Roy Woodcock

A MAJOR community celebration is being planned for Beverley Leisure Centre on Sunday June 26 as a tribute to the memory of well-known local teacher and sportsman Ivan Usher. It’s a joint initiative between East Riding Council and the Usher family, with local rugby and football clubs taking part in a range of junior tournaments, competing for the Ivan Usher Cup.  Ivan Usher There will also be opportunities for the Read more

Beverley Town Council could be on a collision course with neighbouring authorities after councillors backed proposals to create a “Greater Beverley” council, taking responsibility for Molescroft and parts of Woodmansey. The Beverley council was responding to a consultation process initiated by East Riding Council. Mayor Linda Johnson This week’s meeting, chaired by Mayor Linda Johnson, unanimously supported the idea of creating an extended authority. But they added the caveat that Read more

A seven-year-old Beverley boy who had his hair cut off for charity has raised more than £9,000 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Hull Women and Children’s Hospital. As previously reported by Beverley FM, Jack Jowitt donated his locks to the Little Princess Trust at an event at the Moulders Arms pub. The Trust is a charity that provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and Read more