East Riding of Yorkshire Council launched a year-long cancer awareness project in the East Riding recently.
The idea is to help support residents through what could be one of the toughest times in their lives. This month, the focus is on working with or after cancer.
Educare Nursery says it was a pleasure to host MP Graham Stuart and show him around their facility in Beverley.
Mr Stuart was given a tour of the Nursery on Mill Lane to see first hand the work they do and discuss their plans for the future.
Bishop Burton College is to offer T Level qualifications in childcare. This new qualification is the equivalent to three A-Levels will on offer from September 2020.
Bishop Burton College will be one of a few colleges in the UK to offer this type of qualification. They say it provides a real alternative to A-Levels.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Families Information Service Hub (FISH) has achieved a national award for the quality of its service in helping families by providing information, support and advice.
FISH is a free, impartial service which provides a one-stop shop for information on services in the East Riding for children and young people aged up to 19 years, or up to 25 if they have a special educational need or disability.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council offers a range of support to people who are interested in becoming a registered Ofsted childminder.
Childminders are self-employed and care for children in their own home. They play an important role in providing a childcare setting which meets the needs of many parents and carers across the East Riding.
From September 2017 the government will increase the free entitlement to 30 hours per week for eligible working families.
The new entitlement is intended to support working parents with the cost of childcare and enable them, where they wish, to return to work or work additional hours.
Adults who want to return to education to improve their job prospects are being urged to take advantage of a raft of new courses available at an East Yorkshire college.
Bishop Burton College, near Beverley, is running dozens of short courses in a range of subjects specifically designed for adults who want to improve their employability, or simply learn a new skill.
A fitness project designed to increase levels of physical activity among pregnant women and new mums in Hull is hosting an event to celebrate its success and promote new and exciting sessions for 2017.
The Us Mums event takes place at Ennerdale Leisure Centre on Thursday 26 January from 11.30am – 2.30pm. New and expectant mums will have the chance to try a range of free taster sessions including Buggy Bootcamp, Yoga, pool party and Box Fit.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has celebrated the achievements of childcare settings which have received the National Portage Association’s Stamp of Approval award.
Local author Marion Gamble will publish her third book, The Westwood Troll at the end of October.
Tesco is urging people of Beverley to donate generously during the Neighbourhood Food Collection
Graham Stuart MP has described the Queen’s Speech as sending a “powerful message of social justice”.
Residents say they are outraged after learning that another Beverley Pub, The Victoria is facing closure. HU17 understands that has put in an offer in purchase the pub
Friary Nursery School, in Beverley, has been saved from closure after two members of staff, Mari-Clare Mumby and Rachael Boyd stepped in to keep it open.
Alison Piper says since taking on Fir Trees Nursery in Tickton her nursery continues to grow in popularity with parents and most importantly with the children who attend.
East Riding College’s new part-time course guide is out now, listing courses across a range of subject areas which take place during the summer term.