Editors Pick

Beavers Conclude Home Fixtures With Victory Over Roundhegians

Hullensians Hit Back In Final Minutes To Beat Beverley Seconds
April 11, 2022
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The last home game of the 21/22 season at Beaver Park was against Roundhegians RUFC, both teams equal on points in Yorkshire Division One, and the conditions were good, so there was a promise of an entertaining game of rugby, which the supporters were treated too.

An entertaining game of end-to-end rugby which saw Beverley finish victorious 31 – 21. Matchday sponsors Darren Hart from Groundtech and Iain Gillard from Big Box Group brought a good number of guests to the already excited ‘last match at home’ vibe, rounded off with a positive result meant the atmosphere at Beaver Park was buzzing.

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Help The NHS Help You Be Prepared For The Easter Holidays

Help Us Help You Be Prepared For The Easter Holidays
April 7, 2022
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Hull and East Riding residents are encouraged to ensure they are prepared for the upcoming Easter bank holidays and reminded which NHS services will be available.

Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) and out of hours GP services across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire will remain open. However, GP practices and most pharmacies will be closed on Good Friday (15 April) and Easter Monday (18 April).

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Bishop Burton College Football Academy Reach National Cup Final

Bishop Burton College Football Academy Reach National Cup Final
April 7, 2022
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Bishop Burton College is delighted to announce their hugely successful Football Academy has reached the final of the English Colleges Football Association (ECFA) Premier National Cup.  

Two years after winning the ECFA Premier League, the college has reached the national cup final for the first time, firmly cementing Bishop Burton Football Academy’s place as one of the strongest college football programmes in the country.  

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Garness Group Launches Dedicated Block Management Company

Garness Group Launches Dedicated Block Management Company
April 4, 2022
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Yorkshire-based property firm Garness Group has today announced the launch of its block management subsidiary, Pure Block Management.

Pure Block Management provides specialist block management services to leasehold owners, freeholders and developers of residential complexes in Hull, East Yorkshire and York.

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Residents Urged To Complete Survey On Fast Food Litter

Residents Urged To Complete Survey On Fast Food Litter
April 4, 2022
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Residents in the East Riding are being encouraged to complete an online survey about fast food litter.

The waste and recycling team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council is asking people to take part in the consultation to air their views on how the littering of packaging from fast food outlets affects the area.

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Tributes Paid To Son Of Viola Skipper Who Saw So Much In His 104 Years

Tributes Paid To Son Of Viola Skipper Who Saw So Much In His 104 Years
April 4, 2022
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The son of a former skipper of the Viola trawler who missed out on his own nautical career after being sent by an orphanage to work on a farm has died at his home in Hull at the age of 104.

George Eric Tharratt, who was known as Eric, went from farming into pharmaceuticals and spent 46 years with Smith & Nephew. But he never lost his love of the sea and, with his daughter, Pat, made the first public donations to the campaign to bring the Viola trawler back to Hull.

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Beverley Swimmer Kieran Grant Is Olympics Hopeful

Beverley Swimmer Kieran Grant Is Olympics Hopeful
April 4, 2022
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Talented Beverley swimmer heads to the British Championships this week, 5 – 10 April, hoping for Olympic qualifying times. Kieran Grant, age 17, from Beverley Barracudas swimming club has qualified in 4 events and hopes this will open the doors to Paris, in 2024.

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Victory Sees Blue & Golds Earn First League Points Of The Season

Victory Sees Blue & Golds Earn First League Points Of The Season
April 4, 2022
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The Blue and Golds got their first league points of the season in a tense war of attrition at the Leisure Centre.

The home side dominated possession and territory in the second half with the visitors rarely getting out of their own half. It was a case of Dewsbury Celtic being unable to hang on to a 12-4 lead forever when having to defend so many repeat sets.

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Beverley Get Back To Winning Ways On The Road At Huddersfield

Hullensians Hit Back In Final Minutes To Beat Beverley Seconds
April 3, 2022
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Happily, for both these sides, there is no relegation from Yorkshire One this season; otherwise, this might have been a tense relegation dogfight. 

In the event it was an enjoyable and entertaining game with plenty of running rugby; carefree, almost, with nothing much at stake.  Huddersfield YMCA must have one of the most pleasant playing grounds in the league and with ideal conditions and a fine sunny afternoon, there was every reason to hope for a good game.

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Funding To Reduce Violent Crime Welcomed By Crime Commissioner

Funding To Reduce Violent Crime Welcomed By Crime Commissioner
April 1, 2022
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The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Humberside, Jonathan Evison, has welcomed a Government funding announcement to tackle violent crime in our region.

The Home Office announced today that the Humberside policing area will join 19 other regions by establishing a Violence Reduction Unit to identify the causes of violent crime and lead the local response to reduce violence through targeted interventions and education.

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Irish Folk Greats Dervish To Take Beverley Crowd By Storm This May

Irish Folk Greats Dervish To Take Beverley Crowd By Storm This May
March 31, 2022
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Dervish, one of the world’s most imaginative interpreters of Irish folk music, will take to the stage at East Riding Theatre, Beverley on Monday 23 May as part of a run of live dates across the UK.

Recently recognised with a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, the Irish folk icons will be returning to stages across England and Wales this May, with dates in Beverley, Kendal, Bury, Cambridge, Grantham, London and Cardiff.

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