimited participants who all try to push a leather tube (the Hood) to one of four pubs?
Today's your chance!
It's the Twelfth Day of Christmas which can only mean one thing in North Lincolnshire. The annual Haxey Hood is back!
Image source, Getty Images
It is one of England's oldest annual events dating back to the 14th Century and is contested by patrons of pubs in the neighbouring villages of Haxey and Westwoodside.
Hundreds are expected to take part and watch.
It can take hours to win but last year's game was eventually won by the village of Westwoodside.
Made in Hull: huge impact on the citypublished at 09:28 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
Have you been to see the City of Culture opening event Made in Hull yet?
Thousands have and yet more are expected this weekend to see Hull's history projected onto its buildings.
Lizzie and Carl have been chatting to leader of the council, Stephen Brady about it:
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Listen: Keeping the village hall goingpublished at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
BBC Radio Humberside
There's concern about the future of village halls as younger people aren't interested in helping run them.
Would you miss your local hall if it had to close?
Amanda White has been to see how a village hall in North Lincolnshire is keeping its doors open:
Visitors flock to see Made in Hullpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Andy Marsters
BBC Radio Humberside
Organisers say around 150,000 people have visited Hull for the opening events of the UK City of Culture.
The year-long celebrations started with a fireworks display beside the Humber on New Year's Day.
They've continued with a week-long light show around the city centre called 'Made in Hull'.
Visit Britain has also named Hull as a top visitor destination, external for 2017.
Headlines across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshirepublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
This mornings's headlines include:
- Hull has been named as a top visitor destination for 2017
- A number of men from the Grimsby area will appear in court today charged with violent disorder at a football match last year
- One of England's oldest annual events, the Haxey Hood, takes place in the North Lincolnshire village this afternoon
Watch: My mystery night outpublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017
I Pot Lucked out the other night!, external See what I got up to at Früit:
Weather: Cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rainpublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
After a cold and for some places frosty start, today will be mostly cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain developing from the northwest during the course of the day.
Temperatures rising a little but still feeling cold with highs of 4C (39F).
Good morning! Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Good morning, Clare here with all the latest updates on your news, sport, travel and weather on Friday 6 January.
Here's a pretty picture to start the day with from our Weather Watcher nick hedges in Beverley.
Image source, BBC Weather Wacthers
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Goodbye: Five things we learned todaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Thank you for joining me on our live feed today.
Before I go lets have a look at five things we didn't know when we woke up this morning:
1. Silva takes on Black and Amber
2. Sea Challenger steams ahead for Siemens
3. Breaking ground on a ground breaking health facility
4. Art attack by the sea
5. Peter Levy looks like James Bond
Image source, Quentin Budworth
We're back tomorrow from 08:00 but breaking news will continue to update throughout the night.
Watch: Hullywood iconspublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2017
As part of Hull City of Culture, external local artist Quentin Budworth has recreated iconic Hollywood film images using the people of Hull as his subjects.
Media caption,
Peter Levy joins the ranks of Hullywood Icons
If you'd like to see our very own 007, then go to the website, external But you can see all the other fantastic Hullywood images on the side of the C4DI building between 19:00 and 21:00 until Saturday.
The name's Levy, Peter Levy; Licence to report the news!published at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2017
Clare Crooks
BBC Radio Humberside
Quentin Budworth's Hullywood Icons, external series just got even better.
It's Peter as 007!
Image source, Quentin Budworth
Check out Look North's front man posing here as Sean Connery's James Bond in Dr No by Hull Marina.
I love it!
Image source, Quentin Budworth
Hear Peter telling Andy Comfort all about the experience on BBC Radio Humberside.
You can also see a short film on the making of Peter as 007 on BBC Look North's Facebook, external page.
Watch: Here's what's coming up on Look North tonightpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2017
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
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Work begins on pioneering health centrepublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2017
Gill Sennett
BBC Radio Humberside
Council officials and health bosses came out to see the start of work on a new £9m Integrated Care Centre in East Hull this afternoon.
A brand new approach to health care is being developed in the city.
The idea is to have a number of medical services under one roof so older people who need treatment but don't need to go to hospital can be seen there instead of going to Hull Royal Infirmary.