CWU General Secretary says that the Tories are to blame for the decline of the British Highstreet.
His comments come following a poll the CWU commissioned after the Post Office announced the closure of 74 branches, including the Crown Post Office in Beverley.
The Liberal Democrats were at the head of the queue as nominations for the East Riding council elections officially opened this week.
Nine Liberal Democrat candidates covering all three of the Beverley council wards handed in their nomination papers at County Hall within an hour of the nomination window opening.
Difficult Women Of Burton Constable is a new exhibition for 2019 that tells the story of independent women who have helped to shape this historic house.
Society has long since seen those who fail to conform as ‘difficult’ or ‘meddlesome’. But were they truly difficult – or were they simply different?
Hymers College has appointed a new Headmaster to take one of the leading private schools in the North of England into a new era.
Justin Stanley joins Hymers from Hereford Cathedral School where he is Deputy Headmaster (Academic). He will take up the reins at the Hull co-educational day school at the beginning of the new school year in September.
Acclaimed composer Gavin Bryars and his Ensemble will be joined by singer and songwriter Gavin Friday for a performance of Nothing Like the Sun, Bryars’ commission for Opera North and the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the University of Hull’s Middleton Hall on 4 April.
The haunting, dramatic piece for chamber group and voices weaves Bryars’ music through eight of Shakespeare’s sonnets. The performers include Bryars himself on double bass, tenor John Potter, and American soprano Claron McFadden.
Sunjay, a popular folk artist will be making much eagerly await return the East Riding next month.
Ahead of his return The Processed Pea Folk Club Sunjay says not only will he be performing but hopes to take in some of the sights.
Beverley residents deposited 20 knives during a week-long national campaign to get people to surrender knives.
Humberside Police say that during #OpSceptre in total 500 knives were given up throughout the region.
Educare Nursery says it was a pleasure to host MP Graham Stuart and show him around their facility in Beverley.
Mr Stuart was given a tour of the Nursery on Mill Lane to see first hand the work they do and discuss their plans for the future.
Beverley Tesco is encouraging people in Beverley to support Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. They want people to pop into the Morton Lane store Tesco store to see it ‘turn pink’ on Saturday 6 April.
A nationwide event, Tesco Turns Pink’sees thousands of Tesco employees unite across the UK to raise vital funds to help beat cancer.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 436 is out and available to purchase from Molescroft News on Woodhall Way.
This week’s issue features a selection of content that has appeared on the HU17 Web Site.
Trading standards officers are investigating a number of garages across the East Riding after they were found to be selling part-worn tyres that were dangerous to the public.
As part of a Yorkshire and Humber-wide survey, trading standards officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council visited four garages selling part-worn.
Photos from the match featuring Beverley Town Moles U7s and Hall Road Rangers Sparks U7s.
The youngsters from both sides took part in the Hull Boys Sunday Football League match which was played at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
GALLERY – Photos from the event Be The Change which was held at the Lazaat Hotel.
This was the fourth year the event has been held and as always was very well attended. Guest not only enjoyed a meal but was treated to a night of live entertainment.
Beverley based hair and beauty spa, Sessions House, will feature in a new Channel 5 reality series called The House of Extraordinary People. The show will hit appear on our screens on Monday 18 March, 10pm.
This life-affirming series will air for 3 nights and follows 9 extraordinary people from around the world with unusual appearances. They want to show what it’s really like to stand out because they’re different.
Flowerstyle say the time was right to relocate from Driffield to Beverley. Owner Susan Haigh and daughter Emma Chamberlain, both residents add they are delighted to be trading in the town.
Trading for over 9 years, Flowerstyle started in Tickton before relocating to Driffield. However, they have now teamed up with Fresh and Fruity by opening on Dyer Lane.
Beverley ARLC suffered their second defeat of the season as they were beaten 17-4 by league leaders Ince Rose Bridge.
Torrential rain fell on this encounter in deepest Lancashire and did not relent for the full 80 minutes.
A start-up business in Beverley that helps improve the lives of dogs was celebrating after being named a regional finalist by the Federation of Small Business.
Fit4Dogs, a Hydro Therapy Centre was founded by Kirsty Skeates supports dogs and owners in Rehabilitation, Fun and Fitness.
Afternoon Tea is a growing trend, says Queens Head landlady Claire Martin. The Wednesday Market public house has been offering afternoon tea for almost three years.
Claire also says that customers have given them very positive feedback since they introduced afternoon tea.