VILLAGE SOS is staging a Roadshow for the Yorkshire and Humberside Region. The event at Doncaster Racecourse on Wednesday 19th October 2011 is one of 24 being held across the country with the aim of inspiring people about the benefits of Community Enterprise.
The roadshow events will present a unique opportunity for communities to get hands-on advice from rural and enterprise specialists from the Plunkett Foundation and its partners Co-operatives UK, Locality, and Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)..
Inspirational examples of community enterprises will be on-hand to share their journey with other communities, and there will also be appearances from those featured in the BBC1 series Village SOS. The event in Doncaster will include appearances from Taste Tideswell’s Pete Hawkins and ‘village champion’ Tim Nicol. See the video below about Taste Tideswell.
THE REVIEW of Parliamentary constituency boundaries starts formally today with the publication of the Boundary Commission for England's (BCE) initial proposals, which sets out to reduce the number of constituencies and equalise the size of each.
If implemented the proposals will introduce substantial changes leading to the break-up of the Beverley and Holderness constituency. It will reduce the number of constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber from 55 to 50. Major changes proposed, include:
South West Holderness ward will be included in the East Hull Constituency (see Hedon Blog);
the wards of Mid-Holderness, North Holderness and South-East Holderness will be included in a new Bridlington constituency;
A new Beverley constituency will be formed covering three Beverley wards and the wards of Driffield and Rural, Pocklington Provincial, and Wolds Weighton.
Karl Turner MP for the East Hull constituency had already expressed his discontent at any proposed changes with a page (published prior to today's BCE announcements) on his website stating his opposition:
"The Bill that is being forced through parliament is arbitrary and partisan. It is a cynical ploy designed to protect coalition parties and to hurt the Labour Party. I believe it disenfranchises young people, minority groups and low income voters. In other words, it neglects to count those who need counting the most. The arbitrary nature of the Bill means the redrawing of constituencies takes no account of local authorities or even natural landmarks."
The proposals for Yorkshire and Humber have been reproduced below. Copies are also available from the East Riding Council's Customer Service Centres.
The initial consultation about these proposals closes on 5th December 2011.
THE BUDGET 2011 took place today and HM Treasury have announced what this will mean for Yorkshire and Humberside.
The establishment of 21 new Enterprise Zones, will include the Sheffield City Region and Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership areas to encourage growth in Yorkshire and the Humber. 10 more Enterprise Zones will be announced in the summer and there are hopes that the Hull, East Yorkshire or Humber areas might benefit and be one of those.
Other measures which the Government says will benefit the region are:
a further increase in the income tax personal allowance for under 65s of £630 to £8,105, benefiting around 2 million Yorkshire and Humber taxpayers by £48 a year in 2012-13, and taking 26,000 out of tax altogether;
a one pence per litre cut in fuel duty from 6pm today (23 March) in recognition of high pump prices;
a national work experience programme for under-25s on Jobseeker’s Allowance who have not worked before, potentially benefiting around 10,400 young people in the Yorkshire and the Humber; and;
£250 million to assist 10,000 first-time buyers in the purchase of a new-build home. Action is already being taken in Yorkshire and the Humber.
THE GOVERNMENT is abolishing Yorkshire Forward the Regional Development Agency by 2012 and has invited local councils and businesses to work together to form local enterprise partnerships to promote economic growth and jobs.
There is a lively debate taking place over which model or models of partnership should be formed in Yorkshire.
Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire councils believe that the starting point, which can build on the significant and growing amount of joint working taking place, would be a ‘North Bank’ local enterprise partnership covering the East Riding. Such an arrangement recognises the established economic geography that links the economy of Hull with the rest of East Yorkshire.
Lincolnshire councils and some maritime businesses meanwhile have backed the idea of a 'Humber-wide' partnership claiming the approach would have more depth than each authority vying for its own pitch and competing.
Other business leaders and councils have called for a wider 'Yorkshire Enterprise Partnership' to be formed in addition to any local model of partnership. Supporters behind the YEP idea argue that Yorkshire needs a bigger organisation to look after its interests at national and international level. Some functions, such as promoting the Yorkshire brand and tourism, are best carried out at a regional level.
The views of business are the key factor in this process and councils are consulting with and listening to the business community. The two local councils have jointly launched an on-line survey to give all businesses the chance to have their say. To give your views, follow the link to the survey below by 26th August 2010:
Update on key meeting of Council leaders yesterday from The Business Desk: Councillors open door for YEP plan (may have to register to read full article).
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