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.
Service Launch Shakes Up Vehicle Leasing Market
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.
Christmas Holiday Fun In East Riding Libraries
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.
Try New Skills For The New Year With 2020 Adult Learning Courses
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.
Start The New Year With A Sumptuous Viennese Gala At Bridlington Spa
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.
Disappointing Performance From Beavers Sees Them Beaten By Goole
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.
Lifesaving Gift Is On The Christmas List Of 36 People In East Yorkshire
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.
East Riding Youth Offending Service In The Running For National Award
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.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: A Day To Back Our Independent Traders
Independent Traders are the backbone of highstreet and in Beverley, that is certainly the case.
Today, 7 December is Small Business Saturday, a day in which we are encouraged to back those traders.
Graham Stuart Is ‘Mutts’ About Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday is the day we are all encouraged to back our local businesses.
A national incentive, people are asked to visit and back their independent retailers, pubs, shops and other businesses.
Chef’s Recipe For A Happier Christmas For Foster Children
When Beverley chef John Robinson got married six years ago he had a wedding gift with a difference for his new wife, Liz.
Using her maiden name, John, who owns and runs Whites Restaurant in North Bar Without, Beverley, had set up the Tyas Foundation, a charity to help vulnerable children across East Yorkshire.
Fly-tipper Caught On Camera By Quick Thinking Member Of The Public
A fly-tipper from Beverley was caught on video by a member of the public while he dumped a pile of waste.
Quick-thinking witnesses videoed Aaron Jones, of Queens Road, Beverley, after they spotted him unloading items from a vehicle and leaving them on the roadside in Waterside Road, Beverley.
Salon’s Sporting Heroes Double Their Money For The Daisy Appeal
A leading hair salon group donated more than £3,000 to the Daisy Appeal after staff completed their annual Olympics in memory of a much-loved former colleague.
Teams from the Unique salons in Beverley, Cottingham and Hessle took to the fields of Blackburn Leisure Centre in Brough for the tenth edition of the sporting challenge and racked up the total raised at “Caroline’s Day” over the years to more than £40,000.
Song From Hull Aims To Make It Into The UK Top 40 And Help Local Kids
Hull’s community charity Christmas song, A Winter’s Dream by The Thousand Voices and Jessika Mae, will be officially released, with the track available to download and stream across all major platforms.
Written and recorded in Hull, and featuring over 1,000 local voices, the hope is the track will make it into the UK’s Christmas Top 40, raising as much money as possible for disadvantaged children living in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
Green Party Candidate Takes Action Ahead Of Question Time
Green Party Candidate, Richard Howarth was arrested after he attempted to display a banner on the roof of Hull University.
Mr Howarth tried to unfurl his banner at the site during the filming on the BBC show Question Time on Thursday evening.
First Wave Of Workshops Announced By ArtWaves
ArtWaves has unveiled the first wave of workshops for the 2020 festival taking place on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May 2020 with the fringe event being staged Monday 25 to Friday 29 May 2020.
The first wave of bookable workshops are now on sale for the sixth annual visual arts festival with more set to complete the festival line up in the coming months; the full programme will be released in March 2020.
Inches And Pounds Add Up To A Weighty Contribution To Daisy Appeal
A health and fitness studio which helps people with weight loss and mobility is putting on the pounds to raise money for a regional charity.
Staff and clients at Inches Body Studio in Beverley have raised more than £2,500 just from organising a weekly bonus ball competition.
David T. Wade Appointed As Union Rep’ For Usdaw In Tesco’s Goole Facility
David T. Wade has been elected as an official representative for the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) at Tesco’s Distribution Centre near Goole, East Yorkshire.
The role includes union meetings related to Usdaw members’ disciplinary issues and includes matters related to sickness, absences, holidays, flexible working, performance and conduct.