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Beverley Councillors Fight for Life of Samman Road Centre

January 7, 2011

Beverley Councillors met with East Riding of Yorkshire Council Officers to try and secure the life of the Samman Road Centre on Beverley’s Swinemoor Estate. The meeting was held after letters of objection were received from local groups that are all regular users of the facility and passed to Lauraine Walker who is conducting a review of the Day Centre facilities across the East Riding. These were received after Groups…

Council Pledge More Resources to Fix Potholes

January 7, 2011

Ten teams of highways staff from East Riding of Yorkshire Council are carrying out repairs to the road network across the area following the big freeze. From Monday, this will increase to 14 teams as the council responds to reports of damage to the East Riding’s 3,500km (2,100 miles) of roads. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “December’s weather was among the most severe on…

Beverley Treasure House: Local Winter Lectures 2011

January 7, 2011

Tumbled brick gables, dry stone walling, Henry VIII in East Yorkshire and illegitimacy are the topics of the winter lecture programme this year. The lectures are organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies service and will be held in the education room on the first floor of the Treasure House, Beverley. (Disabled access is available.) For the first lecture on Monday, 17 January, Dr Joan Kemp…

Council to Reimburse New Year’s Parking Fines

January 6, 2011

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering a New Year gesture of goodwill to the motorists fined for parking. The council today said that it would reimburse the motorists who were caught parking, against restrictions, on New Year’s Day. The leader of the council, Councillor Stephen Parnaby, OBE, said: “It is not the way that any motorist wants to start off a new year and it was not our intention….

New Spring Term of Youth Dance Now Recruiting

January 5, 2011

East Riding Youth Dance is recruiting at a venue near you for the Spring term. Co-ordinated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the project includes weekly sessions with professional artists working towards performances each term. East Riding Youth Dance also gives young people the opportunity to learn from the country’s leading professional dance companies in workshops and live performances. Participants will have the opportunity to go and see balletLORENT in…

Interview: Bill Rice

December 31, 2010

It was October 1962, the fair was in town and new police constable William Albert Rice had embarked on his first night of duty. Within in a matter of hours, the legend of the most popular policeman in Beverley’s history was born and a great man had made the first of many indelible marks on his adopted town. He tells the story: “The first night I was on duty in…

Don’t Let Bogus Taxis Ruin Your Night

December 30, 2010

Party-goers looking forward to New Year are being advised to make sure they stay safe at the end of the night. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is warning people to be wary of bogus taxi drivers. The council hopes that those celebrating by going out will have fun, but advises that planning beforehand can help to keep people safe. Each year during the festive season the council’s licensing team receives…

Cardboard Collection Services @ Tesco

December 28, 2010

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is holding six special collections of cardboard across the area after Christmas. Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment and planning, said: “At Christmas, we all end up with an abundance of cardboard because of the packaging on everything from food to toys. “Lots of it gets taken to our 10 household waste recycling sites over Christmas so, this time, we are taking the collections…

Learn to Teach Swimming @ Beverley Leisure Complex

December 27, 2010

Would-be swimming teachers can take the plunge during a beginners swimming teachers course. The course will be held at Beverley Leisure Complex during February half term, from Monday, 21 February until Friday, 25 February. The course will start at 7.30am each day and finish at 3pm. Those taking part must hold a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification and be over 16. The course will cost £200 for members of the public…

Beverley Male Voice Choir Christmas Concert @ Toll Gavel

December 23, 2010

The Beverley Male Voice Choir and children from Leconfield Primary School held a Christmas Concert at Toll Gavel United Church. The concert was very well attended. Special guests included the Mayor of Beverley Cllr Bessie Foot and the Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Cllr David Rudd. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1133] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click…

Gallery Invites Viewers to Vote for a ‘People’s Prize’

December 17, 2010

The 15th annual East Riding Open Art Exhibition is currently on show at Beverley Art Gallery and Treasure House on Champney Road and features over 170 artworks in all different mediums. Many of the works are for sale and would make interesting and unique Christmas presents and for the firs time this year, the gallery is offering ‘gift cards’ which can be given to the recipient before they collect the…

ERYC Chairman’s Christmas Message 2010

December 15, 2010

The festive season brings out people’s kindness, their caring nature, generosity and sense of community spirit. Christmas is a time for family gatherings, a time for goodwill and also one to remember those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. During my civic year, I have met many people from across the East Riding of Yorkshire and have been overwhelmed by the commitment and contribution they make towards making their…

ERYC Ahead of the Curve as Major Budget Cuts Loom

As local authorities across the country brace themselves for budget reductions of up to £30m over the next few years, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been praised for its forward planning. Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said “the Council had in-year savings of £2.8m in its General Fund Budget, which will be transferred to the council’s efficiency fund to cushion spending cuts of £7.5m in 2010/11….

December 14, 2010

Winter Weather Update: Friday, 10 December

December 11, 2010

The fleet of gritters treated the main roads across the East Riding last night and again in the early hours of this morning with road surface temperatures generally down to -2’C. This morning we are out again working on the secondary network, plus other key access roads across the East Riding. Parts of this network still have compact snow and ice and we hope to be able to plough and…

Festival of Christmas Given Green Light

December 9, 2010

A big effort from a number of East Riding of Yorkshire Council services has meant that, despite the recent dreadful weather, this year’s Festival of Christmas in Beverley has been given the all clear to go ahead as planned on Sunday, 12th December. Festival committee chairman Councillor John Bird said: “I would like to thank the East Riding of Yorkshire Council for pulling out all the stops to ensure that…

Winter Weather Update: Tuesday, 7 December

December 7, 2010

The fleet of gritters treated main roads across the East Riding overnight and temperatures were down again around -10’C. It was a dry evening with no snow. Throughout today the winter services team is out concentrating on ploughing and treating the secondary network, plus other key access roads across the East Riding. Parts of this network have compact snow and ice and it will take time before such surfaces are…

ERYC Clear the Snow to Safeguard The Festival of Christmas

December 7, 2010

Everything is being done to ensure the Festival of Christmas goes ahead this weekend in Beverley. After the cancellation earlier this week of Saturday Market no chances are being taken. Today in the centre of town workers were out clearing the snow and gritting the pavements around the town centre. The Festival of Christmas attracted thousands people to Beverley last year giving the local economy a welcomed boost leading up…

Winter Weather Update: Morning of Monday, 6 December

December 6, 2010

A full treatment of main roads was carried out across the East Riding last night and again in the early hours of this morning. Road surface temperatures reached -11C and at 7am were still -7C across the whole of the East Riding. Forecasters indicate that temperatures will remain below freezing all day and generally dry. Ice is currently the real issue together with compact hard snow on the minor roads…

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