As the holiday season draws near, East Yorkshire Buses is committed to making your festive travel worry-free with our special bus schedule.
Whether you’re visiting family, catching up with friends, or embarking on last-minute shopping, East Yorkshire has your journey covered. Take advantage of the £2 fares available until the end of December for a safe and comfortable ride.
Councillors in Hull and the East Riding have today agreed that proposals for devolution in the region should go out to public consultation.
Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council both held extraordinary full council meetings, in which each council voted in favour of progressing with the devolution proposals.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a Festive Wellness campaign aimed at supporting people with the most common topics people reach out for help with during the festive period.
The campaign includes 12 days of Christmas Cheer. 12 days of Christmas typically starts on Christmas Day and sees us into the New Year. These can be both the greatest and some of the hardest days we go through in the year.
For East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s bin collection teams, Christmas and New Year are the busiest times of the year.
The good news is the vast majority of the waste generated during the holidays – such as cards, wrapping paper, cardboard boxes and leftover food – can be recycled.
As winter tightens its grip, residents in the East Riding on low incomes are being urged to check whether they are eligible for help with food and energy bills from the latest Household Support Fund payments.
Applications to the Fund have reopened, and payments of £350 are available to help those on low incomes or unpaid carers facing increasing energy and food bills. The payments are available to anybody in the East Riding who is eligible and who has not previously received a payment.
Christmas is on its way, and East Riding Libraries have got just the thing to get young residents into the festive spirit.
The popular Storytime and Bounce and Rhyme sessions have had a yuletide makeover, making them suitable for the holiday season. Residents can share a festive story and take part in a picture treasure hunt, as well as have fun with some Christmas activities as well.
East Riding residents were invited to share their views on the Government’s Stopping the Start plans, aimed at creating a smoke-free generation.
84 percent of people in East Riding who responded to the survey said they support the ambitious plans.
Boston Energy, a technical services provider to the wind energy industry, has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Jonathan Godber as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
In his new role, Jonathan will drive the Yorkshire-based business’ financial performance as it targets new international markets and supports the global transition to a clean energy economy.
Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has issued advice to residents on the best ways to stay well during colder weather.
With the Christmas holidays approaching, taking precautions and following advice can contribute to a healthier and safer winter season for everyone – while protecting NHS resources for those who need them.
Devolution for Hull and East Yorkshire took another step forward today as Cabinet recommended that the deal on the table should go forward to public consultation in the new year.
As part of the country’s transition to net zero energy, Boston Energy helped the world’s largest offshore wind farm generate its first power.
Dogger Bank’s turbine manufacturer, GE Vernova, is using Boston Energy to oversee the project’s onshore commissioning and completion as well as the offshore mechanical and electrical (M&E) completion.
The Beverley Guildhall’s ‘Popup Memory Museum’ is back with ‘Three Streets’ – video presentations featuring old photos of Beverley aimed at stimulating people’s memories. This first presentation compares 1960s and 1970s shops with how Toll Gavel looked in 2022, by highlighting the differences between them.
The other two presentations, A walk along Ladygate, and The Globe Inn & Sow Hill take viewers on a journey along Ladygate and around the Sow Hill area with photos from the 1960s and 70s. This shows how the area around Ladygate has changed since the Globe Inn was demolished and Sow Hill Road was built.
Over the next few days, East Yorkshire residents should prepare themselves for possible flooding.
Storm Ciarán is expected to bring more heavy rainfall to our area from midnight tonight (00:00 Thursday 2 November), following last weekend’s unexpected weather that flooded more than 20 roads.
This weekend, new evening and weekend bus services are starting on existing routes in the East Riding to make buses more frequent.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council will fund five new evening and weekend services in Goole and Pocklington starting on Sunday 5 November.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Acklams Coaches joins a growing list of organisations in the East Riding.
To provide businesses with advice on the benefits of being a disability-confident employer and how to achieve the scheme award, East Riding of Yorkshire Council has held a series of events in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions and Humber Learning Consortium over the summer.
Community solidarity rolled into action following an act of vandalism which left spectators without seating at a local sporting club in Beverley.
A recent incident of vandalism at the Flemingate Bowling Club left the benches damaged.
Government funding has given a boost to bus services in the East Riding.
A total of £150m worth of funding has been announced for councils in the North and Midlands, including £1.946m for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
This autumn half term, a whole host of fun Storytimes and Bounce & Rhymes organised by East Riding Libraries will be taking place for children.
The events, running from Wednesday, 25 October until Friday, 3 November, will be held at various East Riding libraries and multi-service centres.