Beverley & Holderness will join the rest of the country and go to the polls for General Election 2019 on 12 December.
For weeks the Conservatives have been calling for an election. Now having failed to deliver Brexit Boris Johnson and his colleagues will now face the public as they look to retain power.
Endangered lemurs have received a vital funding boost from the Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation.
The charity has made a substantial grant to help save the species from extinction and empower local communities to protect them.
An independent fostering agency based in Beverley is reaching out to individuals and families who are interested in becoming carers with an event in their local office.
Orange Grove Fostercare will be opening their doors from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday 6th November for a Meet and Greet session at their office, located on Second Floor, Rear Office, Reed House, Annie Reed Road, Beverley, HU17 0LF.
Hull City Council has today been awarded £362,355 by Homes England to facilitate building 121 new homes.
This will comprise 12 homes for affordable rent and 109 for sale, with quality open space integrated into the development.
Boris Johnson could be parachuted into East Yorkshire for the next general election. Rumours are circulating that the Prime Minister is looking for a safe seat to contest.
The controversial PM is rumoured to be eyeing up the seat of East Yorkshire currently held by Sir Greg Knight.
East Riding’s Walking for Health programme has celebrated its 16th year of providing health walks for the community.
The first walk was launched in October 2003 at what was then Beverley Leisure Complex, with one walk being led once a week. There are currently 22 different locations covering large towns and some villages, offering 1,031 yearly, 86 monthly and 21 weekly walks.
British actor Rory Maguire will star as Dennis in Selladoor Family and Beano Studios’ new stage production Dennis & Gnasher The Musical! The show will be at Bridlington Spa for eight performances from Tuesday 28 January.
Rory is currently starring as Gerard in American Idiot (UK Tour & New Zealand). His previous theatre credits include Summer Holiday (UK Tour), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Avalon, Canada), Mamma Mia (UK Tour), Peter Pan (Greenwich Theatre & Rickmansworth), George’s Marvellous Medicine (88 London Road, Brighton), Grease (BKL), Ushers (Arts Theatre & Edinburgh Festival), Aladdin (Brighton Emporium) and Shrek (UK Tour).
Hull’s Ferens Art Gallery is opening its doors after dark for a special programme of events aimed at encouraging younger audiences to the gallery.
Ferens Late is a co-production between Ferens Art Gallery and Future Ferens – a group of young creatives aged between 16 and 25.
The annual Care Home Games grand final has been held at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport, Play and Arts Service 16 teams from care homes across the East Riding to compete in the grand final.
The new term of Remarkable Rock Choir is coming to Beverley in November and there’s a call for local singers, of all abilities, to get involved.
The choir launched in Beverley 2 years ago and has since enjoyed sell-out end of term concerts across the county, as they’ve grown to over 80 members.
Trustees behind a campaign to bring the world’s oldest remaining steam trawler back to its home in Hull will be crossing off the days after taking delivery of a commemorative calendar and revealing the ship could be back next summer.
The Viola Trust unveiled the “Homeward Bound” calendar to sponsors at a special launch event held at 1884 Wine & Tapas Bar.
East Yorkshire Judo Academy accepted an invite by Klungsbacka Judoklubb to travel to Sweden for a weekend of competition and training.
The team of 7 players aged between 12 and 17 years old and along with 2 of EYJA’s coaches, made the trip to compete at the Gothenburg Open Judo Tournament. Klungsbacka Judo offered superb hospitality allowing the East Yorkshire squad to stay at their club.
Thousands of people are expected to join in the fun at this year’s Christmas lights switch-on at Beverley’s Flemingate centre.
This year’s night of celebration is on Friday, November, 22, and will be packed with exciting entertainment, a Nordic tipi bar and a breath-taking firework finale.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has written to schools in Beverley and Holderness to encourage them to get involved in the National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst Girls’ Competition.
Created in 2016 as part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy to respond to evolving digital threats to the country’s infrastructure, the NCSC runs CyberFirst; which is a series of freely available short cyber courses aimed at teaching children aged 11-17 about cybersecurity.
Hospital executive, Lee Bond, is about to embark on the challenge of a lifetime as he bids to run the London marathon and raise £10,000 for the WISHH.
The charity raises money for Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Funds raised will enable the opening of a sensory room for children with additional needs including Autism, ADHD, ADD, or for children experiencing anxiety or trauma attending the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital.
Molescroft Surgery Annexe offers increased choices for residents and employers when it comes to health care.
Molescroft Surgery Annexe, on Lockwood Road, opened in February this year. Its purpose is to increase the health-based services offered on the site.
The Silhouette Band, a group from Manchester are heading to East Yorkshire to hold a fundraising gig for Castle Hill Hospital.
As a result of one of the band members daughters being taken ill, they want to raise money for the hospital that saved her life.
Organisations providing activities for young people across the East Riding are being invited to apply for grant funding.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s youth and family support (YFS) service is launching the 2020 Positive Activity Grant (PAG), which will be opening for applications at noon on 5 November 2019.