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Council Begins Surface Dressing Programme To Improve East Riding Roads

May 24, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

The council is now underway with a £2 million surface dressing programme that will see around 650,000 square metres of highway resurfaced between now and August. Work began last week on sections of the network in Holderness and this week sees maintenance teams working nights on the A1079 at Arras Hill, near Market Weighton, and the A1035 Tickton Bypass, so as to minimise disruption to motorists and the travelling public. Surface dressing forms part of the council’s proactive approach to the maintenance of the 3,500km of highway network in the East Riding and takes place every year on both urban and rural roads. Surface dressing has four main purposes: to provide texture and skid resistance to an existing surface, to seal a road against water, to stop disintegration and to provide a uniform appearance for a patched road. Councillor Chris Matthews, cabinet portfolio holder for infrastructure, highways and emergency planning at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “Ensuring the roads and infrastructure of the East Riding, as a whole, is in the best possible order long term is a top priority for the council. “Surface dressing provides a value for money and proactive approach by sealing roads, reducing reactive repair…

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M&Co Driffield Charity fashion show

May 22, 2013
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M&Co Driffield Charity fashion show

The clothing company M&Co held a very successful fashion show at their store in Driffield. The event was organised by Ros Pudsey to help raise money for Martin House a charity very close to her which helped look after her … Continue reading →

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Thieves target litters of new born puppies

May 21, 2013
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A new breed of crime is on the rise, with litters of puppies being brazenly stolen from family homes across the UK and sold on to make easy money. Suspicious circumstancesSeven cocker spaniel ...The post Thieves target litters of new born puppies appea...

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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service Family Fun Day

May 17, 2013
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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is hosting a community fun day event on 26 May at Calvert Lane Fire Station. There will be stalls and games for all the family to enjoy and also an opportunity to gain valuable fire and road safety advice. Organiser, Andy Johnson from Humberside Fire and Rescue said: “This is great way to bring to community together and help raise money for local charities. People who come along can have a look around our fire engine and it’s a chance to meet their local Firefighters.”mily to enjoy and also an opportunity to gain valuable fire and road safety advice. Humberside Police will also be there to give residents a chance to explore a command vehicle and a specialist traffic car. Young Drivers (age 15 -25) will have the opportunity to experience the icar, which is a road legal black Astra that has been modified to provide a full sensory experience. A film is played in the car while hydraulics moves the vehicle to simulate the young driver’s journey. Andy said: “The experience will give young drivers a better understanding of the dangers they can face on the roads and they can pick up advice on…

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De Lacy Ladies Go Pink for Charity

May 17, 2013
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De Lacy Salon will be joining together to run the Race for Life Hull taking place in Queens Gardens on Sunday 7th July 2013. Wearing the usual display of pink, they will be running the 5k charity event to raise money for the Cancer charity.De Lacy Ladies Go Pink for Charity > Read the full post on: HU17.net

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Educare Nursery Open Day

May 14, 2013
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Educare Nursery celebrated their 15th birthday by holding an open which was also used to raise money for charity.Educare Nursery Open Day > Read the full post on: HU17.net

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Council Welcome Transport Secretary For Completion Of A164

May 13, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

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’…

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Yorkshire Communities Receive £30,000 Cash Boost

May 9, 2013
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Yorkshire Communities Receive £30,000 Cash Boost

Across Yorkshire 32 community groups are celebrating winning thousands of pounds from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), as part of a new pilot programme designed to help grassroots gardening in the region. Another £30,000 will be available again next year. More than 80 groups applied for grants from the charity to help fund local projects and the RHS Yorkshire in Bloom team have awarded three main projects up to £8,250 each* and a further 29 groups will receive funds of £300**. The first flagship fund is going to Keyhouse Keighley (£5, 350), a charity supporting 5000 homeless people, to build a kitchen garden at the charity’s drop-in centre which is located in a deprived area with no access to growing space. The second significant share of funding will go towards training and to develop a partnership between Harris Road Allotment Society and Marlcliffe School, Sheffield (£8,060) to reap the health benefits of grow your own. Horton Community Farm, Bradford will receive £8,258 to help transform a derelict site into a community garden for local residents. Sheffield-raised RHS Director General, Sue Biggs, said: “The overwhelming response we had from community groups applying for funds shows there’s a real hunger for improving…

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