A RECORD number of businesses have made use of East Riding Council’s start-up help and support services.

September saw the business services team help 25 new start-up businesses, including Driffield-based Hickey’s Garden Maintenance and Bonnie’s Fancy Cakes.

Proprietor of Bonnie’s Fancy Cakes, Bonnie Burchardt, said: “I approached Adrian Shaw and Darren Roberts at Driffield Business Centre and they were very supportive. They told me everything I needed to know.”