• Popular East Yorkshire Christmas market returns to Beverley
  • Daughter of Country Legend – Ashley Campbell takes ‘Goodnight Nashville’ on the road
  • East Riding Libraries’ Costume Swap returns for Halloween
  • Sports’ governing bodies Join Humber and North Yorkshire UNITED to champion Mental Health
  • Becoming Savvy Before the Changes Hit: Landlords & Investors Urged to Prepare
Starting A New Career At 73

Starting A New Career At 73

At age 73, Dave Rookyard is showing no signs of slowing down and instead of reaching for a pipe and slippers, he has just accepted a new post as the Concierge of The Glass House, a fantastic apartment building in Queen’s Gardens by Iguana Developments.

Dave has a zest for life and he says exercise and camaraderie at work keep him young. He is grateful for having a good pair of knees, as he loves running and mountain biking plus, he regularly goes to the gym to do weight sessions.

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Families Encouraged To Check Eligibility For Free School Meals

Families Encouraged To Check Eligibility For Free School Meals

Parents in Hull are being encouraged to apply for free school meals for their children.

Parents who receive Universal Credit, Income Support, income-based Job Seekers Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance and Child Tax Credit are being urged by Hull City Council to check if they are eligible for free school meals.

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Travel Without Limits With New Bus Subscriptions

Travel Without Limits With New Bus Subscriptions

There’s a new way to travel in the region as bus company East Yorkshire launch their new bus subscriptions.

Subscriptions are becoming more and more common, with people using them to access gyms, television channels, and even bank accounts.

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Pontefract Beat Beverley In Forgettable Encounter

Pontefract Beat Beverley In Forgettable Encounter

Not much to write home about here. This was pretty dire stuff. Beverley will want to forget it as quickly as possible, and so will most of the spectators.

Pontefract were the better of the two sides and fully deserved their win but neither team or the game generally, ever really got going.

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Tickets Still Available For Welcome Return Of The London Theatre Voices

Tickets Still Available For Welcome Return Of The London Theatre Voices

Tickets are still available for the welcome return of The London Theatre Voices to Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley, on Saturday, 18 January at 7.30pm, with The Gentlemen of English National Opera.

Four singers from the award-winning English National Opera Chorus – David Newman, Paul Sheehan, Michael Burke, and Andrew Tinkler, along with their accompanist Simon Haynes – present a concert filled with a wide range of vocal music.

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Hull 2017 Legacy Project Gives Pupils Something To Sing About

Hull 2017 Legacy Project Gives Pupils Something To Sing About

A project launched during Hull City of Culture 2017 has been able to continue thanks to funding from Newground Together, NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Building on the success of the project that was debuted as part of Hull 2017’s Creative Communities Programme, Song for Hull will return to the city, even bigger than before.

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A Piece Of Equipment Gives Peace Of Mind To Local Residents

A Piece Of Equipment Gives Peace Of Mind To Local Residents

The Lifeline & Responder service in Driffield dealt with 11,876 incoming and outgoing calls between 24 December 2019 and 2 January 2020 from residents in the East Riding.

For thousands of people in the East Riding the Lifeline & Responder service is just that, a lifeline, providing reassurance and, if needs be, an emergency response 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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From Medicine To Music Via Yorkshire's First Whisky Distillery

From Medicine To Music Via Yorkshire’s First Whisky Distillery

A young singer-songwriter from Beverley will make her debut at the Spirit of Yorkshire’s Distillery Sessions next month.

Having completed a MSc in Molecular Medicine, Rachel Makena is now turning her attention to her lifelong passion for music and will perform on the 31 January at the intimate Hunmanby venue where Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky, Filey Bay is being produced.

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The National Living Wage Increases Welcomed By MP

The National Living Wage Increases Welcomed By MP

MP Graham Stuart says that The National Living Wage increase is fantastic news for his constituents. He also adds that over 280,000 people are set to benefit from the increase.

From April the hourly rate of those over the age of 25 will increase to £8.72. This is four times higher than the rate of inflation. While the rate paid to those under 25 will also increase.

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Beverley Based Fostering Agency Appeal For More Carers

Beverley Based Fostering Agency Appeal For More Carers

An independent fostering agency based in Beverley is reaching out to individuals and families who are interested in becoming carers with an event in their local office.

Orange Grove Fostercare will be opening their doors from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday 22 January for a Meet and Greet session at their office, located on Second Floor, Rear Office, Reed House, Annie Reed Road, Beverley, HU17 0LF.

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