Cabinet has approved the increase of allowances for foster carers for Hull Fostering.
Payment for Skills, recognising the skills, training and experience of carers, has been increased and will now also be paid per child rather than per household.
East Riding Leisure’s popular ‘Shape up for Summer’ membership is back for a limited time only and offers great benefits for those looking to get active this summer.
Available until Sunday 31 July 2022, Shape up for Summer includes three months’ membership for £69 with no tie-ins or direct debit sign-ups, saving up to £30.
NHS Blood and Transplant are urging people in the region to give blood as new targets reveal 2,356 new donors are needed in the city to save lives over the next year.
Nationally one million more blood donors are needed over the next five years to ensure patients receive the right type of blood to save and improve their lives, with a particular need for Black African, Black Caribbean and younger donors.
Social workers are “enthusiastic and motivated” while they’re undertaking improved social work with East Riding children and families, according to Ofsted inspectors.
In a letter to East Riding of Yorkshire Council, inspectors found the “pace of improvement” had accelerated since their last focussed visit inspection in March, the fourth such visit since children’s safeguarding and support services were rated as inadequate during an inspection in 2019.
The ‘Springboard Summer Tour’ starts on 26 June 2022 at the Memorial Day for Ivan Usher at Beverley East Riding Leisure.
The ‘Summer Tour’ is engaging with 16–24-year-olds across the East Riding and speaking to them about helping with their next steps to education, further training or employment.
Infrastructure and connectivity specialist Connexin has today announced the expansion of its alternative, full-fibre network build into Beverley as they continue with its mission to provide a greater choice of broadband services for residents throughout the North.
AA Global Language Services has added to its list of major contract wins by landing the job of keeping millions of Londoners and visitors connected with vital information about the capital’s transport system.
The company will begin work in September on the three-year contract with Transport for London (TfL)
Hull residents are being urged to dispose of their litter responsibly after 25 people who failed to pay fixed penalties received fines and costs totalling £9,445 in addition to a criminal record.
Residents are reminded to take their litter home or dispose of it responsibly in the council-provided litter bins.
Housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, chose Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) as its charity of the year for 2021 and raised £50,000.
The chosen charity, SASH, which operates across East and North Yorkshire, helps young people aged 16-25 who are facing homelessness.
A leading law firm has sealed a partnership with a newly-launched education consultancy to enhance services to clients including schools and colleges in the public and private sectors.
Rollits LLP, which has offices in Hull and York, is working with YoungPlus, a consultancy launched by highly experienced education professional Sarah Young.
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Beverley-based entrepreneur Lewis Nightingale has unveiled his new product – Acquisition Launch, a radical new approach to customer acquisition.
Acquisition Launch helps service-based companies that are struggling to acquire new customers.
As GP Practices tackle the busiest winter on record, they are calling on patients to work with them.
Prof Mike Holmes, GP partner at Haxby Group, Chair of Nimbuscare and Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) council member, is asking patients to be understanding, considerate and kind to their GP Practice team, as well as look after their health.
A former Beverley High School student who works globally to help governments tackle challenges including pandemics, terrorism, corruption, war crimes and modern slavery has been awarded the MBE for services to international trade.
Helen Gibson, Managing Director of Agencia, credited her family and colleagues for their part in earning the honour, which recognises the company’s activities in some of the world’s trouble spots.
Bus company East Yorkshire has updated its Hull Heritage Bus to include another famous face and building.
The bus, which was unveiled in 2016, portrays some of the region’s best-known personalities and landmarks, including pilot Amy Johnson, poet Philip Larkin, and anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce.
Yorkshire & The Humber road has the fifth most dangerous roads in the UK according to the latest figures.
While numbers fell slightly on the previous year this region remains a hot spot when it comes to deaths on the road.
Hull based financial technology firm Expensemate has given Hull 4 Heroes the ability to respond quicker to veterans’ needs with three pre-paid cards, which speed up and monitor the transactions that are essential to running the charity.
Expensemate, which is part of the Rix Group, launched the only corporate expense card to offer credit in 2020. They have gifted the charity with three of their pre-paid cards – worth £252 a year in usual fees – to enable members of the Hull 4 Heroes team to respond quickly when supporting veterans.
Bus company East Yorkshire has revealed that Hull and East Yorkshire residents will be able to travel after 7pm for just £1 in September.
The company slashed evening bus fares in July and August to help people make the most of the region’s restaurants and pubs following lockdown.