Bridlington South Beach has been granted FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) status and recognised as a national hub for GoSpike Beach Volleyball by Volleyball England.
In the past 12 months, over 3500 people have been engaged in organised and informal Beach Volleyball, and the success of events such as the Bridlington Beach Open and Volleyball England Beach Tour have shown Bridlington to be a showcase beach to host major events.
For those people who have seen the Gansey Girl on Bridlington harbour, but would like to know more about the fascinating history behind ganseys, there will be a chance at to find out all about it at Bridlington Central Library on 23 May.
Their real name is ‘Guernsey’, but they have always been referred to as ‘ganseys’ in Britain. The gansey came into being as a garment for fishermen who required a warm, hard wearing, yet comfortable item of clothing that would resist the sea spray.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste management team has been shortlisted for a prestigious National Recycling Award.
Handling the collection and recycling of residents’ household rubbish, the 200 strong team have earned a nomination for Team of the Year in the public/third sector category at the annual awards.
Highgate Dental Practice bid farewell to a few colleagues who between them have spent over forty years working at the practice.
Paula Burke, their associate dentist and Peggy the receptionist enjoyed a joint retirement party at the practice.
Last week in Hull we launched Operation Windsor in response to Heroin use in the city, with six Misuse of Drug act warrants being executed at properties in the city, resulting in Heroin being seized, four people being charged with drug offences and two further people released under investigation while enquiries continue.
The operation is a new initiative to divert Heroin users into support, deter them from crime that funds their habit and targeting enforcement activity on the organised crime groups.
Hull Trains, the UK’s Rail Operator of the Year, has been awarded a further three awards at the multi-national BeFirst awards in Manchester.
The awards celebrate the ‘best of the best’ and recognise individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to the business and its customers.
ABBA fans will have a chance to rekindle their love for the music when top tribute band, Gimmie ABBA perform in Beverley at the Parkway Cinema.
ABBA a group from Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s and went on to become one of the most successful groups commercially with their brand of popular music.
A Holderness woman must now pay over £1,500 after being prosecuted for a second time for failing to update the contact details on her dog’s microchip, which costs just £16.
Lorna Caddy, 38, of Main Street, Great Hatfield, failed to appear at Beverley Magistrates on Wednesday, 26 April where she was facing a charge under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, which came into force in April last year.
The weekend (Saturday, 6 and Sunday, 7 May) will see the sky over Sewerby Fields, in Bridlington, awash with colourful kites as part of a two-day festival.
Hosted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Bridlington Tourism Association (BTA) and the Northern Kite Group, the event, subject to reasonable wind and weather conditions, will see a number of internationally-renowned experts put on a display to entertain local residents and visitors to the resort.
A planning application has now been lodged by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of its proposals to extend and develop South Cliff Caravan Park in Bridlington.
The application will now go through the due processes and if approved, work would start on site in Autumn, 2017.
It’s almost time for ArtWaves to make a return to Bridlington Spa with a vibrant programme of art on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May.
The festival’s open exhibition has seen record numbers of entries from aspiring artists across the region and beyond in response to the theme ‘Culture’. Selected pieces have been chosen by the festival panel to create the exhibition within the Gallery at Bridlington Spa.
Richard Witty and Paul Plowman from Beverley have been friends for 15 years and this year saw both tackle the grueling London Marathon.
Both these men had their own reasons for taking part in the 26 mile course that takes runners through the crowded streets of our nation’s capital.
Over fifty works from the private collection of Nicholas and Frances McDowall will go at on display at Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House on Saturday, 6 May.
The exhibition will include engravings by William Blake and Samuel Palmer – the 19th century father figures of the neo-romantic movement – and feature works by leading 20th century artists including Michael Ayrton, Edward Bawden, John Piper and Graham Sutherland.
Officers in Beverley are investigating the theft of a purse that was inside a handbag hanging on the back of a woman’s trolley as she was shopping at Aldi on Grovehill Road.
The theft occurred around 11.30am on 25 March and we would like to speak to the man shown in this CCTV image in connection with the incident.
A highly-regarded singer/songwriter and performer, Susan Herndon from Oklahoma USA, will be playing a one-off gig at Monks Walk this Thursday (4th May).
Susan is an American singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the past ten years the artisit has performed around 200 concerts a year.
A new project is bringing a taste of the Hull music scene to communities in East Yorkshire located alongside the Hull to Bridlington railway line.
The ‘Culture Train’ is to bring musicians from Paragon Station and play free concerts at six venues including Bridlinton station itself from April 1st to June 3rd as part of a project funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s ‘Active Creative’ 2017 funds.
A post put on Social Media appealing for members of the public to volunteer to deliver leaflets for Conservative MP Graham Stuart has triggered some interesting responses.
Made on Tuesday, the post asks for people with a spare couple of hours to get in touch and deliver 100 leaflets to homes in the Beverley & Holderness area.
The 360 Chartered Accountants team is celebrating after its very first apprentice passed her final ACCA exams to become a fully qualified accountant!
Sophie Holmes joined 360 in 2011 and came second in the national finals of the ICAEW Apprentice Business Challenge Competition in 2013. Last year, after having already been promoted internally for her exceptional work, she was named as the firm’s Charities Specialist.