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Cllr Denis Healy Questions ERYC Budget Cuts

Cllr Denis Healy Says He Will Vote Against Council Tax Increase
February 9, 2017
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The Liberal Democrats are the party now providing the real opposition to the Conservatives at County Hall after all their Councillors opposed the Conservative budget today.

The budget, which introduces a Council tax increase of 4.99%, also sees a reduction of 2.5% to the Council’s Public Health budget, and an eye watering 72% reduction in the Education Services grant, piling further pressures on already over stretched hospitals and schools.

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Tanners Thrash Howden To Reach Semi Final Of Senior Cup

Tanners Thrash Howden To Reach Semi Final Of Senior Cup
February 8, 2017
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Hodgsons FC pulled off a cup shock at the weekend as they thrashed Howden 4-0 to reach the semi final of the East Riding County FA Senior Cup.

Goals from Robbie Whiting, Keith McCubbin and a second half brace from Jordan Dexter ensures it was the Tanners who progressed and are no just one match away from a cup final.

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Local Beverley Dispensing Optician Wins National Award

Local Beverley Dispensing Optician Wins National Award
February 8, 2017
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Beverley Dispensing Optician, Sophie Johnson, has won a prestigious national award.

Ms Johnson, who is based at Eyesite Opticians, has been announced as winner in the category of Dispensing Optician of the Year in the AOP Awards 2017, which is run by the Association of Optometrists (AOP).

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Wildlife Photographer Of The Year – Events Programme Announced

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year - Events Programme Announced
February 8, 2017
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To accompany the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery, one of the key East Riding events in Hull UK City of Culture 2017 (in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council is a Principal Partner), an exciting events programme has just been launched.

Staff at the Treasure House in Beverley have organised a range of fun family events, fascinating talks and captivating workshops to support this free, world-renowned exhibition.

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Adrian Rawlins To Direct The Night Season At East Riding Theatre

Adrian Rawlins To Direct The Night Season At East Riding Theatre
February 7, 2017
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East Riding Theatre’s new artistic director, Adrian Rawlins, is to make his directorial debut at the theatre with The Night Season by Rebecca Lenkiewicz which opens in March.

Rawlins, an actor on stage and screen for 30 years, (Harry Potter, Dickensian, War and Peace) has recently taken over as artistic director at ERT and launched a programme for the year which promises to be uplifting and life-affirming.

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What Will Future Generations Find In Society’s Time Capsule?

What Will Future Generations Find In Society’s Time Capsule?
February 7, 2017
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The final celebrations of Beverley Building Society’s 150th Anniversary will take place on 27 June with a garden party. To mark the occasion the Society will bury a time capsule. Local residents are invited to include an item that will be uncovered in 2067.

The time capsule will be buried on the premises, containing various items including a passbook, documents and photographs. The Society is appealing to members of the public to help fill it with objects that future generations will find interesting.

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Cllr Denis Healy Says He Will Vote Against Council Tax Increase

Cllr Denis Healy Says He Will Vote Against Council Tax Increase
February 6, 2017
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St. Mary’s ward councillor Denis Healy has revealed that he will be voting against the East Riding Council’s budget at the Council’s budget meeting this Thursday.

The budget, which proposes a Council tax increase of 4.99pc, also sees a reduction of 2.5pc to the Council’s Public Health budget, and an eye watering 72pc reduction in the Education Services grant, piling further pressures on already over stretched hospitals and schools.

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Beavers Beat Ribblesdale To Make It Six Wins On The Spin

Beavers Beat Ribblesdale To Make Six Wins On The Spin
February 5, 2017
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A bit of a curate’s egg here. There were flashes of scintillating rugby, mainly from Beverley, but for the most part this game never rose above the mundane.

Beverley deservedly won in the end but they made heavy weather of it. They were the better side but they were never quite at their best, probably through being without several of their key players.

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Valentines Offers Available At Browns of Beverley

Valentines Offers Available At Browns of Beverley
February 4, 2017
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Browns of Beverley have some very special offers on running through to Valentine’s Day that include discounts on Lingerie sets, stocking and hold ups.

With it being the month of love, Browns of Beverley have also got something very special for her including the Rosanne set by Fantasie ticks all the lingerie boxes.

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Depleted Beavers Head To North Ribblesdale In Fine Form

Depleted Beavers Head To North Ribblesdale In Fine Form
February 3, 2017
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Beverley RUFC will be looking to make it six wins in a row as the Beavers head to bottom of the table North Ribblesdale in the only league fixture of the day.

The Beavers have been in rich vein of form beating Old Brodleians, Keighley, Hullensians, Bradford Salem and Yarnbury in consecutive games.

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League Leaders Sculcoates Amateurs Will Be Big Test Says Jagger

League Leaders Sculcoates Amateurs Will Be Big Test Says Jagger
February 3, 2017
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Beverley Town Football Club will host Humber Premier League leaders Sculcoates Amateurs this Saturday at the Norwood Recreation Ground.

Recent weeks have seen Rich Jagger and his Town side put plenty of points on the board though a slip up last weekend to Hanson Jewellers has put more pressure on his side to get a result against the leaders.

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52nd Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Exhibition Opens In Beverley

52nd Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Exhibition Opens In Beverley
February 3, 2017
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The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at Beverley Art Gallery in The Treasure House in Beverley on Saturday 11 February, featuring 100 awe-inspiring images, from fascinating animal behaviour to breathtaking wild landscapes.

It is one of the East Riding’s major events as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council is a principal partner.

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Manchester Camerata To Perform ‘String Serenade’ In Beverley

Manchester Camerata To Perform 'string Serenade' In Beverley This Month
February 3, 2017
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There will be a chance to join Manchester Camerata’s 21 internationally acclaimed string players on Thursday 23 February, 2017, at 7.30pm, for an evening of some of the best-loved pieces for string orchestra, at Toll Gavel United Church in Beverley.

Part of ‘Classically Yours’, the concert is one of the key events in the East Riding’s celebration of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, in which East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Orchestras Live have joined forces to bring more orchestral music to the area.

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Blue & Golds Welcome Eastmoor Dragons To Beverley

Blue & Golds Welcome Eastmoor Dragons To Beverley
February 2, 2017
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The blue and golds will continue their pre-season this Saturday with a fixture at home to Eastmoor Dragons in the 2PM kick off at the Beverley Leisure Centre.

The Wakefield based outfit, who ply their trade in National Conference Division 3, are one of the oldest and longest established amateur rugby league clubs in the game and should provide the hosts with the ideal test. They are effectively just one division above Beverley.

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