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  • East Riding of Yorkshire council launches consultation on planning obligations guidance
  • Campaign launched locally to reduce medicine waste
  • East Yorkshire residents warned of bogus Winter Fuel Payment texts
New Occupiers Move Into Landmark Beverley Building Following £550,000 Transformation

New Occupiers Move Into Landmark Beverley Building Following £550,000 Transformation

A landmark office building in Beverley is now a bustling hub of business and learning following a successful restoration, remodelling and refurbishment programme.

Minster House forms part of the market town’s thriving Flemingate centre and has been sympathetically modernised by owner Wykeland Group in a £550,000 project.

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Beverley Park And Ride Inches A Step Closer

Beverley Park And Ride Inches A Step Closer

Liberal Democrat councillors are celebrating after the East Riding of Yorkshire Council has finally brought forward a planning application to construct the long-awaited Beverley Park & Ride.

The Liberal Democrats on East Riding Council have been campaigning for two years to persuade the council to bring forward the construction phase of the Park and Ride,  but their proposals put forward to full Council on four occasions over the last two years have always been blocked by the ruling Conservative group.

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East Yorkshire Property Firm Takes On Prestigious New Client As Expansion Plans Grow

East Yorkshire Property Firm Takes On Prestigious New Client As Expansion Plans Grow

Beverley based RPMS (Block Management) has a new property in its growing client portfolio this month.

The company, based at North Bar Within in Beverley, has won the contract to look after the stunning Grade Two Listed St Mary’s Manor which was sensitively transformed into apartments more than twenty years ago.

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Hullensians Hit Back In Final Minutes To Beat Beverley Seconds

Last-Gasp Try Gives Beverley’s Travelling Support Something To Cheer About

Never pretty to watch but in the end, it all came to life with an exciting finish.  Given that they were never really competing in the first half this was a good result for Beverley. 

Throughout the half, they had been dire, totally lacking in any urgency or adventure.  It was as though they had been addressed pre-match by an official from the Health and Safety Executive.  A better side than Leodensians might have put thirty or forty points past them before halftime.

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Lib Dems To Call For Tougher Action On Pumping Of Sewage Into Waterways

East Riding Lib Dems are calling for tougher action on dumping of sewage discharges and run-offs from farms into our rivers at the next Full Council Meeting.

The call comes as figures released by the Rivers Trust shows the number of discharges and hours of discharge by sites within the East Riding Council area.

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Still Time Enter Your Poem Festival Of Words Poetry Competition

East Riding Festival Of Words Proved Hugely Popular In 2021

Organisers of the 2021 East Riding Festival of Words – which saw live events return – have declared this year’s Festival a big success.

With over 500 people attending the live events and 2200 attending the virtual events, the organising team from East Riding Libraries are delighted that so many participated in, and enjoyed, the varied programme.

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Hull Hosts UK Public Film Premiere Of 'One Summer When You Went Away'

Hull Hosts UK Public Film Premiere Of ‘One Summer When You Went Away’

Hull is to host the UK public film premiere of the internationally-award winning feature One Summer When You Went Away in the city’s Old Town next Friday evening, November 19th.

Set in Hull and East Yorkshire and starring Laurence Ellerker, Laura Peterson, Kenneth Mguni, Stan Haywood and Angela Stone, the new 90-minute film has been described as ‘gritty but moving’ and ‘surprisingly sweet’ by festival audiences. 

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Veterans Travel Free On Remembrance Sunday

Veterans Travel Free On Remembrance Sunday

Veterans and serving military personnel will be able to travel on buses for free on Remembrance Sunday.

Bus company East Yorkshire will be showing their respect for the achievements and sacrifices of the armed forces by allowing current and past members of the military to board any of their buses for free on Sunday 14 November, to allow easier access to Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies.

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Yorkshire And Humber Institute Of Technology Opens Its Doors

Yorkshire And Humber Institute Of Technology Opens Its Doors

East Riding College has expanded its Flemingate site in Beverley to include a new Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT). 

The IoT in Yorkshire and Humber has brought investment of over £10million of capital funding into the region.  The £2.1m Institute at East Riding College houses specialist high-level training facilities for engineering and technical disciplines. 

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Did You Know You Don’t Need A Permit To Shop At Dove House’s Re-Use Shop?

Did You Know You Don’t Need A Permit To Shop At Dove House’s Re-Use Shop?

The Re-Use Shop is located next to the Humberfield Household Waste Recycling Centre Site in Hessle and is open to the general public seven days a week.

Despite permits being introduced for East Riding to be able to use the local Waste Recycling Centre’s, you don’t need one to shop at Dove House’s Re-Use shop.

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Puppy Raisers Wanted In Beverley By Sight Loss Charity

Puppy Raisers Wanted In Beverley By Sight Loss Charity

Guide Dogs for the Blind is currently recruiting puppy raisers in the Beverley. The charity which supports people with sight loss is hoping volunteers will come forward to help raise the puppies they are training.

An estimated 25 people in the UK start to lose their sight every day. With the charity getting just 1% of its funding from government sources, volunteer’s play a key role.

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Young People Across The East Riding Encouraged To Stand For UK Youth Parliament Elections

Young People Across The East Riding Encouraged To Stand For UK Youth Parliament Elections

Young people across the East Riding who want to make a positive change in the area they live and be a voice for young people are being invited to stand as candidates for election to the UK Youth Parliament.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, working in partnership with East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), which are receiving funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, is looking for young people between the age of 11 and 18 to nominate themselves as candidates.

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