Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, has donated £1,000 as part of its Community Fund initiative to vital transport charity, Beverley Community Lift (BCL), to boost the support offered to residents of Beverley, Cottingham, Pocklington, Market Weighton and the surrounding areas.
Free online business workshops offered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and delivered by a retail specialist The Retail Group, are continuing to support and guide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in East Riding town centres.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering free online business support workshops – delivered by retail specialists – for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in town centres across the East Riding.
The council has commissioned specialist consultants The Retail Group to provide business growth workshops, which will provide practical ideas and suggestions about how SMEs can adapt, evolve and improve their performances over the coming months.
The Attestation ceremony of the latest intake of 50 new student officers took place at the Police Training Centre in North Hull.
It means that the total numbers of Police Officers at Humberside Police to 2074, the highest number in 10 years.
Proposals to restore the Beverley to York rail link have been turned down by the Government. MP Graham Stuart says he disappointed with the decision while adding he remains optimistic that the project has a future.
Back in June, the MP submitted a bid to restore the 32-mile length of track from Beverley to York to the Department for Transport’s Restoring Your Railway Fund.
An exciting new pilot scheme to encourage and support communities and residents to be physically, mentally and socially active has launched on a trial basis in four towns in the East Riding. Hopes are high that local residents will get involved and improve their wellbeing in Active Towns.
Active Towns sees East Riding of Yorkshire Council working closely in the community with residents and local clubs, groups and organisations to expand their community resources and help to develop wellbeing activities with residents.
The transport charity, Beverley Community Lift, has resumed all of its services after the lockdown affected operations.
The organisation, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, has been trialling a programme of excursions this month.
Two former Visual Arts teachers from Wilberforce College have joined forces to bring creative learning courses to East Yorkshire.
Holly Davis from Pocklington and Sarah Rands from Cottingham set up Thread and Press Creative Learning pre-lockdown but have only recently been able to start delivering courses.
Hull and East Yorkshire will become one of the first areas in the country to have bike-friendly buses, in a £2m investment by one of the region’s leading public transport operators.
Bus company East Yorkshire has bought eight state of the art, environmentally friendly new double-decker buses, costing £260,000 each, all of which have special racks to carry bikes on board.
An established East Yorkshire memorials business has collaborated with a local grief charity to support its clients.
Anna Buckley, from Melbourne based Mindful Memorials (part of J. Rotherham Ltd), has teamed up with Talking about Loss founder, Jacqui Gunn for a series of events to help people who have experienced loss.
News that markets in Beverley will resume in June has been welcomed by Cllr Denis Healy.
Speaking to HU17.net Cllr Healy says that the return of markets is a major step forward to reopening Beverley. While he also says those using markets will have to do so with care.
Rainbow signs thanking NHS staff and carers in the East Riding for their work during the COVID-19 outbreak are to be installed on five roundabouts by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
East Riding Libraries and Customer Services are now able to assist customers in the creation of Ordnance Survey maps.
These maps are suitable for a variety of uses including planning and building regulations applications.
Beverley Community Lift is celebrating the start of the transport charity’s golden jubilee year by taking delivery of its latest minibus.
It has taken the charity three years to raise the funds needed to buy the vehicle. As a result of the new arrival, this means the charity will maintain a fleet of five buses.
February half term will be fun at East Riding libraries with activities for younger children and their families.
Jungle Dance Storytimes will be a chance to find waltzing warthogs and rock n’ rolling rhinos. The Storytimes will feature ‘Giraffes can’t Dance’ with songs, stories and craft activities.
East Riding Libraries are hosting their first Digital Art Celebration until 29 February, which culminates in a digital art competition with a chance to win one of five graphics tablets.
East Riding Libraries pride themselves on being much more than books – they are a community hub that’s free for everyone to attend and offer a variety of social groups, access to information, free internet and computer access and free digital support.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is delighted to announce that funding has been secured from Arts Council England for the next two years to continue with East Riding Youth Dance.
The first strand of the project is youth dance and it will deliver a community dance programme for young people aged 11 to 18.
Local bus company East Yorkshire has revealed a huge increase in travellers across the region this Boxing Day.
Overall, 65% more passengers used the company’s bus services on Boxing Day than on the same day in 2018, with more places than ever being connected by buses.