Local Hire Firm Beerhouse Drives Down Costs For ERYC

February 19, 2011

Beerhouse Self Drive is delighted to announce the delivery of cost savings to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Supplies Depot.  Beerhouse were chosen as a supplier to East Riding of Yorkshire Council following a formal tender process. Phil Moses from Beerhouse Self Drive explains: “We offer competitive pricing and a full maintenance package which eliminates down time on the vehicles. With our service, should any of the vehicles require…

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Tabatha’s Well Lane: A Welcome Addition to Beverley

February 8, 2011

If you are short on inspiration for gift ideas or are looking for luxury items at incredibly reasonable prices then take a trip down Well Lane and discover Tabatha’s, you won’t be disappointed. Owner Samantha Waud has achieved a personal ambition by bringing high quality products to the people of Beverley without breaking the bank. Samantha says: – “Opening a shop selling the type of goods we stock in Tabatha’s…

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Matt Clapison: ‘Our Strength is Our Staff’

February 8, 2011

King’s Head manager Matt Clapison hopes customers will notice the substance as much as the style when the Market Square pub re-opens after its £450,000 refurbishment. It is only five years since the King’s Head shook off its dusty old image and brought proper, and much-needed, cafe culture to Beverley when owners Marstons spent almost £1m on a total overhaul. Now the browns and creams are going, booths are being…

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Local Entrepreneur Launches Campaign to Save Local Businesses

February 4, 2011

New survey reveals that 71 per cent of Brits believe 2011 will be a financially tougher year for local businesses than 2010. Local newsagents voted Britain’s most important high street businesses. A local entrepreneur is launching a major campaign to help save local businesses following a new survey revealing that 71 per cent of Brits believe 2011 will be a tougher year for local businesses than 2010. Tom Salter, who…

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Business As Usual: Lempicka Café

February 4, 2011

Lempicka café at 13 Wednesday Market, a name synonymous with style, opulence and quality, has recently had a refurbishment. In conjunction with this recent makeover, Aletia Kent, owner and manageress, has taken the opportunity to expand the business by acquiring the premises next door. The legacy of the former Sergeants shop will continue with confectionery and high quality Italian ice cream all year round. The familiar Lempicka favourites of coffee,…

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‘Vintage Tea Party’ With Wendy Wright

February 2, 2011

Wendy Wright of Butterfly Meadows, Beverley has transformed a hobby into a business. Wendy has combined a number of her skills to create a ‘Vintage Tea Party’. Wendy explains the reasoning behind her ideas; “I had the idea for ‘Wendy’s Vintage Tea Parties’ last year after my daughter’s wedding at a local hotel. I had made the favours, baked and iced the wedding cakes, arranged flowers for the tables and…

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More People to be Caught in Inheritance Tax Trap

January 26, 2011

The number of people caught in the Inheritance Tax “trap” is set to rise over the next four years. The Government has fixed the level below which no tax is paid – an effective tax rise when inflation is taken into account. Currently, any individual with an estate worth more than £325,000, or a couple whose estate is worth £650,000 will pay a huge 40% tax on the excess.  The…

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Is Your Diet making You Ill?

January 25, 2011

Have you been ‘snoozing’ your alarm clock for an extra half-hour in a morning or, do feel like you could just turn it off and stay in bed all day?  Are you lethargic and irritable, suffering from bloating, wind and/or, constipation? If this sounds like you, you are not alone and to help, HU17.net would like to introduce Karina Clappison whose holistic nutritional advice has helped many people to eat…

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Barratt Hits Sales Target For New Homes in Yorkshire

January 25, 2011

Staff at Barratt Yorkshire East are celebrating after enjoying remarkable sales success in the year just gone, showing that demand for new homes in the area remains strong despite the mixed national picture. The Yorkshire-based housebuilder sold homes worth £30 million in the final six months of the year just ended – hitting its own internal targets. The outcome provides solid evidence that demand in the local housing market remain…

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New Appointments for Chartered Financial Planner Practice

January 21, 2011

cba Financial Services Limited is delighted to welcome David Tarbotton and Paul Hegarty to the team of Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). Paul Hegarty has worked in financial services for 25 years – 10 years in banking and 15 years as an IFA.  The firm recruited Paul as his specialist area is pensions, particularly Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPS) and Inheritance Tax. Paul says: “The firm is one of few in…

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Saturday Boy to Salon Owner: Dominic Ackah-Amihere

January 20, 2011

Beverley hair salon Urban Qtr are bucking the economic trend and making a major impact in a time of fiscal uncertainty. The Butcher Row salon have recently celebrated their first anniversary as a business and are evidence that if the business model is correct, it can survive and thrive. The architect of this success story is Dominic Ackah-Amihere. A time and served hairdresser, he spotted a gap in the market…

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FREE Online Demo to Fix Your Computer Problems

January 13, 2011

The cba partnership is offering a neat solution to small businesses to fix their I.T problems via the Internet. Scott Reading, cba’s I.T Manager says: “Many businesses live with problems because I.T call-out charges can be expensive, but this service allows us to massively reduce the cost as there is no mileage or extra time costs.  Instead, I.T Remote enables us connect via the Internet to a computer system anywhere…

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Meza9 Aim to Bring WOW-Factor to Beverley Homes

January 6, 2011

Meza9 is located in Saturday Market.  If you stand at the end of Dyer Lane and look up to the right the office is on the top floor where there is certainly some creative excellence underway. Meza9’s Neil McKenzie designs, installs and manufactures anything from a complete mezzanine floor system to balconies, staircases, balustrades and handrails.  However, it is his creative flair that makes all the difference – his website…

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How Does the January VAT Increase Affect You?

January 3, 2011

From tomorrow, the 4th January 2011, the standard rate of VAT in the UK is set to rise by 2.5% from 17.5% to 20%. The rise isn’t temporary (as was the decrease to 15% in 2008), but instead a permanent change to the taxation system announced in this year’s emergency budget. This increase is one of the ways the Government intends to reduce the national debt by clawing back an…

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Beverley Motor Works: We’ll Fix Any Car

December 15, 2010

Beverley Motor Works have a simple vision for the future of their business: high-end technical expertise with high-end customer care.

Beverley’s newest car workshop, located on Unit D1 off Annie Reed Road, is the brainchild of former BMW employees Richard Hayes and Alan Lewis.

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Tax Inspectors Have Increased Powers

December 8, 2010

Tax Inspectors have increased powers Tracy Hutty, Tax Partner The cba Partnership, Chartered Accountants in Beverley Under the new coalition Government, Tax Inspectors are being given increased powers when undertaking investigations. Unfortunately, the HM Revenue & Customs shows no mercy, selecting cases at random, regardless of age, size or previous performance.  It is thought that this year alone 150,000 businesses in the UK will be confronted with invasive Income Tax…

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Valerie Prentice – Two Hands, One Body, Ten Fingers

December 8, 2010

Valerie Prentice had told me that the issues faced by a masseuse were women being afraid of getting semi-naked in front of her and men are afraid of becoming aroused.  Whilst this comment brought on loud guffaws from everyone in the room at the time, Valerie, who never minces her words, was keen to point out that the only part of the body exposed during the massage is the part…

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Carousels & Ferris Wheels @ Streamers of Beverley

December 7, 2010

It’s that time of year again, when we are all searching for Christmas presents for family members and friends, all of whom have everything they need, yet we want to give them something that will make a real difference.  Make a visit to Streamers on North Bar Within Beverley, and you may find all the gifts you are looking for under one roof.  Barry & Margaret Gibson have stocked the…

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