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Businesses Urged To Join The Supply Chain Network To Expand Procurement Opportunities

September 9, 2024November 9, 2024Comments Off

A number of public sector and academic institutions, including the University of Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, have joined the growing platform to post procurement opportunities and requests for suppliers.

With over 1,000 businesses already part of the network, The Supply Chain Network is encouraging more local businesses to join and take advantage of the opportunities on offer, as well as those with upcoming procurement needs and tender openings take note of the many benefits of joining The Supply Chain Network

Club Photography Exhibition Has “Something For Everyone”

September 3, 2024November 9, 2024Comments Off

The Viewfinder Photographic Society’s ever-popular annual exhibition gets underway once again in October at Skidby Village Hall with the usual impressive array of images that include landscape and wildlife photographs captured both locally and from around the world.

Tesco Stronger Starts Community Grant

August 23, 2024November 9, 2024Comments Off

Tesco Community Grants have funded thousands of local community projects across the UK, helping schools, junior sports teams, foodbanks, charities and community groups. Since 2016 over a hundred local projects voted on in Tesco’s Beverley store have received almost £200,000 in grants.

Beverley Town Football Club Promotes Healthy Minds

August 20, 2024Comments Off

Beverley Town Football Club is helping promote Healthy Minds through their match kit.

Healthy Minds in East Riding information and support will be highlighted to thousands of families attending Beverley Town FC games in 2024 and 2025 through on the team’s match day kit.

Beverley Town Council Wants Your Ideas For Street Names

August 20, 2024Comments Off

Beverley Town Council is asking for residents to suggest names for new streets in the town.

When new housing developments are built, each street needs a name. The bank of potential street names for the Parish of Beverley, which is managed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, currently contains only one suggestion – Thomas Davie, who was the long-serving Medical Superintendent of the former Broadgate Mental Hospital from 1927 to 1954.

Defence School Of Transport Opens Simulator Suite

August 20, 2024Comments Off

The Defence School of Transport (DST) have recently unveiled a brand-new Simulator Suite at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield.

This landmark event was attended by Air Commodore Crawford CBE, Commandant of the Air & Space Warfare Centre, highlighting the significant advancement in modern driver training methodologies.

Big Hull And East Yorkshire Sleepout 2024 Business Leaders Pledge Their Support

August 19, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Business leaders from across the region will be sleeping rough this November as part of the Big Hull and East Yorkshire Sleepout 2024.

On Thursday 7 November, leaders of top local and regional companies are invited (arms twisted) to be stripped of all luxuries and left to sleep out in the cold concrete stands of Sewell Group Craven Park.

Local Families Come Together To Share Their Story In Support Of Dove House’s Summer Appeal

August 18, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Dove House Hospice relies on appeals like their Summer Appeal to be able to support their local community of Hull and East Yorkshire, but they need your help. Over the past year the hospices costs have risen by a staggering £1 million, with only a small increase of £27,000 in government funding helping to offset these additional costs.

Can you help your local hospice to continue their vital services at a time when demand for hospice care is on the rise?

An Invitation To Amp Up Your ‘Frenergy’ This September in East Yorkshire

August 16, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Local friendship group, Humber Wolds Oddfellows, is inviting people to amp up their ‘frenergy’ this September by taking part in one of its special energy-boosting events for Friendship Month.

The non-profit group, made up of around 350 local members who are mostly older adults, says the events are being held to celebrate how good it feels to spend time in friendly company.

Trading Standards Raid Businesses In East Yorkshire And Confiscate Illegal Tobacco

August 14, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Officers from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Trading Standards Service raided three businesses, on 29 July 2024, for selling illicit tobacco and vapes.

Trading Standards Officers raided shops in Beverley, Hornsea, and Driffield. They found over 10,000 illicit cigarettes, six kilograms of hand rolled tobacco (HRT) and a substantial number of illegal vapes. Officers responded to complaints to Trading Standards about the sale of illicit tobacco at these premises.

Festival Of Walking In Beverley And Throughout East Yorkshire

August 12, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

It’s the 14th annual Walking East Yorkshire Festival, featuring an array of activities from Spurn Point to Stamford Bridge. There will be guided walks and experiences across the county from 14-22nd September.

The festival’s organizers include tourism officials, partners, and volunteers from across East Yorkshire. As a partnership between East Riding Council and Visit East Yorkshire, it is administered by Visit East Yorkshire. Family-friendly activities include walks, cycling trails, and cultural tours.

Bellway Homes Celebrates Summer Event And Show Home Opening With Unique Alpaca Experience At Bishop’s Gate

August 8, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Bellway Homes welcomed local community members to its Bishop’s Gate development in Beverley on Saturday for a summer celebration and the grand opening of the new show homes.

In partnership with local business, Alpacas At The Field, Bellway Homes provided a unique and engaging experience, allowing attendees to explore the development with alpacas. Additionally, one lucky visitor won the opportunity to become an alpaca handler for the day.

Checking The Safety Of Taxis In Hull As Part Of A Joint Operation

August 8, 2024August 7, 2024Comments Off

A team of licensing compliance officers from Hull City Council, Wolverhampton Council, and Humberside Police conducted safety checks on Hull taxis and hackney carriages.

Recently, joint checks have been conducted several times, with the most recent one taking place on July 24. At random, taxis are stopped and thoroughly inspected, including checking the vehicle and the driver’s documentation. There are a number of taxis licensed in Wolverhampton that operate in Hull, which is permitted under licensing laws and regulations.

Beverley Cultural Network Gets Names Richard Grantham As New Chair

Beverley Cultural Network Names Richard Grantham As Chair

August 5, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Beverley’s multi-faceted cultural offer includes a tradition of annual festivals, live arts and performances, visual arts, craftspeople, and heritage buildings. Together they enrich the fabric of our lovely town, the region, and its community.

The City Of Hull Maintains Its Top 10 Ranking For Cycling Training For Children

August 5, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Hull has maintained its status as one of the country’s top locations for the delivery of cycle training to children, according to new figures from The Bikeability Trust.

Between April 2023 and March 2024, 92% of Year 6 pupils in the city received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training (3,212 children, in total), putting Hull in the top 10 alongside Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Plymouth City Council, Kirklees Council, Warrington Borough Council, North Lincolnshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, Lancashire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council and Leeds City Council.

Tesco Beverley Continues To Help Fight Food Poverty in East Yorkshire

July 31, 2024August 20, 2024Comments Off

Tesco’s Beverley store has been working with the Trussell Trust’s East Yorkshire Foodbank for over eight years to help fight hunger in our local area.

The store has a permanent collection point for customer donations which in the last three months alone has resulted in almost three thousand meals going to local people in need. Tesco also helps by making an annual contribution to Trussell Trust.

Beverley Grand Prix Hailed A Success As Hundreds Of Cyclists Take Part

July 29, 2024Comments Off

The Beverley Grand Prix, presented by Wren Kitchens, was a fantastic success; hundreds of cyclists raced around the town centre, for six hours of cycling events from four to 10pm. It was the first such event in the town since 2017.

The event featured six rides and races, including the finale of the British Cycling National Circuit Series, which was won by Matthew Bostock, of Ribble Rebellion

Over 70s Urged To Move Fast As New Retirement Living Apartments Go On Sale In Beverley

July 27, 2024November 9, 2024Comments Off

Retirees looking to downsize and live their retirement to the full are being invited to be amongst the first to secure their dream home at the new McCarthy Stone Retirement Living Plus development on Langholm Close, Beverley.

This comes as the UK’s leading manager and developer of retirement communities has announced that apartments at Westwood Manor are now available to reserve off-plan, with construction set to complete later this year.

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