Last weekend saw the Samurai Judo Championships taking place in Kidderminster. Representing East Yorkshire Judo Academy was Beau Chan.
At just 10 years old, Beau is a player who is growing with each competition experience.
A new exhibition opens at the Treasure House in Beverley on Saturday, 7 March. Curators at the Beverley Treasure House have described the work by the artist as stunning.
The new exhibition is called Reading the Landscape – Photographs and Words Inspired by Walking the Wolds. It will run until 6 June.
The Hound of the Baskervilles has been named as the spring production for East Riding Theatre. The production will feature at the Beverley based theatre from the end of April to mid-May.
Described as a masterpiece of mystery and suspense, The Hound of the Baskervilles is the most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story of all.
Guides in Beverley have helped raise mon for the local food bank while also learning about poverty-related issues.
The 4th Beverley (St Mary’s) Guides were welcomed into the Teso Store on Morton Lane. While there they were given a budget to shop for certain goods.
Beverley RUFC were beaten in their clash with Heath this weekend losing 30-17. The Beavers knew the importance of the game that saw the second and third place teams face each other.
Bad weather meant the game that had already been cancelled once was shifted to a local school. Despite this, both teams did their best to put on an entertaining game for supporters who braved the elements.
Beverley ARLFC has progressed to the next round of the cup. They beat Glasson Rangers 36-26 in the howling Cumbrian winds.
A long road trip was made even more difficult as a result of the match being moved coupled with the stormy conditions.
MP Graham Stuart has welcomed that new plans to upgrade the Jock’s Lodge junction.
Once complete it will connect the A1079 and the A164 leading into Beverley. Plans of the proposed work are to be displayed at two public exhibitions later this month.
A ukulele band which recently handed over a donation to the Daisy Appeal from an impromptu live show and CD sales is going on the fund-raising trail again later this month.
The Assembly Line Ukulele Band is expecting a full house for a music evening in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research at the Sun Inn, Beverley, on Saturday 22 February.
An incentive run by Tesco, Community Food Connection is appealing for more groups to come forward.
The scheme sees waste food which would otherwise be destroyed redistributed to local charities to help feed those in need.
Councillors have agreed to increase the council’s part of the council tax charge in the East Riding by 3.99% for the 2020-21 financial year.
The increase, which was agreed at a Full Council meeting on 13 February, will raise £6.8million of additional income for the council and will result in an increase of £57.64 a year for a Band D property.
The East Riding Youth Offending Service is looking to recruit more volunteers for its Making it Right Panel, to which young people are referred by the courts.
The youth offending service works with 10 to 18-year-olds who have either received a court sentence or who are being dealt with outside the court system.
Creating more space for many homeowners is something that is always on their mind. For many people, their first thought is to extend their home. However, there are other ways in which you can get that extra space.
Westwood Shepherd Huts a company in Beverley is paving the way when it comes to creating additional space.
Five-star housebuilder Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, which includes the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, has announced that it is to launch eight new developments in the East Yorkshire region this year, building over 1,100 new homes and supporting 1,060 jobs.
This year, over £90million will be invested into the construction of developments in the East Yorkshire, including Beverley, Hessle and Brough.
Liberal Democrat opposition councillors on East Riding of Yorkshire Council are pushing for a Park and Ride Scheme to be funded this year, as a solution to the ever-growing problems of commuter parking in the town.
At the Council’s budget meeting on Thursday 13 February, the Liberal Democrats will propose an alternative budget which will use Council reserves to fund the £4.5 million scheme on the south side of Beverley.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, took the opportunity to visit Beverley Men in Sheds – one of three similar projects combatting social isolation in his constituency.
With other projects in Withernsea and Hornsea, the Beverley branch runs in Oldroyd’s Corner inside Beverley Garden Centre. The purpose of the Shed is for older men (and women) to connect while taking part in activities that are often similar to those of garden sheds up and down the country.
This was a bit more like it. After a difficult few weeks with some disappointing results, this was a good win for Beverley and their best performance for some time.
Much of the drive and slick movement of early-season which has been missing in recent weeks looked to be coming back.
Cllr Denis Healy says that residents in the East Riding are getting an inadequate service from the local authority.
His comments come after a resident was advised it would take three months to get a response to his concerns relating to speeding traffic.
Owner of Kubana Bar in Beverley says his decision close was purely a commercial decision. Revellers in the town after a late drink will need to find an alternative venue.
The local Businessman who operates other businesses in the town said it was a tough decision.