Packaging Campaign To Reduce Waste

September 20, 2011

With the present buying season approaching, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is alerting companies and consumers to its powers to crack down on the over-packaging of goods. Authorities across the UK are taking action to stop over-packaging under The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2003. Colin Briggs, trading standards manager, said: “Many companies have reduced their packaging, such as on cereal boxes, washing detergents, with many more now concentrates, or have…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 61

September 19, 2011

HU17.net Magazine issue 61 will be available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way. This weeks edition features pictures and articles relating to the following  sporting events and items that have appeared on the HU17.net web site; Passage to India: Robyn McBrooks Heather Watsons leaving Party @ The Beaver Hair by El Turco: Sophie Rose Hannah Hunter Eyes Up Miss Community The Ragamuffins @ The Dock & Duck Inn Hunters Hall Gets…

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Linda Barker Opens St Nicholas School Garden

September 19, 2011

The sun shone as  Beverley St Nicholas primary school garden was reopened. The head teacher, Liz Pollard, welcomed all those who had turned out to join the celebrations. She then thanked celebrity interior designer Linda Barker for joining them. Cerys Burgin and Chloe Heselton chose to work on the garden as their project for the Humberside Police lifestyle project. With the support and help of family, siblings, friends and extended…

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Pasture Terrace Flood Alleviation Drop-In Event

September 16, 2011

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is holding a public consultation drop-in event on Monday, 26 September, from 2-8pm, to consider proposals to reduce the risk of flooding in the Pasture Terrace and Willow Grove areas of Beverley. During 2007, properties in these areas flooded internally with further significant surface flooding in central Beverley. The council has already carried out some works to improve the old Walker Beck inlet screen at…

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East Yorkshire MP to Help Raise Funds For Armed Forces Charities

September 16, 2011

Tomorrow Graham Stuart will participate in a Cyclothon for charity to help benefit the armed forces. Graham will be competing on a team representing the Defence School of Transport, a residential driver training school, as they battle against the Tesco store in Beverley. The Defence School of Transport team will be participating on behalf of four service related charities including the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, the RAF Benevolent…

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Rapid Solicitors & SODEX To Fund Restoration Of The Mighty Antar

September 16, 2011

Rapid Solicitors and SODEXO have teamed up with The Defence School of Transport at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield to create a unique monument to the camp’s services by funding the restoration of a Thorneycroft ANTAR, a heavy duty transport vehicle used between 1950s and 1980s. It was originally produced to move oil pipelines in Iraq but it’s immense power was ideal to cope with the increasing size and weight of the…

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Charity Cyclothon: Tesco Beverley Vs Defence School of Transport Leconfield

September 15, 2011

At 8.00am on Saturday 17 September 2011, staff from the Tesco Beverley store will challenge members of the Defence School of Transport to a 12 hour Cyclothon. All funds raised on the day will be split between the 2 teams, Tesco is raising money on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Society, their chosen charity of the year. The Defence School of Transport (DST) the worlds largest residential driver training school will…

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Hunters’ Hall Gets Two Quality Awards

September 14, 2011

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…

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Celebrity Designer Linda Barker to Unveil New Beverley Show Home

September 14, 2011

Interior design guru Linda Barker will be passing on some tips of the trade as a VIP guest at Linden Homes’ show home launch in Beverley. TV’s 60 Minute Makeover presenter Linda has been invited to officially open the St Nicholsgate development at Flemingate on Saturday 17 September, where 130 new homes will be built. Linda, who attended the company’s Howden development opening earlier this year, will be chatting to…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 60

September 12, 2011

HU17.net Magazine issue 60 is available from Molescroft News on Woodhall Way, Beverley. This week’s issues features pictures from the following, events and sporting fixtures that have taken place in Beverley; Browns of Beverley Support Dove House Chris & Zoe Newsam’s Wedding Wedding Shoot @ Beverley Minster  (Annabel Pattison, Sophie Draper & Lisa Marie Murphy) Out & About: The Kings Head Hotel Out & About: Zoe Lightowler 21st @ Armstrongs…

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MP & Councillors Meet Members of The Community

September 10, 2011

On the afternoon of Friday 9th September Councillors David Elvidge, Kerri Harold and Dominic Peacock were joined by Graham Stuart MP on the Swinemoor Estate. Vicky Bolton from the Beverley Local Action Team also attended with a representative from EastRiding of Yorkshire Council Housing and Tenant participation. This event generated a great deal of interest and by design or luck also enabled us to engage with the school run from…

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Beverley Dog is Looking For a New Home

September 9, 2011

Sam is looking for a new home in Beverley or the surrounding area. He is a Parsons Jack Russell and will be celebrating his 3 rd birthday in January. He is a very energetic breed and loves going for long walks and playing fetch. He loves playing with toys. Sam has been trained to do various tricks, he will sit, lay down, roll over and give you his paw. He…

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Youngsters Complete Triathlon In Support Of Injured Soldiers

September 9, 2011

This weekend four local lads, Ryan Hilton, Isaac Galloway, Cameron Shreeve and Jake Ingram all from Tickton Primary School completed Triathlon. Starting at 10am in the morning the lads cycled from Tickton to the Beverley Leisure Centre before taking part in run racking up a staggering 20 miles collectively. With the run complete Ryan, Isaac and Cameron entered the swimming pool at the Beverley Leisure Centre and completed 100 lengths….

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REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011

September 9, 2011

Over 60 selected contemporary artists and craftspeople living and working in Hull and the East Riding will invite you into their studios, galleries and warehouses on the weekends of 24 & 25 September in Hull; 1 & 2 October in Hull & East Riding and 8 & 9 October in East Riding for REVEAL: Hull & East Riding Open Studios 2011. There are three Beverley based artists taking part in…

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MP Joins Councillors in Street Surgery on Beverley’s Swinemoor Estate

September 9, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, will be attending the street surgery organised by ward councillors at 2.30pm on today, Friday September 9th. The local ward councillors, David Elvidge, Dominic Peacock and Kerri Harold will be answering questions from residents of the Swinemoor Estate between 2.30 and 5.00pm, alongside their local MP. The surgery will take place outside “Swinemoor Chat” on Sammam Road. All residents are welcome to come…

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Beverley Minster Virger Releases CD

September 7, 2011

For three years Beverley Minster virger Neil Pickford has been penning a series of humorous articles on his life as someone ‘downstairs’ in one of the busiest and biggest parish churches in England. Now, for the first time, you can hear the author as he reads a selection of the 150 articles in the series so far produced. “Three Chairs – Neil Pickford reads the best Views from the Vestry”, …

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Food Judged As Beverley Food Festival Nears

September 6, 2011

Tonight judges were at the Tickton Grange Hotel sampling all the entries into this year’s Beverley Food Festival competition. Starting at one end of a table the judges who included the Mayor of Beverley Cllr Peter Astelle, town clerk and event organiser Helen Watson and the BBC’s Jonathan Parker had the task of deciding winners. David Nowell, the head chef at the Tickton Grange Hotel said; “This year we have…

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Police Appeal: RTA Kelgate

September 6, 2011

Humberside Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision on Keldgate, Beverley. At 1317hrs on Monday 05 September 2011, a long wheel base flat back Iveco Van collided with a black coloured Peugeot 206 which was parked on Keldgate causing severe damage to the vehicle. The driver of the Iveco van failed to stop at the scene . Officers investigating the incident are appealing for the driver of…

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