East Riding of Yorkshire Council is maintaining its support for the arts across the region by awarding grants totalling nearly £50,000 to eight organisations.Beverley Folk Festival Gets £8,550 Grant As ERYC Continue Support The Arts > Read the full post on: HU17.net
East Riding residents have just a few more chances to get free bags of compost which are being given away by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The giveaways are taking place at: 16, May West Park, Goole, from 4pm 17, May Brantingham Park, Brantingham, from 4pm 20 May, old council depot, Grovehill Road, Beverley, from 2pm 22 May, Sport & Social Club, Pocklington, from 4pm 23 May, South Holderness School, Preston, from 4pm. Up to 80 tonnes of free soil improver, the composted contents of the brown bins is being given away, a total of up to 5,000 bags. Giveaways have already been held in Market Weighton, Hornsea, Bridlington and Withernsea. Each resident will be allowed two bags which will be put directly into the car boot by council staff so that residents do not need to do any lifting. Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment, housing and planning, said: “The compost giveaways are among the highlights of the gardening calendar for many of our residents. “The compost is from the garden waste and food waste our residents put in their brown bins many months ago, keeping it out of landfill. It has since been composted to make good…
At the annual meeting of council on 9 May, Councillor Claude Mole was elected to be the new chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and will serve until May 2014.Claude Mole Named As New Council Chairman > Read the full post on: HU17.net
The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport, is today visiting the East Riding to mark the completion of highway works on the A164 and speak to users of the council’s Wheels to Work Scheme, in Goole, which was funded by the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF). The £10 million A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley Route Improvement Scheme, to which the council contributed £2.3 million, began in spring 2012 and was designed to reduce congestion, particularly at peak intervals, and improve traffic flows for up to 35,000 vehicles using the road each day. As well as the installation of a section of dual carriageway, between Willerby and Castle Hill, the council’s contractor, Jackson Civil Engineering, also reconfigured four roundabouts and constructed lengths of new footpath/cycleway. To commemorate the occasion, Mr McLoughlin, Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and Adam Tuke, contracts director for Jackson Civil Engineering, will be planting a tree at the site. In the afternoon, the Transport Secretary will be visiting Goole to view one of the schemes being funded by the £1.8 million the council successfully secured from the LSTF for the ‘Get Moving Goole’…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is encouraging residents and visitors to the area to support local markets as part of the national Love Your Local Market campaign, from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 29 May. Love Your Local Market In The East Riding > Read the full post on: HU17.net
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is launching an awareness campaign this week which aims to highlight the risks of New Psychoactive Substances (also known as Legal Highs). The campaign aims to highlight the risks of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and recreational substance misuse. NPS are substances used like illegal drugs, but not covered by current misuse of drugs laws, and so are legal to possess or to use. Although these drugs are marketed as legal substances, it doesn’t mean they are safe or approved for people to use. It just means that they’ve not been declared illegal to use and possess. They are still normally considered illegal to sell under medicines legislation. NPS can carry serious health risks. The chemicals they contain have, in most cases, never been used in drugs for human consumption before, so haven’t been tested to show that they are safe. Users can never be certain what they are taking and what the effects might be. Some drugs marketed as legal highs actually contain some ingredients that are illegal to possess. NPS are usually sold on internet sites as plant food, bath salts or herbal remedies. They may be labelled ‘not for human consumption’. Used alongside…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Private Sector Housing Team is inviting private landlords, who own properties in the area, to attend one of two business seminar events taking place this month. The seminars are free events and include workshops looking at the welfare reforms, and how they will impact on tenants and landlords, information will be given as to help and advice available within the East Riding. An update will also be given about planned future initiatives of the private sector housing team, changes to housing and energy efficiency legislation. Seminars will be held on Thursday, 16 May at Hessle High School, Boothferry Road and on Thursday, 23 May in the Harbour Suite at The Spa Bridlington. The two hour events will start at 6.30pm These informal events have been organised as part of the council’s commitment to working in partnership with private landlords, promoting responsible letting and encouraging landlords to invest. If you would like to book a place or would like further information, call (01482) 396301 or email private.sector.housing@eastriding.gov.uk Use Facebook to Comment on this Post
Throughout May the Think B 4 U Drink partnership is focusing on helping people to stay safe on the roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The campaign is run by a range of agencies within the Humber region including Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, Humberside Police, NHS, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and Safer Roads Humber. The overall aim is to reduce the effects of alcohol on individuals, their families and friends, and the local community. During the month the partnership will focus on different groups of drivers, starting with young people during National Road Safety Week (6-12 May), and the effect alcohol can have on their safety and their ability to drive. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, one of the partners, will be running a comprehensive programme of events throughout the week. The Service’s road safety team will also be utilising the ‘Distraction to Destruction’ literature during each event. On the evening of Wednesday 8 May the Service will be supporting the Hull College Car Night, utilising both the interactive iCar crash simulator and our sponsored Bikesafe motorcycle. On Thursday 9 and Friday 10 May the ‘drive4life’ presentation will be delivered to motor vehicle students at Hull College’s…
