East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Esh Construction are hosting a community morning. It will take place on Saturday, 9 February, from 10am-12noon. The morning is to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the new Gypsey Race Park, in Bridlington.
Work on the new linear park started in early 2018. It will see a green corridor along the stream providing pleasant walking and cycling routes. Also, it will feature play areas and improved habitats for wildlife.
The 52nd annual Open Exhibition, which celebrates some of the best artistic talents in the region is now open at the Ferens Art Gallery.
More than 300 artworks have been selected by a high-profile panel of judges consisting of Senior Curator at Humber Street Gallery, Hull, John Heffernan, BBC Arts Correspondent Rebecca Jones, and Visual Artist Ian McKeever RA, who recently had an exhibition of his work on display at the Gallery.
Beverley Cherry Tree Centre has awarded £4,000 by the Tesco. The Charity which is based on the Swinemoor Estate won the money in recent customer poll.
The poll which was held at the Tesco store on Morton Lane will now be used to fund a project to improve safety.
Beverley Art Gallery will host a new international exhibition which opens this Saturday.
The new exhibition is said to be an immersive video-art exhibition. It is looking at the work of Czech artist Kamila Zenata.
Post Office Director Roger Gale has been handed a petition by MP Graham Stuart.
Mr Stuart presented 1700 petition signatures objecting to the proposed closure of Beverley’s Crown Post Office.
Drumming is now well documented to have a positive effect on overall general well-being and several studies have been carried out which provide scientific evidence to support this.
Before looking at the science, we know drumming is fun! It transcends age, social, cultural and language barriers as rhythm is a universal language and has been a tradition in nearly every culture for centuries. Drumming grounds us in the present moment. When a person is firmly grounded in the present, stressful situations in the past are forgotten and worries of the future are reduced.
A company has been fined £2,000 for illegally placing a number of signs on the roadside advertising a Christmas event in Beverley.
Cottage Industrys Ltd of Tokenspire Business Park, Woodmansey, represented by its director Paul Leonard, admitted placing 38 signs on the sides of major roads, junctions and roundabouts to promote a Mistletoe Fair at Beverley Racecourse, held last November.
St Mary’s Ward Councillor Denis Healy has met with the Acting Head of Longcroft School, Andy Baker, together with Longcroft pupils and teachers, following last week’s publication of the national progress scores, which revealed that Longcroft had the lowest score in the East Riding for pupil progress and below the national average.
Cllr Healy had said that parents needed to “have faith” that the school could turn round its performance. That prompted Mr Baker to contact Cllr Healy with an invitation to visit the school, to see for himself the work that is going on to get Longcroft back on track.
Local Councillor David Elvidge says he is deeply disappointed with the Post Office over their plans to relocate to WH Smith.
Cllr David Elvidge also says that he feels people are not being offered a full and proper consultation.
Little Weighton Primary School has expressed their thanks to Tesco customers for the support they were given.
The school were winners on the Tesco Incentive Bags of Help which saw them being awarded a £1,000 grant.
House prices have grown at the lowest rate in six years with the East Riding of Yorkshire seeing a 3.6pc increase over the past twelve months.
Latest figures released by Nationwide showed that in house prices grew by just 0.1pc nationally. This means that the East Riding is bucking the national trend.
Beverley Civic Society have published a new book, Extraordinary Women of Beverley.
Last year the Society had different speakers talking on women whose lives had been extraordinary, all connected with Beverley.
Beverley Racecourse has been announced as one of the top racecourses to visit in England and Wales.
The accolade comes from national tourism agency VisitEngland as part of the Racecourse Association’s (RCA) Quality Assured Racecourse Scheme.
Fastest Sidecar newcomers of 2017, the father and son team of Gary Gibson/Daryl Gibson are confirmed to return this May to the Mountain Course, as they aim to build upon their impressive performances from recent TT ventures.
Last June saw the Beverley based duo build and some upon their momentous event debut from 2017, banking series of impressive results.
New names and past winners will be fighting it out for a prestigious tourism “Oscar” at this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards.
The shortlist of finalists has been announced and includes businesses from Beverley.
Should cars be allowed to drive along Toll Gavel in Beverley to help boost the high street? It is a question that has to be worth the discussion.
Like towns around the UK, Beverley needs to find ways to adapt to protect the town centre businesses.
MP Emma Hardy is encouraging women to speak to their GP and take a smear test.
Her comments come after figures showed the number of women from the region are below national targets.
Cold weather driving can be testing. As temperatures plummet and conditions on the road turn icy what can you do to ensure you do not get caught out behind the wheel.
We spoke to Beverley Motor Works owner Richard Hayes for some tips for drivers to use while behind the wheel during these testing conditions.