Advice will be available about keeping vehicles safe during an event to be held in Hedon on Thursday, April 16, between 10.30am – 1:00pm. A vehicle crime project or ‘morning of action’ is taking place in Hedon and villages including Aldbrough, Burstwick, New Ellerby, Paull, Skirlaugh and Sproatley. […]
Hoppy Easter to all readers/visitors to the Hedon Blog! In true Hedon Blog style we have a seasonal JigZone puzzle for you: Click to play this puzzle (requires Java to be enabled). Image: Easter on the Net
Graham Stuart, the local Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, has published the results of his survey of Hedon residents. In his “Holderness News Report” he indicates the top three issues concerning over 600 residents who responded, as: Council Tax Flooding Anti-social behaviour Air pollution, over-development and […]
Hedon Town Councillor John Ledger has been suspended from his position for one calendar month after the East Riding Council’s Standards Committee resolved that he had breached the ‘Code of Conduct’ for Councillors. The matter related to a Town Council Property Committee Meeting in September last year at […]
In times when faith in the traditional banking sector and bankers has been severely dented, and when people are looking carefully at their money and who looks after it, then it’s good to know that ethical alternatives exist. The Hull and East Riding Credit Union is a not-for-profit […]
The BBC has reported that a month long consultation begins today (7th April, 2009) on plans to issue an operating permit for a waste-burning incinerator at Saltend. The Waste Recycling Group Ltd already has planning permission to build an incinerator but has now re-submitted an application for a […]
After hearing a neighbour’s intense tirade against the East Riding Council’s proposed car parking yesterday in a local pub (the real battleground for hearts and minds!?), then I’m duty bound to report on the Hull Daily Mail’s latest revelation about the proposed employment of specialist consultants to implement […]
Google is the most popular search engine on the net. An interesting exercise is to put in your own name into the search box (it’s called Googling!) and see what comes up! I did! And found out I was the third most Twitterholic in Hull…Hmm! Not sure what […]
The consultation is now underway on the East Riding Council’s proposed car parking charges and measures. The first consultation session took place last Thursday 2nd April in Beverley with the next scheduled for Driffield on Tuesday 7th April. The ‘roadshow’ for Hedon residents takes place at South Holderness […]
This weeks easy jigsaw from JigZone is to celebrate the fine malt whisky that derives its name from William Pultelney – a Hedon MP in the 18th Century (see earlier blog post). Click to play this Java enabled puzzle:
The National Blood Service is holding two sessions for people to donate blood in Hedon: Wednesday 15th April 2009, 2:15pm – 4:00pm and 5:00pm – 7:30pm THE CO-OP CAR PARK HULL ROAD HEDON HULL HU12 8DJ and; Thursday 23rd April 2009, 2:15pm – 4:00pm and 5:00pm – 7:30pm […]
The Hull Daily Mail recently (Jan 2009) featured four watercolour paintings of Hedon by David Work. I’ve included a snip of my favourite here. The four delightful pictures provide a back drop for a narrative about Hedon’s history. View the article at David Work’s paintings of Hedon. Further […]
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