Police are appealing for information following a burglary at the home of a vulnerable person in Beverley. Between 0630hrs and 0852hrs on Sunday 21 November 2010 a 40-year-old disabled woman living in a bungalow on Normandy Avenue was the victim of a burglary. It is believed a secure side gate was climbed over in order to gain entry to an insecure conservatory door. Various items from the main bedroom were…
Police in the East Riding are running a rape awareness campaign across the region to reduce incidents of rape and sexual assault in the run up to Christmas. Three weeks of action will be undertaken by officers on public order patrol and licence premises to support the campaign. Three posters will be released to licensed premises over a three week period, in a bid to remind party-goers the dangers of…
Health service continuity in light of the adverse weather Due to the severe weather conditions, a number of local health services have been affected and/or are running a limited service. · Community services In Hull and the East Riding, community services (including district nursing, intermediate care and health visiting) will be prioritising patients with urgent care needs. Routine, non-urgent visits and clinics will not be taking place. · Health centres…
Hu17.net Magazine issue 21 is available from Woodhall Way Post Office. This weeks issue includes following: Ruby’s 18th Birthday Sledging on the Westwood Rolando’s 1st Birthday Beverley Pigeon Awards The Broadley’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Out & About Mandy Brignall: Under the Skin HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1100] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
The Beverley Westwood was the place to head as the snow arrived in Beverley this weekend. With the sporting fixtures canceled up and down country winter sports took over from field sport with plenty of people in Beverley going sledging on the Westwood. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1098] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
399 (Beverley) Squadron Air Cadets held their annual presentation at Longcroft School this week where awards were given to recruits for their achievements. Awards were given for wide range of topics including an Endeavour Award, Sports Award, Merit Award and Internal Team Award. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1094] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
A new touring exhibition, which includes 100 outstanding original wood engravings by Eric Gill, printed between 1929 and 1934, is sweeping across North Yorkshire and is a rare chance to buy his work. The show comes to Beverley Arms Hotel, 25 North Bar Within, Beverley, HU17 8DD, Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th December, 10am – 5pm. Eric Gill (1882-1940) was one of the most colourful figures in early 20th century…
Traditional Morris Dancing has been represented locally by “Green Ginger Morris”, which has been seen at various pubs, galas, and garden parties (and pubs) in the area since the early ‘70s. We are now looking for the next generation of dancers to carry this tradition forward. It could be said that Morris Dancing is the last truly English tradition, and dates back to at least the early 15th century. Generally…
Award winning florist, Fleurs de Lisa first hit the town five years ago and has been a blooming success since the day the doors opened. Owner, Lisa Barrow studied floristry at Bishop Burton College and after working at a local florist for a few years decided to open her own shop. “I won several awards over the years and starting my own business seemed like the natural way to progress….
Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for education, is to tour some of Beverley’s schools after being asked to come to the town by Graham Stuart MP. The Minister is due to make his visit on December 3. Graham said: “This is great news. A second Government Minister coming to the constituency in less than a month just shows how this Government’s Ministers are willing to get out and…
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, pressed the case for the Beverley Southern Relief Road at a meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond. The meeting came just weeks after the Minister announced the scheme would be allowed to go forward and bid for a slice of £600 million earmarked for transport schemes in the region. Graham said: “The Minister made it very clear that while the…
Come to the Party, celebrate this great festival and get a taster of its 2011 activities Following the success of its collaboration with FRUIT during the Freedom Festival in Hull, earlier this year, the Beverley Festival is teaming up again with this new Hull venue, to celebrate Xmas with a special night of great artists, on Saturday 11th December. Aiming to give a flavour of what visitors to the festival…
Beverley Local Action Team held a Question Time style event at Longcroft School yesterday. 32 students put a variety of questions to a panel made up of local police, health, voluntary sector and youth service staff along with local town and ward councillors and a young person volunteer. The questions, which the students came up with, included: What are the police doing about the gangs of young people hanging around…
A major campaign to cut drink-driving is running across the Humber region during the festive period. Global research shows that a motorist’s ability to drive safely is impaired from the very first sip of alcohol. Safer Roads Humber – the region’s road safety partnership launched the campaign during national road safety week with the “big experiment” event at the Military of Defence School of Transport on Tuesday, 23 November. Two…
Beverley’s very own band of merry men, the Ragamuffins, will be back by popular demand at the Tiger Inn on Saturday 4th December, supported by Tim Buck Two. Jerry O’Connell, lead singer with the Ragamuffins, said that since the release of their two albums over the past couple of years, they’ve been inspired to write more songs about their home town of Beverley: “The first two albums were about famous…
Pupils from Cherry Burton CE Primary School have been taking part in the Real Aid 2010 Christmas Gift Box Appeal. The children brought wrapped shoe boxes into school which they had filled with small gifts to be given as Christmas presents to children in the poorest communities of Africa. Real Aid is an international non-governmental, non-political, non-religious independent organisation which is constituted as a charity under a memorandum and articles…
Three-year-old HARVEY LEE had a surprise start to Wednesday, at Walkington Primary School, when he was presented with a framed family photograph which was the prize for him, and his family, winning the Beverley Town Trail Family Quiz, earlier this year. Harvey’s head teacher, Mrs Susan Eves, made special arrangements for this very different start to his school day. His seven-year-old sister, ISOBEL, will be equally surprised at the school’s…
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s hardly surprising that many children’s attention is now starting to focus on toys. Keystage 1 pupils at Keldmarsh Primary School in Beverley have been channelling their enthusiasm in an artistic direction by entering a competition to draw their favourite toy. The challenge was set by local on-line toy store, wrapped up 4u, which specialises in traditional toys and Christmas decorations from Germany. Entries…