A drone film made by the Aerial Picture Company about Beverley Minster has won an international award at the Washington DC Drone Film Festival 2017.
The film, ‘Beverley Minster Fly Through’ provides a completely unique perspective of Beverley’s most well known land mark scooped the award in the Architecture Category.
Beverley’s most iconic landmark, Beverley Minster was turned purple as part of the Light it Purple – Purple Lights UK incentive.
Landmarks, communities and homes across the UK are turned purple in honour of the thousands of individuals and families affected by pancreatic cancer.
Customers of East Riding Leisure Haltemprice, in Anlaby, can enjoy a specially commissioned artwork by locally born artist Patrick Coyle, which has taken over the library, the swimming pool, the café and a squash court in the leisure centre until November.
Inspired by the joined-up nature of the building, Coyle interweaves three of its distinct environments through writing, performance and sculptural installation.
Later this month, the East Riding will be buzzing with the Lit Up Festival 2017, and the focus is not only on Beverley. Bridlington’s Spotlight Theatre is the venue for this year’s Bridlington Poetry Festival, bringing a slice of contemporary poetry to the East Coast, with some of the UK’s finest poets and emerging talent.
A truly exciting array is lined up.
Tickets are now for a feast like no other. Homegrown in Hull, you’re invited to sit, share and feast amongst a fantastical performance in this year’s FEASTival.
The theatrical community feast will take place on Sunday 3 September as part of this years’ 10th anniversary Freedom Festival and is set to be a gastronomic event like no other.
People who have registered to vote in the general election on Thursday, 8 June will soon be receiving a poll card.
The first wave of poll cards have already been sent out and a second batch of cards are due to be sent out later this month to those people who are eligible to vote.
GP practices across Hull and East Riding will be open as usual on Monday. However many are still bringing their IT and clinical systems back on-line following the cyber-attack, which took place on Friday 12 May 2017 and affected many organisations around the world.
Some practices will not yet have full access to patient records, prescriptions, appointment systems and in some cases telephone systems.
Humberside Police are urging people to take care when drinking during the Easter Weekend so they can avoid becoming just another crime statistic.
Long weekends police say traditionally see people out more socialising in local pubs and bars leading to an increase in sexual and violent crimes being reported.
People across the Vale of York looking forward to enjoy the Easter break with their families are being encouraged to choose the right NHS service should they suffer a minor illness or injury.
Local health and care services want to make sure that people know the best place to go in order to get the most suitable treatment so choosing the right service will help patients to receive the best possible treatment, while freeing up busy NHS services to help the people who need them most.
One of the stand-up tale tellers appearing at The East Yorkshire Theatre on Good Friday 14 April 2017 is having to tell his tale while seated in a mobility scooter.
This “new” performer at the theatre is Patrick Nolan, a local Romany character who lives in a supermarket car park and drives about the town in a electronic vehicle believed to have been a bumper-car in a traveling fair.
A dream has come true for pupils at a special school in the East Riding, who now have their own coach to transport wheelchair users to activities and events.
The 17-seater Sunshine Coach was provided to St Anne’s School and Sixth Form College at Welton by the children’s charity Variety, following the success of the school’s own fund raising efforts and generous donations from two local companies.
TASL is pleased to announce that it is the city’s new provider of non-emergency medical transport service for patients registered with a Hull GP. TASL will provide a fully patient-centred service with a focus on safety, timeliness, comfort and wellbeing.
TASL has been actively working with NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to ensure a seamless transfer of services with journeys from 1 April already transferred into TASL’s booking systems.
Only 5% of people in Yorkshire and the Humberside know a lot about pancreatic cancer, according to a national awareness survey commissioned by Pancreatic Cancer Action.
Nationally, the figures are equally as bad, with only 5% claiming they know a lot about the disease.
The Beverley and East Riding Lawn Tennis Club will be hosting their annual open day this coming Sunday giving people the chance to see their facilities.
Located on Seven Corners Lane, Beverley and East Riding Lawn Tennis Club will be offering free tennis taster sessions for both adults and juniors.
NHS Leaders are warning local people not to be caught short of medication this Easter Bank Holiday.
As the long weekend approaches NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reminding patients to order their prescriptions in plenty of time, before their GP or pharmacy closes.
Local charity Jacob’s Well is urgently appealing for people to give up a few hours to help sort aid supplies that are shipped to some of the worlds most needy people.
The charity say that due to their success they are receiving donations from companies that means they are now in need of some extra hands to sort the supplies ready for shipping.
Planning permission for the redevelopment of the Beverley Arms Hotel has been finally been granted, news that was welcomed by local Cllr Denis Healy.
Their application to modernise and transform The Beverley Arms into venue the town can be proud of was finally awarded following a lengthy delay.
When you hear the name, The Three Degrees, you immediately think of their most famous song, “When Will I See You Again”, and the vision of three beautiful women, perfectly coordinated in both their dance routines and vocal harmonies.
The Three Degrees are an all ladies vocal group from Philadelphia that formed in 1963. They began releasing singles in the mid-1960s and scored hits in the 70s with “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia),” “When Will I See You Again,”