• Trinity Market Cycle Hub: Continuing to make cycles and cyclists safe in Hull
  • Champney Treasure House hosts poetry exhibition
  • National Hoarding Awareness Week
  • Hull City Council appeals for more foster carers to join them this Foster Care Fortnight
  • Foster Care Fortnight celebrates the power of relationships in East Riding
Champney Treasure House hosts poetry exhibition

Champney Treasure House hosts poetry exhibition

Champney Treasure House, in Beverley, is hosting an exhibition to highlight the High Wolds Poetry Festival.

Poetry for All centres around the High Wolds Poetry Festival, a partnership between East Riding museums and local poets. The festival is set to take place at Kilham village hall on Saturday 27 September, after being held in North Dalton for the last six occasions.

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National Hoarding Awareness Week

National Hoarding Awareness Week

Now in its 11th year, National Hoarding Awareness Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of hoarding and those with a hoarding disorder.

Hoarding Awareness Week will take place from the 12 to 16 May and will focus on promoting a greater understanding and acceptance of hoarding and how those affected by it can be supported to achieve positive change.

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Hull City Council appeals for more foster carers to join them this Foster Care Fortnight

Hull City Council appeals for more foster carers to join them this Foster Care Fortnight

Hull City Council is calling on the people of Hull to come forward and consider fostering as part of a major awareness drive for this upcoming Foster Care Fortnight (13–26 May 2025).

With one of the highest populations of looked-after children in the country, Hull urgently needs more foster carers to keep children safe, supported and close to the city they call home.

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Using credit cards as a budgeting tool: pros and cons

Using credit cards as a budgeting tool: pros and cons

Credit cards can be a great budgeting tool, but only if you use them properly. They can help you spot where you spend most of your money, earn cashback on purchases, build credit scores and more. On the other hand, misuse can lead to ballooning debts and high interest payments.

If you want to learn how to use a credit card effectively, our team has broken it down into its core pros and cons. Read this guide, and you should be fully equipped to use your credit card as a top budgeting tool.

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East Riding villages to host coastal erosion workshops

East Riding villages to host coastal erosion workshops

A series of events will be held for residents in coastal communities across the East Riding, to learn about the impact of coastal erosion in their area, and to feed back their priorities.

The events have been organised by the Changing Coasts East Riding (CCER) team, which is funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (CTAP). The programme is managed by the Environment Agency and delivered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Councils confirm continuation of ‘Freedom Pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers

Councils confirm continuation of ‘Freedom Pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers

A scheme enabling care leavers to receive free bus travel in Hull and the East Riding will continue thanks to new funding from Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

After initially being introduced in September 2024, the Young Person’s Freedom Pass, an initiative between the two local authorities and the region’s bus operators – East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands – has been extended until March 2026 using Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding from the Department for Transport (DfT).

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Foster Care Fortnight celebrates the power of relationships in East Riding

Foster Care Fortnight celebrates the power of relationships in East Riding

Foster Care Fortnight, running from 12 to 25 May, celebrates the dedication of East Riding foster carers, and raise awareness of the growing need for more people to consider fostering.

The Fostering Network’s annual campaign this year focuses on ‘the power of relationships’. Throughout the week East Riding Fostering is encouraging foster carers to take an hour to nurture relationships – from taking a walk, sharing a cake to hosting a family fun day!

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New Hull Academy Brings Bespoke Training to Yorkshire Businesses

New Hull Academy Brings Bespoke Training to Yorkshire Businesses

A Hull-based social care provider is offering its training expertise to the wider business community for the first time.

The HICA Group, which provides care and support to older people and adults with learning disabilities across Yorkshire, has expanded its long-established in-house training offer to local employers, charities and individuals through its new Hull-based training academy.

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Rix Group continues to receive national recognition in supporting staff to choose sustainable travel

Rix Group continues to receive national recognition in supporting staff to choose sustainable travel

One of Hull’s most prominent businesses has received another national award for its workplace travel plan, which encourages and supports its workforce to walk, cycle and use public transport for their daily commute.

