Have Your Say On Proposals To Improve A164 And Jock’s Lodge Junction

Have Your Say On Proposals To Improve A164 And Jock’s Lodge Junction
November 2, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is keen to hear from members of the public on proposals to improve part of the A164 and the Jock’s Lodge Junction.

As part of its funding bid to the Department for Transport (DfT), the council has launched an online survey and has arranged drop-in sessions at Beverley Racecourse on Wednesday, 8 November (9.30am-6.45pm) and the Morrison’s Beverley store on Friday, 10 November (9.30am-6.45pm) to hear from the public.

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Joanna Lumley To Headline The Business Day 2018 At Bridlington Spa

Joanna Lumley To Headline The Business Day 2018 At Bridlington Spa
November 2, 2017

Bridlington Spa has announced Joanna Lumley OBE, FRGS as headline speaker for The Business Day’s return in 2018. The Business Day will take place on Friday 8 June 2018, with business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight.

The event in 2018 follows the successful inaugural sell-out event in June 2017, with 650 business leaders from across the region hearing from speakers such as Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and John Simpson CBE

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South Landing Nature Trail In Flamborough To Close Temporarily

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November 1, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that work to improve the nature trail around South Landing Local Nature Reserve is due to begin soon. The work will mean restricted access to the site until Christmas.

The surface of the nature trail has deteriorated over the past few years, resulting in the surface becoming rutted and unusable, especially for users of wheelchairs and families with pushchairs.

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New Tourism Strategy To Be Unveiled At Conference

New Tourism Strategy To Be Unveiled At Conference
November 1, 2017

Business leaders from across the region will be reflecting on the success of Hull 2017 while getting the first look at the county’s tourism strategy for the next five years when they attend next week’s annual tourism conference organised by Visit Hull and East Yorkshire.

Some 250 delegates will be attending Thursday’s (November 9) event at the Mercure Grange Park Hotel in Willerby and will hear from Fran Hegyi, executive director Hull 2017, and Matt Jukes, chief executive of Hull City Council, reflecting on all that has been achieved during City of Culture, before listening to industry expert Professor John Lennon, who will unveil VHEY’s new five-year tourism plan.

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East Riding Residents Urged To Take Up Free Flu Vaccine

East Riding Residents Urged To Take Up Free Flu Vaccine
October 31, 2017

Public Health England (PHE) and the NHS’s joint Stay Well This Winter campaign has launched with the national flu vaccination programme, now available nationwide to all eligible people.

Last year in Yorkshire and the Humber, 38% of children aged 2-4 years were vaccinated, with children also offered the vaccine in school years 1, 2 and 3. The vaccine was also administered to 48% of people in at-risk groups and 72% of people aged 65 or older. Uptake by pregnant women nationally was 45%.

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Council And Contractor Shortlisted For Prestigious LABC Award

Council And Contractor Shortlisted For Prestigious LABC Award
October 27, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council and BAM Construction have been shortlisted in the best public service building category at this year’s Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Awards for Building Excellence.

The council’s building control and project and design management teams, working alongside BAM Construction, have been selected as a finalist for the impressive work undertaken on the new £25 million East Riding Leisure Bridlington development.

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Unnamed Man Fined For Dumping Rubbish In Bishop Burton

Unnamed Man Fined For Dumping Rubbish In Bishop Burton
October 27, 2017

A Beverley man has been fined £400 by East Riding of Yorkshire Council for dumping rubbish in Bishop Burton.

A pile of waste including builders’ materials, offcuts of wood, screws, paperwork and cardboard boxes was found in the Deepdale layby at Bishop Burton on 6 October this year by a streetscene enforcement officer from the council.

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East Riding’s Rural Tourism Sector Is Forging Ahead

East Riding’s Rural Tourism Sector Is Forging Ahead
October 27, 2017

Around 100 delegates have attended a major rural tourism event to help make connections and grow their businesses.

Held at the Rix Pavilion, at Driffield Showground, the event encouraged those attending to network with each other and with a wide range of organisations that share the same aim of increasing the number of visitors to the area and celebrate locally produced food and drink.

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Find Out About Fostering – Drop-in Sessions In Bridlington And Hornsea

Find Out About Fostering - Drop-in Sessions In Bridlington And Hornsea
October 23, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to recruit new foster carers for children from babies upwards.

The council is holding drop-in events in Bridlington and Hornsea where staff will be on hand to discuss what is involved in becoming a foster carer. Anyone interested in fostering is welcome to pop in for a chat and to pick up an information pack.

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Government Funding Secured For A164 Road Improvements

Government Funding Secured For A164 Road Improvements
October 23, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been awarded just under £3 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) to build a new four-arm roundabout on the A164, at the Riplingham Road and Great Gutter Lane staggered crossroad junction, near Kirk Ella.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council was the only local authority in the Humber region to successfully bid for funding and one of only 76 projects across the country to get the go ahead.

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Removal Of Sunken Vessels From The River Hull Completed

Removal Of Sunken Vessels From The River Hull Completed
October 18, 2017

Contractors working on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council have removed 13 sunken vessels from the River Hull, between Tickton and Beverley Beck, during the month of September.

Removing the vessels was an operational requirement of the multi-million-pound River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy (RHICS), which was adopted by the River Hull Board in July 2015.

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A Pilgrimage From Hull To Beverley – Colossal Artwork Comes To Beverley

A Pilgrimage From Hull To Beverley - Colossal Artwork Comes To Beverley
October 17, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has commissioned a colossal artwork by Gary Saunt, which goes on display free of charge at the Treasure House in Beverley on Saturday, 21 October, as the latest stage of its contribution to Hull UK City of Culture 2017

The huge digital painting – measuring over 20 metres in length – has been produced to celebrate the transformational impact of this cultural event on Hull and the East Riding. Gary’s artwork takes the viewer on a cultural pilgrimage from Beverley to Hull.

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Are You Mentally Healthy In The Workplace?

Are You Mentally Healthy In The Workplace?
October 17, 2017

Residents are being made aware of the help available to support people of all ages with mental health issues.

World Mental Health Day, which took place earlier this month, aims to raise awareness of the silent disease which can affect anyone at any time in their lives, and this year, the focus is on mental health in the workplace.

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No Place For Hate In The East Riding of Yorkshire

No Place For Hate In The East Riding of Yorkshire
October 13, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Humberside Police are stepping up their efforts to tackle the issue of hate crime and ensure that the East Riding continues to remain a safe place for all.

With National Hate Crime Awareness Week taking place from Saturday, 14 to Saturday, 21 October, the council is keen to increase public knowledge of hate crime, to encourage people to report hate crimes and to empower communities to work together to prevent ‘hate’.

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