East Riding poetry festival returns to the High Wolds and is calling for submissions on the theme of ‘connections’
East Riding Libraries to celebrate PRIDE this June
Compost giveaways prove as popular as ever with East Riding residents
Run With It Charity sees massive increase in work with special education schools
East Riding Schools: Breaking barriers to boost attendance
As thoughts start turning to warmer days, East Riding Leisure is urging residents to ‘spring into fitness’ with a range of special offers which are only available for a limited period.
A one-month Premier membership – including the full package of exercise classes, gym, swim and sports hall use at all 10 East Riding Leisure Centres – is now available for £19.50, saving over £13 on the normal price.
A collection of dramatic photographs showing a perilous Antarctic expedition is to go on display at the Hull Maritime Museum.
The Enduring Eye exhibition shows pictures taken by photographer Frank Hurley during the dangerous Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917, led by renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Beverley Civic Society have installed their latest history board at Flemingate as they look to help residents and visitors get a better understanding of the towns past.
Previous boards which are installed at Saturday Market and also at North Bar Within have proved popular with people of all ages as they learn about the past.
Wildlife and landscape photography enthusiast Des O’Connor has been crowned winner of the Humber Bridge’s #YourBridge photo competition for February.
Des, 61, from east Hull, submitted an image that the judges felt best captured this month’s theme of mist.
A company director has been ordered to pay £1,763.50 after his firm illegally put signs up across the East Riding advertising a Christmas event in Beverley.
Paul Leonard, director of Cottage Industrys Ltd of Ings Lane, Dunswell, had a significant number of advertising boards placed on the public highway without permission in October last year to promote a Mistletoe Fair at Beverley Racecourse taking place in November.
Dog owners across the East Riding could be reunited with the dogs quicker as microchip scanning devices can now be found in police stations.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has given Humberside Police four devices which will be available at police stations in Beverley, Bridlington, Goole and Hornsea/Withernsea.
Beverley Athletic Club are delighted after the hugely popular event, the Pittaway Painting and Decorators Beverley 10K sold out in just a few hours.
Tickets for the event that sees runners tackle a course around Beverley sold out in record time with all 1,850 places being sold in less than six hours.
Councillor Stephen Parnaby, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, has announced he will not be seeking re-election in the 2019 elections.
The longest-serving council leader in Yorkshire and one of a very small group to achieve over 20 years of continual leadership of a principal authority, he said: “The time is right to move on.”
A rogue trader who tricked Hull residents into paying him for work he did not complete – and in some cases did not even start – has been ordered to stop and repay the consumers over £8,800.
Sean Ross, 35, of East Hull, who traded as Example Bathrooms, failed to comply with his obligations under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and breached an undertaking to repay the consumers he had dealt with.
Blue & Golds Head Coach Scott Taylor says he is going to stick with what he believes ahead of his sides opening day fixture in National Conference League this Saturday. Beverley will welcome Barrow Island to the Beverley Leisure Centre this Saturday with Taylor issuing something of a statement of intent with regard to his players. Speaking ahead of the match, Taylor said; “We’ve finally reached the point where even…
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has accelerated his campaign to secure £40 million of funding from the government to transform the dangerous Jock’s Lodge junction. Graham said that the East Riding deserves substantial investment in its infrastructure following major regeneration deals for other areas across the North.
Having met the Transport Secretary to make the case in person, Graham has now written to Jake Berry, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, and the Chief Executive of Transport for the North, Barry White, to lobby them to support the funding request.
Photos from the Lazaat Hotel which played host to the BE.THE.CHANGE fund raising dinner.
Organised by Rebecca Bennett, the event now in its third year proved to be a huge success as people enjoyed a meal, disco and live entertainment.
Ferens Art Gallery has gained a new principal sponsor to support a fantastic 2018/19 exhibition programme.
Local company Kingstown Works Ltd (KWL) will become the first ever principal sponsor of the Ferens exhibition programme, meaning it will continue to host the best of national and international exhibitions, following a record-breaking 2017.
Beverley Community Choir are staging their annual evening of music and song at Toll Gavel Church, Beverley on Saturday 10th March at 7.30PM.
The choir,led by Sue Murray, will be performing a diverse programme of favourites from their repertoire together with some exciting new items.
Daniel Thwaites, the owners of the Beverley Arms Hotel say they are on course for re-opening the hotel this summer.
Concerns over the works taking place at Beverley Arms Hotel are not going quick enough have been raised by a number of small businesses.
Deciding on an occasion outfit for your son or daughters wedding can be a difficult process for many women, especially when it comes to finding the perfect hat.
Once you have settled on your stunning new outfit and shoes thoughts turn to headwear, and there really is no better way to make a statement, than a perfectly chosen wedding hat.
A campaign aimed at reducing unnecessary medicine waste has been launched across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire GPs and community pharmacies.
NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Hull CCG estimate that an incredible £2.8million is lost each year across the region through medicines waste alone.
New stickers will be stuck on blue bins in Hull to help residents to understand what materials cannot be recycled.
Notices have been affixed to bins to remind recyclers of the items that should be left out.
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