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A council has failed to reach a decision on whether to scrap free car parking at sites it owns in East Yorkshire. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is proposing to introduce charges at 14 council-run locations including those in Cottingham, Anlaby, Goole, Hessle, Pocklington and Willerby. At a full council meeting earlier, councillors decided to further scrutinise a report dealing with the issue at a later date, said the Local Democracy Read more

Hundreds of young people in the East Riding and Hull are to receive six months of free bus travel to support them as they leave care.  Working in partnership with East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council have introduced the Young Persons’ Freedom Pass using bus service improvement plan (BSIP) funding from the Department for Transport (DfT).  The pass will be Read more

Residents in the East Riding are being urged to beware of a scam being sent out via text messages ordering people to pay non-existent parking fines.  East Riding of Yorkshire Council is urging people not to fall for the texts sent by scammers after receiving more than 100 calls from worried residents.  The false texts are a nationwide issue and are being sent at random to people’s mobile phones claiming Read more

One councillor described the recommendations as a 'quick fix for budget deficit while potentially decimating local trade' East Riding councillors have debated parking recommendations made to them which controversially includes introducing fees in areas where it is currently free. The last Car Parking Review Panel took place back in 2010 meaning, as the report states, "a much-needed update had been outstanding for some years." Following a series of ten meetings Read more

Riverview Bowling Club has completed improvements to the club, using an award of £53,137 from East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of Commuted Sums. Riverview Bowling Club contributed £5,904 towards the £59,041 project. The improvement works included a refurbishment of the clubhouse with improvements made to the toilets as well as installing a new kitchen to the lounge area to allow easy access for players and officials. The club Read more

A gritter with an Abba-themed name will be joining the East Riding’s fleet of gritters this winter - De-icing Queen.  Paying tribute to the legendary Swedish band’s classic hit Dancing Queen, East Riding of Yorkshire Council has unveiled the name of its newest lorry, which will take its place among the team of gritters getting rolled out when bad weather hits, clearing roads of snow and reducing the risk of ice forming.  Read more

Schools across East Riding are taking part in Creativity Week, with an ambitious new programme of arts and culture.Running 21 to 25 October, East Riding's Cultural Education Partnership invites all schools to get involved in celebrating creativity, whilst providing new opportunities for children and young people. Local creative professionals including poets, painters, dancers and drummers will deliver exciting new workshops.Schools can also access resources such as online films and worksheets Read more

A scheme to improve the road surface in a Bubwith road is set to continue later in September.  East Riding of Yorkshire Council is investing £140,000 to improve Church Street in the village.  The first phase of the scheme to upgrade the paths and carry out drainage repairs was carried out during the summer holidays next to Bubwith Primary School, to avoid term-time disruption.  The second stage of upgrades to Read more

A major road resurfacing scheme will see improvements being carried out on several routes in Bridlington starting later in September. East Riding of Yorkshire Council will invest £1.6m in the project to resurface a number of roads and carry out patching works on others, in preparation for planned surface dressing - stone chippings being laid to protect road surfaces - in the future. The scheme is due to start on Read more