East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that a highway improvement scheme is planned to start on Grovehill Road, Beverley, on Monday, 22 October, and is expected to take six weeks to complete.
The scheme extends from Grovehill Junction eastwards to Zarya Court and involves carriageway widening on the south side, along with the provision of a shared footway/cycleway.
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Beverley Racecourse has been named as a triple finalist in the racing industry’s top awards. Beverley course has been shortlisted in three categories in the prestigious Racecourse Association (RCA) Showcase & Awards.
Beverley is the most nominated racecourse in Yorkshire and will now compete with the likes of Ascot, Aintree, Goodwood and Sandown Park for the overall Showcase Champion award.
A local travel consultant, Karl Douglas of Not Just Travel is celebrating after he drove away a Mini Cooper for increasing sales.
Karl was just one of five consultants out of 500 to win the prize. He says this is down to the level of service offered leads to repeat business.
The Red Box Project in Beverley is tackling the issue of young women missing school due to lack of access to sanitary products.
A national incentive, The Red Box Project in Beverley is already working with groups in the town to help tackle period poverty that leads to over 137,000 girls missing classes.
Residents are being urged to enjoy National Libraries Week and pop along to Beverley Library in order and see what’s on offer.
Libraries taking part this year will be focusing on wellbeing, tackling topics like loneliness and how communities are brought together.
Humberside Police are appealing for help after a lady who was having an epileptic fit assaulted and robbed her.
The incident, which took place at around 6 pm on 3 October on Linnaeus Street left the victim needing hospital treatment.
Members of the ERYC Liberal Democrat will be asking the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to write to Government over the proposed changes to how ‘Fracking’ Applications are dealt with.
Anger has swept across the country following news that Ministers are going to make life easier for energy companies who will no longer need planning permission to prospect for shale gas.
After making a winning start to their league campaign against Guisborough, Beverley colts second fixture was against their local rivals Driffield. Although Beverley ended up winning 57-5, this was a much closer game than the score may suggest.
Beverley started the stronger of the two teams and managed to turn their early dominance into points when captain, George Bennett-Teare picked up from the base of an attacking scrum and fed fellow back rower, Reg Fisher, who drove over for a try converted by Charlie Rawlins.
National Conference League Division 3 Champions, Beverley ARLC now have an idea of who they will face next season in Division 2.
Following a superb season that saw the Blue & Golds clinch the championship and promotion, Beverley will be joined by Barrow Island and Clock Face Miners and step up a level next season.
A group of local businesses in Beverley have rolled up their sleeves and got the paint out to tidy up their part of the town.
Business owners on Ladygate contacted East Riding of Yorkshire Council after there were ‘missed out’ when the local authority cleaned up the town centre.
People trust local councillors five times more than their local MP, while councils are also trusted more than the government.
Survation found that 63pc of people also wanted to see tax collected locally was also spent locally.
Photos from The Hollywood Glitterball that was held at the Lazaat Hotel in aid of the charity Action Duchenne, a charity that helps improve the lives of those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
A packed out venue enjoyed colourful event. Organisers Lesley Wegg and Emma Wilkinson thanked everyone for making the night a huge success.
This week I had a pleasure of using our local public transport system which included a ride on train that looked like it should be on display at the train museum in York.
Operated by Northern Rail, when the train, between Beverley and Hull rocked up it was quite a shock to see how old the rolling stock was.
People in Beverley could soon be getting a knock on their door from Humberside Police if an incentive being piloted Hull proves to be successful.
Humber Talking has been launched by Humberside Police with the aim to give the force a chance to gain a better understanding of the community they serve.
East Riding College is welcoming back ex-student Peter Sidwell as he returns to Beverley to open the Beverley Food Festival as its special guest.
Pocklington-born Peter, who studied at the College when it was still Beverley College, is now a TV chef and presenter of the Channel 4 cookery show Lakes on a Plate. He is also well known as the author of the Simply Good Food range of cookbooks and runs a restaurant and cookery school in the Lake District.
Fans of a good murder mystery should be at Beverley Memorial Hall on Saturday, 20 October, for The Dead Good Day, part of the East Riding Festival of Words.
Hosted by popular local author and short storywriter Nick Quantrill, The Dead Good Day will be a chance to hear top crime writers in conversation about their latest works, and their careers to date.
A well-known project manager from BBC’s hit tv show DIY SOS is visiting East Yorkshire to support a construction trade event.
Mark Millar, of BBC One’s DIY SOS, will be attending Foundations Live, a trade and careers event held to combat the skills and personnel shortage in the construction and engineering industries.