Mrs Fewster, a Beverley resident received good news this week after a parking fine of £40 was refunded. Mrs Fewster had popped into the Tesco store in Beverley to do some shopping only to return to find a parking ticket on her car for parking in a disabled bay. She tried to resolve the issue on the day showing the parking attendant her blue badge though he refused to cancel…
A party from Beverley’s twin town of Lemgo, including five firefighters, has arrived in the area to further strengthen ties between the two towns. Today, we caught up with Sebastian Krug and other members of the Lemgo Junior Fire Service, who are staying for a week at Beverley Friary. While here, Sebastian and his colleagues will take in the sights of Beverley, Hull and York and spend time with the…
Beverley was brought to a grinding halt yesterday as the scheduled Hengate Roadworks began. This was the first of – Sunday’s that Hengate would be closed off to traffic as the work on removing about eight inches of the original carriageway and replacing damaged ironwork. The council will also be resurfacing approximately half of the junction on New Walkergate/Manor Road at the end of Hengate during this period meaning more…
The Fashion show today at the Beverley Memorial Hall is set to be a bit hit, the show which gets underway at 7.00pm tonight with lots of local shops taking part these include; The Earth Collection, Faze 8, Beverley Hat Company, Pink Dance, Barbour, Burtons and Per-Una. The fashion show is being organised by the Beverley Chamber of Commerce the group that help promote Beverley, the money raised by tonight’s…
The 2009 Nottingham event was run on predominantly the same course as last year’s event. Highlights on the route include Nottingham Forest Football ground and the National Watersports centre at Holme Pierrepont. Along the way, obstacles littered our path. The Nottingham Survival course is part urban and part “rural”. It’s a very green course. We started with a really pleasant run out of the City Centre, along the river Trent…
Road reconstruction works are scheduled to be carried out on Sundays starting later this month. The work will start on Sunday , 11th October and will be undertaken on seven consecutive Sundays except 8th November 2009 which is Remembrance Sunday. As well as taking out about eight inches of the original carriageway and replacing damaged ironwork, the council will also be resurfacing approximately half of the junction on New Walkergate/Manor…
Yesterday evening Beverley was hit by a rain storm, these pictures were taken on Manor Road near the junction of St Mary’s Walk where the road was completely flooded, cars seemed to cope though the pedestrians had a much tougher journey home. The homes on Manor Road were some of those that were flooded badly in Beverley Floods of June 2007 and many were watching out of their windows as…
‘Stanifords prediction comes true’ In an article that Stanifords prepared on Monday 28th September we highlighted the change in the libor rate that was announced on the 25th September and with an explanation as to what the libor rate meant to the base rate, made a sweeping prediction and we quote “Our prediction for 2010 would be to see an increase in the money supply through the increase in the…
Walk to School Month? Graham Stuart MP says ‘Count me in.’ Pupils in Beverley and Holderness will join thousands of children across the UK and more than 40 countries worldwide this October to celebrate the benefits of walking to school during International Walk to School Month. Now Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, is encouraging local pupils to take part, and will be joining one group of pupils as they…
Blooming success for East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire Council is celebrating its success in the Yorkshire in Bloom Competition following an awards ceremony at The Spa Bridlington on Tuesday. Beverley was awarded a silver gilt rose award and chosen by judges as the best town in Yorkshire, paying credit to the hard work of green fingered residents as well as East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Beverley…
MP ‘delighted’ Beverley will get its new hospital MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today said he was delighted with news a new hospital has been granted planning permission. Graham said: “This has been a long hard battle and many people have worked very hard towards this day. “It is such good news, not just for Beverley, but for residents across the whole of Holderness who will have access…
Paul Murphy, Stuart Mountain & Keith Pollard from BBC Look North were in Beverley today awaiting the results from a planning meeting being held at the East Riding of Yorkshire offices. Planners have given the green light for the new hospital in Beverley which will need though it will need to be developed 5m above sea level despite concerns and objections from people in Beverley. You can watch the broadcast…
Lottery Success For Treasure Houses John Champney Celebration The gifts of John Champney to the town of Beverley will be celebrated in 2010 thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. An award of £42,000 to the Treasure House will allow East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s archives and local studies and museum services to hold a programme of events and activities to mark the centenary of the opening of…
Graham Stuart MP signs up to ‘Support Our Small Shops’ campaign Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has added his support to the Conservative Party’s ‘Support Our Small Shops’ campaign, which aims to keep small shops at the heart of local communities. Small shops are at the heart of our high streets and town centres. They offer diversity and choice and provide a personal service to their community. Yet in…
Rob is the landlord of the Humber Keel Tavern, and has been for the past two years. He’s worked hard to transform the image of this pub from one with a bad reputation. It’s his dream to make a success of The Humber Colts Sunday League football team and his passion is to make it a part of the community. He has thirty lads from Swinemoor in his squad and…
Ref. Development Land North of, Flemingate, Beverley, East Yorkshire. Case No 08/00122 CALLIN – Objecting to Class A3, A4 & A5. Food & Drink & A1. Retail Dear Secretary of State, Beverley is a rural East Yorkshire market town with an adult population of 34,000 it is situated 8 miles North of Hull. It is the seat of the conservative dominated East Riding County Council, and serves the local agricultural…
Eastgate Bookshop is closing and owner Barry Roper who has been running the shop for close to 26 years explained that his trade has declined as more parking restrictions are applied in Beverley. Barry said “People can not get into the town and park 1 hour is not enough to for someone to visit the whole of the town”. He also pointed out an ongoing problem that tourists face when…
Love him or hate him there is no getting away from the fact that John Martindale, a 65 year old homeless man is part of Beverley so to hear that some one has stolen his radio while he was sleeping is a pretty nasty thing to do. John is deeply upset by the theft of his radio which is his prized possession. Given all the other hardships he has to…
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