East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking an individual to serve as a reserve Independent Person to act on those occasions when the Independent Person is either unavailable or unable to act.

Meeting With Environment Agency About Flooded Farmland Chaired By MP
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, virtually met local farmers and representatives from the Environment Agency (EA), East Riding Council and the National Farmers Union to discuss recent flooding.

Hundreds Of Young People In Hull Getting A Career Kickstart
Hull’s new Employment Hub is off to a flying start after helping hundreds of young people into potential new careers.
Hull City Council is an approved intermediary for the Government’s national Kickstart Scheme, which creates fully funded six-month placements for 25 hours per week.

Beverley’s Virtual VE Day Nominated For National Award
Beverley’s big commemoration plans to mark the 75th anniversary of VE day with parades and street parties had to be put on hold last year because of the pandemic.
But a creative partnership between the Town Council, a local media producer, community radio station and the HEY SMILE Foundation, ensured the show went on, virtually.

Brand Experts Provide Colourful New Platform As Daisy Appeal Launches Next Campaign Phase
A charity that is working to improve accuracy and detection rates for cancer, heart disease and dementia across the Hull and Humber region has unveiled a dynamic fresh brand as it enters a new campaign phase.
The Daisy Appeal, which is preparing to take ownership in the next few months of the £8.5-million radiochemistry and cyclotron unit at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, has also launched a new website, with e-commerce a key part of a rejuvenated business fundraising drive.

Reminder For Businesses To Check If Eligible For Restart Grant
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is reminding businesses across the county to check if they are eligible for a Restart Grant.
The grant scheme supports non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses with a one-off grant.

Zoom! 1hr Delivery Launches New Delivery Service in Beverley
Zoom! 1hr Delivery has had a meteoric expansion across the UK in the last year and they have now launched their sub-one-hour delivery service in Hull and Beverley. The Co-op has chosen the delivery business as their rural logistics partner in the Hull and Beverley area for their mass roll-out of food delivery across rural regions. Customers using the service will receive their grocery order within 2 hours of placing…

Belvedere Chalets In Bridlington To Be Replaced With New Ones
Work has started on replacing the council’s popular Belvedere chalets in Bridlington, located on the south beach towards the end of the promenade.

Street Art-Styled Salon Turns Heads At Flemingate
An on-trend salon has quickly become the go-to place for beauty in Beverley after opening at the Flemingate centre.
Vintage & Co is one of the largest salons in Hull and the East Riding and brings barber shop services, hairdressing and beauty treatments together under one roof in seriously stylish surroundings.

Extra Measures In Place To Ensure Safety At East Riding Polling Stations
Extra safety measures to ensure the safety of staff and voters at polling stations will be in place for the election of the next Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner.
The election for the PCC is just one of six elections taking place on Thursday, 6 May with elections for the vacant seats in the South West Holderness and South East Holderness wards as well as vacancies on Beverley Town Council, Goole Town Council, Cottingham Parish Council and Nafferton Parish Council all due to take place.

East Riding Families To Learn Of Infant And Primary School Places For September
Parents and carers of children due to start infant and primary schools in September 2021 have been informed which school their child has been allocated.
Letters and emails advising families and carers of the outcome of their applications for places have been sent out.

National Conference League Reveal Plans To Get Sport Restarted
The picture is now clearer with regard to the restart of the National Conference League. It is scheduled to restart on 22 May.
49 member clubs will be divided up into 7 regionalised divisions each comprising of 7 teams. Each team will play each other twice.

Beverley Skin Doctor Invited To Speak At Virtual Multi-Sensory Beauty Webinar
A Beverley skincare consultant and facial massage therapist has been invited to address delegates online at an on-demand beauty webinar that starts on 19th April.
Dr Katerina Steventon, founder of Independent Skincare Consultancy Ltd was invited to speak by organisers, Society of Cosmetic Scientists (UK) on the strength of her work with clients in her Beverley skincare clinic.

ERT Want Public To Name A Seat Or Brick As They Look To Raise Funds
As East Riding Theatre prepares to install new theatre seats, the registered charity is thrilled to announce that it will be launching a ‘name a seat or brick’ fundraiser on Monday, 19 April.

Beverley To Hold Remote Annual Parish Meeting
Every year, Town and Parish Councils are required to host a meeting at which residents can raise issues affecting the area. The Beverley Parish Meeting will be held on Wednesday 28 April at 6pm.

Improvement Scheme Aimed At Preventing Potholes Is Underway
Work is underway on a £2.3million road improvement scheme across the East Riding which will help to prevent potholes.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s highways maintenance team began work on its annual road surface dressing scheme as part of essential works being carried out on 6 April 2021.

Wheels In Motion To Welcome Families Back To The Big Malarkey Festival This Summer
Preparation is underway for the return of Hull’s much-loved family festival, The Big Malarkey, this summer.
Hosted by Hull Libraries, the team is hoping to bring a smile to people’s faces and welcome families back with an invitation to come together to celebrate and experience the magic of The Big Malarkey Festival.

HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh – Tribute From East Riding Of Yorkshire Council
The chairman and leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council have today paid their respects to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99.
In a joint statement chairman of the council, Councillor Pat Smith and leader of the council, Councillor Richard Burton paid tribute to The Duke who “dedicated his life to supporting The Queen”.