Ancient figures, around 2,600 years old, from the Hull & East Riding Museum, are being showcased as part of a new exhibition at the British Museum in London.
The Roos Carr figures date back to the Bronze Age and were part of an accidental discovery by labourers in the Holderness village of Roos in 1836.
Thanks to the continuing popularity of the ‘Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire’ exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery, artist Laura Boswell has added some brand new works to the exhibition.
Soshell, the digital marketing agency responsible for all of Joshua James Jewellery’s marketing materials taps into new audiences after organising a collaboration between the brand and award-winning body confidence advocate, Jess Megan.
The jewellers, who have seen tremendous growth over the past decade, worked with Soshell to compose a thought-provoking social media campaign in aid of raising awareness and funds for the charity of Beat.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is supporting a closed road motor rally heading for East Yorkshire when Beverley & District Motor Club host the East Riding Stages at the end of February.
The event, running on 27 February 2022, follows in the footsteps of the successful Clacton Rally which first ran in 2018 after Motorsport UK gave the green light for competitive events to take place on closed public roads.
This half term – from 19 to 26 February – East Riding Archives are looking for local Minecrafters to make their mark on history.
Young Minecrafters can book a time slot to visit the Minecraft workstation at Bridlington and Beverley where an Archivist will be collecting pandemic experiences for the Archive collections.
A host of fun activities for the family are on offer at Beverley Minster during the half-term holiday.
Youngsters are being encouraged to make their way around the minster on the Sanctuary Trail, a specially designed route around the historic building where they can find answers to questions and complete puzzles as they explore.
Travel writer and adventurer, Simon Parker, will kick off his Riding Out tour this Spring with a series of theatre and literary festival appearances around the UK.
The show will come to Beverley on 30 March with the event being held at East Riding Theatre.
Leading internet provider Quickline Communications has announced it is the first company in the UK to offer standalone 5G technology, bringing superfast and ultrafast speeds to rural communities.
Work has started on the £11.7m redevelopment of Queens Gardens in Hull.
The first stage of the redevelopment will include the refurbishment of the Rose Bowl Fountain and the removal of the bandstand which is being relocated to Pickering Park.
Beverley-based entrepreneur Lewis Nightingale has unveiled his new product – Acquisition Launch, a radical new approach to customer acquisition.
Acquisition Launch helps service-based companies that are struggling to acquire new customers.
For those unsure what to do with the little ones or not so little ones this February half term, East Riding Leisure centres are running activities throughout the holiday.
Beverley-based Fabspot hospitality app is to launch UK-wide providing the whole UK hospitality industry ‘on one app in one place on your phone in your purse or in your back pocket’.
Free to consumers, Fabspot has comprehensive, up-to-date profiles and details of restaurants, hotels, pubs and leisure facilities in towns and cities across the UK.
Not a day to remember. Or at any rate not for the rugby. Persistent heavy rain and a fierce downfield wind meant that from start to finish this game never developed into anything much more than a relentless forward slog. Expansive running rugby was out of the question.
On a dry day, this might have been an enthralling encounter between these old rivals. Goole arrived on the back of an upturn in form and an impressive victory the previous week against the league leaders.
With more than 300 people, including more than 40 children*, waiting for a heart transplant this Valentine’s Day, NHS Blood and Transplant is calling on families to have a heart-to-heart about organ donation.
While heart transplants have continued throughout the pandemic, with only 7% less in 2020/21 compared to the year before, the waiting list for a heart transplant has risen 85% in the last decade, from 169 patients in March 2012 to 313 in March 2021. It is more important than ever that families share their decisions around organ donation to save more lives.
An independent boutique offering stylish and affordable womenswear, jewellery and accessories has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre.
Jo Ja Be Boutique has operated as a successful online business since last summer and owner Jo Briggs has now taken the leap to open her first bricks-and-mortar shop, bringing sought-after fashion brands to the high street.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s public health team first launched the Inclusion Health vehicle back in November 2021, as part of the wider East Riding Inclusion Health service.
This project brings together council services including public health, leisure and libraries, as well as external partners such as the Humber NHS Foundation Trust, the Food Poverty Alliance and the foodbank network, working with community groups and organisations, all with the aim to become a trusted and supportive presence within the local authority.
Freedom Festival Arts Trust, creators of one of the UK’s leading international arts festival, Freedom Festival, with support from the Welcome Back Fund, England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020, the Arts Council and the Global Streets network are delighted to be working in partnership with Hull City Council to bring a new event to Hull City Centre, The Awakening.
Ideal Heating has announced it will be offering a series of new apprenticeship opportunities throughout 2022 as it prepares the next generation of talent with skills ready for a future in green energy.
With over 10 new apprenticeships set to be introduced across various areas of the business, the successful applicants will help Ideal play a part in the UK’s drive to become a net-zero economy by 2050, as it increases its production of low carbon heating products.