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The Mayor of Beverley, Councillor Linda Johnson, is encouraging residents and visitors to take part in a new Treasure Hunt to raise money for charity.
Taking people on a trip around the town centre, the Treasure Hunt will raise funds for Scope, which supports equality for disabled people.
Keeping those around us safe from Covid-19 is everyone’s top priority, and with restrictions lifted, it’s important to remember the virus is still with us and what to do if you experience symptoms.
If you are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19, you must take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test either at a local testing site or by ordering one to be sent to your home. Lateral flow tests, sometimes called rapid tests, are not replacements for PCR tests.
Beverley families struggling with debt and money problems are offered hope as a new debt advice centre is launched in Beverley.
The new centre is part of the Community Money Advice network where trained debt advisers offer free, confidential, face-to-face advice and support to help people find relief from debt and financial hardship.
Liberal Democrat councillors in St Mary’s ward are celebrating with residents at the news that their campaign to prevent two 24 hour drive-thru’s, industrial units and a filling station being built on greenfield land on Swinemoor Lane next to the hospital has been successful.
Beverley Art Gallery continues to be an excellent resource for students and those looking for a career in the museums sector, and its collaboration with the University of York is now coming to fruition.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been recognised by the Ministry of Defence for its work with the Armed Forces community.
The council has been granted the Silver Award as part of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for a further five years.
The Godber Theatre Foundation, which helps young people from Hull and East Yorkshire break into the theatre industry by offering them mentorship, exclusive masterclasses, workshops, and invitations to events is now open for applicants for its 2021/22 year.
Now that the summer holidays are underway, the team at Beverley Art Gallery are reminding visitors of the need to book in advance to visit the popular ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition – and is urging people to honour their booking once it has been made.
East Riding Theatre is thrilled to announce that they will be welcoming audiences back with a production of Harold Pinter’s early masterpiece. The show will run from 9 to 25 September.
Soanes Poultry has told MP Graham Stuart about the issues they are facing recruiting staff as a result of Brexit. As a result of labour issues, the firm has had to reduce its output.
A family-run business since 1947, all of the chickens at Soanes Poultry are grown on farms within 22mi of the factory in Middleton on the Wolds.
MP, Graham Stuart, has paid thanks to px Group and HFR Solutions after it was announced that they would donate six defibrillators to Graham’s CADEY (Community Access Defibrillators for East Yorkshire) campaign for blanket defibrillator coverage across his constituency.
The East Riding Visual Arts Uplift is proud to announce two free talks by commissioned artists, Ian Kirkpatrick and Juliette Losq.
Following a hugely successful open call to artists, both nationally and internationally, the Visual Arts Uplift commissioned two artworks, ‘Beverlac’ by artist Ian Kirkpatrick, currently on display in Beverley Guildhall, and ‘Umbraculum’ by artist Juliette Losq, being exhibited at Sewerby Hall and Gardens.
A total of £5m in extra funding is to be spent on council projects to benefit residents in the East Riding, in the wake of the coronavirus.
The cash comes from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s General Fund Reserve, money that came from some savings it made during last year’s budget.
Senior leaders at East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s services are “working effectively through an improvement plan” despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Ofsted inspectors.
East Yorkshire home builder Risby Homes has been recognised once again by the National House Building Council (NHBC) for its excellence, this time in its Pride in the Job Awards.
The three areas with the fastest broadband speeds in England are all located in East Yorkshire according to new data.
Molescroft in Beverley tops the list, with 97.9% of residents receiving a broadband speed of at least 30 megabits per second (mbps), with Brough (97.5%) and Sutton South (95.8%) giving East Yorkshire a clean sweep of the top three.
Alongside the ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition in Beverley Art Gallery until Saturday, 2 October, the Treasure House is providing sessions for visitors to enjoy making their own LEGO brick constructions, inspired by the exhibition, and objects in the Museum collection.
Parents and carers looking for fun and active ways of keeping their children entertained during the summer holidays should look no further than the Active East Riding #SchoolsOut website.