Christmas and New Year revellers are being warned about unlicensed drivers using social media sites to falsely advertise themselves as providing a “taxi” service.
Last Christmas, and throughout this year, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s licensing team have had a number of reports of individuals offering cut-price driving services on sites such as Facebook.
Welcome to Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire Council will host a business and community roadshow at Bridlington Spa on Monday, 30 January and at The KP Club, Kilnwick Percy, York, on Wednesday, 22 February to help Bridlington and Pocklington make the most of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire.
The free events will take place between 2-4pm in the Harbour Suite, at Bridlington Spa, and 3-5pm at The KP Club, with those attending needing to register online.
The Royal British Legion’s Beverley Poppy Appeal 2016 has so far raised more than £46,000.
Since the annual Appeal launched on 29th October 2016, Beverley’s fundraising team collected in local supermarkets, shops and schools.
Beverley’s newest arts and music festival has secured backing from the Arts Council of Great Britain and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and now looks on track to becoming a permanent feature on the town’s calendar.
Stage4Beverley, based at the East Riding Theatre, launches across the weekend of 17th to 19th February next year and will be one of the first major City of Culture events held in the East Riding in 2017.
Winter can be a challenging time for many, with the shorter days and poor weather especially impacting on those who are older, less mobile and more isolated.
But did you know that the East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a range of information and support available to help the more vulnerable residents stay safe, warm, healthy and socially engaged throughout the winter months?
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has stepped up its efforts to bring long term empty properties back into use to benefit those in housing need.
In 2016, the East Riding of Yorkshire contained approximately 145,000 households of which 1,724 were classed as long term empty, meaning they have been empty for six months or more.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has scooped an award in the prestigious Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) Network Performance Awards 2016 – East Riding Leisure Beverley has won the Best Performing Leisure Centre Award for the fifth time.
This latest success builds on the Leisure Service having been awarded the APSE Best Service team – sports, leisure and cultural – on four occasions.
Many people will be looking ahead to spending time with loved ones over the Christmas and New Year period.
But there is a team of dedicated council staff who will be working around the clock to ensure the safety of some of the East Riding’s most vulnerable residents while giving their friends and family that all important peace of mind.
Arts and business combined with a festive flourish as East Riding Theatre (ERT) performers entertained industry guests at a Local Transport Projects industry gathering.
Beverley, East Yorkshire-based Local Transport Projects (LTP) is one of the UK’s leading independent transport practices and teamed up with the town’s theatre company, which itself is garnering national acclaim for its productions.
On behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
As my wife, Jennifer and I, have undertaken our civic duties, we have been greatly impressed at the goodwill that exists between the diverse communities that make up this great county and the amount of charity work
Mentoring isn’t just for young people starting out in business, it’s now being recognised by experienced business people as one of the most effective ways to succeed.
That’s the message from award-winning accountancy firm 360 Chartered Accountants as they launch their very own mentor scheme.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 328 is out and features a selection of content from the HU17.net Web Site. The magazine can be purchased by emailing sales@hu17.net
This weeks issue features pictures from Kerldmarsh School who held their Nativity Play, Longcroft School and Beverley High School who hosted their annual carol services and much more.
A lifelike audiovisual installation of a mighty Bowhead whale, highlighting Hull’s whaling heritage at the Maritime Museum will start next month as part of the 2017 UK City of Culture Made in Hull programme.
Music students from the University of Hull have teamed up with students at Hull School of Art and Design, working with the Maritime Museum to bring the installation to life, offering an insight into the Greenland Right Whale, the species that was the focus of the Hull’s whaling industry.
Humberside Police are keen to speak to them following the theft of a till from a newsagent’s store in Grovehill Road, Beverley.
The incident happened at around 4.30pm on Monday, October 31, when two people arrived at the store on a red Honda motorbike.
The planning application for a multi million pound scheme to transform the Beverley Arms hotel and bring it back into use has been approved by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Local residents living on Wood Lane, working with their ward Councillor, Denis Healy, are relieved and delighted that their concerns about the demolition and construction works have been listened to.
From today, Wednesday 21 December, free Wi-Fi will be available at the Marina and Princes Dock Street, ahead of City of Culture’s opening event, ‘In with a Bang’.
Local company Connexin were appointed earlier in the year to deliver free open air Wi-Fi across the city centre, including Jameson Street, King Edward Street, Queen Victoria Square, Whitefriargate, parts of the Old Town, Queens Gardens and Paragon Interchange, with a view to extending coverage even further across the city during 2017.
Residents in the East Riding are among the best recyclers in the country – it’s official.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has come second in the whole of England in the latest Government recycling results.
Last year it was the Christmas Jumper; this year it’s your car that is becoming the ultimate Christmas accessory.
With reports of more and more people decorating their cars for Christmas, it would seem drivers are finding new ways to show their Christmas spirit.