Preparation is underway for the return of Hull’s much-loved family festival, The Big Malarkey, this summer.
Hosted by Hull Libraries, the team is hoping to bring a smile to people’s faces and welcome families back with an invitation to come together to celebrate and experience the magic of The Big Malarkey Festival.
The chairman and leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council have today paid their respects to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99.
In a joint statement chairman of the council, Councillor Pat Smith and leader of the council, Councillor Richard Burton paid tribute to The Duke who “dedicated his life to supporting The Queen”.
East Riding Council has announced details of the reopening of East Riding Libraries, Mobile Libraries, and its Customer Service Centres and Multi-Service Centres from Monday, 12 April, in line with the government’s roadmap.
East Riding Libraries will continue to offer the Order and Collect service at the door for those customers who prefer to use it, and will also be open for limited browsing (maximum of 30 minutes, which may be reduced at the busiest times).
All East Riding Leisure Centres will reopen on Monday 12th April.
Restrictions in place under the government’s roadmap will mean that programmes will be limited.
Do you often hide your cooker door with a tea towel folded over the handle?
If you are looking to give your home a thorough spring clean ahead of welcoming back family and friends as lockdown lifts but are embarrassed by the state of your oven, help is at hand from Darren Hall, of OvenGleamers, based in Beverley.
Matthew Grove has been selected by East Riding Liberal Democrats, to stand as their candidate in the South West Holderness Ward of East Riding Yorkshire Council on 6 May.
Work has begun on the Army’s first solar farm as part of a major project expected to deliver £1million in efficiency savings and a massive reduction of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The project will support the Government’s commitment to meet Net Carbon Emissions by 2050.
Forrester Boyd Wealth Management is delighted to announce that two of its financial advisers have become Fellows of the Personal Finance Society.
This is recognition that they have not only attained but maintained the most prestigious level of professional achievement in financial services.
The creativity of Hull’s writing community is being celebrated with four new writing commissions for the Humber Mouth literature festival.
And, the new stories and poems written for radio will be broadcast through a special partnership with BBC Radio Humberside.
The Family Mediation team at Rollits will be taking part in a new government initiative launched last week which will see £1m invested in family mediation.
Under the scheme, the Ministry of Justice will provide contributions of up to £500 per family, to help families resolve issues relating to children following parental separation. The fund will reduce the costs of mediation for at least 2000 families.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) has published its Strategic Plan and Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for 2021 – 2024.
HFRS stakeholders were consulted in relation to both plans, having been asked questions relating to what they expect from their Fire and Rescue Service, with the responses helping to shape the information that the plans convey.
A new spice importing business has joined forces with a long-established food wholesaler in a distribution partnership which is gearing up to support the hospitality sector as it bounces back from lockdown.
Tapasya Spices has added Dee Bee Wholesale to its expanding ranks of distributors as it works to deliver its exclusive range of spices, rice and pulses to retailers and hospitality businesses nationwide.
Assistant Chief Constable Darren Downs says he is pleased that residents in the region enjoyed the bank holiday weekend safely.
He also added that local police engaged with the public and as a result issued just a handful of fixed penalty notices. Now he hopes that people will continue to follow the rules outline by the government.
An established Hull memorials business has introduced new measures to help its clients post lockdown.
Among the initiatives introduced by G.H.Wriglesworth are innovative ‘walk and talk’ meetings, pre-booked appointments, home visits and virtual meetings.
East Riding Libraries have seen a huge 329% increase in the number of eBooks downloaded since March 2020, and a 95.5% increase in the number of audiobooks downloaded free with their library memberships.
Librarian Pamela Taylor-Bramwell explained: “We’ve been delighted to have welcomed over 4,500 new members (in addition to our 45,000 existing members!) since March 2020.
A dyslexic entrepreneur is seeking the help of businesses and employees as he works to develop an assistive tool that will make email easier for people who share his condition.
Hull-based Dileepa Ranawake, who was diagnosed with dyslexia at 18, is drawing on his background in technology and health projects to create Jisterly.ai, which will enable dyslexic people to read and prioritise their emails up to five times faster without having to open them.
Ideal Heating, experts in heating and hot water solutions is working with recruitment consultancy Emmerson Kitney to appoint 10 skilled engineers as part of a team within the new environmental division working on the development of industry-leading products that will contribute to the UK’s net-zero target.
Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Keith Hunter has issued a statement in which he raises his concerns in relation to fraud.
He is calling for more clarity saying that any candidate the Conservative Party put forward can now not be trusted.