A baker with shops across Yorkshire and the North East has pledged to work towards having 100% green packaging with the launch of a new compostable bag – a first in the industry.
Replacing all of its plastic carriers from January, Thomas the Baker will instead be offering customers TUV-certified compostable bags made from potato starch.
Graham Stuart, MP has sought to ensure that schools in his constituency are adequately prepared to provide high-quality remote education.
His comments come following the news that England has entered a third national lockdown.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bridlington Spa has today launched ‘To Have & To Hold’ an exciting new offer for couples planning to either get married or form a civil partnership in the next two years. Meaning they can have their ceremony now, and hold their reception at a later date.
An East Yorkshire poultry supplier has appointed a Harper Adams graduate to a new position in its animal husbandry division.
Middleton on the Wolds based Clive Soanes Broilers, a sister company to Soanes Poultry, has appointed Emily Hughes to the new position of Poultry Health Specialist.
East Riding Lib Dem Councillors are pushing litter higher up on the Council’s priority list at this Wednesdays Full Council ERYC Meeting.
Hessle Lib Dem Cllr David Nolan is proposing a motion that if adopted would give a greater focus on litter. He said;
There is still time for local community groups, charities and organisations to apply to Beverley Town Council for a grant.
Community groups and organisations are invited to submit applications to the Town Council’s new Small and General Grants Schemes.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering free online business support workshops – delivered by retail specialists – for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in town centres across the East Riding.
The council has commissioned specialist consultants The Retail Group to provide business growth workshops, which will provide practical ideas and suggestions about how SMEs can adapt, evolve and improve their performances over the coming months.
Hull City Council has committed a further investment of £20,000 to support young entrepreneurs in the city.
The grant follows £20,000 issued by the local authority from May to August last year, which was critical to drawing in further private sector funding to support young entrepreneurs.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is consulting on a Draft Flood Risk Sequential and Exception Test Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) from Monday, 18 January to Friday, 5 March 2021.
Supplementary planning documents provide more detailed advice or guidance on the application of policies in the East Riding Local Plan. The current Local Plan provides for the amount, location and type of development in the East Riding until the year 2029. The Local Plan is currently being reviewed.
From Sunday 17 January bus company East Yorkshire will be making temporary changes to some buses, in response to the national lockdown.
A small number of late-night journeys will be suspended, and some frequent buses in Hull will run slightly less often due to lower numbers of people travelling.
Beverley based RPMS (Block Management) has relaunched and rebranded the business this month, focussing on its region-wide, specialist property management services.
The move follows the sale of the company’s residential lettings and property management business to Leeds based Linley & Simpson last year.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is advising road users and local residents of the temporary closure of Flemingate in Beverley on Tuesday, 12 January between 15 Flemingate and the Armstrong Way junction.
Local councillor Denis Healy has welcomed the COVID Vaccinations programme that is underway in Beverley.
Speaking got HU17.net Cllr Healy urged residents to be patient while he also thanked healthcare professionals for their efforts.
Cash strapped Beverley RUFC is pleading for financial help from the people of Beverley to ensure the long term survival of the club.
A crowdfunding page has been set up, which has already raised £10,000, but more cash is desperately needed.
Beverley residents who are the most at risk and vulnerable have started to be offered the COVID vaccination.
The Beverley Primary Care Network (PCN), which includes all of Beverley’s GP practices, started to vaccinate residents this week.
Members of East Riding Leisure can still enjoy exclusive live workouts with instructors during the lockdown.
Local councillors want residents to have a say on Beverley’s proposed 24-hour fast food and industrial development at Swinemoor Lane roundabout
The Liberal Democrat ward and town councillors in Beverley are inviting their residents to express their views after a Lancashire based developer submitted a planning application.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has acknowledged the difficulties caused by the latest rules as a result of a third national lockdown.
However, the MP went on to described the restrictions as “vital” in the national effort to fight Covid-19.