Bedding, clothing and shoes no longer wanted are the focus of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
The local authority wants to encourage residents to recycle them in a bid to reduce the amount being discarded in bins.
Community groups across the East Riding are being invited to apply for grants to go towards projects that make their environment a better place to be.
The grants are being made available by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of the Government’s Year of Green Action (YoGA) which was launched earlier this year to raise awareness of, and participation in, an action that is beneficial to the environment.
The 2019 Bridlington Seafood Festival will once again set taste buds tingling when it returns to the town on The Spa Promenade on the weekend of 15-16 June.
The two-day event, which runs from 10am-4pm both days, will offer seafood cookery demonstrations, free children’s entertainment, live music, educational sessions and, of course, a wide selection of food stalls, traders and exhibitors.
Cherry Burton residents are delighted to see the completion of the refurbishment of the Sportsfield Pavilion. Work undertaken has also seen drainage improvements on two of the three football pitches.
The project has cost £67,649 and been funded by the FCC Communities Foundation which has contributed £37,836 and East Riding of Yorkshire Council who contributed £22,000.
A week-long festival of cycling will be held across the East Riding in June to encourage people of all ages to get on their bikes.
The annual Cycle4Life Challenge Week, now in its fifth year, will involve six days of bike-themed events with fun challenges and activities on two wheels for families, schoolchildren and school staff.
A missing swing will be replaced as a matter of urgency says Councillor David Boynton. His comments come after he was contacted with regard to swing going missing from the local play area.
Cllr Boynton says that while this may seem like a trivial issue, he was pleased it was brought to his attention.
An ‘inspirational’ council officer has been made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her work with children and families across the East Riding.
Bridget Bennett, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s service manager for early years and family support, has worked as a social worker in front line practice since 1977. She has worked in the East Riding since 1999, having previously managed a family centre in York.
A man from Hull who advertised a waste removal service on Facebook has been ordered to pay £1,815 after dumping a resident’s rubbish in a layby near Howden.
Audrius Zigmantas, of Doncaster Street, Hull, admitted he and a friend collected the waste from a resident in Cottingham, using his van, but he claimed it was his friend who disposed of the items.
Six years in the planning the Beverley Braves will soon be ready to move into their new home on Thurlow Avenue.
Chairperson of the club Neil Gay says the new facility will help them develop as a club. He also says having a base they can call home will benefit the young people in their ranks.
Cllr Denis Healy has spoken out accusing East Riding of Yorkshire Council of ‘Swamping Beverley’ with new houses.
He also adds that while campaigning in the last election that the residents were concerned over the volume of homes springing up in the Market Town.
Beverley-based Lovel Developments has submitted plans for the next phase of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s housing masterplan for the town after securing permission for an initial project to build 189 homes.
The Council’s planning committee has now approved the first phase of the scheme south of Willow Lane and Philip Lovel, Managing Director of Lovel Developments, said the decision opens up an area of 14.25 hectares of land which is part of the masterplan.
The Liberal Democrats have been named as the Official Opposition to the Ruling Conservative Group.
The move reflected the fact that the 8-strong Liberal Democrat Group were the second largest political grouping on the Council, following gains at May 2nd Local Elections.
A man from Hull has been fined after wood, rubble and another waste belonging to him was found dumped in Tickton and Little Weighton.
Daniel Baker, of Woodcock Street, Hull, blamed other people for removing items from a pile of rubbish he had collected in his front garden while carrying out renovations on his new home.
The East Riding Youth Offending Service has become the first in England and Wales to score full marks in an official inspection.
HM Inspectorate of Probation has given East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s service an overall ‘Outstanding’ rating. Inspectors looked at 12 aspects of the service’s work and – for the first time – awarded the top rating for all areas.
Beverley has two reasons to celebrate after picking up winning twice at the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Chairman’s Awards.
The Beverley Arms won the Built Heritage while also an award for the Volunteen Project in the community section.
Give your wellbeing a boost this June, with an adult learning course from East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, 2019 East Riding Adult Learning Centres are promoting the benefits of adult learning to enrich the wellbeing of local residents.