Roy Woodcock

A COMMUNITY Act of Remembrance will take place in Beverley on Sunday to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Mayor of Beverley, Cllr Linda Johnson, and the Vicar of St Mary’s Church, the Rev Becky Lumley, are inviting people to meet atCoronation Garden at 7:45pmahead of the national minute’s silence that will take place at 8pm.  The event will start with a few words from the Read more

DOG WARDENS in the East Riding are to be given body cameras as a deterrent to owners who refuse to clean up after their pets. The wardens will use the cameras as a way of challenging owners and capturing evidence, as well as protecting them from abusive behaviour. A council officer witnessing a dog fouling offence can issue a £75 fixed penalty notice and failure to pay could lead to Read more

EAST RIDING Council and Beverley Town Council have both announced that during the current period of national mourning, all public meetings and committee meetings will be cancelled as a mark of respect. In the case of East Riding Council no meetings will be held until after the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth next Monday. And in the case of the Town Council, it announced yesterday that all meetings Read more

CROWDS gathered at the Market Cross in Beverley yesterday to hear the official proclamation, marking the accession of King Charles III to the throne. It was read by the High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Mrs Jacky Bowes, in the presence of the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Jim Dick, the Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Cllr Jonathan Owen, and the Mayor of Beverley, Read more

THE ROYAL PROCLAMATION - BEVERLEY: Information for the Beverley Royal Proclamation - Sunday 3:30pm All residents are invited to gather at the Market Cross on Sunday to hear the proclamation of the new King. The Proclamation will be read by the High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire in the presence of the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Read more

FLAGS were flying at half mast over County Hall in Beverley today, and all other council buildings, following the death of Her Majesty The Queen. And in a joint statement the chairman of East Riding Council, Cllr John Whittle, the Leader of the council, Cllr Jonathan Owen, and the council’s chief executive, Caroline Lacey, paid tribute to Her Majesty, who, they said, "dedicated her life to serve the people of Read more

BEVERLEY MP Graham Stuart has been appointed Minister for Climate at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by new Prime Minister Liz Truss. In his new role, Mr Stuart will attend Cabinet meetings. Mr Stuart, who was among MPs backing Ms Truss in the Conservative Leadership elections, was previously Minister for Europe responsible for strengthening relationships between the UK and other European countries in a range of areas, Read more

HUMBERSIDE Police are supporting the national StreetSafe online tool that lets people anonymously pinpoint on a map a location where they don't feel safe. It’s being introduced as part of a national response to tackling violence against women and girls and to identify areas where there are fears caused by other things such as anti-social behaviour and environmental issues.  Supt Paul French told us: “Anyone who has concerns about a particular Read more

BEVERLEY railway station’s iconic wooden footbridge will be closed on Friday until further notice ahead of refurbishment work. The Grade II-listed bridge was the subject of controversial plans to remove the wooden canopy, with objectors, including Beverley Civic Society, calling for more sympathetic repairs. Network Rail says because the wooden structure is rotting it needs to close the bridge on safety grounds, including the risk of pieces of the bridge Read more