Roy Woodcock

THE OPPOSITION Liberal Democrats have captured another seat from the ruling Conservative party on East Riding Council following a by-election in Bridlington. Jayne Phoenix won in Bridlington North with 57.1 per cent of the vote - the election taking place following the death of previous Conservative councillor Chad Chadwick. She polled 1,950 votes compared to 1,077 for Conservative Jonathan Bibb and the victory means the Lib-Dems now have 12 seats Read more

A BEVERLEY company, founded just 13 years ago, has been named as one of the fastest-growing privately-owned firms in the UK. Vuba, based on the Grovehill Industrial Estate, produce an innovative range of resin surfacing products, used particularly for driveways.  Sean Scott The organisation FEBE, which stands for For Entrepreneurs By Entrepreneurs, is backed by influential industry figures, including two former BBC dragons, and has just published its first annual Read more

A BEVERLEY man who attacked a woman walking home alone along Hull Bridge Road has been jailed for seven years. Matthew Littlefield, of Highfield Road, Beverley, appeared in court for sentence after earlier being found guilty of the serious assault which took place last October. Jailed: Matthew Littlefield He was told he will serve a minimum of two-thirds of the sentence before being eligible for parole and has been sentenced Read more

THERE was a genuine outpouring of sadness on social media after Beverley business White Rabbit Chocolatiers announced, late yesterday afternoon, they are to close. Brother and sister Ed Hawkes and Amy Fenner, who run the business in Dyer Lane with another outlet in Hull, made the announcement on Facebook, telling friends and customers: “We deeply regret to inform you that White Rabbit Chocolatiers has closed its doors permanently.” Ed Hawkes Read more

BEVERLEY Armed Forces Day takes place this Sunday (July 3), starting with a Freedom Parade made up of some 120 members of the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force from the Defence School of Transport at Leconfield, led by the Humberside Police Band. The scene from a previous Armed Forces Day Parade in Beverley They will form up outside North Bar at 10am and then march into Saturday Market, where Read more

POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to question after reports of a till theft from business premises in Butcher Row, Beverley, earlier this week. A spokesperson told Beverley FM: “It is reported that a man entered a store on Butcher Row around 7pm on Tuesday and is said to have removed a till from the property.” Police plea: Do you know this man? As yet Read more

FLAGS flew at half-mast over County Hall in Beverley this week following the death of Cllr Pauline Greenwood, who represented Beverley Rural Ward on East Riding Council. Cllr Greenwood, whose funeral service was held at Haltemprice Crematorium, on Tuesday, held one of the ward’s three seats for the Conservative Party and was the owner and proprietor of Burton Mount, the country house B&B and wedding venue at Cherry Burton. A Read more

BISHOP Burton College has announced the launch of a Women’s Football Academy that will see the introduction of an Under 19s female football and educational programme from September for players who aspire to the highest level. The college has also been accepted into the newly-formed English Colleges Football Association Women’s Performance League. Director of Football, James Bennett, told Beverley FM:  “First and foremost, the ambition to start a Women’s Football Academy and Read more

WORK has begun this week on the £234,000 redevelopment of four play areas in Beverley. Those in Figham Springs Way, Burden Road, Samman Road and Browns Way will each be given a major overhaul and fitted with brand new equipment. The scheme will begin with the installation of a totally redesigned play area at Figham Springs Way, with equipment for both youngsters and junior-aged children, as well as an outside Read more