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Planning councillors are being asked to approve proposals for a massive solar farm to cover five fields off Main Road in Routh. If given the go-ahead, a total of 87,000 solar panels will be erected on 185 acres of agricultural land at Field House Farm.  Albanwise Synergy Ltd, part of the Albanwise Wallace Estates Group, based in Hertfordshire, is one of the UK’s largest arable farming and property businesses and Read more

Children from Beverley Minster Primary School will be taking part in a major tree planting exercise on Thursday to mark the relaunch of the Humber Forest initiative. A total of 1,225 trees will be planted on the Archery Field in Central Avenue, Beverley, watched by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding, Jim Dick, and the chairman of East Riding Council, Cllr Nigel Wilkinson. The Humber Forest, previously known as Read more

A plea has gone out for people to give their views about problems with litter from fast food outlets. The waste and recycling team at East Riding Council want people to take part in the consultation to air their views on how the littering of packaging from fast food outlets affects the area.  Cllr Chris Matthews, the council's portfolio holder for environment and climate change, told Beverley FM: “We spend Read more

Beverley’s Jacobs Well charity is making an urgent appeal for people to donate cool boxes or thermal picnic carriers and bags following a plea for help from the Central Blood Bank In Ukraine. They will be used to transport blood from main hospitals to field hospitals and smaller clinics. Jacob’s Well CEO John Beynon told Beverley FM: “We received an urgent request from the director of the central blood bank. Read more

East Riding Council is on standby to take Ukrainian refugees after receiving hundreds of inquiries asking how to help. The council’s Overview, Management and Scrutiny Committee heard the system for resettling Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion was ever-evolving, even by the hour.  Council chief executive Caroline Lacey told councillors County Hall officials were currently working from one sheet of paper’s worth of guidance, which left many questions unanswered. And council Read more

Children's services across the East Riding, aspects of which were rated as “inadequate” by Ofsted three years ago, have now improved, according to reports following the latest inspection. This was the third visit by Ofsted since 2019, when inspectors had rated children and young people's safeguarding and support services as inadequate.  The commitment of East Riding Council through additional investment was acknowledged following the most recent inspection. Ofsted also reported Read more

Beverley mum Katie Cottingham, who sadly lost her young son Ryan to a rare form of pancreatic cancer in June of last year, is planning a special event next month to mark what would have been his third birthday. She’s calling it Ryan’s Memory Day and it will take place at the Armstrongs Centre in Beverley on Saturday April 23, raising money for the charity Candlelighters in the process.  The Read more

People across the East Riding are being invited to share their thoughts about where they live as part of a consultation which will go towards creating new design guidance for future planning developments.  According to East Riding Council, the aim of the guide is to preserve the unique identity and character of towns and villages, ensuring new developments and planning applications reflect the style of the area. When produced, the Read more

A week-long special operation by Humberside Police, working with other Forces across the country, resulted in 49 arrests of people suspected of being involved in County Lines drug dealing and the exploitation of children into organised crime. During the operation, eight weapons and approximately £48,000 in cash was seized. In addition, £5,000 of cocaine, 250 wraps of crack and heroin, and a large quantity of pills were also discovered.  Det Read more