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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

How farmers can adapt to climate change and the challenges posed by new subsidy regimes and the carbon-neutral agenda will be the subject of a major seminar at Bishop Burton College later this month. An open invitation has gone out to farmers to attend the free event and college principal Bill Meredith told Beverley FM: "The sector is at a turning point, with a necessity to operate more efficiently whilst Read more

Beverley and Holderness Conservative MP Graham Stuart has rejected calls for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to resign following the announcement they had received fixed penalty fines from the Metropolitan Police in the wake of “Partygate”. Responding to a letter from the Beverley and Holderness Labour Party, he said: “I understand and share the anger felt by people across the country after many of us made extraordinary personal sacrifices throughout Read more

Beverley Town Council has agreed to pay £17,000 to settle an outstanding gas bill. It had emerged last November that because of an oversight the council had been using but not paying for gas at its Well Lane offices, stretching back to 2004. The anomaly was only discovered when a gas boiler broke down. The council launched an immediate inquiry over the affair and subsequently revealed it had set aside Read more

Beverley residents suffering vandalism and anti-social behaviour from groups of youths have got together to set up their own Neighbourhood Watch group. The new group covers the areas of Grovehill Road, Cherry Tree Lane, St Nicholas, Priory Road and Chantry Lane.  Stones have been thrown at windows and front doors and local parkland has been vandalised. At least 30 households have already signed up to a WhatsApp group to share information Read more

The award-winning Beverley Puppet Festival is seeking volunteers for this July's event, the first since 2018. At the same time, festival directors Kerrin Tatman and Anna Ingleby have unveiled plans for a puppetry workshop between July 10-15 ahead of the festival weekend of July 15-17.  Volunteer manager and trainer Bridget Coggin told Beverley FM: "We are looking for volunteers with a passion for the arts, Beverley community spirit, and delivering Read more

Beverley’s vibrant dining out scene will be boosted next year with the opening of acclaimed Indian street food restaurant Mowgli. Former barrister Nisha Katona, who was awarded an MBE for her services to the food industry, opened her first restaurant in Liverpool in 2014 - there are now 14 around the country with more to come this year and next. Alongside her role as the group’s executive head chef, Nisha Read more