Community Info

Work is expected to last 17 weeks Yorkshire Water is set to invest £384,000 to replace clean water pipes in the village of Weel, near Beverley. The works are scheduled to commence on Monday October 28, and is anticipated to last around 17 weeks. The work will be completed in two phases, with traffic management in place. The first phase will start at Carr Lane by The Homestead, towards the junction Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has started work to develop a small site of new affordable housing, on Burden Road in Beverley. The Burden Road project will see the delivery of four new council houses, which will consist of two two-bed houses and two three-bed houses.  Planning approval was granted in February 2023 and local builder, Geo. Houlton & Sons, was appointed as the contractor in April 2024. The council Read more

A major scheme to resurface and improve town centre roads in Market Weighton is now complete.  East Riding of Yorkshire Council invested £1.5m in the improvement scheme, which saw a 1km stretch of busy, main road through the town resurfaced, from York Road to Sanction Road, as well as some of the roads branching off.  The project began in April and involved resurfacing and improving York Road, Market Place, High Read more

The Big Listen consultation opens on Monday 14 October and aims to understand how families could be better supported around Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision. The feedback will be used to inform the SEND and Inclusion Strategy for the next five years. Councillor Victoria Aitken, cabinet member for children, families and education said: “We want to hear from families about school places, training of staff, finding the right Read more

Mia Jowett, 10, a schoolgirl from Beverley, has had her poster on antisocial behaviour [ASB] turned into sign installed in a local park. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s safer communities team delivered a workshop at Beverley St Nicholas Primary School, for 85 pupils in years five and six. The workshop is designed to raise awareness of the nature of antisocial behaviour. It helps children approaching secondary school age, gain an Read more

Local residents in the East Riding are being encouraged to participate in a consultation for a new Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [AONB] in the Yorkshire Wolds. The plans, by Natural England, would provide national recognition for the Yorkshire Wolds, a large part of which lies in East Yorkshire. Designating this precious landscape as an AONB could bring many benefits including conserving and enhancing the area’s natural beauty and cultural Read more

East Riding's free outdoor public access Wi-Fi, introduced as part of the smart county programme, has already seen 60,000 users connect since its launch, supporting the East Riding of Yorkshire Council's wider digital strategy. Funded by UK Government, the outdoor Wi-Fi coverage was rolled out to eight town centres in January 2023. Free Wi-Fi is currently available in outdoor areas of Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Hedon, Hornsea, Howden, Pocklington, and Withernsea. Read more

A scheme to improve roads and paths on a main route through Withernsea will begin in October.  East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to invest £481,000 to upgrade road and path surfaces on the A1033 Hollym Road and Queen Street in the town.  Around 2,000 tonnes of road material will be used in the project, which will be carried out in three phases from October to January, between the Tesco’s Read more

All primary schools in East Riding can now sign up to be accredited for a healthy school award, demonstrating their commitment to helping raise healthy, happy children. Ten schools have piloted the new scheme over the last year. One of these schools was Springhead Primary School in Anlaby. Springhead Primary have introduced a range of new ideas, including a fruit tuck shop which the children run; from ordering the fruit, Read more