One of the best things about living in this corner of Yorkshire is the abundance of spectacular coastlines on offer.
If you’re based in Beverley and the surrounding area, then you’ll have a handful of amazing seaside towns to explore, each of which provides a slightly different experience.
One-third of East Riding’s 12 to 18-year-olds have tried a vaporizer and one in ten regularly vape, according to a survey of vaping use conducted among young people.
Efforts are now being made by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to discourage young people from becoming vapers.
Parents and carers of Year 6 children in East Riding will find out in September which secondary school their children will attend.
A total of 3,584 applications were submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council, most of which were made online – an increase of 3.2% from last year – and 3,441 places were offered to students according to their first preference.
Beverley and East Yorkshire are hosting an array of Christmas events and late-night shopping opportunities.
Residents of many East Riding towns and villages will be able to support local businesses this Christmas through events.
The second round of free compost giveaways will be held by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council in September.
Approximately 5,000 bags of compost will be given away for free between September 6 and 22 at nine giveaway events across the area.
To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, mums, babies, family and friends are invited to a picnic at various locations across the East Riding.
Several events are being organized by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s centres, with the support of integrated specialist public health nurses from Humber NHS Teaching Foundation Trust, to help give breastfeeding mothers support and help.
East Riding Libraries have joined forces with the Alzheimers Society to host drop-in sessions to promote good brain health.
Events will be held across the region including in Beverley at the local library on the first Monday in the month from August.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Active Coast team has put together a varied programme of events and activities at several coastal locations for the summer holidays.
Active Coast is the council’s popular programme for residents and visitors to explore and enjoy life in the East Riding.
The ‘Springboard Summer Tour’ starts on 26 June 2022 at the Memorial Day for Ivan Usher at Beverley East Riding Leisure.
The ‘Summer Tour’ is engaging with 16–24-year-olds across the East Riding and speaking to them about helping with their next steps to education, further training or employment.
Drivers waited in line at events to get their free compost bags, as the compost giveaways proved popular as ever.
Over 5,000 bags of compost were given out at nine giveaways organized by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling department.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, met Careers Leaders from across his constituency to discuss how Careers Hubs are being used to improve the quality of guidance that students are given in local schools.
Careers Hubs were first developed in 2018 and Yorkshire and the Humber was one of the first regions where these were located.
The team at Puffins Galore! is seeking Puffin Pals – volunteers to befriend each of the puffin sculptures which will be landing in East Yorkshire in early July.
Appearing along the coast, with a cheeky twist inland, the forty-two giant, artist decorated puffins will settle at locations along a trail from Bempton to Kilnsea, with clusters in Bridlington, Hornsea, Withernsea and Hull.
There will be annual restrictions excluding dogs from certain parts of beaches along the East Coast from Sunday, 1 May.
In an effort to help families and visitors enjoy the seaside without being bothered by nuisance dogs or fouling, the exclusion will be in effect until 30 September.
Hull City Council is inviting people to “branch out” and take part in a free, fun-filled activity day of tree planting at a city woodland as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Members of the public are invited to take part in woodland planting, bushcraft, foraging, den building and other tree-related crafts tomorrow on Tuesday 22 February, from 9am to 4pm.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s public health team first launched the Inclusion Health vehicle back in November 2021, as part of the wider East Riding Inclusion Health service.
This project brings together council services including public health, leisure and libraries, as well as external partners such as the Humber NHS Foundation Trust, the Food Poverty Alliance and the foodbank network, working with community groups and organisations, all with the aim to become a trusted and supportive presence within the local authority.
Following the success of The Made in East Yorkshire Christmas Market in Beverley a series of newly formed ‘East Riding FEASTivals’ will be coming to towns from January 2022.
The East Riding FEASTival will be a celebration of our high streets, through an event that will feature street foods, bars of distinction, alfresco dining, live music, and children’s entertainment served up with fun, colour and character.
East Riding Lib Dems are calling for tougher action on dumping of sewage discharges and run-offs from farms into our rivers at the next Full Council Meeting.
The call comes as figures released by the Rivers Trust shows the number of discharges and hours of discharge by sites within the East Riding Council area.
An organisation that has been providing a loans and savings lifeline for families for more than 20 years has been rewarded with a top accolade in a nationwide awards scheme.
HEY Credit Union, which has branches across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, shared the top spot in the Treating Customers Fairly category in the Consumer Credit Awards 2021 (CCA).