EAST YORKS: Farmers are starting to win support for a campaign for higher pig and poultry prices.
Supermarket giant Asda has put up pig prices by 8p a kilogramme for farmers who are members of its Pork Link initiative.
Andy Clarke, Asda chief executive, said: "We understand its a difficult time for pig farmers and hope this will help ease some of the pressure."
The National Pig Association (NPA) is now hoping that other major retailers will follow in Asda's footsteps.
It is feared farmers could be forced out of business by the soaring price of wheat – one of the main ingredients of animal feed.
Some struggling farmers are losing money on every pig they produce and need the support of supermarkets to combat rising overheads.
HOWDEN: The big freeze has been blamed for wiping out fish stocks in a pond at a nature reserve.
Species like pike, bream and perch have died in the frozen waters at Howden Marsh Nature Reserve.
Town council chairman Hugh Roberts, who is involved in conservation management at the marsh, said: "Sadly, this is down to the depth and severity of the frost.
"It is also down to the length of time that the freeze lasted and the fact that we had snow on top of the ice.
"It prevented sunlight from getting into the pond, which means that the plants can't work in the way they normally would so fish die from a lack of oxygen."
The full extent of the problem won't be known until the pond has thawed completely.
EAST YORKS: Fun-lovers are being invited to become private detectives to solve the mystery of murder on the Bridlington Express.
The Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (YCCRP) is organising the Murder Mystery night on Friday, March 11.
The event will be staged at Bridlington and Driffield railway stations by members of the Migrant Theatre Company.
Tickets are �16 and include train travel between Bridlington and Driffield , the murder drama, investigation, a buffet, and prizes for the winners.
For more information and tickets contact Sally Baird at the YCCRP on (01377) 232138.
POCKLINGTON: People who were evacuated to the area during the war are being urged to contact a school.
Year five pupils at Pocklington Junior School are set to study life in the town during the Second World War.
They hope that those people who were evacuated to the Pocklington area can share their experiences with them.
Millions of youngsters were taken out of cities across Britain to keep them safe from German bombing raids.
Anyone interested can obtain a questionnaire from the School Lane school. Alternatively, call the school on 01759 302224.
HOLME-ON-SPALDING MOOR: Controversial affordable housing plans could get the go-ahead.
Chevin Housing Group wants to build 23 low-cost homes on land north of Baileywood Close.
Objectors say the site is outside village development limits, and new homes would have the potential to cause local flooding.
Planning officers are recommending the scheme is deferred for legal agreements, with planning permission to follow.
The plans will be considered by East Riding Council's western area planning committee on Tuesday, February 8.
EAST YORKS: The monthly Humber Bridge Farmers' Market will return for its first event of 2011 at the bridge viewing area in Hessle on Sunday, 9am to 1pm.
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