A £1.2m project to update two pumping stations that reduce flood risk and drain low lying agricultural areas into the River Hull is set to begin soon.
The Hempholme and Wilfholme pumping stations, which operate on the River Hull between Driffield and Beverley, need to be refurbished in order for them to continue reducing the risk of flooding in the area at times of heavy rainfall.
A new holiday brochure which encourages visitors to explore Bridlington, Hornsea, Withernsea and the East Yorkshire coast in 2020 has been launched.
Thirty thousand copies of the guide, produced by Visit Hull & East Yorkshire (VHEY), are available for free at tourist information centres nationally.
Time is running out to nominate people, businesses and projects for an East Riding of Yorkshire Chairman’s Award.
The annual awards, which will be held at Bridlington Spa on Tuesday, 12 May and recognise those people, businesses and projects that have helped improve the East Riding over the last year.
The eyes of the cycling world will be once again on East Yorkshire as Beverley will host the start of the 2020 Tour de Yorkshire.
At the launch event held in Leeds, race organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) confirmed that stage one of the men’s race on Thursday, 30 April will start in the East Riding and take in some villages that have never seen the race before.
A Bridlington landlord who continually ignored requests to carry out vital repairs to a property he owned has been fined £2,000.
David Christlow, 54, of Prospect Street, Bridlington appeared at Beverley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 8 January where he pleaded guilty to two offences of failing to comply with improvement notices served under section 11 and 12 of the Housing Act 2004.
Tiny Treasures sessions will return to the Treasure House, Beverley for winter/spring 2020.
The fun sessions, for under 5s and their grown-ups, explore themes linked to the Beverley Art Gallery and Treasure House Museum collections and each session runs from 1.30-2.30pm.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is delighted to announce that funding has been secured from Arts Council England for the next two years to continue with East Riding Youth Dance.
The first strand of the project is youth dance and it will deliver a community dance programme for young people aged 11 to 18.
Residents are being invited to a public exhibition this month about the latest plans for the Hessle Foreshore Tidal Defence Scheme.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be updating residents about its £11m scheme at a drop-in event held at Hessle Town Hall on Thursday 23 January from 9am to 6pm.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has changed the planting proposals for two major highway improvement schemes currently in progress, to encourage and support bees, following a request from three local schoolchildren.
Daisy, Jemima and Orlaith are all pupils at St Mary’s School in Beverley and contacted the leader of the council, Councillor Richard Burton, to ask if bees could be supported when major infrastructure schemes are completed.
East Riding youth groups wanting support and advice with their Positive Activity Grant (PAG) applications are invited to attend a free open evening on Tuesday 21 January.
As the deadline approaches for this year’s applications, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s youth and family support service (YFS) is holding the event in conjunction with the HEY Smile Foundation and the council’s external funding team.
ERYC has developed a new pilot which will help free up hospital beds and give residents the chance to gain back their independence after being discharged from the hospital.
The East Riding Social Care Suite will create a short-term facility for those individuals who are medically ready for discharge but are waiting for planned social care and support to begin.
Beverley Town Council have voted against pursuing the acquisition of a building formerly used by St Nicholas School.
At a meeting held on Thursday evening, the council acknowledged that the cost of the project would be financially reckless.
Plans to open a Community Hub in Beverley are likely to be rejected by Beverley Town Council. Under proposals, Beverley Town Council was exploring taking over the now vacant St Nicholas School building.
However, following a public consultation and viability study HU17 understands the numbers simply do not stack up.
Nominations can now be made for the 2020 East Riding of Yorkshire Council Chairman’s Awards.
The annual awards, which will be held at Bridlington Spa in May, recognise people, businesses and projects that have helped improve the East Riding over the last year.
The waste and recycling team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council has lent a helping hand to an environmentally-themed Christmas musical being staged for children at East Riding Theatre.
‘The Fairy Who Fell Off The Christmas Tree’ is being performed at the Beverley theatre from 17 to 31 December and is aimed at youngsters aged three and over.
We wanted to thank the people of Beverley and Molescroft for giving us the opportunity to serve them since our election in May.
It is a huge privilege for us to represent Molescroft, the historic heart of Beverley and the Model Farm and Swinemoor areas as your ward councillors on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Christmas and New Year will create more waste than any other time of the year in the East Riding – but the good news is most of it can be recycled.
Last Christmas and New Year more than 9,000 tonnes of waste was collected from East Riding households – and 60% of that was recycled thanks to the brilliant efforts of residents.
As revellers start to get into the Christmas spirit, taxi marshals will once again be on the streets of Beverley and Bridlington making sure people get home safely.
For the ninth consecutive year, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s licensing team will be providing taxi marshals who will be working through the night on the streets of two East Yorkshire towns, to ensure Christmas and New Year celebrators are getting home safely.