Over 320 traders in Hedon regularly travel into the town centre in a vehicle and take up a parking space all day! – Perennial problems of vehicle parking in Hedon! A regular source of discussion, debate and controversy at Hedon Town Council!
A ‘CONSULTATION BUS’ will be in Hull City Centre on Friday 7th May 2010 to collect your views and experiences on using hospital car parks in the area. Health watchdog and community involvement network Hull LINk will have a ‘consultation bus’ parked in Queen Victoria, Hull on Friday […]
A CONTROVERSIAL REVIEW OF CAR PARKING CHARGES has recommended that any charges in Hedon be deferred until the building of a new Park and Ride facility to the west of the town. The East Riding Council Panel set up to review car parking charges initially submitted proposals to […]
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH is consulting on proposals to provide ‘free’ NHS hospital car-parking for inpatients and their visitors. This is a significant consultation document that unfortunately is only available online. Car parking at hospitals is an emotive issue. It can really affect a patient’s and visitor’s view […]
THE EAST RIDING COUNCIL is encouraging people to shop in East Yorkshire towns by offering free car-parking for the three weekends in the run up to Christmas. Council leader Stephen Parnaby has stated “We hope people take advantage of the free parking by coming to East Riding towns […]
The Hull Daily Mail reports tonight on the £3,283.12 costs of surveys and consultation spent by the East Riding Council on its plans to introduce car parking charges. However, it is the Editorial Comment in tonight’s Mail that deserves further scrutiny. It suggests that there was no need […]
In what must be seen as the result of an effective piece of consultation (or perhaps the organised opposition!) the East Riding of Yorkshire Council has agreed to a re-think over its controversial proposals to introduce new parking charges. The Hull Mail reports Councillor Felicity Temple as saying […]
The East Riding Council’s proposals to introduce car parking charges in some areas of East Yorkshire have sparked controversy and protest. The Hull Daily Mail has launched its own PARK THE CHARGES petition and campaign in opposition. The final public drop-in roadshow carried out by the council takes […]
The Hull Daily Mail has reported that the East Riding Council is actively considering alternative proposals to its plans to scrap free parking at 20 sites across the East Riding. The latest idea being examined means that restricted free parking would be available at council-run short-day sites in […]
After hearing a neighbour’s intense tirade against the East Riding Council’s proposed car parking yesterday in a local pub (the real battleground for hearts and minds!?), then I’m duty bound to report on the Hull Daily Mail’s latest revelation about the proposed employment of specialist consultants to implement […]
The consultation is now underway on the East Riding Council’s proposed car parking charges and measures. The first consultation session took place last Thursday 2nd April in Beverley with the next scheduled for Driffield on Tuesday 7th April. The ‘roadshow’ for Hedon residents takes place at South Holderness […]
A meeting is to be held at South Holderness School on Thursday 14th May 4:30pm – 7:30pm to allow for consultation to take place on the East Riding Council’s proposed car parking charges reports the Hull Daily Mail today. The local meeting in Preston is part of a […]
Information from East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
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