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Graham Stuart MP Applauds Active Beverley Minster Pupils

Graham Stuart MP Applauds Active Beverley Minster Pupils

MP Graham Stuart has welcomed that Beverley Minster pupils are keeping active and improving air quality by taking part in this year’s Walk to School Week.

This year, pupils and their parents across the country are being urged to ditch the car on the school run, and instead walk, cycle, or scoot to school.

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New £1.5m Plan For Seven Business Units Unveiled

New £1.5m Plan For Seven Business Units Unveiled

Hull City Council has unveiled £1.5m plans to create a stylish new parade of seven business units at the Boulevard Unit Factory Estate.

The successful estate is the largest council factory estate in the city and home to over 30 small businesses. The Estate will be extended by the new parade with units that have fully glazed frontages onto Goulton Street and rear loading bay areas.

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Councillor Nigel Wilkinson Elected As Chairman Of East Riding Of Yorkshire Council

Councillor Nigel Wilkinson Elected As Chairman Of East Riding Of Yorkshire Council

Councillor Nigel Wilkinson has been elected as the new chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council following the authority’s annual general meeting.

Councillor Wilkinson, who has served as vice chairman for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been a councillor for the Howdenshire ward since his election in 2014.

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Solar Panels To Be Fitted To 22 More Council Buildings

Solar Panels To Be Fitted To 22 More Council Buildings

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Asset Strategy Department recently secured funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the installation of a Solar Farm at the council’s South Cliff Holiday Park in Bridlington, as well as solar panels on the roofs of 22 council buildings, including leisure centres and libraries. 

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Explore the Yorkshire Wolds with Dove House’s Wine Dash

Explore the Yorkshire Wolds with Dove House’s Wine Dash

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospice, Dove House is ecstatic to have the go-ahead to ramp up events.

Second on the lineup is the extremely popular Wine Dash which explores the Yorkshire Wolds with a walk or run through the picturesque Little Wold Vineyard, tasting wines from different regions along the route.

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Smart Tech Used To Improve Safety As Part Of Stoneferry Corridor Project

Smart Tech Used To Improve Safety As Part Of Stoneferry Corridor Project

As part of the multi-million-pound Stoneferry Corridor project, smart technology will be installed at the road entries in Maxwell Street, Woodhall Street and Morley Street to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

The first of its kind in the city, intelligent road studs will be installed to detect cyclists on the footway and illuminate to warn vehicles a cyclist is crossing the junction.

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MP Meets DWP For Employment Update In Constituency As Beverley Work Coaches Double

MP Meets DWP For Employment Update In Constituency As Beverley Work Coaches Double

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, met local officials from the Department for Work & Pensions to hear about the Government’s flagship ‘Plan for Jobs’, specifically about the Kickstart Scheme, which offers fully subsidised 6-month placements for 16-24 year-olds on Universal Credit.

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TEC Partnership Granted Bachelor Degree Awarding Powers

TEC Partnership Granted Bachelor Degree Awarding Powers

The TEC Partnership is delighted to announce it has become the region’s first FE college provider to receive Bachelor Degree Awarding Powers.

This significant achievement means the Ofsted outstanding provider, which offers higher education courses at University Centre Grimsby, Scarborough TEC and East Riding College, will have the ability to validate its own degrees from September 2022.

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Pint-Sized Beer Garden Pulls In The Punters During Lockdown

Pint-Sized Beer Garden Pulls In The Punters During Lockdown

Is this the smallest pub beer garden in East Yorkshire? Or even in the UK?

The cosy table for two has formed part of a lockdown lifeline for the Hop & Vine, with landlord Tony Garrett welcoming customers – and dogs – by appointment only to the cellar bar in Albion Street, Hull.

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Larger Businesses More Optimistic About The Future Compared To Smaller Businesses

Larger Businesses More Optimistic About The Future Compared To Smaller Businesses

The latest research from Forrester Boyd has found that over the coming 12 months 67% of larger businesses – those with a turnover of more than £5M – are projecting increases in their income.

Conversely smaller businesses with a turnover of less than £250K are expecting reduced income whilst those with a turnover in excess of £1M – are also projecting increased income.

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