The council’s 17-strong gritter fleet treated the precautionary network last night and carried out spot salting on higher grounds, as temperatures fell below freezing.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is urging residents to prepare for further severe winter weather forecast for the area for the end of the week.
The council is continuing round-the-clock winter maintenance operations after further snow showers arrived in the East Riding at lunchtime and again during the afternoon, but with only a light covering of snow.
Gritters have again treated the East Riding’s precautionary highway networks, with forecasts indicating heavy snowfall for the area from 3pm this afternoon (Monday, 14 January).
Dynamic weather conditions have seen prolonged and heavy rainfall, resulting in localised flooding across the East Riding, give way to winter weather, with a mix of wintry showers, subzero temperatures and snow forecast.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council would like to assure residents, motorists and the travelling public that the authority’s salt barns are full and the winter service team is ready to act in accordance with the council’s winter weather plan.
East Riding residents recycled 59.3 per cent of their waste in May, with those in the fortnightly trial areas reaching an average of 67 per cent, the area’s highest ever recycling rate.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s civil enforcement officers will be issuing dummy tickets for illegally parked vehicles across the East Riding from Wednesday, 26 October until 7 November. The dummy tickets will inform motorists what they have done wrong and will include a letter informing them about civil parking enforcement (CPE), which is due to start in November. No further action will be taken on offences committed during that period,…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is continuing its programme of replacing old, low-pressure sodium orange lighting with fluorescent white lights as part of a commitment to reduce carbon emissions and save energy. Lighting has already been replaced on the A1079 Beverley road, between Dunswell and Hull, and Boothferry Road, Hessle. Nearly all the street lights in Anlaby have been updated and similar works are now underway in Cottingham, with positive…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is continuing to reduce costs and save staff time and resources following a link up with Network Rail. The rail company carries out an annual survey of its level crossings, with respect to the condition of road markings and signage, in the East Riding. Assets on the approach to a crossing are the responsibility of the council and those within the bounds of the stop…
With the present buying season approaching, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is alerting companies and consumers to its powers to crack down on the over-packaging of goods. Authorities across the UK are taking action to stop over-packaging under The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003. Colin Briggs, trading standards manager, said: “Many companies have reduced their packaging, such as on cereal boxes, washing detergents, with many more now concentrates, or have…
The hunt is on to find the East Riding’s most green family or resident. This will be the fourth year running East Riding of Yorkshire Council has run the competition to find its eco ambassadors. Past winners have been the Osborne family of Driffield (2008), the Miller Smiths of Tunstall, Holderness (2009), and the Bradford family of Beverley (2010). John Skidmore, head of streetscene services, said: “Previous winners have set…
The amount of wood taken to the sites this winter, compared with the same two months of last winter, was down by 43 tonnes, or five per cent, and glass was down by 17 tonnes. Plastic and tins were both down by four tonnes this winter compared with last winter and cardboard was down by eight tonnes. John Skidmore, head of streetscene services, said: “This is further evidence that residents…
Road sweepings from some of the East Riding’s streets and roads are now being sent for composting to keep it out of landfill. The sweepings, including leaf fall, soil and paper litter, are collected by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s street sweeping vehicles and gully waste vehicles. This new service has been introduced around Anlaby, Beverley, Hedon, Hessle, Kirkella, Preston and Willerby. The vehicles will be emptied at the Wilmington…
Beverley will stay looking its best as a campaign keeps litter off the streets of the historic town. Officers from the council’s streetscene team and police community support officers (PCSO’s) will be patrolling areas of Beverley in a bid to discourage and deal with litter offenders. Anyone who commits a litter offence is liable to receive a £75 fixed penalty notice (FPN) which can now also be issued by the…
An event held in Beverley saw drivers given advice as their vehicles were checked to make sure they are safe, road-legal, insured, and properly taxed. Stop-checks were made on cars at Norwood in Beverley on Wednesday, 29 September, to help keep everyone on the East Riding’s roads as safe as possible. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “Reducing the number of people killed and seriously…
Drivers in Beverley have been given safety advice and had their vehicles checked to make sure they are safe, road-legal and properly taxed. Stop-checks were made on cars at Norwood in Beverley on Wednesday, 1 September, to help keep everyone on the East Riding’s roads as safe as possible. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “Reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on…