Weekly update from GOV.UK for: News and communications Fake reviews and sneaky hidden fees banned once and for all Page summary: Outrageous fake reviews and sneaky hidden fees are now banned once and for all in a major win…
Scam Alerts Beware of scam subscriptions Unauthorised subscriptions are one of the most common complaints reported to our scam sharer tool. Victims often assume they’re giving their card details to legitimate companies, but later find they’re paying money to unrecognised…
N T S S C A M A L E R T April 2025 Rogue Traders Hornsea man, 91, has life savings stolen in rogue roofer scam A 91-year-old man says he lost his life savings to rogue traders who came…
Children’s MARS Board Communication Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: Promoting Social and Community Cohesion in Your VCFSE Setting Community VISION is pleased to announce that they have been awarded funding from the Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government (MCHLG) to…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council are running a project to develop an anti-racist strategy, and they need your help to better understand the experiences of ethnically minoritised residents. If you have experienced racism because of your ethnic or religious identity…
We are pleased to share that the FraudWatch project Annual Report 2024–25 is now available. The FraudWatch project covers the whole of the Humberside Police Force area, including Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire. As part of…
Funding alerts and news for the VCSE sector Funding news Registering for the funding news service ensures you are kept up to date with the latest funding news. The following news articles have been published in the last week.…
The Hull & East Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election is taking place on Thursday 1 May 2025. Residents across Hull and the East Riding will have the opportunity to vote in this election. The deadline to register to vote are…
Scam Alerts Hackers are targeting Microsoft users Microsoft account holders are receiving dozens of emails containing ‘single-use codes’, triggered by login attempts to their accounts. This is most likely the result of a brute force attack, where hackers attempt to…
Come and Volunteer for an “Outstanding” Youth Justice Service. In March 2019 the East Riding of Yorkshire Youth Justice Service became the first to ever score full marks across the board in an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation. Inspectors…