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One Giant Leap For Broadband And The Residents Of Woodmansey

September 2, 2011

Woodmansey residents offered the opportunity to be amongst the first people in Hull and East Yorkshire to get super fast fibre optic broadband from KC From 1 September local communications provider KC, will be offering Woodmansey residents the chance to take part in a fibre trial for six months, and be amongst the first homes in Hull and East Yorkshire to get super fast fibre optic broadband with speeds of…

MP Urges Yorkshrie Ambulance To Reconsider Changes

September 1, 2011

“Lives at risk” says MP, as he urges Yorkshire Ambulance Service to reconsider changes to first aid training. Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is concerned that changes to local first aid training may put lives at risk, especially in rural areas. Yorkshire Ambulance Service has reduced Community First Responders training from monthly two-hour sessions to bi-monthly training sessions. Community First Responders are unpaid volunteers who are trained to…

Mobile Belfry Comes To Beverley

September 1, 2011

To coincide with the last week of this exciting exhibition, showing the fascinating world of church bell ringing, a mobile belfry will be sited outside the Treasure House, Beverley, on Saturday, 3 September. The belfry will be rung by local bell-ringers and a free drop-in workshop in handbell ringing for adults and children will be held inside the Treasure House. The drop-in session is an exhibition by the Beverley and…

Peter Levy To Open Beverley Food Festival 2011

August 31, 2011

Beverley Town Council is once again preparing all the ingredients for the next Beverley Food Festival. This year the event will take place on Sunday 2nd October and will be officially opened by Peter Levy of BBC Look North. This time there will be an emphasis on why it is important to support local food producers. Mayor of Beverley, Cllr Peter Astell, explained: “In the current economic climate, it is…

The Good Life: Burden Road Youth Centre

August 31, 2011

Chris Nicholson along with other staff and volunteers at Burden Road Youth Centre are nearing the end of a project that has seen them develop a garden. The project has given the youngsters a chance to make a real impact and gain valuable experience in number of skills that include brick laying. Their efforts mainly go unnoticed though every Saturday they continue to not only work on the garden but…

Trouble In Beverley: A Doorman’s Tale

August 30, 2011

Sunday night saw an angry mob take to the streets of Beverley and cause havoc for around 30 minutes. It is still not clear what sparked off the trouble though it was dealt with by local door staff and police working together and restoring order. One of the doormen who was involved has shared their account of the night with HU17.net; “First I heard of it was from Dog and…

Robyn Brooks: A Passage To India

August 30, 2011

Raleigh is a youth and education charity. Since 1984 the expeditions have inspired 30,000 people from all walks of life, nationalities and ages to be all they can be, helping them develop new skills, friendships and make a difference to communities and environments across the world. Borneo, Costa Rica and Nicaragua and India are the three countries that Raleigh have been doing work in for many years now. My name…

HU17.net Magazine Issue 58

August 29, 2011

This week’s edition of HU17.net Magazine is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way. Due to other commitments this is a special edition featuring some of the stars who took park in Viking FM’s Brid Bash as well as some local events from the week. Inside you will find; Loick Essien Dappy Olly Murs When Rachel Met Olly Quality Solicitors Lockings @ Brid Bash Parade The Reason 4 The Feeling Chipmunk…

Deadline Nears For Capturing The East Riding Competition

August 27, 2011

Anyone with a passion for the East Riding and for photography is reminded that if they wish to enter the Capturing the East Riding Photography Competition they have just four weeks left to submit their entries. The deadline for this amateur contest is Friday, 30 September, after which entries will be judged and the winners entered into an East Riding-wide competition, culminating in an exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery…

Beverley Minster: Recession-Busting Roof Tours

August 26, 2011

Beverley Minster virgers are trying to help hard-pressed families enjoy August Bank Holiday Monday (29th) with special reduced and family-price trips to the top of the Minster clock tower. The 50 metre/165 foot tall north west tower was closed to the public earlier this year as masons repaired damaged finials and stonework on the highest points but it is once more safe to climb. To mark the occasion the normal…

Community Hospital Art & Photogrpahy Competition

August 26, 2011

The NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Community Arts Challenge is looking for local artists interested in seeing their artwork on display in the new Community Hospital for the East Riding being built in Beverley. Challenge organiser, Katrina Hunt, said: “The Challenge has been devised by the Local Community Liaison Group set up to support the ongoing development of the new Community Hospital. The Challenge is themed around bringing the natural…

Hard Work Pays Off For GCSE Students

August 26, 2011

The hard work of pupils and schools across the East Riding has been rewarded by record breaking GSCE results. With a few results still to be processed, schools within the East Riding of Yorkshire Council have seen the number of learners achieving five passes at A* to C grade rise significantly to 81 per cent, more than 10 per cent above the national average of 69.9 percent. The GCSE average…

Three “Cool Camels” Raise Over £600 For Beverley Community Lift!

August 25, 2011

As previously reported in HU17.net, three youngsters (Reanna Wardill, Samantha Novis and Lucy Norton) taking part in the Lifestyle 2011 summer project have chosen to support Beverley Community Lift. They decided upon our local community transport charity after seeing neighbour Margaret Smith getting into one of our 9 minibus vehicles as part of a regular shopping trip to the local supermarket. As staff and trustees are very much wanting to…

Police Appeal: Burglary, Keldgate, Beverley

August 23, 2011

Humberside Police are appealing for information following an incident which happened between 0915hrs and 2200hrs on Tuesday 16 August 2011 at an address on Keldgate in Beverley. The suspect(s) approached the terraced property on Keldgate from the rear and forced entry via a back door. Once inside a search was then carried out which resulted in credit cards, aftershave, a white coloured Apple laptop computer and quantity of cash being…

Mayor Officially Opens Two New Beverley Shops

August 21, 2011

The Mayor of Beverley, Councillor Peter Astell, officially opened the two shops at a ceremony on Saturday 20th August. He congratulated the new proprietors and welcomed them to Beverley. Cllr Peter Astell said; “It’s encouraging to see young entrepreneurs choosing the town for their businesses and on behalf of the Town Council I wish you every success.” [nggallery id=1675]

A Walk On The Wold Side @ The Beverley Treasure House

August 20, 2011

The East Yorkshire Wolds are one of England’s best kept secrets and are often overlooked by more famous areas of Yorkshire, such as the Moors and the Dales. The rolling hills have remained unspoilt for years and are a quality that makes them such a wonderful place in which to be. Now, The East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service, at the Beverley Treasure House in Beverley, is offering the…

Serious Sexual Assault: Police Release E-FIT

August 19, 2011

Humberside Police have released an E-FIT image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault in Market Weighton. The incident occurred at around 0230hrs on Sunday 14 August 2011 when two women accepted a lift from a man driving a small red car outside of the Netto store on High Street, Market Weighton. The car was driven along High Street, before…

Police Appeal: Sexual Assault

August 18, 2011

Police are appealing for information following an allegation of a serious sexual assault in Market Weighton. At around 0230hrs on Sunday 14 August 2011 two women accepted a lift from a man driving a small red car outside of the Netto store, High Street, Market Weighton. The car was driven further along High Street when one of the women got out. The man then drove the remaining woman along Holme…

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