A high-profile political figure who admits to being “something of a lifelong republican” will be quizzed at Humber Business Week about his belief that the Queen is “one of the great enduring winners of our lifetime”.
Alastair Campbell will be invited to discuss the stories and research behind his book Winners and How They Succeed when he appears in the first of this year’s Elevenses interviews at the University of Hull’s Aura Innovation Centre on Tuesday 7 June.
Beverley Building Society will continue its Jubilee themed fundraising next week. The branch in Saturday Market will be hosting Jubilee Tea Party throughout the day on 25 May.
Funds raised from the event will go to Cherry Tree Centre a charity that provides services and support to the local community.
A Petanque Club event was held in Beverley on Sunday, 15 May, inviting local residents to come along and try out the sport.
As part of Commuted Sums from local housing developments, Molescroft Parish Council was awarded £20,600 funding earlier this year.
A wine tasting event which explores the Yorkshire Wolds with a stroll through Little Wold Vineyard and a walk through different wine regions along the route is returning this year.
The Wine Dash course is a 5k course not only through the South Cave vineyard but also along part of the Wolds Way, with only the wine stations interrupting the views.
Mauren Morris, a resident of Molescroft, has been honoured with the Molescroft Millenium Award.
The award was presented by the local parish council in Molescroft in acknowledgement of the efforts Mrs Morris puts in to keep the area tidy.
Students from Bishop Burton College were amongst the jet-set last month thanks to a number of study tours that have seen them enjoying life-changing experiences over 3 continents.
Journeying to Sydney, South Africa and Seville Level 3 Sport, Business, Animal Management and Travel and Tourism students enjoyed a fortnight living, studying and participating in hands-on work experience placements in these far-flung and exotic locations.
Humber Business Week event seeks to redefine resilience whilst also considering the obligations employers have in respect of hidden disabilities and neurodiversity in the workplace
Employers from across the region are signing up for a Humber Business Week event which will look at redefining resilience both personally and within the workplace plus protecting people and organisations from the legal pitfalls arising from the Equality Act, with a special focus on the impact of neurodiversity in the workplace.
Police in Humberside and other forces are encouraging people to carry fewer weapons, especially young people, as part of a national campaign.
Superintendent Lee Edwards is leading the weapons surrender in Humberside Police.
In a dramatic move at East Riding Council Annual General Meeting, Conservative Councillor Charlie Bayram crossed the floor at the start of the meeting to join the Liberal Democrats on the Opposition benches.
The defection has also prompted the local LibDems to say they think there will be a seismic shift from Conservative to Lib Dem at the next local elections.
Bus company East Yorkshire will introduce new tickets and fares from next week that will make travelling on bus easier than ever before.
In their first review of fares and tickets since September 2019, East Yorkshire has said that the changes, which are due to come into effect on Sunday 22 May 2022, will make travelling across the region simpler for customers.
A grassroots football team from Beverley sealed a memorable season with a dramatic penalty shootout win to lift the Under-12 Jubilee Cup.
AFC Tickton Wolves showed nerves of steel to beat Hessle Sporting Meteorites 4-3 on penalties after an absorbing 2-2 draw at the Roy West Centre, in Inglemire Lane, Hull.
A Beverley pub is leading a drive to encourage the community to come together more.
The move is on the back of research revealing that whilst eight out of ten people believe socialising is important to their wellbeing 74% feel they have got out of the habit due to Covid.
Public Health officials have said social isolation is now a bigger threat than Covid. A North Hull community centre aims to tackle this locally.
On a mission to combat loneliness and isolation, Unity in Community has appointed an Outreach Project Officer. Dawn Downs is supporting local residents who’ve become too nervous to leave their homes.
Parkway Cinema Beverley will be hosting special screenings where admission will be two cans of food per person, which will be donated to the East Yorkshire Foodbank.
Cliff Baillie, General Manager at the Parkway Beverley says he hopes film lovers will get behind the scheme and enjoy a film while helping others.
Two Yorkshire family farming businesses have collaborated to create recipes that celebrate Yorkshire produce.
The team at Thixendale based Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil has created a series of recipes using chicken from Middleton on the Wolds business, Soanes Poultry to celebrate provenance.
Work on converting a former radio studio into high-end office space and apartments has been placed on hold after the arrival in the building of a colony of puffins.
The birds may be fibreglass rather than flesh and feathers, but they appealed to Rachel and James Murray’s passion for culture and have brought work to a standstill at their site, The Boathouse offices, next to Hull Marina.
Make sure you pop into Beverley Building Society this week as the team there tackles a challenge which will see them cycle from Beverley to Buckingham Palace.
Part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Anniversary celebrations the team will be raising funds for the Cherry Tree Centre in Beverley.
The Blue and Golds earned 2 points which will prove invaluable in a very tight relegation scrap in which the bottom 5 sides in division 2 now all sit on 6 points.
On a warm afternoon at the Potting Shed, the home side overcame a far bulkier Bradford outfit who clearly came with the intent of using that bulk to steamroller their opponents.