• Free compost giveaways return in May
  • East Yorkshire street lights project aimed at cutting carbon praised by Transport minister
  • Rural businesses showcase food and tourism opportunities in East Yorkshire
  • Hospital porter team goes electric with innovative eCargo Bike
  • Outstanding Beverley nursery announces 50% increase in places thanks to transformative new building plans
NHS Hull CCG Scoops CCG of the Year in Health Sector’s Top Awards

NHS Hull CCG Scoops CCG of the Year in Health Sector’s Top Awards

NHS Hull CCG is delighted to have been named CCG of the Year in the highly competitive and coveted Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards, in a ceremony in London.

Billed as the health service ‘Oscars’, the annual awards recognise excellence and innovation in health care from across the UK. Each year more than 1000 submissions are made to the awards and every category is hotly contested.

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East Riding Archives Service Scoops Top National Award

East Riding Archives Service Scoops Top National Award

Staff at East Riding Archives and Local Studies based at the Treasure House in Beverley are celebrating the news that the service has been awarded Accredited Status.

Accredited Archive Services ensure the long-term collection, preservation and accessibility of the country’s archive heritage. Accreditation is the UK quality standard which recognises good performance in all areas of the delivery of archive services.

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Turnbull Optimistic Beavers Can Get A Result At Scarborough

Turnbull Optimistic Beavers Can Get A Result At Scarborough

Beverley RUFC travel to North Yorkshire this Saturday as they take on Scarborough in the Northern Division, a match that be crucial to their promotion ambitions.

The Beavers have enjoyed a good run of form in recent weeks that has seen them beat Heath in both league and cup.

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Remarkable Rock At The Hexagon In Beverley

Remarkable Rock At The Hexagon In Beverley

Beverley’s brand new Rock Choir, Remarkable Rock Beverley, are gearing up for their debut concert at Beverley’s Music Hub, The Hexagon Centre, on Coltman Avenue, on Wednesday, 29 November at 7pm.

The group launched in September and currently has nearly 50 members, of all ages, from across Beverley & East Yorkshire.

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Grants Available To Improve Home Security For The Elderly & Disabled

Grants Available To Improve Home Security For The Elderly & Disabled

Residents across the East Riding wishing to improve their home security may be able eligible to apply for a grant.

The safe and sound scheme, which is run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, is a pot of money which is available to vulnerable people in order for them to install additional security measures, such as additional door and window locks, door chains and window alarms.

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Christmas Tree Festival On Course To Set New Record

Christmas Tree Festival On Course To Set New Record

Organisers of the Christmas Tree Festival at Beverley Minster are looking to find five more social groups of businesses to take at this year’s event.

With 95 confirmed participants, they are hoping five more will come forward this year to set a new record of 100 trees – the most they can physically fit in.

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Marshmallow Laser Feast Unleashes ‘a Colossal Wave!

Marshmallow Laser Feast Unleashes ‘a Colossal Wave!

Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) – the creative studio that explores human perception through bleeding edge tech – is set to unleash its latest virtual reality (VR) art installation, A Colossal Wave!, on Hull UK City of Culture 2017, from 1 to 10 December.

Commissioned by the British Council in collaboration with pioneering Canadian artists (Presstube, Dpt. and Headspace), the MLF-spearheaded installation is an artistic extravaganza that combines the latest innovations in interactive and interconnected VR with computer graphic ‘voice fruit’ artworks generated by the public, Newton’s theories of cause and effect, a giant sculpture and a thought-provoking message about marine pollution.

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Residents To Stage Protest Over Councils Plans To Axe Wardens

Sheltered Housing schemes residents will be joined on Wednesday by local campaigners opposed to East Riding Council proposals which would see warden numbers in Sheltered Accommodation slashed. 

In July, ERYC proposed a shake up of arrangements for the area’s Sheltered Housing schemes which would see 53 dedicated wardens being replaced by 11 mobile wardens. 

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