Beverley Community Lift is under starter’s orders for a great night of fundraising, and it’s inviting people to join in the fun, and help raise much-needed funds for this local community transport charity.
Taking place later this month, the race night will raise funds for the charity who provide a vital transport service within the community ensuring people are not isolated and cut off.
The local East Riding Dementia Friendly charity is hoping to increase participation on Thursday 28 September at the popular dementia friendly film screenings.
Screenings are held every other month at the Parkway Cinema in Beverley and are organised by local volunteers for those people living with dementia, their carer`s, families and friends.
The winter nights will soon be creeping in and East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s associate director of public health is urging people who are eligible for the free flu vaccination to take up the offer.
Free flu jabs are available for people aged 65 and over, people aged from six months to less than 65 years of age with a long-term health condition, pregnant women, children aged from two to four years, people in long-stay residential care homes, and carers.
St Mary’s Ward Councillor Denis Healy says he shares the concerns of residents over the prospect of another ‘debacle’ during the roadworks planned in Molescroft.
Cllr Healy was speaking following the announcement by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s about their £1.145million scheme to improve the A1079 Killingwoldgraves Roundabout.
Hodgsons FC continued their build up to the pre season with a friendly against South Cave at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
This Saturday the Tanners will get the new East Riding County League season underway with a home fixture against Harchester United.
Essential maintenance works on Newland Avenue will take place from Monday, September 11 for six weeks.
Newland Avenue will be closed to through traffic to allow these essential carriageway maintenance works to be carried out, and 3,800 letters are to be delivered to residents and businesses in the surrounding area.
Plans to expand Kingswood retail park have been rejected by Hull City Council who say there are already ‘sufficient opportunities’ for retail.
Concerns had been raised by traders in Hull City centre who claimed that should Kingswood be expanded it would have a detrimental impact on their footfall and trade.
The tastes, sounds and vibrant colours of India will be showcased in Hull next weekend as part of a spectacular celebration at City Hall.
Hull Indian Mela, on Saturday 16 September, will see performances from exotic and authentic dancers, as well as tasty and mouth-watering food served up by one of the city’s hottest restaurants.
For lovers of the silver screen, this year’s Lit Up Festival gets off to a great start on Friday 8 September, with bestselling and award-winning author, John Connolly.
John, best known for the Charlie Parker mysteries and other novels, will be finding time in his hectic schedule to come to the Parkway Cinema in Beverley at 8pm on Friday.
An artist from Beverley, Emma Garness will be holding an exhibition of her work in Hull for the next month.
‘Something In-Between’ concentrates on landscapes and explores light, shade and colour, with work that has being influenced by stories, nostalgia and memories.
Kingston Upon Hull’s Callum Ward had a solid second Manx GP voyage, which saw him secure series of bronze replica finishes. Race week for the Oliver’s Mount specialist aboard his own teams RRS Recovery backed YZF R6 Yamaha, began with a very respectable 40th place finish within a record breaking Junior race. An even more fast paced Senior race would see him seal his second best Manx GP result to…
Lifestyle team, Wild4Life say they are very grateful to everyone who visited their stall in Beverley after the team raised £190 by holding a tombola.
Clara Adams, Hannah Keenan, Lucy Keenan, Jessica Greenwood held the event as they looked to raise money for a family friend whose child is seriously ill.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that a major highway improvement scheme is planned to start on the A1079 Killingwoldgraves Roundabout on Monday, 11 September, 2017, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.
The scheme involves widening the A1079 leg from Hull along with the A1174 and A1035 legs to provide longer two-lane approaches and entries to the junction, and also providing two lanes for circulation on the roundabout itself.
A Hull-based movement is using creativity to increase awareness of mental health and get people talking about issues that many still find it difficult to discuss.
During 2017, Mad Pride is delivering 40 workshops across the city before taking the art to the street next Saturday (16 September) for a fantastic and colourful carnival.
Remains of King Henry VIII’s Hull fortress are being revealed this month as excavations take place at the site of the South Blockhouse.
Two trenches have been opened, exposing parts of the brick structure, with the investigations due to take place throughout September.
Beverley based Transport Projects (LTP) has won a place on the exclusive Scotland Excel Engineering & Technical Consultancy Framework Contract, as it continues to grow its work across the UK.
The transport planning, traffic engineering and highway design practice is the only specialist transportation SME to be listed on Scotland Excel and will provide transportation and traffic services to local authorities, the education sector, airports and other public bodies and service providers in Scotland.
A Beverley skin specialist and facialist has been shortlisted in the national Pure Beauty Awards for her signature anti-ageing serum, just months after it was launched.
Dr Katerina Steventon, founder of independent skincare consultancy, FaceWorkshops, formulated the unique anti-ageing serum 4 that has been shortlisted in the Best New Skin Care Treatment category in the prestigious international awards.
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the forthcoming Out of This Word, which runs from Friday 8 September to Sunday 22 October.
Out Of This Word brings top writers, poets, playwrights, artists and musicians from across the UK to the East Riding to celebrate the power of language.