On Air Now

The Chill Out Zone

10:00pm - Midnight

  • 01723 336444

Now Playing

Snow Patrol

Chasing Cars

Download

East Riding Mayor Appoints New Advisor

The Reform UK Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, Luke Campbell, has appointed a new Special Advisor.

The former Olympic gold-medallist boxer, who was elected as the region’s first Mayor earlier in the year, has chosen the former Conservative MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, Lia Nici, for the role.

Ms Nici served as the Grimsby MP between the 2019 and 2024 elections. She was defeated in 2024 by Labour’s Melanie Onn, who had also held the seat prior to Ms Nici’s success in 2019.

Ms Nici was recently confirmed to have joined Reform UK. A source from Nigel Farage’s party told the Press Association that Ms Nici was one of three former Tory MPs who had joined the party “on their own accord online.”

In the role the former MP will support the Mayor’s attempts to achieve key aims and will offer political advice. It is a political appointment that Mayors are entitled to make.

Commenting on her new role, Ms Nici said:

“This is an exciting opportunity to support Mayor Luke’s vision for Hull and East Yorkshire. I’m looking forward to working closely with him and delivering on the priorities that matter most to local communities.”

Mr Campbell added:

“I’m delighted to welcome Lia to the team. I’m confident she will be a great asset as we continue working hard for communities in Hull and East Yorkshire.”

Did you find this article useful?

This is the Coast is committed to providing a daily local news service for the Yorkshire Coast. We are a small locally owned and operated business which employs professional journalists and reporters. We do not receive any public funding or grants and we are entirely funded by our local commercial operations. We enjoy fabulous support from local businesses who work with us on their advertising and marketing campaigns, but the cost of providing high quality, well researched, fact checked local news coverage is significant.

If you appreciate what This is the Coast does, and would like to help support our journalism, please consider supporting us on a monthly basis today.

A small contribution from all our readers would really help support independent journalism for the Yorkshire Coast.

More from Yorkshire Coast News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.

Follow Us

Get Our Apps

Our Apps are now available for iOS, Android and Smart Speakers.

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play
  • Just ask Amazon Alexa
  • Available on Roku

Today's Weather

  • Scarborough

    Light rain

    High: 7°C | Low: 5°C

  • Filey

    Light rain

    High: 7°C | Low: 6°C

  • Whitby

    Light rain

    High: 7°C | Low: 5°C

  • Bridlington

    Light rain

    High: 7°C | Low: 6°C

  • Hornsea

    Light rain

    High: 7°C | Low: 6°C

  • Driffield

    Light rain

    High: 8°C | Low: 5°C

News