The East Riding Festival of Words has launched its Poetry Competition for 2021.
The competition will reach its climax with an event at North Bridlington Library on Saturday, 29 January 2022, at 11am, to celebrate the winning poets, hear from the judges, and listen to the winning poems.
The three areas with the fastest broadband speeds in England are all located in East Yorkshire according to new data.
Molescroft in Beverley tops the list, with 97.9% of residents receiving a broadband speed of at least 30 megabits per second (mbps), with Brough (97.5%) and Sutton South (95.8%) giving East Yorkshire a clean sweep of the top three.
A café that captured the flavour and humour of Hull when it opened nearly seven years ago is putting smiles back on faces as it emerges from the restrictions of Covid-19.
Coffee31 even added a “Sweet Caroline” ban to the collection of comedy advertising boards that adorn the premises in Waltham Street.
Alongside the ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition in Beverley Art Gallery until Saturday, 2 October, the Treasure House is providing sessions for visitors to enjoy making their own LEGO brick constructions, inspired by the exhibition, and objects in the Museum collection.
Parents and carers looking for fun and active ways of keeping their children entertained during the summer holidays should look no further than the Active East Riding #SchoolsOut website.
David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden, paid a visit to Springs Court last week – the new Retirement Living Plus development currently under construction in Cottingham; from the leading manager and developer of retirement communities, McCarthy Stone.
Beverley Labour’s attempt to confuse the voters of Minster South by passing their candidate off as an Independent in the Beverley Town Council by-election, ended in chaos last night as Lib Dem, Graham Johnson stormed to victory with 57% of the vote, and more votes than the Conservative and Labour (Independent) candidates combined.
Encouraging wellbeing is one of the main goals of the team at Beverley Art Gallery, especially in these challenging times of change and uncertainty.
The team is dedicated to using art to promote wellbeing and good mental health for the gallery’s visitors.
NHS clinicians in Hull and East Riding are encouraging people to look after their health in the hot weather as heatwaves hit our region.
The very young, older people and those with serious or long-term illness, including heart or lung conditions, diabetes, kidney disease, Parkinson’s disease, or some mental health conditions, are all groups who are most susceptible to the risk of health problems when the weather is hot.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s countryside access team is running the popular Kids Go Wild discovery days once again this summer.
Families can enjoy exploring the brilliant habitats and wildlife on the local nature reserves with the team.
Following its display at The Treasure House in Beverley, the first contemporary art commission as part of the East Riding Visual Art Uplift has relocated to Beverley Guildhall for an extended exhibition.
Award-winning Beal Homes has begun the groundwork for a hotly-anticipated development in the East Yorkshire town hailed as one of Britain’s best places to live.
St Mary’s View in Beverley will offer a stunning selection of two, three and four-bedroom homes, as well as three-bedroom bungalows, including many of Beal’s most popular and latest house types.
The “Brick Wonders – Around the World in Lego Bricks’’ exhibition, curated by artist Warren Elsmore, is proving very popular at Beverley Art Gallery.
Running until Saturday, 2 October, 2021, the exhibition features recreations in LEGO® bricks of amazing sights from around the world. Beginning with the seven wonders of the ancient world, the exhibition also takes in modern, natural, and historic wonders from all seven continents.
Patients entering GP surgeries across the Humber are being reminded they should continue to wear a face mask and follow social distancing rules.
Covid restrictions will end in most settings in England from Monday 19 July.
During the pandemic, annual events like It’s A Knockout had to be cancelled which put a huge dent in Dove House’s opportunity to be able to raise vital funds.
The hospice relies heavily on fundraising and this hugely popular event is a big part of the hospice’s event calendar.
Liberal Democrats on Beverley Town Council have prioritised the refurbishment of Beverley Skate Park for their programme of activity over the next 12 months.
Their ambitions will be discussed at a meeting of the full council on Monday evening.
East Riding Libraries and Customer Services are pleased to adapt some of the safety measures previously put in place, opening spaces for wider usage from Monday, 19 July.
Whilst many restrictions have been lifted, the council strongly recommends that customers wear a face covering (unless exempt) to keep themselves and others safe.
East Yorkshire Buses say they will still encourage passengers to wear a face-covering when travelling when guidance changes on 19 July.
They say that they hope passengers will consider others when travelling including staff of the company as COVID infections continue to rise.