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Quickline Announces Two Senior Appointments To Strengthen Team

Quickline Announces Two Senior Appointments To Strengthen Team
December 14, 2021
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Ultrafast broadband provider Quickline Communications Limited (“Quickline”) is pleased to announce the appointment of two leading broadband specialists to its executive team.

Lee Allison will join Quickline in January 2022 as Chief Operating Officer. In his previous role as Head of Engineering Operations at KCOM, Mr Allison was responsible for building the award-winning fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network in and around Hull, which brought gigabit broadband capability to over 250,000 premises. He has more recently been responsible for KCOM’s £100m FTTP network expansion investment.

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The Greatest Gift This Christmas Could Be Saving A Life

The Greatest Gift This Christmas Could Be Saving A Life
December 14, 2021
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As Christmas approaches NHS Blood and Transplant is calling on families in the North East and Yorkshire to talk about organ donation and register their decision to help save lives.

With some families hoping to get together for Christmas for the first time since the pandemic began, NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people to take a moment during the celebrations to talk about their organ donation decision and to leave their family members certain of what they want to happen.

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Careless Errors Prove Costly For Beavers

Hullensians Hit Back In Final Minutes To Beat Beverley Seconds
December 13, 2021
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Not one of Beverley’s better days.   They were unlucky in that the rub of the green throughout seemed to go against them but they were nonetheless well beaten here by a more determined and better-organised side. 

Had Beverley played with the same finesse and vigour as they did in the thrilling victory against Huddersfield YMCA they would almost certainly have won this game comfortably. 

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Amazing Kindness and Generosity Shown In Beverley Towards Samaritans

Amazing Kindness and Generosity Shown In Beverley Towards Samaritans
December 11, 2021
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Over 20 carol singers collected an amazing £694.00 in Beverley on Sunday 5 December for Hull Samaritans. The carol singers sang a variety of carols and Christmas songs on Beverley Toll Gavel for over 3 hours.

“The response was amazing,” said Samaritans Director Rob Carlisle, “We can’t believe the generosity of people donating so much money.”

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East Riding College Principal Mike Welsh To Retire

East Riding College Principal Mike Welsh To Retire
December 8, 2021
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East Riding College has announced that their Principal Mike Welsh will retire in Spring 2022. During his 4 and-a-half years in the post, Mike led the College through a very successful merger with TEC Partnership and raised quality and standards, achieving a Good OfSTED rating.

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Ship to Shore : A Window Into Another World

Ship to Shore : A Window Into Another World
December 8, 2021
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When a local writer, Hazel Hutchinson, found an old suitcase stuffed with letters, it was the beginning of a journey of discovery.

The letters dated back to the 1950s, when her father was in the Merchant Navy and her mother was at home in Hull.

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Donate To Help Stop Excess Winter Deaths And Hardship For Yorkshire Folk

Donate To Help Stop Excess Winter Deaths And Hardship For Yorkshire Folk
December 8, 2021
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Two Ridings Community Foundation are calling on local people and businesses to donate to their Surviving Winter appeal as requests for support from people all over the region are coming in.

The Surviving Winter appeal, launched last month, has already raised £5,000 to support vulnerable people through the harsh winter period, but from the requests for support coming in, much more is needed

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Oxfam Beverley Appeals For Volunteers For 2022

Oxfam Beverley Appeals For Volunteers For 2022
December 7, 2021
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Oxfam Beverley at 56 Toll Gavel is appealing for volunteers to help run the shop next year, and raise funds to help the world’s poorest.

Christmas is the busiest time of the year in the retail calendar, making millions for Oxfam’s work beating poverty around the world, but just after Christmas is when many generous donors give unwanted gifts to the charity or just have a good old clear out.

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Genuine Gents Customers Raise £178 For Movember Cancer Charity

Genuine Gents Customers Raise £178 For Movember Cancer Charity
December 7, 2021
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Customers at Genuine Gents, the Beverley men’s hairdressers, have raised £178 for its Movember charity raffle fundraising campaign towards cancer research.

The first prize winner of Genuine Gents hair and skin products including aftershave, hair tonic, skincare product, and wax was Lewis Nightingale; the second prize of a full-service treatment and the third prize of additional treatment at his next haircut was were also won.

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A Last Hurrah For The Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Group

A Last Hurrah For The Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Group
December 7, 2021
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The Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal Group is holding its last-ever fundraising event in Saturday Market on Saturday, 11 December – a tombola on their charity stall.

The tombola will be the final event after more than 15 years as a collective of fund-raising including retailers and citizens. The group has organised a variety of events which have raised over £50,000 to light up Beverley at Christmas.

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Growing College Moves Into Restored Flemingate House

Growing College Moves Into Restored Flemingate House
December 6, 2021
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A historic building in Beverley has undergone major refurbishment and restoration work to enable a growing college to expand its operations in the town.

Flemingate House, which is almost 200 years old, has undergone a £525,000 transformation to bring it back into use as the Beverley base of Linkage College, part of Linkage Community Trust.

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Local Company Is Crowned ‘5 Star Employer’

Local Company Is Crowned ‘5 Star Employer’
December 6, 2021
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For the second year in a row Home Instead Beverley and Hull have been declared a ‘5 star’ employer, showing that care is a worthwhile career path to take. The home care company’s employees have commended the company for factors such as top quality training opportunities and supportive leadership.

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Beavers Give Supports An Early Christmas Present

Hullensians Hit Back In Final Minutes To Beat Beverley Seconds
December 6, 2021
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The supporters and guests at Beaver Park were treated to an early Christmas present from the players of Huddersfield YMCA and Beverley. Both teams battled to the end and delivered a very entertaining game of rugby with a thrilling finish.

A crunch game, two mid-table teams needing to find more points in the league, who delivered an exhilarating afternoon of rugby with the home team finishing victorious 34-30.

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Skidby Mill Art Competition Winners Announced

Skidby Mill Art Competition Winners Announced
December 4, 2021
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Skidby Windmill is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, East Riding children and young people were invited to enter a competition to draw or create an original image of the landscape, buildings and area around the mill.

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Beverley Fitmums & Friends Founder Wins A Regional BBC Unsung Hero 2021 Award

Beverley Fitmums & Friends Founder Wins A Regional BBC Unsung Hero 2021 Award
December 4, 2021
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Athletics club and charity, Fitmums & Friends is proud to announce that its founder and chief officer, Sam Barlow BEM, is a regional winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year’s Unsung Hero 2021 Award.

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year’s Unsung Hero Award recognises the volunteers in sport whose efforts are making a difference to our communities. This year’s winner for BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is Sam Barlow, founder and chief officer of local charity, Fitmums & Friends.

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