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Further Investment To Improve Bus Connectivity And Grow Passenger Numbers In Hull

March 24, 2025March 27, 2025Comments Off

Hull City Council’s Cabinet has today (Monday 24 March) approved a funding allocation of over £7.6million from the Department for Transport (DfT) that will be used to deliver a number of proposals set out in its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for 2025/2026.

The BSIP sets out how the council, working alongside local bus operators, Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses, through the Hull Bus Alliance, will improve bus frequency, pilot new routes and services and introduce fare discounts that will help grow bus passenger numbers, address traffic congestion and improve air quality in the city.

Government tells councils in the Yorkshire and the Humber to prove action on pothole plague to unlock £48m extra cash

March 23, 2025March 27, 2025Comments Off

The public will now see exactly what’s being done to tackle potholes, as the Government will now require councils in Yorkshire and the Humber to prove progress or face losing cash.

From mid-April, local authorities will start to receive their share of the Government’s record £1.6bn highway maintenance funding, including an extra £48m for the Yorkshire and the Humber.

The Good Life At Beverley Memorial Hall

March 17, 2025Comments Off

Beverley Theatre Company (BTC) are pleased to announce that their next production will be the stage version of the classic BBC comedy series, The Good Life, adapted by Jeremy Sams and based on the scripts by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey.

Countdown begins to Hull & East Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election

March 17, 2025Comments Off

Matt Jukes, Hull City Council Chief Executive and Local Returning Officer for Hull has today posted the Notice of Election in the Guildhall for the Hull & East Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election, following its publication by the Combined Area Returning Officer, Alan Menzies of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The pre-election period is now underway, running from the publication of Notice of Election to the close of polls at 10pm on Thursday 1 May.

Beavers Beaten In Yorkshire Shield Semi Final

March 17, 2025Comments Off

Trying to end North Ribb’s long unbeaten run in the Yorkshire Shield Semi Final was always going to be tough ask but Beverley certainly gave it a good go with all the team turning in one of their best performances of the season. The Beavers gave as good as they got for the first half hour of the game and the last 20 minutes, but a Ribblesdale try blitz around the half saw the visitors jump out to a lead that they would not relinquish.

East Yorkshire Buses Offers Guaranteed Interviews to Atlas Leisure Homes Employees

March 16, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

East Yorkshire Buses is offering a guaranteed interview to all Atlas Leisure Homes employees affected by the company entering receivership. This opportunity provides a fresh start in a secure, well-paid, and rewarding career as a bus driver, with full training provided.

Atlas Leisure Homes employees are known for their commitment, reliability, and teamwork—qualities that make for excellent professional drivers. At East Yorkshire Buses, we value these skills and are keen to offer long-term career opportunities within our trusted local transport network.

NHS launches new oral health campaign in Humber and North Yorkshire

March 16, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is launching a new campaign aimed at improving dental health across the region.

Targeting parents of children aged seven and under, teenagers and young adults, the campaign seeks to encourage parents and carers to introduce healthy teeth habits from a young age and persuade younger adults on the importance of oral health and how to improve it.

Bridlington man prosecuted after rubbish dumped in Carnaby countryside

March 14, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

A man from Bridlington has been prosecuted in court after waste was dumped in the countryside at Carnaby.

A child’s rocking horse, furniture and other household items were left on a bridleway in Carnaby in January last year.

Commuted sums benefit three sports clubs in South Cave

March 14, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

Three sports clubs in South Cave have been awarded more than £395,000 by East Riding of Yorkshire Council for improvements to their clubhouses and equipment.

South Cave Bowls Club received £19,700.00 from commuted sums for building works at the club, with the club contributing £163.26 towards the £19,863.26 total project cost.

Significant investment agreed at opening meeting of Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

March 13, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

Members of the Executive Board have agreed proposals to bring significant investment to the area at the opening meeting of the newly formed Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA).

The historic first gathering took place at the ergo business centre in the shadow of the Humber Bridge on Wednesday 5 March.

Goole woman prosecuted after being caught on CCTV dumping waste in back alley

March 12, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

A woman from Goole has been prosecuted for dumping waste in a back alley in the town after she was caught in the act on CCTV.

Yvette Marston, of Byron Street, Goole, left books, plant pots, a paint tin, some metal and wood, and black bin bags containing a carpet and household waste in a pile next to a rubbish bin in the access road between Milton Street and Byron Street, Goole.

East Riding Leisure Haltemprice awarded more than £300,000 in commuted sums

March 12, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

A new full size 3G pitch is to be installed at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice thanks to commuted sums. More than £360,000 has been awarded towards the installation.

The total project cost for the new pitch exceeds £2m. This ambitious project is set to benefit the local community by providing a state-of-the-art facility for football enthusiasts.

Love Your Neighbourhood: Pickering area receives tidy-up treatment

March 10, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

Pickering is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.

Streets within the Pickering area of West Hull are now basking in the glow of a much-welcomed makeover, thanks to the council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative.

NHS in Humber and North Yorkshire Celebrates International Women’s Day

March 7, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the local NHS is proud to highlight some of the significant efforts being made to enhance women’s health services across Humber and North Yorkshire.

Through the ‘Women Living Well Longer Programme’, twenty-four Primary Care Networks in Humber and North Yorkshire have become Women’s Health Hubs, covering over half of the Primary Care Networks across our geography. This is a significant achievement against A national NHS target of a single Women’s Health Hub in each ICB area.

Beverley affordable housing project completed on Burden Road

March 5, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has completed a new affordable housing project on Burden Road in Beverley.

The development provides four new council houses, two two-bed houses and two three-bed houses, and were built using locally based contractors such as Geo. Houlton & Son.

Dove House Hospice: Care Beyond Measure During Families’ Most Challenging Days

March 4, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

In the heart of Hull, Dove House Hospice stands as a testament to the power of compassionate care. As part of this month’s “This is Hospice Care” campaign, which appeals for funding through gifts in wills, this touching story of a local family’s experience, highlights the vital role of hospice care in our community.

“Sitting by a pond, watching carp swim lazily, with doves cooing in the trees – it was peaceful and serene. I could have been on holiday,” wrote Prue, whose husband Dennis received care at Dove House in August last year, “But I was at Dove House Hospice, where my husband of nearly 57 years lay in his final days.”

Children’s services teams shortlisted for two LGC awards

March 4, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been shortlisted for two Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards.

The making a change team has been shortlisted in the Medium Team of the Year category, and Our Place mobile youth provision has been shortlisted in the Children’s Services category.

World Book Day Costume Swap launched at select East Riding libraries

February 24, 2025March 17, 2025Comments Off

Due to its popularity over the last year, East Riding Libraries are bringing back their costume swap scheme just in time for World Book Day 2025.

Various libraries across the East Riding are offering children the opportunity to donate a costume and collect a “new to you” costume to take home.

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