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One of East Yorkshire’s landmark pubs, the Ferguson Fawsitt at Walkington, has reopened this week after being closed since October 2020. Then, the shutters were put up with general manager Mike James citing losses in the face of the covid pandemic. Almost a year later the Fergie was sold to an investment company, who began marketing the lease, and this week saw a “soft opening” for friends and invited guests Read more

Beverley Town Council is hoping to see the return of Beverley Food Festival and the Beverley Christmas Festival of Food and Drink this year after both events had to be cancelled in 2020 and again last year, because of the pandemic. Next Monday’s full meeting of the council will consider proposals for the events to go-ahead but run by an external company instead of being managed by council staff, as Read more

Another 2,098 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the East Riding in the week ending last Thursday - that’s according to the latest figures just released by the Government. It brings the total number of cases in the East Riding to 93,423 since the pandemic began.  The latest rolling figures, updated yesterday, show the case rate per 100,000 people across the region was 365.5 for Hull and 485.1 in the Read more

The cast has been announced for a new play about Beverley's best known artists, Fred and Mary Elwell, whose lives and work will be celebrated in April at the East Riding Theatre in Beverley and Hull's Ferens Art Gallery. Four local actors will form an ensemble to portray a number of characters in the play, called Paint the Town Fred. Michael Kinsey will play Fred Elwell and Hannah Levy will Read more

Crews from Beverley Fire Station will be pulling a 14-ton fire engine around the town this Saturday, March 19, in an effort to raise money for vital supplies and equipment for Ukranian refugees. They will set off from the fire station around 11am and then head via New Walkergate, Railway Street, Lairgate and Hengate before arriving at the Market Cross on Saturday Market.  Money raised will go to the Ukraine Read more

Ten students from Bishop Burton College set off for Australia this week for a two-week work experience placement within the sports industry alongside a wide variety of different cultural and sporting activities. It’s part of the college’s successful bid to fund 45 work experience placements around the world as part of a Government scheme to offer students life-changing experiences in study or work abroad. The ten, described as amongst the Read more

A 66-year-old pilot whose light aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Leven airstrip last year, told air accident investigators that a “violent” gust that caused him to veer away from the runway, may have been caused by turbulence from a nearby windfarm. The man, who had taken off from Sherburn in Elmet, sustained minor injuries and the Piper aircraft was destroyed. According to the report into the crash last Read more

Households are being urged by East Riding Council to set up a Council Tax direct debit to make it easier for them to receive the Government’s £150 energy rebate. Most households in bands A to D are eligible.  Currently, around 100,000 households already have a direct debit in place and Cllr John Holtby, the council’s deputy leader, told Beverley FM: “We are urging households who do not pay by direct Read more

In what was Beverley Town Council’s first official event since before the start of the pandemic, Mayor Cllr Linda Johnson hosted a civic dinner with a difference. Instead of a formal three-course meal with table service, Cllr Johnson invited East Riding’s Great and The Good to choose from street food dishes. The dinner was held at East Riding College’s Flemingate campus and was attended by the Lord-Lieutenant of the East Read more