EAST YORKS: The region's biggest provider of smoking cessation services has won a new contract to extend its work across the Pennines.
Hull's City Health Care Partnership (CHCP) secured the tender to run similar services in Knowsley in Merseyside in a new contract awarded by the local district council.
Knowsley is ranked as the fifth most deprived area in the England. It also experiences higher rates of mortality for all major causes of death and smoking prevalence is considerably higher than the national average.
Giles Bridgeman, the CHCP's head of sexual and public health services, said he was confident the social enterprise was up to the job.
"Last year, we helped more than 5,300 people quit smoking locally, so we know we have the relevant experiences and skills to deliver effective services.
"Our plan is to transfer our successful approach to the Knowsley area and deliver a high-quality service that is valued by local people.
All profits from the CHCP's growing ventures are reinvested in services, staff and the local community.
HULL: A major programme of road resurfacing in the city centre has been announced by Hull City Council.
Work in King Edward Street and Jameson Street is expected to start on Monday, August 19, and continue until early October, depending on weather conditions.
A second phase covering Spencer Street and Prospect Street is scheduled to start on October 7 and will be carried out overnight from 6.30pm to 4am.
Vehicles will not be allowed to use the routes during the work. Alterative routes will be signposted.
HULL: The monthly Trinity Market in Hull's Old Town celebrates its first anniversary next week.
Now almost double its original size, with 30 outdoor stalls based in Trinity Square, next to Holy Trinity Church, the market takes place on Friday, from 10am to 3.30pm.
HULL: A decision to allocate just over £50,000 worth of council funding towards the cost of a new outdoor gym at a playing field in Sutton has been called in for scrutiny.
Funding for the scheme at the Barbara Robson playing field in the village was recently given the go-ahead by the city council's east area committee.
But the issue will be examined by scrutiny councillors next week before being confirmed.