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Humberside Police are set to highlight the courageous work of their officers in Beverley and East Yorkshire who put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public. They are launching a ‘Week of Action’ to celebrate the professionalism demonstrated in difficult situations. It’s part of an initiative to highlight response policing in our area. Chief Constable Lee Freeman told Beverley FM that he’s impressed by the way local police teams Read more

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has been meeting with East Riding Careers Leaders from across his constituency to discuss how Careers Hubs are being used to improve the quality of guidance that students receive. He told Beverley FM that he heard from local schools how the Hubs have delivered training to improve services. He added that It’s very important for every child to receive high quality careers guidance while Read more

East Riding Council has asked people not to ring them about the £150 energy rebate as officials work to process the first batch of payments. A spokesperson said they were currently receiving a significant number of calls about the rebates every day and said the first lot of the £150 payments should reach around 17,000 households who pay council tax by direct debit by the end of next week. In addition, Read more

Beverley’s Tesco supermarket continues to donate surplus unsold food at the end of each day to local groups and good causes. Since the scheme started in 2016, over 107,000 meals have been donated to local community groups; those currently benefitting are the Beverley Cherry Tree Community Centre, Long Riston Playgroup and the Olio food sharing app. Tesco’s local Community champion Dave Ryley told Beverley FM the scheme was part of the Read more

Beverley town councillors will be asked to back proposals to create a “Greater Beverley” town council when they meet on Monday. If the plans go ahead it will mean the extended council taking responsibility for Molescroft and parts of Woodmansey, leaving Woodmansey Parish Council to cover the actual village itself.  Having been asked by East Riding Council to consider a Community Governance Review, town councillors are seeking formal ratification of Read more

Daredevil Beverley man Tom Conroy is setting himself the challenge of climbing 14 of the UK’s highest peaks, including Ben Nevis, in seven days or less as a way of raising funds to swell the appeal to help Ukrainian refugees launched by town charity Jacob’s Well. Tom, a telecoms engineer with KCom, whose mother Bridget is office manager at Jacob’s Well, will be attempting to set a Guinness Book of Read more

Parents and carers of children due to start infant, junior and primary school schools in September this year have this week found out which school their child has been allocated.  Letters and emails sent out yesterday by East Riding Council revealed that 95.9 per cent of all pupils were allocated their first preference, down slightly on last year.  98.9 per cent were allocated a place at one of their three choices, Read more

Beverley’s East Riding Theatre has announced the return of its theatre summer schools, with separate week-long sessions for two age groups. The first, from August 8 -13, is for 11 to 13-year-olds and, at the end of the week, those taking part will present a showcase performance, including elements of song and dance. From August 15-20 it is the turn of 14 to 19-year-olds, with the focus on a performance Read more

Former Beverley Rugby Union Club player Philip Dale, who went on to found the London-based property and asset management company Regency Real Estate, has been announced as the club’s first £10,000 membership supporter, backing efforts to raise £600,000 for the redevelopment of the club’s Beaver Park ground.  The club had already raised £100,000 towards its target when it unveiled the plans for a new clubhouse and car park at the Read more