SINCE HU12 ONLINE went officially live on 4th October 2011, it has become the local web-place to discuss the more ‘controversial’ issues affecting the local area and the surrounding villages. An article about the teachers suspended from South Holderness for allegedly making inappropriate Facebook comments, and the social media campaign waged in their defence, has received … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Debate
HU12 Letters Page
THE HEDON BLOG is always encouraging its readers to get in touch with their latest news, information and opinions on local stories. However, up until now, if you wanted to ‘Have Your Say’ directly on the website, then you had to do it as a Comment in response to a previously published article. That has changed … Continue reading »
Hedon / Holderness / Hull / Paull / Preston
Major Emergency Advice from Saltend Chemicals Park (Republished)
FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF NON-TOXIC VAPOUR from the INEOS plant at Saltend on Monday (26th Sept 2011) and concerns about the non-sounding of the toxic alarm, the Hedon Blog is republishing an article from May 2010 about the Major Emergency Advice booklet distributed that month. Also on HU12 we ask the question: What would happen … Continue reading »
Debate / Holderness / Hull
Proposed that Hedon joins new East Hull Parliamentary Constituency
UNDER PROPOSALS published today by the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) then the South West Holderness Ward (Hedon, Preston, Paull, etc) would be included in the Kingston Upon Hull East constituency for Parliamentary elections from 2015 (when the next General Election will be held). Continue reading »
Community First Responders – disillusionment threatens service
DISILLUSIONMENT with a local volunteer life-saving service threatens its effectiveness. HOLDERNESS COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS are the local life-saving volunteers who provide immediate life-saving care for people facing an emergency medical situation, such as heart attack, breathing difficulties or a collapse, in the vital minutes before the emergency services arrive. The First Responders work with and … Continue reading »
Monster Wheels accident risk in Preston
MONSTER WHEELS get a bit too close for comfort at times when you stand on the crossroads in Preston! This photo typifies the wheels confronting pedestrians as you walk along the narrow pathways of streets at the Preston crossroads (junction between B1240 and Staithes Rd/School Rd). It can be quite un-nerving – if not terrifying! … Continue reading »
The Hedon Blog is planning a FACELIFT!
THE HEDON BLOG has been going for over two and a half years starting in February 2009. In that time the Blog has built up its readers and supporters largely by word-of-mouth. We have written over 1,300 articles which together have been seen over 150,000 times (page views)! Continue reading »
Live in Hull? You should have permission from the East Riding to flush your loo!
Have you a personal point of view for our Debate series? Send it via our Psst! Got a Hedon or HU12 News Tip? to start your own debate, or hit ‘→ Leave a comment‘ to reply to any article: IT WAS INTERESTING to read in the Hull Daily Mail that the Hull City Council have discovered … Continue reading »
