• The East Riding Festival of Words is returning for another year
  • East Riding sports association join White Ribbon campaign to tackle violence against women and girls
  • Bra collection drive at Millers Day Service to support local breast cancer charity
  • Leading Retirement Developer Making Homes More Affordable At New Community In Beverley
  • CCTV camera towers installed across East Riding in fight against fly-tipping
Bellway Says It With Flowers

Bellway Says It With Flowers

Bellway sales advisor, Sarah Fletcher said it with flowers on Valentine’s Day – and gave a house viewer from Swanland an unforgettable surprise.

Carmen Nevill, a lecturer in journalism at Leeds Beckett University, visited Bellway’s Swanland Grange development on West Leys Road at the beginning of February

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Peter Ward Homes Announced As Regions Fastest-Growing Housebuilder

Peter Ward Homes Announced As Regions Fastest-Growing Housebuilder

Peter Ward Homes have been named as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies across Yorkshire. It is the only housebuilder in the region to have made this year’s list.

The Fastest 50 list recognises those market-leading companies inspiring belief, spearheading innovation and driving change. It is compiled by UK Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway and supported by The Yorkshire Post.

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MP Marks World Cancer Day With Beverley Resident Karen Smith

MP Marks World Cancer Day With Beverley Resident Karen Smith

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, marked this year’s World Cancer Day by meeting with Beverley resident Karen Smith.

He met her at Radiotherapy4Life’s event in Parliament to raise awareness of the need for better access to local radiotherapy services across the country and for Beverley and Holderness residents.

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College Hosts Equine Fundraiser Event For The Australian Bushfires

College Hosts Equine Fundraiser Event For The Australian Bushfires

Bishop Burton College was delighted to team up with Atkinson Action Horses for a spectacular event to raise funds to combat the devastation caused by Australia’s bushfires.

The sold-out event took place on Saturday, 15 February, with 100% of the ticket price being donated to the Australian Red Cross and to WIRES – Australian Wildlife Rescue Organisation.

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Primary Schools To Be ‘Gripped’ By Story From Hull’s Whaling Past

Primary Schools To Be ‘Gripped’ By Story From Hull’s Whaling Past

A Hull-based theatre company is to create an immersive maritime-themed performance to be performed in local primary schools.

Theatre on the Edge, which aims to produce quality theatre with new and original work, has been commissioned by Hull City Council as part of the forthcoming Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City primary schools outreach programme.

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Jock’s Lodge Improvement Proposals Welcomed By MP

Jock’s Lodge Improvement Proposals Welcomed By MP

MP Graham Stuart has welcomed that new plans to upgrade the Jock’s Lodge junction.

Once complete it will connect the A1079 and the A164 leading into Beverley. Plans of the proposed work are to be displayed at two public exhibitions later this month.

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Ukulele Band Making Music To Support The Daisy Appeal

Ukulele Band Making Music To Support The Daisy Appeal

A ukulele band which recently handed over a donation to the Daisy Appeal from an impromptu live show and CD sales is going on the fund-raising trail again later this month.

The Assembly Line Ukulele Band is expecting a full house for a music evening in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research at the Sun Inn, Beverley, on Saturday 22 February.

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Start Ticking Off Your Bucket List And Take On The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

Start Ticking Off Your Bucket List And Take On The Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge

The British Red Cross in Yorkshire is seeking Beverley walkers to take on the great Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge, starting and ending in the pretty village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

The trek takes place on Saturday 25 July 2020 and will take you on a 24.5-mile circular journey of the stunning countryside of the Yorkshire Dales.

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February Half Term Fun In East Riding Libraries

February Half Term Fun In East Riding Libraries

February half term will be fun at East Riding libraries with activities for younger children and their families.

Jungle Dance Storytimes will be a chance to find waltzing warthogs and rock n’ rolling rhinos. The Storytimes will feature ‘Giraffes can’t Dance’ with songs, stories and craft activities.

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Healthy New Loaf To Be Launched By Bakery During Real Bread Week

Healthy New Loaf To Be Launched By Bakery During Real Bread Week

Thomas the Baker is offering free tastings of a tasty, healthy new bread it has launched to coincide with Real Bread Week, which runs from 22 February to 1 March.

The high in fibre multiseed loaf, which is suitable for vegans and vegetarians, includes a sourdough which originated all the way from the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

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Council Tax Set To Increase By 3.99% In East Riding

Council Tax Set To Increase By 3.99% In East Riding

Councillors have agreed to increase the council’s part of the council tax charge in the East Riding by 3.99% for the 2020-21 financial year.

The increase, which was agreed at a Full Council meeting on 13 February, will raise £6.8million of additional income for the council and will result in an increase of £57.64 a year for a Band D property.

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East Riding Presented With Recycling League Champion Trophy

East Riding Presented With Recycling League Champion Trophy

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been recognised for topping the Recycling League of England’s local authorities with a recycling rate of 64.8% for 2018/19.

In the wake of figures published by the government in December, the authority was this week officially presented with the trophy for “Local Authority Recycling League Champion for England”.

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Rural Oscars’ Success For Local Enterprise Celebrated By MP

Rural Oscars’ Success For Local Enterprise Celebrated By MP

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has announced that Beverley-based equine transport firm Amanda Beal Transport is a finalist in this year’s Countryside Alliance Awards.

The awards – also known as the ‘Rural Oscars’ – are now in their 15th year, and are an annual celebration of British food, farming, enterprise and heritage.

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