• ‘Bring a Friend for Free’ to celebrate National Fitness Day at East Riding Leisure
  • She is Still Walking Home: Women’s safety tackled by theatre company
  • East Riding of Yorkshire council launches consultation on planning obligations guidance
  • Campaign launched locally to reduce medicine waste
  • East Yorkshire residents warned of bogus Winter Fuel Payment texts
The Business Day Hailed a Success by Local Businesses

The Business Day Hailed a Success by Local Businesses

Businesses across the Yorkshire and Humber region have been reflecting on the success of the inaugural The Business Day which was held recently.

Coming at the end of Humber Business Week, around 650 delegates from a cross-section of businesses attended The Business Day, which was held at Bridlington Spa and hosted by television personality Alexander Armstrong.

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Beverley High School Green Power Challenge Car Almost Complete

Beverley High School Green Power Challenge Car Almost Complete

Beverley High School students have shown they have the skills to build a car as the vehicle they are producing as part of the GreenPower Challenge nears completion.

Back in January HU17.net visited students who were just getting to grips with the assembly of a kit car though five months on their car is almost complete.

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Hull Successfully Renews Fairtrade City Status

Hull Successfully Renews Fairtrade City Status

Hull is proud to have successfully achieved Fairtrade City status once again, following its ongoing commitment to promoting Fairtrade principles.

The Lord Mayor of Hull, Councillor John Hewitt presented the certificate to the Fairtrade Partnership Group at Full Council. 

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Britain’s Most Distinguished Art Critic To Visit Ferens Art Gallery

Britain’s Most Distinguished Art Critic To Visit Ferens Art Gallery

Thanks to a donation from the Sunday Times art critic through the Friends of the Ferens adopt a painting scheme, the painting of ‘Portrait of a Unknown Musician’ (c.1644) by William Dobson will now go on display.

For a while it was thought that this painting might represent Henry Lawes, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and a composer in the court of Charles I. But comparison with a painting of Henry, possibly by the artist Lely, has placed this identification in doubt.

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Enjoy World Class Talent, Up Close And Personal At ERT

Enjoy World Class Talent, Up Close And Personal At ERT

Beverley’s East Riding Theatre prides itself on discovering “hidden” talent; hence the excitement surrounding a one-nighter by Canadian duo Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling.

They have been performing together for eight years while pursuing solo careers at the same time; however, 2017 marks their first real collaborative effort on record.

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Blue & Golds Will Go West This Saturday To Take On Batley Boys

Blue & Golds Will Go West This Saturday To Take On Batley Boys

The blue golds will face their  toughest test of the campaign so far on Saturday. Looking to extend a four match winning run they make the trip into the West Riding to face Batley Boys.

Their opponents have a 100% record with 7 wins from 7 starts but lie second in the table. When the sides met in May Beverley ARLC surrendered a lead to lose the game.

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Kofi Annan Former United Nations Secretary-General To Visit Hull

Kofi Annan Former United Nations Secretary-General To Visit Hull

Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006) and Founder and Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, is visiting Hull to deliver the Wilberforce Lecture in September.

Mr Annan’s visit coincides with the Freedom Festival which celebrates through artistic and cultural expression, Hull’s independent spirit and historic contribution to the cause of Freedom.

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New Play Lads & Lasses Commissioned Especially For LGBT 50

New Play Lads & Lasses Commissioned Especially For LGBT 50

A new play that has been specially commissioned by Pride in Hull explores what it means to be a young LGBT person in the city.

Based on real-life, local stories, Lads & Lasses has been written by Aidan Thompson-Coates of Hull-based ApposArts and will be performed for the first time on Monday 24 July at Fruit in Humber Street as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017’s LGBT 50 programme, a celebration of LGBT+ culture across the arts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK.

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Council Take Measures To Tackle;e Road Side Littering

Council Take Measures To Tackle;e Road Side Littering

New warning signs are to be placed at litter hotspots across the East Riding as part of a campaign to combat the growing problem of roadside rubbish.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be placing yellow signs on the verges of main roads with a clear message to drivers to ‘Take Your Litter Home’.

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A Summer Festival Of Engagement, Inspiration And Celebration

A Summer Festival Of Engagement, Inspiration And Celebration

East Riding Theatre launches its summer long festival of engagement, inspiration and celebration with a theatre double bill of Spoonface Steinberg & Perfidious Lion.

To help showcase the fantastic young talent in the area, East Riding Theatre will be hosting a wide variety of shows by young performers this summer including, theatre, comedy, spoken word, music and much more.

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Beverley Duo 'Chuffed To Bits' With TT Mountain Climb Result

Beverley Duo ‘Chuffed To Bits’ With TT Mountain Climb Result

The Beverley based father and son team, Gary Gibson/Daryl Gibson, where firmly amongst the leading Mountain Course newcomers, in both of the Sure Sidecar races at TT 2017.

Following one of the most turbulent practice weeks to grace the TT Races, in recent years, it left all competitors in need of track time, none more so than newcomers such as Gary and Daryl.

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Beverley High School Excel In Language Competition

Beverley High School Excel In Language Competition

Beverley High School are again celebrating after seven of their students made it through to national finals in Spelling Bee and Translation Bee competition.

Scarlett Harrison and Ella Payne, who came first and second in German along with Madeleine Evans who finished second in French made the national final of Spelling Bee.

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