East Riding of Yorkshire Council has stepped up its efforts to bring long term empty properties back into use to benefit those in housing need.
In 2016, the East Riding of Yorkshire contained approximately 145,000 households of which 1,724 were classed as long term empty, meaning they have been empty for six months or more.
Residents in the East Riding are among the best recyclers in the country – it’s official.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has come second in the whole of England in the latest Government recycling results.
More rubbish is generated over the Christmas and New Year holiday than any other time of the year – and residents can recycle most of it in their blue and brown bins.
Last year more than 9,000 tonnes of waste was collected from households over the festive period across the East Riding.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will remove two sunken vessels from the River Hull as part of a joint strategy to manage flood risk in the River Hull valley.
Waste and recycling officers will be in Beverley offering advice and information to mark national Recycle Week.
Don’t put your old clothes, shoes or bedding in your household bin – reuse them or take them to a recycling bank to help good causes and the environment.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council – and contractors Geo. Houltons Ltd. – are midway through a £2.5 million contract to re-roof hundreds of houses owned by the council.
Graham Stuart MP will chair the first ever meeting of the River Hull Board, which will supervise the implementation of the pioneering River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy
A host of events and visits will be held next week to mark East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Recycle Week 2016 (June 13-19).
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s annual free compost giveaways claiming theirs from 10AM in Beverley.
Graham Stuart MP will meet Floods Minister Rory Stewart on Tuesday 19 April at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss flooding and coastal issues
A major new £6.75m extra care housing scheme designed to help older and disabled people to live independently has been officially opened in Beverley.
Families and other residents across the East Riding are being issued with a festive challenge – to recycle as much of their Christmas and New Year waste as they can.
Waste and recycling officers at East Riding of Yorkshire Council are encouraging people to recycle their real Christmas trees after the festive holiday.
Residents in the East Riding who have signed up for the latest round of collective energy supply switching are again being offered big savings on their fuel bills.
Keen cooks from across the East Riding are being urged to enter the council’s Christmas Bake Off Competition – with a £100 voucher for East Yorkshire’s Michelin Star restaurant
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s annual compost giveaway enjoyed one of its most successful years yet – with around 5,000 bags given free to residents.
Waste and recycling officers will be out and about in towns and villages next week offering advice and information to mark national Recycle Week (June 22-28).