East Riding poetry festival returns to the High Wolds and is calling for submissions on the theme of ‘connections’
East Riding Libraries to celebrate PRIDE this June
Compost giveaways prove as popular as ever with East Riding residents
Run With It Charity sees massive increase in work with special education schools
East Riding Schools: Breaking barriers to boost attendance
A Beverley resident David Pattenden who spent his 70th birthday in the pool has raised over £500 for Dove House Hospice.
Using just his arms, It took David 2 hours 10 minutes to complete the 200 lengths of the pool at Beverley Leisure Centre, and he has not ruled out taking on another challenge when he is 80.
The search is on to find the top pub, bar or entertainment premise in the East Riding to compete against the best in the UK.
Venues in Beverley have in recent years enjoyed some success at the Best Bar None awards. In 2016 the Queens Head was rated as the Best Independent Pub while the Kings Head won the Best Pub in the East Riding.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 388 is out and available to purchase from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.
This week’s issues features a selection of content from the HU17 web site including news and a preview of the weekend’s sporting action.
The men’s and women’s Tour de Yorkshire Trophies will visit Beverley and surrounding villages on Monday, 12 March as part of a week-long tour of Yorkshire ahead of the event, with both races starting in the town on Thursday, 3 May.
Members of the public will be able to catch a glimpse of the silverware in Saturday Market, from 12noon to 1pm, with the trophies also visiting six schools in the morning and five in the afternoon.
Humberside Police say they are delighted after hundreds of knives were taken off the streets that included a Samurai sword.
Figures in the UK show that knife crime increased and is at an all time high in the UK for six years with Yorkshire & Humberside having its fair share of incidents.
As the anniversary to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I approaches later this year, Molescroft Parish Council has restored the village’s Roll of Honour.
Parish Councillors David Boynton & Jackie Heffer formed a working group, with the aim of restoring the Roll of Honour which lists the names of 20 Molescroft servicemen who took up the call to arms in the conflict. The roll records the death of only one serviceman Lieutenant Edmund Wigfall Military cross.
An additional Sea of Hull image, by Spencer Tunick, will join the Ferens Art Gallery’s permanent collection as a result of generous donations made by the public with the support of the Friends of the Ferens.
Three artworks were on display as part of the dramatic SKIN exhibition last year, and now a fourth image with join the collection as a fantastic reminder of that unique day on Saturday 9 July 2016 when Hull made worldwide headlines.
The Promotion Company began celebrating 30 years in business along with over 160 guests at their fourth Promote and Prosper event at The University of Hull.
An exhibition included thousands of promotional items that were on display for guests to try out and special guest speakers included Thomas Martin, Non-Executive Chairman of Arco and Gadget Man, Jonathan Elvidge.
Murray Hills Solicitors Director, Mr Keith Murray, has been awarded Citizen of Honour 2018 by Bridlington town Council.
The Citizen of Honour Award which is presented to one member of the Bridlington community in March every year is decided by a majority vote at a special meeting of Bridlington town Councillors.
Would you walk on hot coals that is the challenge that has been set by local hospice, Dove House.
Taking place later this month the Dove House’s Firewalk Challenge will be held at the Firepit.
A unique online collection of recordings of people sharing their memories of dance halls, picture houses and the Blitz has launched.
The oral archive includes colourful stories and experiences of people connected to Hull and will be available to listen to for free online at untoldhull.org
White Rabbit Chocolatiers and all-female theatre company She Productions have joined forces to run an Easter ‘Eggstravaganza’ of family entertainment in Beverley.
They are working together on an all-original musical play created by director of She, Annie Kirkman, called ‘Alice’s Eggstravaganza in Wonderland’.
Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.
Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out today, Thursday, 1 March. All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.
On 1 March 2017, the penalty charge for using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving was changed from a £100 fine to £200 and from three to six points on your driving licence. It is now a year since the changes came into place.
Latest figures from Safer Roads Humber show that 658 drivers were detected using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving in 2017 (Jan – Dec 2017) of which over 400 people have had the opportunity to attend a driver training course. This is in comparison to the 1,200 drivers detected in 2016 for the same offence.
Two pupils at St Mary’s Primary School Poppy Kitchen and Florence Hewitt have delivered a talk to fellow pupils about their involvement with the Humberside Police Lifestyle Project.
Poppy and Florence took part in the project during the summer holidays choosing to raise money to buy Friendship Benches for the school’s playground.
There was lots of thigh slapping fun happening at Armstrongs Social Club which was where a Barn Dance in aid of British Heart Foundation was held.
Organised by Sonia Healey and Jane Bunn the night was held in memory her partners dad, John Spooner who passed away five years ago this month.
GALLERY : Photos from the match that saw the Beverley Braves and West Hull U13s take to the field at the Beverley Leisure Centre ahead of the first teams clash with Barrow Island.
This was a tough game for the braves who showed great heart not shying away from tackles against West Hull who for large parts of the contest dominated the game.
HU17.net Magazine Issue 387 is out and available to purchase from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.
This week’s issue includes a selection of content that has appeared on the web site, photos from the British Heart Foundation Barn Dance and weekend sporting round up.
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