At the moment, businesses the world over are experiencing unprecedented hardship and financial instability; the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic has uprooted the world’s financial and business sector – it has seen millions unemployed, and many more are expected to become unemployed in the near future.
Most Children Award First Choice Secondary School Place
The number of Year 6 children resident in the East Riding who have been awarded places for the school named by their parents/carers as their first preference has risen to nearly 97% in this year’s secondary school admissions round.
Sunday Times Bestseller To Host Free Online Course To Help People Live Well With Dementia
Wendy Mitchell, whose best-selling memoir, ‘Somebody I used to Know’ is a Sunday Times bestseller has joined forces with East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), East Riding Council and Humber NHS Foundation Trust to support people to live well with dementia.
Trees Dedicated To Babies Born In East Riding Since First Lockdown
Dozens of newly-planted trees have been dedicated to babies born across the East Riding since the start of the first lockdown in March last year.
From 23 March 2020, until 22 February 2021, 55 babies’ births had been registered in the East Riding.
How To Find Your Dream Home in Lockdown
Over the past year it’s fair to say that our lives have changed dramatically and, after the UK Government announced a third national lockdown recently, it seems as though the route back to normality is still some time away.
However, as with most things, we’re learning to adapt to a new normal and continue with everyday life as best we can and that doesn’t stop when it comes to buying a new home.
Longcroft School Share With MP How They Are Adapting To Remote Learning
MP Graham Stuart has held a virtual meeting with Longcroft School and Sixth Form College’s Head of School, Irie Grant, and Executive Headteacher, Jonathan Britton, to find out how the school is coping with remote learning.
East Riding Archives Surge In Popularity During The Lockdowns
The popularity of East Riding Archives has surged during the recent lockdowns. In January they were in the top 15 most used archive services in the UK with nearly a third more online visits over the past year.
Many aspects of the Archives service’s work have taken on new importance.
Poetry Competition Winning Entries Can Now Be Viewed Online
The winning entries in the East Riding Festival of Words Poetry Competition 2020 have now been published online.
The winning entries in each category of the competition are shown on the website and reflect the high standard of the entries received, and the range of the poetry submitted in the various age groups.
Busiest Local Bus Stops To Benefit From Real-Time Information
Two of the busiest bus stops in the East Riding will now benefit from real-time bus information thanks to new information screens installed by the council. The screens are situated on either side of the road at the busy Cottingham Green bus stops.
Easing Of Lockdown Measures Welcomed By Local Businesses
Non-essential shops, hairdressers and gyms have been given the green light to re-open by the government from 12 April.
Beverley like the rest of the Uk has been enduring its third lockdown for weeks. However, as the COVID Vaccination Programme continues plans to allow businesses to re-open have been announced.
Hull And East Yorkshire People In Business Awards Announces New Date
After postponing last year’s event due to COVID-19, the Hull and East Yorkshire People in Business Awards (HEYPIBA) is back and will be taking place on Friday 9 July.
Filmed at Bridlington Spa, the awards will take place virtually with all the excitement and anticipation of the incredible inaugural sold-out event in 2019.
MP To Meet With Council As Part Of Support For Fresh Bid For Funding For Beverley-York Rail
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is to meet with East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) officials to lobby for their support as part of a fresh bid for Government funding to reinstate the Beverley-York rail line.
New App Needed To Access Free Audiobooks And Magazines From East Riding Libraries
East Riding Libraries are advising their members that the way they access free audiobooks and magazines will change from the RBdigital app to the Libby app on Friday, 26 February.
Overdrive, the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools worldwide and creator of the Libby app, recently acquired RBDigital, hence the change.
Essential Hunting Equipment for Beginners
Hunting is a great way to spend quality time outdoors, learning how to rough it and survive, and enjoying the spoils of nature.
It has been a lifestyle and a hobby for humans since the dawn of time, but luckily for us, we don’t need to run around barefoot and use our hands or rudimentary tools anymore. Hunting gear has gotten significantly better year after year, which makes for more exciting hunting seasons.
MP Makes Case For Humber Freeport And Hull & East Riding Metro Mayor
It was confirmed that the four local authorities on both sides of the Humber Estuary – East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council and the North & North East Lincolnshire Councils – have submitted a joint bid, which is being led by Associated British Ports, for the Humber to be considered for Freeport status.
Humber Bridge Looks To Regions Children To Help Mark 40 Years
Pupils across the region are being invited to create murals that will decorate the Humber Bridge.
Themed ‘what the bridge means to me’ work will be displayed to mark the Humber Bridge 40th anniversary.
Art Gallery Adapts To Ensure Student Placements Can Go Ahead
The team at Beverley Art Gallery are excited to welcome four students on a digital placement from the University of York’s ‘Curating and Art History’ undergraduate course.
Students would normally spend their time at the gallery as part of the placements. However, as a result of the current lockdown, this is not possible.
Appeal To Locate The Next Of Kin Of Peter Ward
Humberside Police are appealing for help to locate the next of kin of Peter Ward.
The 78-year-old died at his home on Morton Lane in Beverley on Sunday 14 February.