Beverley’s Saturday Market Traders attracted some scarily good entries for a Halloween pumpkin competition they held last week.
Entries to the pumpkin competition included a giant head, a skeleton and also an owl. Market traders added to the occasion with a specially-themed stall that was decorated with a Halloween theme.
MP Emma Hardy has said the Autumn Budget patronising to normal working people and that the cost austerity is too high.
Speaking in the Budget 2018 Parliament debate, the for MP Kingston Upon Hull West & Hessle made it clear, that Philip Hammond’s budget did not go far enough.
Andy’s Man Club Hull is on a high after reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro following a six-day climb.
Celebrating the Club’s first birthday and achieving charity status, they climbed to the top of the mountain in Africa.
Delivery drivers in the area are being warned to stay vigilant following a number robberies committed against them.
Issued by Humberside Police, they say that in this month there have been eleven offences reported to them.
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Beverley’s Labour Party members have hit out at the Budget branding it nothing more than ‘smoke and mirrors’ adding it will fuel poverty.
Labour’s comments come after the Phillip Hammond delivered his 2018 Autumn Budget. In the budget additional money for schools, defence, the NHS and local authorities was all made available by the Chancellor.
Beverley Racecourse enjoyed an impressive 6% rise in visitor numbers in 2018 as 80,000 people attended its meetings to watch the thrilling action unfold.
That strong performance came despite it clashing with the World Cup, with England and Sweden locking horns on a key race day. It has filled chief executive Sally Iggulden with a great deal of optimism ahead of the 2019 season and she believes the course will continue to go from strength to strength.
Beverley Rotary Club is on the lookout for young people who want to improve or learn leadership skills.
Beverley Rotary Club wants to hear from clubs and individuals about young people in relation to a seven-day residential course being held next year.
Pregnant women and young children are being urged to take up the offer of a free flu vaccination this winter.
Among those most at risk from getting ill are pregnant women and young children. As a result, mothers are advised to protect themselves, and their unborn babies, from the disease.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s grounds maintenance team has won a national award for the Best Parks and Greenspace Innovation.
ERYC bosses say they are thrilled for their grounds maintenance team who have through hard work helped improve the service.
Hull-based Dead Bod Films’ The Bagpipe Maker’s Baby has won Best Short Film at the Welsh SeeMor Film Festival.
The film stared East Yorkshire actors, Richard Avery, Annie Kirkman and Gordon Meredith. Written and produced by Julian Woodford.the 30-minute short film was directed by Chris Hopkin.
Peter Ward Homes, a Beverley based developer have assisted a local school by funding a building that the school say will be used for storage.
Skirlaugh CE Primary School approached Peter Ward Homes for a contribution to help purchase a shed. Peter Ward Homes decided they would pay for the shed outright rather than make a contribution.
Shared ownership housing and currently has an opportunity for potential buyers in Goole.
Shared ownership enables applicants to buy an initial share of a property (between 25% and 75%) and pay rent on the remainder to the council.
A pop-up theatre production, ‘The Memory Project’ will be touring East Riding libraries in November.
Smashing Mirrors Theatre will bring a touching and emotional new show to Beverley and also six other venues. Based on interviews with real East Yorkshire families. It is looking at the difficult, trying, yet often hilarious journey through dementia.
Major Retailers based at Flemingate, Gourmet Burger Kitchen and also Debenhams have announced a number of store closures.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen say they will close 17 of their restaurants in the UK. While the troubled retailer Debenhams wants to close 50 of their shops.
A Sweetheart Pin Cushion Mural, painted by local artist Emma Garness is helping young people learn the value of remembrance.
Emma painted the Sweetheart Pin Cushion Mural in July. The project was done due to Beverley being involved in Britain in Bloom.
Longcroft School says that students from the school who took part in the Festival of Words was a positive one.
In all eight of their students contributed to the event that celebrates literature. They took part in an event held at the Treasure House in Beverley.
Beverley Gardeners’ Club is gearing up for another gardening themed talks starting this November with Jaime Blake. His talk will focus on horticultural legend, Alan Bloom.
Ahead of the first talk, Terry Hope from the Club explained a little about the club. Since its creation, he says they have flourished in numbers.