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Beverley could be branching out by making formal twinning arrangements  with a third town in Europe. A survey asking for the public’s views on twinning with Fucecchio in Italy is currently on the town council’s website. Beverley is already twinned with Lemgo in Germany and Nogent-sur-Oise in France. Fucecchio is a small town in Tuscany, about 45km from Florence and 38 from Pisa, and, like Beverley, is steeped in local history, Read more

More than 10 years after a plaque was unveiled honouring a Beverley inventor, the town's Civic Society has discovered it was placed on the wrong building. The plaque, meant to be marking the home of William Crosskill, who was born in Beverley in 1799, was placed on the outside of Beverley Register Office, Walkergate House. It's since been discovered he actually lived in the building now housing the Grosvenor Club, Read more

Fire officers were called out at the weekend to help with the rescue of an elderly lady who had broken her ankle in a fall in a wooded area on Newbald Road, Beverley. She was found to be suffering mild hypothermia by the time she was found in the early afternoon on Saturday. The crew used specialist moving equipment and thermal blankets, successfully moving the lady to the roadside, where Read more

Grants of up to £26,000 are being offered by East Riding College to those enrolling on teaching training courses at the Beverley and Bridlington campuses. They are available for those training in certain subjects, mostly science, technology, engineering and maths, where there is currently a shortage of trained teachers. The bursaries, which range from £12,000 to £26,000 depending on the subject chosen, are tax free and do not need to Read more

A seven-year-old from Beverley is planning to have his hair cut off for charity to fulfil the wish of his friend who was planning a similar gesture before his tragic death following a collision with a car near his home in Molescroft. Fifteen-year-old Riley Ketley had grown his hair in order to have it cut and donated to the Little Princess Trust, with funds raised going to the Neonatal Intensive Care Read more

British Transport Police have stepped up patrols at both Beverley and Cottingham railway stations following an increase in anti-social behaviour, including attacks on staff and attempts to obstruct trains. Pc Dan Smith said there had been an increase in such incidents over the past few months which had escalated in seriousness. “Obstructing trains is unfathomably stupid and incredibly dangerous,” he said. “I urge parents to check where their teenagers are Read more

Planning councillors are being asked to approve proposals for a massive solar farm to cover five fields off Main Road in Routh. If given the go-ahead, a total of 87,000 solar panels will be erected on 185 acres of agricultural land at Field House Farm.  Albanwise Synergy Ltd, part of the Albanwise Wallace Estates Group, based in Hertfordshire, is one of the UK’s largest arable farming and property businesses and Read more

Children from Beverley Minster Primary School will be taking part in a major tree planting exercise on Thursday to mark the relaunch of the Humber Forest initiative. A total of 1,225 trees will be planted on the Archery Field in Central Avenue, Beverley, watched by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding, Jim Dick, and the chairman of East Riding Council, Cllr Nigel Wilkinson. The Humber Forest, previously known as Read more

A plea has gone out for people to give their views about problems with litter from fast food outlets. The waste and recycling team at East Riding Council want people to take part in the consultation to air their views on how the littering of packaging from fast food outlets affects the area.  Cllr Chris Matthews, the council's portfolio holder for environment and climate change, told Beverley FM: “We spend Read more