• 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
BBC's Make A Difference Awards Shortlists East Yorkshire Grief Support Group

BBC’s Make A Difference Awards Shortlists East Yorkshire Grief Support Group

The team at a Market Weighton grief charity are celebrating after reaching the regional finals of a national BBC Radio competition.

Talking about Loss has been shortlisted in the ‘Together’ category of the BBC’s ‘Make a Difference’ awards that recognise remarkable people and celebrate their achievements and contributions to lives in their communities.

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Initiative Launched To Assist Patients To Get The Most Out Of Their GP Practice

Initiative Launched To Assist Patients To Get The Most Out Of Their GP Practice

A new campaign ‘Help Us to Help You – Get the most out of your GP Practice’, highlighting some of the small things patients can do to help get the most out of their GP practice, has been announced.

Running across radio and social media, the campaign will inform people how they can support their GP practice to relieve some of their pressures and allow staff to deal with more enquiries.

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'Proud' To Take On Role As Principal At East Riding College

‘Proud’ To Take On Role As Principal At East Riding College

The new Principal of East Riding College has spoken of his pride at taking on the position, and said he’ll be fully focused on ensuring students develop the skills and knowledge required to meet local industry needs.

Danny Metters officially joined the college in June after nine years in various roles at Bishop Burton College.

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More Than 2,300 New Blood Donors Are Needed Locally To Meet Demand

More Than 2,300 New Blood Donors Are Needed Locally To Meet Demand

NHS Blood and Transplant are urging people in the region to give blood as new targets reveal 2,356 new donors are needed in the city to save lives over the next year.

Nationally one million more blood donors are needed over the next five years to ensure patients receive the right type of blood to save and improve their lives, with a particular need for Black African, Black Caribbean and younger donors.

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Visit The Amazing Collection Of Artwork By Fred And Mary Elwell At Beverley Art Gallery

Visit The Amazing Collection Of Artwork By Fred And Mary Elwell At Beverley Art Gallery

Anybody who recently enjoyed Gordon Meredith’s new play at East Riding Theatre, ‘Paint the Town Fred’, all about Beverley’s most famous artists, Fred and Mary Elwell, can go and see the unrivalled collection of paintings by both artists on display at Beverley Art Gallery, located in the Treasure House in Champney Road.

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EYTCC Beverley Midsummer Gathering Takes Place This Week

EYTCC Beverley Midsummer Gathering Takes Place This Week

Beverley Town Centre will this week play host to a wide array of vehicles as the much loved  EYTCC Beverley Midsummer Gathering returns to the town.

Taking place on Wednesday 22 June from 6 PM this hugely popular evening is an event which can be enjoyed by all the family.

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Hull's Historic Ships Move A Step Closer To Restoration

Hull’s Historic Ships Move A Step Closer To Restoration

Two of the city’s cherished ships have reached the next phase of their restoration.

The ships are undergoing a shot blasting process to remove the old paint back to the original steel, removing any corrosion before primer and new paint layers are applied.

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Public Space Protection Orders To Be Revised By Council

Public Space Protection Orders To Be Revised By Council

Residents, businesses and community groups are being invited to give their views on proposed changes to some public space protection orders (PSPO) in a number of areas across the East Riding.

In 2016, East Riding of Yorkshire Council introduced 168 public space protection orders, one to cover every parish in the East Riding, to replace dog control orders, no drinking zones and gating orders.

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Major Employer And Children’s Charity Learn From Law Firm’s Lead On Health And Wellbeing

Major Employer And Children’s Charity Learn From Law Firm’s Lead On Health And Wellbeing

A manufacturing business with a workforce of nearly 1,200 people and a charity which supports more than 9,000 children gained new impetus for their wellbeing programmes after a leading law firm presented first-hand experiences of personal struggles with mental health.

Rollits LLP also welcomed organisations from a wide range of other sectors including tourism, food production, technology and professional services to their Employment Workshop – Boosting Resilience in your Teams event which was one of the highlights of Humber Business Week.

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Blue and Golds Miss Chance To Pull Away From Relegation Zone

Blue & Gold Defeat A Hard One To Take Says Coach

The Blue and Golds will see this as another missed opportunity to pull away from the relegation zone. Having fallen 12-0 behind after only

10 minutes, they responded fantastically with 4 well-worked tries to lead 18-12 at the break. The second half proved to be a disappointment as they had to do far too much defending and struggled to create chances in attack.

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Puffins Send Serious Environmental Message To East Coast

Puffins Send Serious Environmental Message To East Coast

East Riding College is proud to be part of Puffins Galore! and to have created one of the puffin sculptures being installed along the East Coast this summer. 

Puffins Galore! hope to attract visitors to the area with the new art installations.  The project follows the award-winning Hull and East Riding trails ‘Larkin with Toads’ and ‘A Moth for Amy’. 

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Beverley Cinema To Screen Award-winning Film About Yorkshireness

Beverley Cinema To Screen Award-winning Film About Yorkshireness

A film exploring the characteristic of Yorkshire folk has won a series of International Film awards ahead of its regional launch in July.

“Who is Yorkshire?” features stories by some of “God’s Own County’s” accomplished people, including Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, journalist Christa Ackroyd, rugby league star Jamie Peacock, playwright John Godber, presenter Stephanie Hirst, Lord David Blunkett and honorary Yorkshireman author and politician Alan Johnson.

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Ofsted Inspectors Say East Riding Social Workers Are Enthusiastic And Motivated

Ofsted Inspectors Say East Riding Social Workers Are Enthusiastic And Motivated

Social workers are “enthusiastic and motivated” while they’re undertaking improved social work with East Riding children and families, according to Ofsted inspectors.

In a letter to East Riding of Yorkshire Council, inspectors found the “pace of improvement” had accelerated since their last focussed visit inspection in March, the fourth such visit since children’s safeguarding and support services were rated as inadequate during an inspection in 2019.

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