• Councillor vacancy on Howden Town Council

  By goolegirl

  There is also a vacancy on Gilberdyke Parish Council as well. To discuss the role contact S E...

            

   

  By goolegirl at 09:52 on 14/10/11

  

  There is currently a vacancy for a councillor on Howden Town Council. East Riding of Yorkshire Council says: "A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if 10 electors of the town write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council at County Hall, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 9BA, by Friday, October 28, claiming an election. "If the chief executive does not receive such a request, the town...

• Top recyclers in Goole

  By Franktalking

  Great stuff - I'm all in favour of this recycling business. The less we stuff going to landfill the...

            

   

  By goolegirl at 10:51 on 20/07/11

  

  People living in the Goole area have helped convert more than 4,400 tonnes of garden waste, food waste and cardboard into compost during June. As reported on www.goolepeople.co.uk households have been involved in the new collection of brown bins across the town and surrounding villages. Since June, people in Goole have been provided with caddies which are used to put unwanted food and cardboard inside brown bins. Household...

• Bigger blue bins for Goole recyclers

  By Franktalking

  I agree it's a good idea. But what people really want to see if the reintroduction of weekly...

            

   

  By goolegirl at 11:31 on 08/06/11

  

  People living in the Goole area will be able to recycle glass, a wider range of plastics and Tetra Paks in their blue bins at the end of this year. The new recycling will begin in Goole, Howden, Snaith and Gilberdyke between December 12 and January 13. Bigger blue bin Under the scheme householders will be able to swap their existing blue bin for a larger 240 litre blue bin. Cllr Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment,...

• Local election ward results for the Goole area

  By goolegirl

  I imagine being a local councillor must be a pretty thankless task at times. I have often wondered...

            

   

  By goolegirl at 13:00 on 06/05/11

  

  The polling booths closed at 10pm last night and counting has been underway. Ward results for our area: Goole North Ward Josephine Head - East Yorkshire Independents Party Keith Brian Moore - Labour  Labour Goole South Ward Malcolm Sidney Boatman - Labour Patricia O'Neil - Labour Howden Ward Charlie Bayram - Conservative Snaith, Airmyn and Rawcliffe and Marshland Ward John Barrett - Co...

• New food waste collections

  By gall_boy

  Sounds like a good idea! Is this purely a local incentive or will it become a national one?

            

   

  By goolegirl at 12:17 on 29/03/11

  

  Householders in the Goole and Howden areas are to start receiving special food waste caddies in the early summer. The caddies are to be used for putting unwanted food and cardboard inside brown bins and will be delivered to properties from June 6 The rollout for our area will follow Bridlington and Driffield, and then Beverley and Holderness. The announcement comes as brown bins revert to fortnightly collections across the East...

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