Humberside

American

[huhm-ber-sahyd] / ˈhʌm bərˌsaɪd /

noun

a county in NE England. 1,356 sq. mi. (3,525 sq. km).

Humberside British

/ ˈhʌmbəˌsaɪd /

noun

a former county of N England around the Humber estuary, formed in 1974 from parts of the East and West Ridings of Yorkshire and N Lincolnshire: replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire

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He told BBC Radio Humberside he did not want to see "anyone struggling with their bills" and urged people in fuel poverty to contact their energy supplier and organisations such as Citizens Advice.

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Describing the man in the image she told BBC Radio Humberside: "You're immortalised in a way and it will live forever, and there's a beauty in that."

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Launched in 1997, Eastern is one of the UK's last remaining regional airlines and is based at Humberside Airport in North Lincolnshire.

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It has been an operator in the North Sea offshore oil and gas industry, flying between UK cities with a significant presence in the sector such as Aberdeen, Humberside, Teesside and Wick.

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Eastern Airways has been an operator in the oil and gas sector industry, flying between UK cities with a significant presence in the sector such as Aberdeen, Humberside, Teesside and Wick.

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