Beverley Folk Festival not only hosts a wealth of talent over its festival weekend in June, but it presents some of the finest artists around in its concerts throughout the year.

Godfrey Bloom Calls For St George’s Day To Be A Bank Holiday
Calls for St George’s Day to be declared a Bank Holiday have been made by local UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom.

Braves Unable To Tame Tigers At Leisure Centre
The Beverley Braves hosted a strong Cottingham Tigers outfit at wind-swept Beverley Leisure Centre in an evenly matched forty minutes of rugby. The scoreboard was cruel, and gave little indication

Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club Open Day
Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club held an open day at their seven Corners Lane based club. Members of the public were given the chance to try out the sport with both juniors and seniors turning out for a social game and coaching sessions.

Longcroft School Celebrates Amazing Turnaround
An East Riding school is celebrating an amazing turn around which has taken its Ofsted rankings from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in less than a year.

Great Times For Beverley Trio At Lochaber
The 30th Lochaber Marathon, on Sunday 14th April saw 3 Beverley AC runners take on the Loch side ‘out and back’ course, set in some of the most beautiful mountain and lake scenery you could run in, on the West Coast of Scotland.

Free Film Premiere Of Beverley Puppet Festival
Beverley Arts Trust would like to invite as many people as possible to a FREE and FUN evening to celebrate Beverley Puppet Festival. This biennial Festival, last held in July 2012

Beverley Vauxhall Dealer Sponsors Local London Marathon Runner
Vauxhall dealership, Evans Halshaw in Beverley, is delighted to announce it is sponsoring local customer, Andy Stewart, to run the London Marathon on 21st April.

Longcroft Students Raise Money For Good Causes
Students at Longcroft School in Beverley have been working hard to raise money for charity over recent months. Forms in Year 10 have worked especially hard, raising £600, which has been split between three charities.

Spring Time Wholesome Foods From Scratch
Anita Norman Food coach and personal trainer, is running the next in a series of cookery demonstrations at SGB Fitness Gymnasium in Beverley on Friday 26th April.

Yorswitch Has The Potential To Save Households £1 Million
Collectively, households that signed up to the YORSwitch energy saving initiative, run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and its partners, stand to save up to £1m on their energy bills

Tickton Grange To Host Information Event For Potential Foster Carers
Have you ever thought about becoming a foster carer? That will be the message at an information event being held at Tickton Grange Hotel, Tickton, near Beverley, on Wednesday 24 April, at 6pm.

Waltham Leads Town On Eleven Goal Romp In HPL
Beverley Town went into this Humber Premier League clash with the bottom club Bransholme, knowing nothing but three points would be satisfactory in their pursuit for the Humber Premier League title.

Usher Finishes 19th At Thruxton Superstock 1000
Beverley rider Dominic Usher who works as an electrician/joiner completed his qualifying in 22nd place and began Sunday’s 16 lap race from a sixth row grid position.

HU17.net Magazine Issue 141
HU17.net Magazine Issue 141 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way. This weeks edition features pictures and articles that have appeared on the HU17.net website including;

Wanderers Share The Points
Beverley Town Wanderers started the brighter in the first match, in horrendous playing conditions as gale force winds disrupted the game from the first whistle and caused havoc for both teams up at Longcroft school.

Braves Triumph In Windy Conditions
It was not long before the first points were on the score board for the Braves. Despite swirling winds at the Cottingham ground, Beverley executed a clinical move when James McGahey passed to Owen Harrison

Vipers Win Both Games Against South Cave Sporting
Beverley Whitestar Vipers enjoyed a brace of victories at the Beverley Leisure Centre. The Vipers beat South Cave Sporting 2-1 and 5-2 to the delight of manager Rob Chilcott.