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World Cup – Drink Driving – It’s Not Worth It

June 8, 2010

As world cup fever starts to hit, Safer Roads Humber – the region’s road safety partnership – is launching a major campaign to cut drink driving. Safer Roads Humber has joined a national campaign and is using posters, leaflets, beer mats, radio adverts and a 24-foot-long advertising van to get the message of the dangers of drink driving across to motorists. Humberside Police, one of the partners, is also carrying…

Beverley Town Trail Launch

June 7, 2010

Arrangements are being finalised for the official launch of the Beverley Town Trail (Beverley Medieval Guilds & Crafts Town Trail) on Sunday 11th July 2010. The day will include performances from local schools, mystery plays, street performers, music and dancing. The day will start at 11am in Wednesday Market with the school performances and music, followed by the official launch speeches at 12:30pm. Mystery Plays, staged by a variety of…

Salons Win Award for Fourth Year in a Row

June 2, 2010

East Riding College’s Inspire Hair and Beauty salons have won an industry award for health, safety and cleanliness for the fourth year in a row. The salons, at the College’s campuses in Bridlington and Beverley, have been accredited by the Hair and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA) and East Riding of Yorkshire Council following unannounced spot checks by health and safety inspectors. The nationally recognised award is given to clean salons…

The Yorkshire Connection and Beyond

June 1, 2010

The Barnes Wallis Trust, together with the Royal Society and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of the R.100 airship’s first transatlantic flight with a touring exhibition called ‘Barnes Wallis – The Yorkshire Connection and Beyond.’ The exhibition forms part of the Royal Society’s 350th anniversary celebrations with a national programme of events celebrating ‘Local Heroes.’ Sir Barnes Wallis was based at the Howden Airship…

More Funding for Road Repairs

May 31, 2010

The council is set to put in £2.25m to help repair the roads left in a poor condition following the cold weather experienced this winter. The highway network in the East Riding covers more than 3,300km (2000 miles) and supports over 26 million journeys a year. It is a vital part of the infrastructure on which the community and economy of the East Riding depend. During the last two winters,…

‘P.Arts’ Spring Half Term Workshops

May 27, 2010

Young people in Beverley can enjoy an active and fulfilling half-term thanks to East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s arts development team. Toll Gavel Methodist Church is hosting two ‘P.arts’ workshops on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 June for children aged eight and over. On Tuesday, Human Compass Theatre will put on Whodunnit?, a fun day of ‘mystery and deception’ which culminates in the production of a murder mystery play in…

Cheerleading at Beverley Leisure Complex

In the last few years, Cheerleading has hit the UK with a bang. It is one of the fastest growing dance styles at the moment. It is all about pom routines, chants, cheers, stunts and jumps. It is a great way to keep fit and have fun. Cheerleading encourages positive attitudes, healthy lifestyles, discipline, and develops confidence. To be a successful cheerleader, you need to build strength and stamina and…

May 24, 2010

Parking Enforcement in the East Riding

May 18, 2010

A meeting of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s cabinet on Tuesday, 25 May, will discuss how the council may take control of parking enforcement in the East Riding. Members of the cabinet will discuss how the council and Humberside Police can work closely together to see control of parking in the East Riding handed over to the local authority by October, 2011. If approved the proposals would see the council…

East Riding Aims to Freeze Council Tax

May 17, 2010

Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, leader of the council, has today announced that the council aims to freeze council tax next year, so that people will, in 2011/12, pay no increase in the part of their bill which funds East Riding of Yorkshire Council services. Only unforeseen events, such as major flooding and other extreme weather conditions, or particularly extreme cuts in Government funding, could hinder these plans. Councillor Parnaby said:…

Councillor David Rudd New Chairman of ERYC

May 13, 2010

Councillor Rudd, who lives in Market Weighton, is a councillor for the Wolds Weighton ward. He was first elected as a member of East Yorkshire Borough Council and Market Weighton Town Council in 1985 and also served from 1987 on the former Humberside County Council before becoming a member of East Riding of Yorkshire Council on the authority’s inception in 1996. For the past two years, Councillor Rudd has served…

Counting Votes at the Beverley Leisure Centre

May 7, 2010

Pictures from yesterday evening at the Beverley Leisure Centre, votes for the Beverley & Holderness constituency were counted as the Election finally came to an end. The ballot boxes started to arrive just after 10pm though a long process followed of sorting counting and recounting in order to declare a winner. Given all the technology in the world these days this process seemed very long and drawn out. With any…

arvato Staff Running to Raise Funds in Beverley 10K

May 6, 2010

Earlier this year, East Riding of Yorkshire Council partner, arvato government services, signed up to take part in an entrepreneurially-minded charity venture – Million Makers. As the first team from the Humber region to join Million Makers, arvato staff are particularly proud. This enterprising scheme, organised by The Prince’s Trust, challenges teams from businesses across the UK to convert £1,500 in seed-funding into a profit of at least £10,000. Employees…

Have Your Say: Local Development Framework

May 6, 2010

Now is your chance to get involved in shaping the future development of the East Riding – as the council prepares a blueprint known as the Local Development Framework (LDF). The LDF will form part of the development plan for the East Riding and will be used to determine where and how we should build new places for people to live and work in. It will set out planning policies…

East Riding Schools Orienteering Championships

May 4, 2010

Last month saw some 170 pupils from 27 primary schools come together at Longcroft School in Beverley for the final of this year’s East Riding Schools Orienteering Championships . The event was the culmination of a joint project between the two School Sport Partnerships that cover all the East Riding schools and the local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers). Over 700 pupils from 57 schools, many of whom…

Deluge in Driffield – 100 Years On

May 4, 2010

It is nearly three years since major flooding devastated parts of the East Riding and Hull. For those who were affected, it will never be forgotten. One of the towns which appeared to be relatively unaffected was Driffield, but history shows that the ‘Capital of the Wolds’ has not always been so lucky. One hundred years ago this month, the town of Driffield suffered the effects of a devastating torrent…

A Sense of Photography Competition

April 29, 2010

Groups are being asked to arrange photography contests to feed into an East Riding-wide competition Local groups are being asked to hold year-long contests for creative and interesting photographs from October 2010. The local contest winners will be submitted to the wider competition – organised by the East Riding Cultural Partnership. Standout images will be chosen for a formal exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery in 2012. Photographs could include…

Beverley Police Officers Tips for Shoppers to Beat Pick Pockets

April 21, 2010

People out shopping in Beverley town centre are being warned by police to keep a close eye on their purses. Following on from a very successful purse dipping campaign in Beverley in 2009, local officers came up with a quirky product to warn people if their purses are being targeted. Two small bells attached to a clasp, which can easily be added to a purse or wallet are being distributed…

Graham Stuart Backs Conservative Moves For Change

April 16, 2010

Conservative candidate for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today backed moves by the party to change the way local councils award payouts to senior officers when they retire. His comments came after East Riding of Yorkshire Council announced out-going senior officer Sue Lockwood would be getting £364,000 as part of an early retirement package. Last week the Taxpayers’ Alliance published its annual survey of senior town hall salaries. It revealed…

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