Restoration Not Demolition Say Beverley’s Civic Society

Restoration Not Demolition Say Beverley’s Civic Society
January 27, 2022

Beverley Civic Society is calling for the footbridge at Beverley Train Station to be fully restored and the unique Listed wooden canopy not to be demolished.

The group have voiced concerns following plans by Network Rail to replace the current footbridge canopy with something more modern and totally lacking in character.

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Winter Music Festival Stage4Beverley Will Soon Be With Us

Winter Music Festival Stage4Beverley Will Soon Be With Us
January 26, 2022

This year’s Stage4Beverley festival is almost upon us and with restrictions being eased, and one event already sold out, it promises to be a week full of excellent performances and entertainment.

Leading artists from around the country will be arriving in Beverley to bring their music, song, poems and more to venues around the town.

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New ERT Mobile App Brings Theatre to the Outdoors

New ERT Mobile App Brings Theatre to the Outdoors
January 26, 2022

ERT is delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Time Travellers’ Theatre Trail’ app.

Users can enjoy a FREE outdoor walking theatre trail travelling back into Beverley’s past, where they meet local characters and discover what the town’s theatrical life really looked like in times gone by.

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Rollits Recruits Highlight Career Path For Local Legal Talent

Rollits Recruits Highlight Career Path For Local Legal Talent
January 26, 2022

A leading law firm is celebrating the talent on its own doorstep as it builds for the future by putting local people at the heart of its recruitment strategy.

Rollits LLP revealed that nine lawyers joined the firm during 2021 and most have either grown up in the region or graduated from the University of Hull.

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Free Travel To COVID Vaccine Appointments

Free Travel To COVID Vaccine Appointments
January 26, 2022

Bus company East Yorkshire is working with East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group and East Riding of Yorkshire Council to allow people free bus travel to and from their COVID-19 vaccine appointments in the East Riding.

Around 9 out of 10 people in the East Riding of Yorkshire region have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but there are over 28k people in the East Riding of Yorkshire who are still eligible to come forward for their booster vaccination.

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Reflections Of Japan In East Yorkshire Exhibition Gets Official Recognition

Reflections Of Japan In East Yorkshire Exhibition Gets Official Recognition
January 25, 2022

The popular exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery, ‘Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire’, has received further official recognition from the Japanese Embassy.

The exhibition is an official event in the Japan /UK Season of Culture and has been featured in a new video of highlights from the Season of Culture, alongside events at the Ashmolean in Oxford and at Japan House in London.

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Health And Care Staff Thanked For Efforts During Latest Pandemic Surge

Health And Care Staff Thanked For Efforts During Latest Pandemic Surge
January 22, 2022

Local leaders would like to thank health and care staff for their hard work and the public for their support during the latest pandemic surge.

The Humber Local Resilience Forum (LRF) has declared a major incident due to the ongoing high levels of COVID-19 infection and the extra demand and pressures this is putting on local health and care services across Hull and the East Riding. 

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Yorkshire’s Reserves Hold The Fort in Kenya

Yorkshire’s Reserves Hold The Fort in Kenya
January 21, 2022

For the last three months, thirty-three men and women from the 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, British Army Reserve have been responsible for force protection duties at the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).

In the weeks before Christmas, the Yorkshire & Teesside based reserves from 4 YORKS took over the role at the East African training facility from 1st Bn The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR).

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Filling Station Developer Submits Plans For Phase Two Jobs Boost

Filling Station Developer Submits Plans For Phase Two Jobs Boost
January 20, 2022

Plans for business units and a drive-through coffee shop that could create more than 30 jobs have been submitted by developers working on the second phase of a project to regenerate a derelict site in East Yorkshire.

Lovel Capital Projects is aiming to add the facilities to its proposed development of a filling station and convenience store, plans for which were cleared last month after a planning inspector overturned the refusal by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Chatty Bus Coming To Beverley To Help Fight Loneliness

Chatty Bus Coming To Beverley To Help Fight Loneliness
January 18, 2022

Local bus company East Yorkshire is continuing its efforts in the fight against loneliness and social isolation by bringing back “Chatty Bus”, a project raising awareness of loneliness in society. 

This year, the bus company is partnering with Age UK Hull to bring chat and friendship to the region, helping the charity to recruit new people for its befriender scheme. 

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New Musical Ruby And The Vinyl This Spring At ERT

New Musical Ruby And The Vinyl This Spring At ERT
January 17, 2022

Ruby and the Vinyl a brand new musical comedy, written by internationally renowned playwright John Godber in partnership with his daughter Elizabeth, and featuring songs written by BBC supporting artist Ruby Macintosh, is coming to the East Riding Theatre this March!

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Make A Difference By Registering As A Blood Or Organ Donor

Make A Difference By Registering As A Blood Or Organ Donor
January 17, 2022

Donating blood or organs are the most important things you can do to make a difference to someone else’s life, according to new research which ranks altruistic acts. 

A survey of 2,189 adults in England placed blood and organ donation top in a poll of ways that people felt they could make a real difference to other people’s lives.

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East Riding FEASTivals Rolled Out Following Success In Beverley

East Riding FEASTivals Rolled Out Following Success In Beverley
January 17, 2022

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.

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