Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

Bridlington South Beach has been granted FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) status and recognised as a national hub by Volleyball England. 

Image source, East Riding Yorkshire Council

The success of events such as the Bridlington Beach Open and Volleyball England Beach Tour have shown Bridlington to be a showcase beach to host major Volleyball events.

To kick off the 2017 season, courts have now been installed on the beach and coaching sessions will take place throughout the summer, as part of East Riding Yorkshire Council's new Active Coast initiative., external

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Not sure the traffic wardens would have enforced this - but you know what it's like when you panic about getting a ticket.

So just in case, Wayne Thomas, the pilot on the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance, external put a pay and display ticket on in this Scunthorpe car park last night.

Apparently it cost him £1 for a 10-minute stay.

Image source, Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance

David Burns
BBC Radio Humberside

A celebrity lawyer wants a new law to help people recover their legal fees after being cleared of a crime.

It comes after an East Yorkshire farmer was found not guilty last month of grievous bodily harm after he shot an intruder at his farm at Wilberfoss, near York.

Image source, HULL NEWS & PICTURES

Kenneth Hugill, 83, was acquitted earlier this year, but was left with a legal bill of over £20,000.

Nick "Mr Loophole" Freeman set up a fundraising drive to cover the costs, and has now paid the bill. 

He's told me that he's now starting a petition, called "Hugill's Law" for the government to revert the law back to 2012, when legal costs could be recovered after an acquittal. 

New jobs will be created in Grimsby with the sale of a fish processing factory. 

The Seachill site had been closed after the company lost a contract with Marks and Spencer, but has now been bought by a company called Seagold.

It's not clear how many people will be employed at the site.  

This is separate from the recently announced sale of the total Icelandic Seachill business where seven hundred and fifty people work.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

A dry and largely sunny afternoon, with just a little fair weather cloud around.

Despite the sunshine it will feel cool in the brisk northeasterly wind.

Winds slowly easing inland this evening, though staying brisk on the coast.

Staying dry throughout the night with some scattered cloud for some. 

A 31-year-old taxi driver's been robbed at knifepoint in Grimsby.

It happened at lunchtime on Tuesday when he was in his cab waiting for a fare in Carnarvon Avenue. 

A man went up to his open window and allegedly threatened him with a knife before running off with his money.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside Live

The latest headlines from our Hull newsroom this morning include:

• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a shortage of skilled labourers like bricklayers is holding back growth in our region
• A charity which helps victims of sexual trauma in Hull, the East Riding and North East Lincolnshire is to close next month
• A production of the Shakespeare's Richard III opens in Hull today as part of the City of Culture year

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

Driving buses and fighting crime - all in a days work for one bus driver in the region.  

Image source, Andrew Richardson/EYMS

East Yorkshire Motor Services say, external one of their drivers was making his way through Cottingham on Monday when he saw a group of people breaking into a property. He pulled over his bus and turned on the bus attack alarm - scaring them away.

The owners were of course very grateful for his actions and EYMS say CCTV of the incident is on it's way to the police.

Well done to that driver!

Polling stations have opened for voting in England's local council and mayoral elections today.

But why are UK elections always held on a Thursday?

BBC Radio Humberside

Police in Hull say they have seized heroin from six properties in the city since they launched a special operation last week.

They've also charged four people with drug offences.

'Operation Windsor' is a new initiative to divert heroin users into support and deter them from crime. 

James Piekos
Reporter, BBC Hull and East Yorkshire

Building firms in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are facing a shortage of skilled labourers like bricklayers and surveyors. 

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say it's a real concern and means some current "brickies" are earning up to £1,000 per week. 

Recently, a sign was put up on a construction site in North East Lincolnshire, asking bricklayers to get in touch to work on a construction site in New Waltham.

BBC Radio Humberside

A local brewery says it's trying to track down a number of beer cans after they were stolen from a warehouse.

Jack Walker from Atom Beers in Hull says the beer was taken from their warehouse yesterday afternoon.

He says the beer, called Shrodinger's Cat, was the first to be put in cans - ready for a launch later this month.

Image source, Atom Brewery

Andy Comfort
BBC Radio Humberside

When you think of elephants, you probably think of them as one of the biggest mammals in the animal kingdom. 

But a talk at the University of Hull today will look back to prehistoric times when dwarf elephants were shorter than the average man. 

Image source, University of Hull

Dr Victoria Herridge is a palaeobiologist at the Natural History Museum in London. She'll be delivering the George de Boer Biennial Public Lecture, external at the University of Hull this evening. 

Matt Dean
Humberside Sport

Scunthorpe United travel to Millwall this evening in the first leg of the League One play off semi final.

There'll be live coverage of the game on BBC Radio Humberside from 18:00. 

Manager Graham Alexander says his team's end of season form means they are in a strong position as they aim for promotion to the Championship. 

BBC Radio Humberside

Bridlington is playing host to people from the world's offshore wind industry today. 

Image source, DONG energy

A conference is being held at the Spa, with delegates arriving from the UK, the USA, Sweden and Germany, among others. 

They are discussing the importance of the Humber as a key part of the industry.

BBC Radio Humberside

A charity which helps victims of sexual trauma in Hull, East Riding and North East Lincolnshire is to close next month. 

The charity "Survivors" say they haven't got enough money or workers to keep going. 

Over it's lifetime the Hull-based charity has supported 8,000 people and in December they said they hoped the 98 people receiving counselling would have completed their therapy by the end of this month.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

An overcast morning across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

Here's my full forecast:

Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local Live

Good morning! 

Hayley here with you again today. I'll have all the latest news, sport, travel and weather across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Thursday 4 May.

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