Campaigners are warning that businesses employing thousands in the tourist industry across the East Riding are likely to suffer under business rate changes due to come into force in April.
Figures from the East Riding Council’s Business Rate team show that there is also the fear that nurseries and car parks will be hit by draconian increases forcing some to go out of business.
Cllr. Denis Healy has revealed that East Riding Council is holding nearly £450,000 received from developers who have built houses in Molescroft, which it needs to spend on community projects.
Cllr Healy says these figures have been kept away from the public though since his election and now he is the only non Conservative councillor is happy to share these figures with the public so they can stake their claim.
A new organisation, Destination Beverley is set to be officially launched next month aimed at promoting all that is good about Beverley.
As Destination Beverley look to attract people into the town, their formation could potentially impact the very core of town centre by paving the way for a change into how space is rented at the out of town Flemingate Development.
The blue and golds will resume their tough pre-season this Saturday. Beverley ARLC will again take on National Conference opposition in the shape of Hull Dockers.
The East Hull outfit should again provide testing opposition for Scott Taylor’s men. They were relegated from NCL Premier to NCL 1 last season and are looking to re-build.
Evans Halshaw in Beverley is giving local motorists and football fans the chance to win a pair of tickets to England’s qualifier against Lithuania thanks to Vauxhall Motors’ sponsorship of the Home Nations teams.
The retailer on Swinemoor Lane is giving local Beverley residents the chance to get their hands on two tickets to see some of the biggest names in English football as the team prepares to take on Lithuania on home turf on Sunday 26th March.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is launching a campaign next month to encourage more residents to put food waste into their brown wheelie bins for recycling.
All the food and garden waste collected from residents’ brown bins is recycled into compost, however food waste still makes up almost a third of all waste placed in green household waste bins in the East Riding.
Most people long for a job where they feel supported, appreciated and happy in their work but few expect to find that working for a hospice which is caring for people who are dying.
However Dove House Hospice in Hull has just been voted 21st in the Sunday Times Top 100 Not-For-Profit Organisations To Work For in the UK proving that good leadership and a supportive organisational culture can make what could be a sad place to work, a place full of joy.
A trainee mechanic at East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been named the best apprentice in the country at a national awards ceremony.
Helen Fordon was presented with the prestigious APSE Transport and Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice of the Year award after impressing the judges with her skills and enthusiasm.
A “high performing” further education college has become only the third in the country to retain its overall grading of “good” after a full Ofsted inspection since the assessment criteria was changed.
Bishop Burton College has been praised for its impressive success rates, inspiring resources and facilities and strong links with employers and other partners, which ensure the vast majority of students secure work or a higher level of study at the end of their course.
Beverley Food Festival has been named a Northern Champion in the Countryside Alliance Awards wining a place at the national finals that will held at the House of Lords.
Dubbed the rural Oscars judges praised organisers for their energy and the quality of the event that pulled in over 30,000 people last October.
The Tidal Waves team today announce the initial line-up for their two-day beach festival, taking place on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 June on South Cliff beach in Bridlington, the extensive list of performers is to include three headliners; The Hoosiers, Reverend and the Makers and Toploader for the Saturday evening.
The festival represents one of the largest contributions by the East Riding of Yorkshire to the City of Culture celebrations in Hull.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce a free, two-day perinatal mental health conference as part of an ongoing collaboration between the University of Hull and the Trusts perinatal mental health liaison team.
The conference, which is open to health and social care professionals and those with an interest in women’s mental health, will feature a number of highly respected national and regional speakers in the field of women’s mental health, including Julie Jomeen, Professor of Midwifery and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Hull.
A charity fundraising evening raised over £6,200 in aid of When you Wish Upon a Star, the charity which grants wishes for children living with life threatening illness.
The Promotion Company, based in Hull organised their second event for the charity. Having raised a total of £10,000.
A project which has brought the heart of Hull’s old fishing community together will culminate with a free dance and drama production this month as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.
The young people of Hessle Road Network present a performance of 1940s-Now, as part of Hull 2017’s Creative Communities Programme, which is being delivered in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund.
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 including Beverley – is now available for £19.50, saving over £13 on the normal price.
Taxis in the East Riding will be the first in the Humber region to be branded with distinctive white and green livery to help improve public safety.
The pilot scheme, which will run until May and is being implemented by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s licensing team, will see white vehicles on taxi ranks across the East Riding sporting green markings and displaying a Yorkshire rose symbol.
Staff at the Treasure House in Beverley are celebrating the success of the Really Really Wild Day.
A stunning total of 2500 people visited the event, which featured Ben Shires from CBBC; a chance to see and interact with a polar bear; handle and learn about a range of animals; and be entertained by Professor Bumble the Badger and Headmistress Miss Nutella Nutkins of the Acorn Academy with their little gyspy cart.
Polls show that buying a house is ranked more stressful than divorce, bankruptcy or even mourning the death of a loved one, so it’s no surprise that many people avoid doing it, despite the long-term benefits.
Although many regard entering the property market as one of the most unpleasant aspects of modern life, taking a leap of faith onto the property ladder needn’t be a nerve-racking ordeal.