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A stunned teacher looked on in horror as his pet Labrador survived a bad break after crashing through ice on a frozen loch. Geography teacher Paul Gibson, who was visiting his mum in Cambuslang, watched as his black Labrador, Paddy, plunged through shattered ice in the middle of Strathclyde Loch during a family day out. Distressed Paddy was stuck for 45 minutes before being rescued by firefighters from Strathclyde Fire…
The cba partnership is offering a neat solution to small businesses to fix their I.T problems via the Internet. Scott Reading, cba’s I.T Manager says: “Many businesses live with problems because I.T call-out charges can be expensive, but this service allows us to massively reduce the cost as there is no mileage or extra time costs. Instead, I.T Remote enables us connect via the Internet to a computer system anywhere…
Councillor David Elvidge married Janet Morris on Saturday 8th January at Beverley Minster, and the sun shone brightly on the whole day. Janet arrived at the Minster in her father’s car wearing a beautiful figure-hugging dress in a rich crimson, heavily adorned with golden beads and embroidery, with a matching sari-style wrap. The Reverend Jeremy Fletcher warmly welcomed friends and family of the couple who were all seated in the…
Beverley in Bloom wants your ideas about how they can make Beverley look beautiful this year. You are invited to an open day to come and chat to members of the group, to see what the group does, to give your ideas and feedback and to get more involved if you want to. The event is on Thursday January 20th between 11am and 2pm at the Town Council office at…
Parking throughout the area could become the responsibility of East Riding of Yorkshire Council from October if councillors vote in favour of proposals next week. On Tuesday, 18 January, the cabinet of East Riding of Yorkshire Council will consider whether the authority will apply for Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) powers from the Department for Transport (DfT). At present more than 85 per cent of local authority districts within in England…
The first edition for 2011 of HU17.net Magazine features pictures from the following features on the web site and is available from Molescroft News on Wodhall Way; Holderness Hunt New Years Eve: Kings Head New Years Eve: The Beaver New Years Eve: The Queens Head Beverley Town Beverley RUFC Eager Beaver Beverley ARLC Molescroft Rangers HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…
Beverley Library is ‘Turning Back Time’ with the BBC following the popular recent television series about how shops and shopping have changed since the Victorian era. Local authors, Margaret Sumner and Patricia Deans, will deliver an illustrated talk on the changing face of Beverley High Street, in Beverley library on Thursday, 26 January at 2.30pm. Due to limited seating, booking is required. Admission is free. In addition to the talk,…
East Yorkshire-based Other Lives Productions take to the stage with their most ambitious play when they open with Waiting for Godot in an eight-venue East Riding tour, ending at Hull Truck Theatre (from Saturday 15th January 2011). Samuel Beckett’s play, which was first published in 1952, features two tramps, Vladimir (Neil King) and Estragon (Mike Burton), sitting by the roadside waiting for a man called Godot. They think they have…
Beverley Councillors met with East Riding of Yorkshire Council Officers to try and secure the life of the Samman Road Centre on Beverley’s Swinemoor Estate. The meeting was held after letters of objection were received from local groups that are all regular users of the facility and passed to Lauraine Walker who is conducting a review of the Day Centre facilities across the East Riding. These were received after Groups…
Ten teams of highways staff from East Riding of Yorkshire Council are carrying out repairs to the road network across the area following the big freeze. From Monday, this will increase to 14 teams as the council responds to reports of damage to the East Riding’s 3,500km (2,100 miles) of roads. Councillor Matthew Grove, portfolio holder for highways and emergency planning, said: “December’s weather was among the most severe on…
Beverley Minster is breaking with long-established tradition as it moves to an earlier start time for its Choral Evensong. Sunday evening services at the Minster have traditionally started at 6.30pm but the new move will see the Choral Evensong begin at 5.30pm. The change will give Beverley Minster greater flexibility for a wide range of services in future. The Reverend Jeremy Fletcher, vicar at Beverley Minster, said; “We used to…
Following news a planned regional fire control centre in Wakefield is to be scrapped, Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the decision by the coalition government but called for an immediate apology from those responsible for building it in the first place. The news came just days after Graham met with Frank Duffield, Humberside Fire and Rescue chief fire officer, to discuss the situation. Graham said: “It…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering a New Year gesture of goodwill to the motorists fined for parking. The council today said that it would reimburse the motorists who were caught parking, against restrictions, on New Year’s Day. The leader of the council, Councillor Stephen Parnaby, OBE, said: “It is not the way that any motorist wants to start off a new year and it was not our intention….
The Pearson family met to hand over £1000 to Macmillan Cancer Support on the Beverley Westwood this morning. It was also a poignant occasion as the Memorial Bench that Keith Pearson and his son Pip had bought was to be unveiled to the rest of the family. The bench is a memorial to Mrs Josephine Pearson, who sadly passed away in August after losing her battle with cancer aged 68….
£1,200 was presented to the Macmillan Nurses cancer support (Yorkshire) by Kerri Harold, who was one of the organisers of Beverley’s Class of the 80s Reunion Fundraising Disco held last October at the Beverley Memorial Hall. The event was covered by us at HU17.net and we can confirm that a fabulous time was had by all who attended! The sell out night was hosted by ex Beverley Hills and Regal…
Whilst most of us are looking to ease ourself into the New Year, Bishop Burton based photographer John Denton, has hit the ground running in 2011. Next week he will be in London, breaking records and new ground at the International Convention of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers. “I was first invited to lecture there in January 2010”, he explains. “It’s an annual event that draws thousands of…
Armstrongs Social Club is a members club traditionally known in Beverley as somewhere you can have a great night in a friendly and safe environment. As well as live music and regular member’s events we will be introducing two great new events. Firstly we will be hosting adult ballroom dance lessons from Sunday Jan 30th onwards, from 6.45pm till 7.45pm. Dancing has always been a big part of the club…
The Beverley Lions Christmas Tree is situated in the heart of Beverley Town Centre within Market Cross. “Light a Candle for a Loved One” is organised by Beverley Lions every Christmas inviting the people of the town to light a candle in memory of family members or friends, and also write a message to tie onto the Christmas tree. The Lions charge £1 for each candle and message,and this year…
