Young People Across The East Riding Encouraged To Stand For UK Youth Parliament Elections

Young People Across The East Riding Encouraged To Stand For UK Youth Parliament Elections
November 9, 2021

Young people across the East Riding who want to make a positive change in the area they live and be a voice for young people are being invited to stand as candidates for election to the UK Youth Parliament.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, working in partnership with East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), which are receiving funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, is looking for young people between the age of 11 and 18 to nominate themselves as candidates.

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Celebrate And Remember Your Loved One This Christmas With Dove House Hospice

Celebrate And Remember Your Loved One This Christmas With Dove House Hospice
November 5, 2021

Light up a Life is a wonderful opportunity for hospice supporters and the wider community to gather together to share stories and fond memories.

Dove House Hospice welcomes everyone, regardless of how long ago your loved one died and whether or not they received hospice care. The generosity of those who honour a loved one through Light up a Life ensures Dove House is there for every family who needs them, at Christmas time and throughout the year.

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Awards That Reward Region’s Best Tourism Businesses Returns

Awards That Reward Region’s Best Tourism Businesses Returns
November 4, 2021

Awards that reward the region’s best, brightest, most successful, and innovative tourism businesses will return in 2022 and will continue to be a route to national recognition.

The 2022 Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, the REYTAs, organised by tourism body Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) will culminate in an awards event in March 2022.

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Frost Hollow Hall Announced As ERT’s 2021 Christmas Production

Frost Hollow Hall Announced As ERT’s 2021 Christmas Production
November 2, 2021

East Riding Theatre is delighted to announce the return of the eagerly anticipated Christmas production which will run from 9th December to 2nd January 2022.

This year’s festive treat will be the first-ever stage adaptation of Frost Hollow Hall, a gripping Victorian mystery written by highly-acclaimed author Emma Carroll and adapted for the stage by ERT’s Artistic Director, Adrian Rawlins.

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New Events At Beverley Guildhall

New Events At Beverley Guildhall
November 2, 2021

There will be two new events running at Beverley Guildhall over the winter months.

A new exhibition, ‘Views of Beverley’, opening on 3 November, uses 19th-century art from the Beverley Art Gallery collection to create a visual presentation of the Victorian town.

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Household Support Grant Scheme Launched By ERYC

Household Support Grant Scheme Launched By ERYC
October 27, 2021

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a discretionary grant scheme to support those who need it most with the cost of food, energy, water bills and other essentials this winter.

The Household Support Grant Scheme is funded from one-off central Government funding announced on 30 September 2021, and enables local authorities to provide financial support to households most in need over the winter months.

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Hull and York Rail Route Given Green Light By Government Ministers

Hull and York Rail Route Given Green Light By Government Ministers
October 27, 2021

A bid to restore a 40-mile direct rail route between Hull and York has today been given the green light by Government Ministers.

The bid, sponsored by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, will now receive support from officials at the Department for Transport as well as funding for 75% of the cost of creating a business case, up to a maximum of £50,000.

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MP Reacts To Environment Bill Sewage Amendment

Boost For Local Pig Farmers Following Lobbying By Graham Stuart
October 27, 2021

MP Graham Stuart has responded to claims that he and fellow Conservative MPs voted against measures to prevent untreated sewage from being released across the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Members of an outdoor swimming group in Hornsea, who are using an app to monitor the quality of the water they swim in on any given day, have contacted the local MP to raise their concerns.

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Low Deposit Mortgage Scheme Makes Home Ownership More Accessible

Low Deposit Mortgage Scheme Makes Homeownership More Accessible
October 26, 2021

The prospect of home ownership has been made much more accessible for prospective buyers in Beverley thanks to the launch of a brand new low deposit mortgage scheme at a popular development of new homes in the area.

Deposit Unlock is a new mortgage lending scheme offered by housebuilders Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes on properties including Queens Court and Minster View in Beverley.

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Freemasons Sign Up To Armed Forces Covenant

Freemasons Sign Up To Armed Forces Covenant
October 26, 2021

The Freemasons have signed the Armed Forces Covenant during a ceremony at Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden led by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent.

The partnership aims to support members of the Armed Forces community and ensure they have the same access to government as well as commercial services and products as any other citizen.

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