Voluntary and community groups across East Yorkshire will now be able to benefit from further funding to help them get back to business through the Do it For East Yorkshire Community Grants.
A new affordable housing project has recently been completed in Beverley with tenants set to get their hands on the keys within the next month.
The 4-storey high building on Chantry Lane, Beverley offers 16 attractive flats with a parking space for each flat. The innovative development – named Charlton House – was constructed using trusted modern methods of construction with the overall structure being a timber frame.
Volunteer walk leaders have put their walking boots back on and are keen to welcome walkers back to their walks!
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s programme of Health Walks has been re-launched in line with government guidelines to encourage people to get out and about and enjoy the natural beauty of the area, whilst staying fit and healthy.
MP for Beverley and Holderness, and lead sponsor of the bid to restore 32 miles of rail track between Beverley and York, has welcomed the news that the bid is currently being analysed by technical advisers at the Department for Transport (DfT) and Network Rail.
Residents are being encouraged to share their views on plans to further improve cycle lanes in key parts of the city.
A consultation has been launched to gather views on plans to improve sustainable travel links between Hull and the East Riding, including improvements along key cycle routes from Hull to Beverley and Hull to Cottingham.
Residents are being invited to have their say on proposed plans for housing and employment targets that will shape the future of the East Riding for years to come.
The council is asking for people’s views and comments on the East Riding Draft Local Plan update, which sets out revised housing and employment targets for the East Riding.
A family firm, which has been building and renovating landmark properties in Hull and East Yorkshire for more than 140 years is streamlining its business in readiness for embarking on new projects worth more than £20m.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering support to people and businesses in the East Riding in order to help recover from the pandemic and stay as healthy as possible during these unprecedented times.
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.
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.
The importance of a safe and loving home is more important than ever at the moment and the council is looking for more caring adults to become foster carers and join the hundreds of others who are caring for our children across the East Riding.
Foster Care Fortnight runs from 10-23 May and would normally be a time for East Riding of Yorkshire Council to organise drop-in sessions and information events for anybody interested in fostering.
Repairs are to be carried out to Weel Bridge on Grovehill Road, Beverley from 17 May 2021 which will see the bridge closed to motorists for five days for essential structural works.
The work is due to commence Monday 17 May and it is anticipated to take 5 days.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is set to trial pedestrianising part of Beverley’s Saturday Market this month as a result of positive feedback from early consultation undertaken in summer 2020.
The trial, which starts from Monday, 10 May, will see the area between The Grapes pub and the King’s Head pedestrianised to create an area where people can socially distance, as well as providing an opportunity for outdoor seating areas.
The Wombles of Beverley have certainly made an impact in Beverley in the short time they have been in existence.
From their humble beginnings with a handful of members, the group now has around 150 people picking discarded litter.
Construction work has begun on a new enterprise centre in Beverley, paving the way for around 30 companies to make it their new home once completed early next year.
The £4.8million development on Grovehill Road will become a landmark building in the market town and will offer superior facilities for new and existing businesses, regenerating a former demolition site and visually enhancing the immediate area.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been recognised for its dedication in supporting the development of the East Riding Food Poverty Alliance and the actions to tackle a rise in food poverty in our area during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
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.