Random housing (an occasional series): In the middle of red brick Cottingham. Anyone know the story behind this pair of Sound of Music-style wooden-shuttered properties with their matching chimneys?

New plans submitted by Wykeland Group and Beal Homes for 33 new homes and 10 new retail units on two vacant sites in Hull’s Fruit Market. Includes the demolition of Pier Court on the corner of Humber St and Queens St.

Excellent read on the impact of Brexit import checks on Danish bacon being shipped to the Humber. Story by Ellen Milligan

Meanwhile, in the Lincolnshire PCC election, Reform UK candidate Peter Escreet says if he wins he will abolish himself but presumably only after he’s banned dancing police officers.

Hull political anoraks will be wondering how only a vote for (Lib Dem) Brian in Labour-held Bricknell ward will “stop a return to a Labour council in Hull” when the Lib Dems currently hold a nine-seat majority on said council.

The site update board at the disused former BHS/Co-op seems to be saying exactly what it was saying nearly six months ago. What’s actually going on?

Good guy/bad guy vibe about the Lib Dem election campaign material in Hull this year.

Impressed by what I saw at the The Edge Hub on a visit earlier today. Great addition to Hull’s digital creative sector.

Beverley Road.

Doing a bit of research and came across this photo of The Housemartins. Don’t think I’ve ever seen it before. Even Stan looks hard.