• 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
Wrecking Ball Performance Space Sets Stage For Whitefriargate Revival

Wrecking Ball Performance Space Sets Stage For Whitefriargate Revival

A shop that combined two separate businesses selling music and books is now bringing its wares to life with the addition of a live performance venue.

Wrecking Ball Music and Books has already presented a play and a Blues night upstairs at its premises in Whitefriargate, Hull, and established weekly matinee slots for an open-mic afternoon and a film club.

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Three-Quarters Of Adults In Yorkshire Don’t Have A Savings Plan

Council Launches COVID-19 Local Support Grant

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a discretionary grant scheme to support those most in need with the cost of food, energy, water bills and other essentials.

The grant aims to give vulnerable households peace of mind as COVID-19 restrictions are eased by helping those who need it to have food on the table and other essentials.

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Sports Direct And USC Concept Store Opens At Flemingate

Sports Direct And USC Concept Store Opens At Flemingate

An exciting new sportswear and street fashion concept store has opened to shoppers at Beverley’s Flemingate centre.

The store brings Sports Direct, the UK’s leading sportswear and sports equipment retailer, and streetwear and fashion brand USC together at the busy East Yorkshire retail and leisure destination.

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Cheer For Charities As Rollits Resumes Annual Golf Day

Cheer For Charities As Rollits Resumes Annual Golf Day

Two of the region’s major charities breathed a sigh of relief as businesses provided a fundraising boost by taking to the golf course for the first time in nearly two years.

Dove House Hospice and Muscular Dystrophy UK expect to receive a significant cash injection from the proceeds of the Rollits’ Charity Golf Day which took place at Brough Golf Cub and attracted 20 teams from the firm, its clients and contacts.

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Three-Quarters Of Adults In Yorkshire Don’t Have A Savings Plan

Three-Quarters Of Adults In Yorkshire Don’t Have A Savings Plan

As more Brits head back to the office and those on furlough begin to return to their jobs after months at home, the financial impact of the pandemic on individuals is becoming more apparent.

With millions of Brits having to survive on less than typical pay, just 80%, and with the majority working in lower paid employment, the focus had been on survival as many waited for the return to work.

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New Exhibition Will Celebrate Hull’s LGBTQ+ History And Communities

New Exhibition Will Celebrate Hull’s LGBTQ+ History And Communities

A new exhibition celebrating Hull’s LGBTQ+ history opens at Ferens Art Gallery this Saturday, August 14.

Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery have been working in partnership with local LGBTQ+ community groups to identify untold narratives in this community-led retelling of Hull’s LGBTQ+ history.

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Councillor To Champion Equality, Diversity And Inclusion Across The East Riding

Councillor To Champion Equality, Diversity And Inclusion Across The East Riding

Giving a voice to the minority groups across the East Riding and making sure everyone matters is the aim of new equalities, diversity and inclusion champion, Councillor Jacob Birch.

Councillor Birch was given the role after Councillor Jonathan Owen became leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council earlier this year and made equality, diversity and inclusion one of his priorities.

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Sports Direct And USC To Open At Flemingate Centre This Week

Sports Direct And USC To Open At Flemingate Centre This Week

A new Sports Direct and USC store will open at Beverley’s Flemingate centre this week, bringing an array of top sportswear and fashion brands to the town.

Sports Direct, the UK’s leading sportswear and sports equipment retailer, and streetwear and fashion brand USC are coming together in a 10,000 sq ft unit at Flemingate.

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Tesco Beverley Awards School £250 For Raising Litter Awareness

Tesco Beverley Awards School £250 For Raising Litter Awareness

A pupil at Leconfield Primary School in Beverley has won a competition launched by the local Tesco store for her artwork raising awareness of littering.

The competition was launched by Tesco Beverley in response to negative stories around littering and fly-tipping in the area and involved a number of local schools raising awareness of the issue by designing posters for display in the store.

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Beverley Health Centre Undergoes Major Expansion

Work to reconfigure Beverley Health Centre has recently been completed. The refurbishment is aimed at optimising space at the site, creating room for Manor Road Surgery to expand its patient list to address future demand for health services. 

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Poultry Business Invests In Fun New Van To Spread The Word

East Yorkshire Poultry Business Invests In Fun New Van To Spread The Word

As the national labour shortage threatens supplies of its poultry, a Driffield poultry business has injected some fun into its fleet of vehicles.

Soanes Poultry’s latest vehicle, a refrigerated Vauxhall Combo is fondly known as the ‘vanbassador’ took to the road last week after being expertly wrapped by Scarborough signwriting business, Don French Signs.

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