An East Yorkshire farmer in Beswick near Beverley has been named as the North East’s first NFU Community Farming Hero.
For more than 30 years, John Duggleby has worked to prevent persistent flooding from ravaging local farming and rural communities.
A poultry rearing company in East Yorkshire is celebrating after one of its members won a prestigious farming award.
Last week, Mel Jackson of Middleton on the Wolds’ Clive Soanes Broilers was awarded Farm Worker of the Year at the Farmers Weekly Awards.
Following on from the successful launch of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), a webinar will take place to provide details for the recently announced Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF), which aims to improve productivity and strengthen the rural economy and rural communities across the country.
John Duggleby has been chosen as the Constituency Winner from Beverley and Holderness in the National Farmers’ Union’s Community Champion Awards.
Mr Duggleby, who is 77 has been farming for over 60 years. He and his family run Beswick Hall Farm in Beswick, a village on the outskirts of Beverley. His family farm produces a mix of both livestock and cereals.
A limited-edition version of the first beer produced by an East Yorkshire brewery is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
It was founded by the Hodgson family in 2007, which has farmed at South Frodingham in Holderness for four generations.
Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for the electricity network is supporting this year’s Farm Safety Week.
Running from 18 to 22 July the company are encouraging farmers and farm workers to ‘Look Up it’s Live’ and make sure they stay safe when working near overhead power lines.
Tap water is an important part of everyone’s daily life. However, harmful substances can be found in tap water and many people don’t know this!
This blog post will discuss 6 harmful things you might find in your tap water that could be harmful to your health.
With Furlough coming to an end it brings an uncertain future for many businesses. But, as 360 Director Andy Steele discusses, this will be the first time we’ll have a clear picture of how Covid has affected the job market.
It’s been a year no one could ever have imagined and it’s certainly been challenging for businesses trying to stay afloat, many relying on furlough to help keep their employees in a job. But as furlough ends, what now?
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, virtually met Bishop Burton College’s Chief Executive and Principal of the College, Bill Meredith, and Chair of Governors, Alan Menzies, to hear how they have coped with online learning during the pandemic.
Applications are now open for Yorkshire Water’s first Beyond Nature starter farm.
The utilities company, which is the second-largest landowner in Yorkshire, is looking to rent Scow Hall Farm to a young farmer as part of its mentoring scheme.
Former students of Bishop Burton College are looking to reunite the class of 1970/71.
A group of former students of the college say they are setting up the event to mark the 50th anniversary since they attended the college.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has announced that Beverley-based equine transport firm Amanda Beal Transport is a finalist in this year’s Countryside Alliance Awards.
The awards – also known as the ‘Rural Oscars’ – are now in their 15th year, and are an annual celebration of British food, farming, enterprise and heritage.
A teenager who traded a career in fixing cars for a brighter future making and mending gleaming jewellery has charmed her employer and a leading charity with a special Christmas creation.
Savannah Beal has hand-crafted a silver daisy as a gift for Karen Guest, who hired her as an apprentice in the family firm of Guest & Philips. Karen has donated the piece to the Daisy Appeal, which is now giving it away free of charge on Facebook to the most deserving recipient.
Endangered lemurs have received a vital funding boost from the Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation.
The charity has made a substantial grant to help save the species from extinction and empower local communities to protect them.
Jacob’s Well is, for the first time, sending a coach overseas, in a change from its normal business of sending aid for hospitals, schools or disaster victims.
The coach, generously donated by Acklams coaches in Beverley, is en route to Burkina Faso in West Africa.
Beverley Town Council Food Festivals have been shortlisted to win a Countryside Alliance Award in the Food and Drink category.
The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of British food & farming, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses.
Beverley Town Football Club will return to Norwood following what has been a significant investment in their facilities.
Town boss Rich Jagger hopes that with the club returning to its spiritual home that the supporters too will return.
When Beverley Town Council organised the first Food Festival in 2006, little did they know it would go on to be an annual success enjoyed by thousands of residents and visitors alike.
The original idea was to bring a few producers from Beverley’s rural hinterland into the town centre to help celebrate local food, so on a crisp Sunday morning in 2006, thirty-five producers set up their stalls along with a small Food Theatre, in what proved to be a big success for the Town Council – one that has grown stronger year on year.