• East Riding poetry festival returns to the High Wolds and is calling for submissions on the theme of ‘connections’
  • East Riding Libraries to celebrate PRIDE this June
  • Compost giveaways prove as popular as ever with East Riding residents
  • Run With It Charity sees massive increase in work with special education schools
  • East Riding Schools: Breaking barriers to boost attendance
Remote Fitness Training Now Available From This CIMSPA Approved Provider

Remote Fitness Training Now Available From This CIMSPA Approved Provider

Local training provider Sportsability has recently become a CIMSPA partner meaning their courses are approved to the highest standard in the UK.

The company, which has been running for 10 years, offer Gym Instructor, Group Training, Personal Training together with Continued Professional Development courses, for people wanting to begin or progress their career as a fitness professional.

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Donation By Tesco Will Have An Immense Impact On Hungry Families

Donation By Tesco Will Have An Immense Impact On Hungry Families

East Yorkshire Foodbank says food donated to them by Tesco will have an immense impact on feeding hungry families.

Food poverty in the UK continues to grow while the impact of the Covid-19 is also having an impact. Levels of food insecurity in the UK are the highest in Europe. It is estimated that almost 2 million people in the UK access food banks.

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Hull City Council Awarded Green Certificate For Action On Environmental Impact

Hull City Council Awarded Green Certificate For Action On Environmental Impact

Hull City Council has been awarded the Investors in the Environment Green certificate for the seventh year in a row.

An audit in December praised the local authority’s energy use during 2019-20 and its action on reducing its environmental impact between October 2019 and November 2020.

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East Riding Of Yorkshire Prepares For Potential Flooding

East Riding Of Yorkshire Prepares For Potential Flooding

Residents in the East Riding are being reminded to keep up-to-date with potential flood warnings in the coming days and take any necessary personal flood protection measures as the area prepares for significant rainfall this week.

The MET office has predicted that the East Riding may experience around 30-60mm of water between Tuesday morning and Thursday morning. The total average monthly rainfall for this area in January is around 50-60mm.

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Community Champion Pleased To Be Working With Local Groups

Community Champion Pleased To Be Working With Local Groups

Tesco Community Champion David Ryley says that the store in Beverley is pleased to be working with groups in the area.

Through the supermarket giants pledge to reduce the amount of food waste, they are donating goods to groups. These groups include ones based in Beverley, Leven and also Hull.

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Historic Queens Dock Set To Be Unearthed For First Time In 60 Years

Historic Queens Dock Set To Be Unearthed For First Time In 60 Years

Once the largest dock of its kind in the country, sections of the original dock edge walls of Queens Dock are set to be unearthed for the first time in 60 years this month as part of a £4.3m city centre project.

The sections of the dock edge were last seen in the 1960s when the gardens were remodelled to a design created by the renowned architect and town planner, Sir Frederick Gibberd.

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Barratt Developments Yorkshire East Rounds Off Charitable Year With £35k Donation To SASH

Barratt Developments Yorkshire East Rounds Off Charitable Year With £35k Donation To SASH

Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East rounded off a successful year of support for vital causes across the region by confirming that a total of £34,538.40 was raised for its 2020 charity of the year, the local youth homelessness charity, Safe and Sound Homes (SASH).

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Assistant Chief Constable Warns Of Enforcement Against Those Who Breach Government Regulations

Assistant Chief Constable Warns Of Enforcement Against Those Who Breach Government Regulations

Assistant Chief Constable Paul Anderson speaks about the new regulations and how communities have pulled together to keep each other safe.

His comments come following news that a part in Beverley was broken up while one person at the event was also arrested for possession of drugs.

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Hull Prepares For A Month’s Worth Of Rainfall In Coming Days

Hull Prepares For A Month’s Worth Of Rainfall In Coming Days

Residents are being reminded to implement personal flood protection measures as the city prepares for significant rainfall this week.

The MET office has predicted that Hull may experience around 30-60mm of water between now to Thursday morning. The total average monthly rainfall for this area in January is around 50-60mm.

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Sewerby Hall And Gardens Reaching Out To The Sewerby Squirrels Online

Sewerby Hall And Gardens Reaching Out To The Sewerby Squirrels Online

Although Sewerby Hall is currently closed, the team are still reaching out to their youngest visitors and customers.

In normal times, Sewerby Hall hosts weekly Sewerby Squirrels sessions, which cannot happen at the moment. Instead, there are weekly posts on social media aimed at Under 5s and their families.

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Graham Stuart MP Looks For Post-Brexit Update On Ports

Graham Stuart MP Looks For Post-Brexit Update On Ports

MP Graham Stuart has sought an update on the situation at the Humber’s docks following the end of the UK’s transition period with the EU at the end of 2020.

The UK and the EU finalised a long-awaited ‘Trade & Cooperation Agreement’ on Christmas Eve last year – just a week before both parties had been set to begin trading without an agreement.

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Popular Elwell Trail Around Historic Beverley Extended

The popular Elwell Trail, which consisted of 22 reproductions of paintings by Fred or Mary Elwell displayed on external walls in various locations in or near Beverley town centre, has been extended by adding 6 new works. These include three by Mary Elwell, two by Fred Elwell and one by Fred’s nephew Ken Elwell.

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