Now then! Yorkshire folk are proud of their county, and rightly so, given all the wonderful things we’ve given the rest of the world.
And a new tradition, fast catching on locally, is celebrating all that’s best about God’s Own County.
Last year, Beverley’s East Riding Theatre celebrated Yorkshire Day (August 1st), on Yorkshire Day Eve – just like we celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Beverley racer James Westmoreland competed in round six of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) around the Brands Hatch GP circuit in Kent on board the Gearlink Kawasaki ZX-10R.
Qualifying saw him place the Kawasaki ninth on the grid with a 1min 37.2sec lap in the wet after getting into qualifying three for the first of the weekend’s two races.
Declan Carroll expressed deep pride after he saddled Musharrif to victory in the Jaimie Kerr Memorial Handicap at Beverley on Monday evening.
Carroll was good friends with Jaimie Kerr, the former assistant and partner of Malton trainer Tony Coyle who died two years ago.
Residents and visitors to Bridlington’s harbour side have been left baffled after the mysterious appearance of colourful knitted seaside shapes, behind the kiosks on Garrison Square and the railings at Crane Wharf.
The ‘yarn bombing’ is all part of the Bridlington Quay Townscape Heritage project, which aims to get more people interested in the history and heritage of Bridlington town centre seafront.
Following their spectacular 50 Queers for 50 Years piece in the Pride in Hull parade this weekend, leading arts and performance company Duckie will return to Hull this Saturday (29 July) to present A Duckie Summer Tea Party.
Duckie helped kick off Hull UK City of Culture’s LGBT 50 celebrations in style this weekend at the first ever UK Pride. After taking up residency in Hull, Duckie spent the last couple of months working with members of the LGBT community to create 50 handmade LGBT+ icons.
Graham Stuart, Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, has pressed NHS England to improve the provision of NHS dentistry across the local area.
Of the practices listed by NHS England as providing access for patients in Beverley, none are currently accepting new NHS patients, and the situation is little better in the rest of the constituency. Residents have been told that they will need to travel as far as Cottingham or Hull in the hope of obtaining dentistry through the NHS.
‘Active Coast’ is a full programme of events and activities throughout the school holidays to celebrate sport and culture and allow people to explore, join in, and enjoy the East Riding’s stunning coastline.
The programme is designed for residents and visitors to get active, be healthy and enjoy life in the area, with events at Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea.
This game was a much closer shave than the score-line suggests. The crucial moment in the game was the awarding of an eight point try to Beverley on the stroke of what appeared to be full time on most peoples watches.
Trailing 22-16 the Beverley were throwing the ball around desperately seeking points when Lewis Colrien’s kick towards the corner changed the game.
Beverley Minster Primary School pupils got together for one final time as the Year 6 leavers held a special party at Bevelrey Rugby Club.
A packed club house enjoyed a BBQ and disco as the youngsters came together to bid farewell to one another ahead of their move to secondary school.
Photos from The FIREPIT and Central 42 showing people having a good night out in Beverley.
Both bars were lively as people enjoy a few drinks and some music on busy Friday night in Beverley.
Beverley again welcomed cyclists into the town for the British Cycling Circuit Race that saw some big names in cycling weave through the streets of Beverley.
The night was also gave riders from Velo Club Beverley to put their skills to the test on their home turf in the Keith Jordan Memorial Circuit Race.
Photos from Beverley’s newest bar, The FIREPIT who ahead of their official opening held an opening party to give people a chance to see just what they have to offer.
Hundreds of people attended the nigh with the feedback being that the FIREPIT is going to be a big hit with people having a night out in the town.
A day of entertainment and music brought an East Yorkshire village’s community spirit to life as live acts took to the festival stage right through into the night.
Over 1,300 people from the village and neighbouring areas flocked to Shiptonthorpe playing fields for Fete in the Field and for the evening music festival, Folk in the Field recently.
The blue and golds will look to get back to winning ways this Saturday when they make their second trip of the season to Nottingham.
The game has been brought forward from it’s original July 29th date to avoid a clash with the Challenge Cup semi-final.
The population of the city is estimated to be at its highest since 1997.
The Office of National Statistics mid-2016 estimates show Hull’s population to have increased by 1,245 people compared to the mid-2015 estimate, meaning the population of the city stands at 260,240.
Colleagues at Hull Trains, Britain’s Rail Operator of the Year, have raised ALMOST £1500 in support of their charity of choice, Hull Children’s University.
The company hosted a race night at the Haworth Arms, Beverley Road, which was attended by colleagues and their friends and family.
NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ERY CCG), including clinical leaders, has today (21 July 2017) been recognised by NHS England for its ‘exceptional leadership’ and has demonstrated improvements in a range of clinical areas in the 2016-17 annual performance assessment.
Against a backdrop of a very challenging financial position, the CCG has continually improved its performance, achieving a rating of ‘outstanding’ for mental health and ‘good’ for cancer. Improvements have also been made in dementia performance, with more people being diagnosed sooner.
NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is one of only 21 CCGs in the country to be rated as an ‘outstanding’ for leadership and financial performance under NHS England’s annual assessment scores published.
The ‘outstanding’ overall rating relates to performance in 2016-17, and is recognition of the CCG’s dedication to improving health care for the people of Hull despite a challenging year.