Rix Group, the sixth-generation, family-owned business, with a portfolio of 22 companies ranging across many industries, has received a ‘Very Good Travel Plan’ award from Modeshift STARS Business programme, its second accolade in just over 12 months.

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£6.5 million to be invested in energy efficient measures for low-income households

£6.5 million to be invested in energy efficient measures for low-income households

700 low-income households in the East Riding will be provided with energy efficiency upgrades, due to East Riding of Yorkshire Council and government funding.

£1.6 million has been provided by the Warms Home Local Grant, from the Department for Energy and Net Zero (DESNZ), for free energy works to 103 private sector homes. Eligible properties across the region will receive wall insulation, loft top up, glazing improvements, and heating upgrades.

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Author Debbie Wastling to visit the East Riding

Author Debbie Wastling to visit the East Riding

Los Angeles-based author Debbie Wastling will visit the East Riding, as part of East Riding Libraries’ author events, for a series of talks and meet and greets.

Debbie Wastling, born and raised in the East Riding, has written three novels, including her latest, The Sutherland Scandals. She will be presenting historical photos and reading from the novel, at local libraries in the East Riding.

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Leading Retirement Developer Launches Apartments For Rent In Beverley

Leading Retirement Developer Launches Apartments For Rent In Beverley

The UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, McCarthy Stone, has launched a new selection of apartments for rent, making the company one of the country’s largest and most experienced retirement rental providers. Brand new apartments are now available to rent at Westwood Manor in Beverley, East Riding. Responding to the growing trend to rent in later life these new apartments, exclusively available for over 70s, are expected to be popular with retirees.

McCarthy Stone is committed to making all the benefits of the retirement living lifestyle more accessible than ever before. The launch of additional rental apartments is in response to demand from older people currently living in homes that are becoming unsuitable for their needs, and wanting to move or downsize to a property that suits later life living.

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Why Most UK Artists Earn Pennies from Streaming – And How to Change It

Why Most UK Artists Earn Pennies from Streaming – And How to Change It

It’s the age of streaming, with billions of plays, global reach, and… a pay cheque that barely covers the cost of a flat white. If you’re also stuck staring into the abyss of your bank account, you’re not alone. Most artists in the UK say they struggle to make ends meet, and their complaints are only getting louder.

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How to uphold integrity in corporate law practice

How to uphold integrity in corporate law practice

The industry of corporate law needs both technical expertise and unwavering ethical commitment. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the agency received close to 11,000 reports about solicitors and law firms they regulate in 2022/2023. This shows the frequency of ethical challenges in legal practice. For corporate lawyers going through this complex terrain, maintaining integrity is essential for sustainable client relationships and preserving the reputation of the legal profession itself.

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Free compost giveaways return in May

Free compost giveaways return in May

The ever-popular free compost giveaways for East Riding residents will return in May. 

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste and recycling team will once again be handing out 5,000 bags of compost – 60 tonnes – to local residents over the space of eight events, being held from May 3 to 17. 

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East Yorkshire street lights project aimed at cutting carbon praised by Transport minister

East Yorkshire street lights project aimed at cutting carbon praised by Transport minister

An East Riding project aimed at cutting carbon and saving energy in street lights on major roads has been praised in a visit by a transport minister. 

Lillian Greenwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for the Future of Roads at the Department for Transport, visited the village of Hayton, near Pocklington, for a guided tour of one of the sites of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s innovative street lights trial. 

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Rural businesses showcase food and tourism opportunities in East Yorkshire

Rural businesses showcase food and tourism opportunities in East Yorkshire

East Yorkshire Local Food & Rural Tourism Network held a launch for the latest edition of the ‘Enjoy Local Food and Drink Guide’, alongside a variety of talks, at their recent Spring Event at The Manor Rooms on The Drewton Estate, South Cave.

The Network includes a variety of businesses across the East Riding, benefits from a business-led steering group and is facilitated by East Riding of Yorkshire council’s rural policy and partnerships team. This year’s event and guide were funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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