Olympic Warm-Up As Cyclists Return To Beverley
The annual East Yorkshire Classic Cycling Weekend, from Friday, 20 to Saturday, 21 July, is proving to be as popular as ever.
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College Welcomes Visitors For Open Morning
East Riding College is opening its doors to residents and prospective students next month with a range of classes and activities taking place during its latest open events.
Town Centre Coach Parking On The Way
Beverley will soon be getting coach parking in the town centre, a move that will improve visitor experience and safety as well as providing a boost to tourism in the town.
Graham Stuart Secures Additional Time For Parliament To Debate Caravan Tax
Local MP Graham Stuart, the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, has secured additional time for Parliament to debate the impact of imposing VAT on static caravans.
MP Backs The Bid To Bring The Tour De France To Yorkshire
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is backing the campaign to bring the opening stages of the 2016 Tour de France to Yorkshire. The cycling race is the world’s largest annual sporting even
Hull and East Yorkshire Tourism Finest Revealed
The winners of the third Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards, (REYTAs), held at The Country Park Inn, Hessle were announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday 22nd March and Burton Agnes Hall
Back To The Future: Beverley Building Society
The East Yorkshire market town of Beverley has three institutions: Beverley Minster, Market Cross and Beverley Building Society.
That’s what Peter Myers was told when he joined the historic mutual society last year as chief executive.
East Riding College Expands Higher Education Range
East Riding College has been given the green light by the government to offer higher education programmes to its largest ever number of students.
Get The Low Down On Doing Business In Dubai
World Trade Centre Hull & Humber would like to invite you to find out the inside track on doing business in Dubai on Wednesday, 23rd February – 12pm-3pm.
Successful Campaign Results In Secretary Of State Visit To Yorkshire
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness is delighted that the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, will be in Yorkshire as part of a series of regional visits ahead…
Education:Find Your Future With New Prospectuses
People who are looking to take their next step in education or who want to strengthen their CV can find their future with two new prospectuses from East Riding College. The full-time and higher education course guides feature more than 100 programmes across the full range of subject areas at levels equivalent to degrees, A-levels and GCSEs. College Principal Derek Branton said: “Even though we are still in 2011, this…
Last Chance To Enter Capturing The East Riding Photography Competition
The deadline for the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition is fast approaching, on Friday, 30 September, with residents urged not to miss the opportunity to show off their creative talent and be in with the chance of winning a great prize. Entries have been coming in steadily and are being uploaded to the online gallery of the competition website www.eastriding.gov.uk/capturingtheeastriding The competition is open to all amateur photographers. Eligible…
Hunters’ Hall Gets Two Quality Awards
A Beverley Bed & Breakfast has celebrated its first year of operating with two prestigious awards for quality from the English Tourist Board. Three-star Hunter’s Hall in The Leases, run by Gillian Pickford, has received one of Visit England’s Silver Awards that are given in recognition of exceptional quality within a property’s star rating. It also received a Breakfast Award, given when the B&B has: “gone the extra mile to…
Beverley Literature Festival 2011
This year’s Beverley Literature Festival, which takes place 6 – 16 October, is as special as ever and packed with top-quality events for readers of all tastes. Margaret Drabble will be talking about her collected short-stories; two of our foremost crime-thriller writers, Val McDermid and Mark Billingham, will share a platform with best-selling thriller writer Tom Rob Smith; and Jon Ronson, who has done so much to reveal the stranger…
Deadline Nears For Capturing The East Riding Competition
Anyone with a passion for the East Riding and for photography is reminded that if they wish to enter the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition they have just four weeks left to submit their entries. The deadline for this amateur contest is Friday, 30 September, after which entries will be judged and the winners entered into an East Riding-wide competition, culminating in an exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery…
MP Pushes For The Olympic Torch To Visit Beverley
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has called for the Olympic torch relay to visit Beverley on its nationwide tour in June 2012. The East Riding capital was not included among the first locations of the Olympic torch relay for next summer to Graham’s dismay. He said: “The torch relay is about showing off the pride of Britain, and Beverley is a shining example for the world to see….
East Riding College:New Prospectuses Now Available
Anyone who is thinking about going into further and higher education in September 2011 can now take a look at East Riding College’s new full-time and higher education course guides. The full-time course guide features nearly 100 courses in art, design and media; business and administration; construction; early years and health and social care; foundation programmes; hair and beauty; hospitality and catering; information technology; motor vehicle and engineering; music; public…
Books Come Alive at Beverley Literature Festival
Fiction, politics, geology, poetry, biography and lots of workshops to get involved with – Beverley Literature Festival (1 to 10 October), organised by East Riding Libraries, once again brings you the best in writing, whatever the subject. This year the festival has expanded its programme for children to give young readers in the East Riding a fun-packed weekend of performances, readings, making sessions and story-telling of all kinds – all…