Interserve Awarded Major Contract To Extend Of South Cliff Holiday Park

Interserve Awarded Major Contract To Extend Of South Cliff Holiday Park
July 28, 2018

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s cabinet has agreed to award a contract for the extension and partial refurbishment of South Cliff Holiday Park, and work on the site will begin imminently.

The contract worth approximately £7.75 million is for a scheme to create an expansion of the park on to the adjacent agricultural land of the Wilsthorpe Estate.

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Unemployed People Find Their Voices In New Workshop At ERT

Unemployed People Find Their Voices In New Workshop At ERT
July 22, 2018

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Employment, Education and Skills Team has joined up with East Riding Theatre’s Artist in Residence – She Productions – to deliver an innovative training course for local unemployed people.

The Finding Your Voice Programme is designed to build confidence, communication, social and creative skills for local unemployed people.

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Council Officially Launches East Riding Economic Strategy

Council Officially Launches East Riding Economic Strategy
June 6, 2018

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has officially launched the East Riding Economic Strategy 2018-2022.

The document has been prepared by the council and will act as a blueprint in guiding economic activity in the East Riding for the next five years, with the aim of promoting growth in all parts of the area.

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#whateyesee – HERIB Rebrands To Sight Support

#whateyesee - HERIB Rebrands To Sight Support
May 1, 2018

A Hull and East Yorkshire charity, supporting people with visual impairment has today changed its name from HERIB to Sight Support Support Hull and East Yorkshire.

The rebrand and name change aims to engage more people, whatever their degree of visual impairment, through its wide ranging support services.

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New Financial Year Measures Give Vital Support To Businesses Says MP

New Financial Year Measures Give Vital Support To Businesses Says MP
April 10, 2018

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, says hard-working families and businesses across the area will benefit from a range of measures put in place by the Government for the new financial year.

Graham said a series of tax cuts, wage rises, pension increases and duty freezes – first announced in November’s Budget – will ease pressure on tight household budgets and encourage investment in the local economy.

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Council Leaders Set To Debate In The First Of Its Kind

Council Leaders Set To Debate In The First Of Its Kind
February 15, 2018

For the first time ever, the leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, and leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Stephen Brady OBE, will debate with each other as part of The Business Day at Bridlington Spa on Friday 8 June. The leaders’ debate will be chaired by The Right Honourable Alan Johnson.

With business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight, 650 business leaders from across the region will also hear from headline speaker Joanna Lumley, social entrepreneur Josh Littlejohn and Yorkshire cricketing legend Geoffrey Boycott. The Business Day will be hosted throughout by journalist and broadcaster Naga Munchetty.

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Council Consults On Five-Year Homelessness Strategy

Council Consults On Five-Year Homelessness Strategy
February 13, 2018

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking feedback on a new strategy which sets out how the council and its partners will work together to tackle the causes of homelessness and meet the needs of people without access to their own home.

The new strategy builds on the work of the last, published in 2013, and has been developed using the findings of a review into homelessness undertaken in the summer of 2017.

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Gipsy Moth Takes Flight As It Finds New Home In Hull

Gipsy Moth Takes Flight As It Finds New Home In Hull
January 29, 2018

The full-scale replica of Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth crafted by prisoners of HMP Hull during Hull UK City of Culture 2017 has found a new home in the city.

The plane was originally installed in Paragon Station in February last year as part of Hull 2017’s Creative Communities Programme during the Made in Hull season. Since then it has welcomed around 30,000 people a day, including the Queen, Sadiq Khan and Goldie. Now it is set to move next door to St Stephen’s shopping centre for a year.

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New £50M Cruise Terminal Planned For Hull

New £50M Cruise Terminal Planned For Hull
December 20, 2017

Hull is planning a £50m cruiser terminal in a bid to attract a new bracket of visitors to the city, which is just about to celebrate the end of its year as the UK Capital of Culture.

Grace Chatterton, project manager – major projects & infrastructure at Hull City Council, told Built Environment Networking’s Hull & Humberside Development Plans conference, that the authority has appointed internal and professional teams to deliver the project.

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East Yorkshire Council Secure Millions In EU Funding

East Yorkshire Council Secure Millions In EU Funding
October 12, 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has secured over £6.5 million of European Funding to support community development, business growth and enterprise along the Yorkshire Coast, with the majority of funds to be targeted at Bridlington and Scarborough.

A report, due to be considered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday, 17 October, sets out how the Yorkshire Coast Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Programme will be delivered, in partnership with Scarborough Borough Council, and will give local organisations and businesses the opportunity to apply for project grants from the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.

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Isn’t It Time You Became Your Own Boss?

September 28, 2017

Are you tired of the 9-5, had enough of being told to do by managers or simply want to have a more family-friendly existence? If the answer’s “yes” to one or more of these questions then it could be time for a career change and a move into self-employment.

It’s certainly a boom time for it with more and more businesses being set up each month. In fact figures show that over 340,000 opened their doors for business in the first six months of 2016 alone.

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Celebrating Apprenticeship Success At Awards Ceremony

Celebrating Apprenticeship Success At Awards Ceremony
September 27, 2017

Hull Training and Adult Education has recognised the achievements of apprentices, learners and businesses at their annual awards ceremony.

Learners and their employers across Business, Creative and Digital, Construction, Engineering, Manufacture, Signmaking, Health, Care, Teaching and Learning sectors celebrated for their achievements during the past year with 15 awards overall.

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Partnership Presents Development Plans To Sir Edward Lister

Partnership Presents Development Plans To Sir Edward Lister
September 14, 2017

Sir Edward Lister, Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has visited Hull to mark the launch of a £120 million regeneration scheme in North Hull.

On-site work has commenced at Wawne View, a residential development that will be delivered by Keepmoat Homes, Keepmoat Regeneration, Home Group (under its new sales brand, Persona), Strata and Priority Space, in partnership with Hull City Council.

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