Community Info

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is once again providing free weekend parking for Christmas shoppers. As part of its efforts to support town centre businesses, the council has offered free parking in the run-up to Christmas for the past 16 years - and will do again this December. The second weekend of free parking also coincides with Small Business Saturday, a national campaign that encourages people to shop locally and support small businesses in Read more

Blackburn Leisure Bowls Club have officially opened their new club room having been awarded £15,536 from East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of Commuted Sums. The total project cost was £17,262 with the club adding £1,726 from their own funds and in-kind work. Blackburn Leisure Bowls Club are a 90-year-old independent outdoor bowls club based at Blackburn Leisure Sports Ground which provides the local community with social bowling as Read more

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is back in Parliament today, Tuesday 5 November, being a step closer towards a smokefree future generation. The Bill includes measures to phase-out the sale of tobacco products across the UK to anyone aged 15 or younger. It proposes extending the indoor smoking ban to specific outdoor spaces, with children’s playgrounds, outside schools and hospitals all being considered. The Bill also includes a ban on vape Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has relaunched the ‘Do It For East Yorkshire Community’ Grant, with a Welcoming Places grant programme, funded by the Household Support Fund. The fund offers grants between £1,500 to £2,500 for voluntary and community groups, as well as town and parish councils. Applications are open from Wednesday 6 November and will close on Wednesday 4 December, with all projects needing to be delivered by Friday Read more

Work has begun on a new affordable housing project on Burden Road in Beverley, by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The development will comprise of four council houses, two with two bedrooms and two with three bedrooms. Planning approval was granted in February 2023, with local builder Geo. Houlton & Sons appointed as the contractor in April 2024. The homes are designed to a high standard to meet the community's housing Read more

Beverley Leisure Centre Friday 25th October 2024 Outside the Main Entrance  1pm – 3pm

Revised plans for the space surrounding the Jubilee monument in Pocklington Market Place have been released, following public engagement earlier this year. The scheme aims to deliver a small public square and more flexible event space. It will provide additional pedestrian and seating space in the town centre, with new paving, benches, trees and planting. The scheme will be funded through the Rural England Prosperity Fund, part of the UK Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s revenues and benefits service have worked with Yorkshire Water to identify families who are eligible for a lower capped water meter tariff.  Households on an income-based benefit, with three or more children, who use more water than an average household, may be eligible for Yorkshire Water’s ‘WaterSure’ tariff. Following a data protection impact assessment, East Riding Council shared data with Yorkshire Water to apply this Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, supported by Energy Company RWE, has launched a campaign to highlight the many things which are happening to support rural residents. Agricultural land constitutes 90% of the area of the East Riding, with half the population living in rural communities. The council is dedicated to addressing the challenges and opportunities of rural living. The Rural Matters campaign will signpost residents towards services, networks for advice Read more