East Riding Libraries are hosting their first Digital Art Celebration, from now through to 29 February 2020, which culminates in a digital art competition with a chance to win one of five graphics tablets.
East Riding Libraries pride themselves on being much more than books – they are a community hub that’s free for everyone to attend and offer a variety of social groups, access to information, free internet and computer access and free digital support.
The new work-based learning provider, Humberside Training Associates (HTA) is expanding its range of courses after opening the main training facility in the heart of industrial Hull.
HTA’s new base at Facilities House on Main Street, near Wincolmlee, is a high-spec, well-equipped 140sqm training base for its health and safety, electrical, construction skills and offshore wind training courses.
Travel and tourism and business students at Bishop Burton College will be broadening their horizons on a trip to work in Spain.
Students in the second year of their Level 3 courses in travel and tourism and business will be given the chance to gain crucial experience of working in another country in the two-week trip to Seville at the end of March 2020.
Toxic, vile and full of lies, that what best describes the past four weeks in relation to this general election.
Billed as an election that would bring a divided nation together is has failed. But let’s face it, the past three years have been full of catastrophic failures by politicians.
Local sugarcrafter, Julie Rogerson of Julie’s Cake in a Box, has become a partner to Cake Minds, an exciting new business and concept to help build wellbeing through sugarcrafting.
Julie will be running regular sugarcraft/cake decorating workshops in Beverley, East Yorkshire.
For those who are potty for Potter – there will be a chance to pass through platform 9 3/4 to reach Hogwarts (known to muggles as Beverley Library) on Tuesday, 4 February, 2020 for East Riding Libraries’ first ever Harry Potter Quiz Night.
Following on from the success of East Riding Libraries’ annual Harry Potter Book Night events for primary school children (taking place between 03 and 08 February, 2020) the Beverley Library team have created this quiz night with secondary school children and adults in mind.
The weekend saw the final major competition on the judo calendar for 2019, the British Championships for -21’s and for seniors.
Representing East Yorkshire Judo Academy was Sean Tooby, Holly Bentham and Tommy Jackson. For Sean and Holly, Saturday wasn’t to be their day with both players fighting well but not able to progress past the first round of 3 fights.
Parents and carers in Hull have been urged to take the advice of doctors and other medical professionals when it comes to the flu vaccine.
Take-up is currently lower than usual for this time of year and as colder temperatures set in, the message is that it’s not too late to get the vaccine.
Beverley Art Gallery has acquired – and put on display – a painting by local artist Fred Elwell, which was purchased by the Friends of Beverley Art Gallery.
The painting is a black and white image, signed and dated 1896. This dates to the time that Elwell lived in Paris where he studied at Academie Julian, an independent school where lots of artists from all over the world studied at that time.
Hull City star Stephen Kingsley visited Specsavers at Kingswood Retail Park today to ensure his vision is in tip-top condition ahead of the team’s upcoming clashes with Birmingham and Charlton.
As sponsors of Stephen, the Specsavers store is keen to do its part in giving him every advantage possible on the field, including crystal clear vision.
Rail fare rises will put people off using trains. That is the view of the Labour Party Parliamentary candidate Chloe Hopkins.
News that train users will be hit by a fare increase of 2.7% in the new year is not going down well with train users.
An East Yorkshire vehicle finance company is growing fast as customers benefit from a straight forward, simplified approach to fleet management.
Automotive Funding Solutions (AFS) is an independent firm with offices in Beverley run by Chris Goodman and his team of vehicle leasing specialists.
East Riding Libraries will be celebrating Christmas with Storytimes and Bounce and Rhyme sessions.
The Storytimes will feature an Out of This World Christmas, taking a trip into outer space and discovering why ‘Aliens love Panta Claus’ ( a book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort), including songs, stories and activities.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering learners aged 19 years and over the perfect start to the New Year with its 2020 course launch and free Try Month.
An exciting range of part-time adult learning courses is available now to view and book on-line, and throughout January there will be an opportunity to try many of them free of charge.
Back after a hugely successful concert in 2019, there will be a chance to join Grammy-nominated and RPS award-winning orchestra Sinfonia Viva for a Viennese Gala event full of style, glitz and glamour for the ultimate feelgood start to 2020.
Sinfonia Viva will present a Viennese Gala on Sunday, 12 January 2020 at Bridlington Spa at 2pm.
A dry day with high cloud and a gentle breeze and a pitch in very good condition given the recent wet weather, bode well for the game between these old rivals, who last competed in a league fixture in 2005.
There is no commentary around the first 5 minutes of the game as the referee blew his whistle for the game to start “a few minutes” early. Unfortunately, the news did not filter to the spectators in the bar.
36 people in the East Riding Of Yorkshire are facing Christmas on the waiting list for an organ transplant. They join more than 6,000 people across the UK, including over 180 children, awaiting a life-saving gift*.
Families in the East Riding Of Yorkshire are being urged to share their organ donation decision this festive season so that their loved ones know what they want when they die and more patients can receive the transplants they need.
The East Riding Youth Offending Service (YOS) has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award after becoming the first in England and Wales to score full marks in an official inspection.
HM Inspectorate of Probation gave East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s service an overall ‘outstanding’ rating earlier this year, awarding it the top rating for all 12 aspects of its work.