The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has today confirmed that a site in Goole has passed the second stage of assessment in answer to the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) national call for sites as a potential host for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme.

Millions of people will be invited to get their flu vaccine from this week as part of the biggest annual flu drive in NHS history.

Supermarket chain Aldi has submitted a planning application to build a new food store in Goole.

A local company’s apprenticeship scheme has been judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted after a recent inspection.

The second set of cooling towers at the former Eggborough Power Station have been demolished in the next “milestone” step towards redeveloping the site.

The NHS is encouraging pregnant women to get the covid-19 vaccine as new data shows that nearly 20% of the most critically ill Covid patients are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated.

Duet School of Dance has been selected as a finalist in the Viking FM Cash for Kids Sports Challenge.

There is one week left for residents to have their say about how East Riding of Yorkshire Council communicates with residents, businesses and communities.

Local railway enthusiasts were delighted to spot the Tornado, a new-build steam locomotive that has found fame on both the large and small screens, as it passed through Wressle, Howden and Gilberdyke last Thursday.

A new, local foster group held their second coffee morning recently all in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

A talented young musician from Goole has been crowned the BBC’s Young Composer of the Year.

The Commercial Boat Operators Association (CBOA) have welcomed the news that commercial barges are now able to begin transporting goods from Hull to Rotherham and Leeds via the Aire and Calder Canal once again following the reopening of the Aire and Calder Canal.