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Beverley MP Graham Stuart says there’s no easy solution to flooding from the River Hull affecting farmland in the area. He was speaking after chairing a meeting with the Environment Agency, East Riding Council and the National Farmers Union, Yorkshire Water, the Clerk of the Beverley and North Holderness Internal Drainage Board and the Chair of the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee. The Environment Agency said a “hump” on the Read more

As part of its efforts to help people in war-torn Ukraine, Beverley-based charity Jacob’s Well is planning to send at least five lorry-loads of medical and other aid to help refugees. Now, Molescroft Primary School is lending its support to those efforts by hosting a Jacob’s Well collection van in the school playground next week. The van will be parked in the South Playground on Thursday March 17, between 8.30am Read more

Volunteers turned out in force at the weekend to carry out improvements at Beverley Town Football Club’s Norwood ground ahead of an inspection by the Northern Counties East League that could see the club move up to a higher standard. Town, who are currently top of the Humber Premier League, recently announced they’d achieved their funding target of £30,000 to pay for a major upgrading, including floodlights, at Norwood. At Read more

East Riding of Yorkshire Council chairman Nigel Wilkinson says the authority wants to help those fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He said the council was willing to offer refugees sanctuary in the East Riding and would do everything within its current powers to help. He said: “East Riding Council is deeply saddened by the act of senseless and unwarranted war being waged by Russia upon Ukraine. We are supporting Ukraine Read more

A Beverley woman who turned her cake-decorating hobby into a prize-winning business is celebrating the launch of a book explaining how to turn your own home-made cakes into works of art. Julie Rogerson broke the news on her Facebook page and says the book, called “Modelling Figures For Cake Toppers” is to be published by The Crowood Press later this month. Julie told Beverley FM: “I have always loved baking Read more

Ninety-seven per cent of all Year 6 children in the East Riding have been allocated their first choice of secondary school ahead of the start of the next school year, in September. That’s according to East Riding Council, who told Beverley FM that of the 3,389 applications received, 3,287 children (or 97 per cent) will start at their preferred school - a slight increase over last year.  Only 28 children Read more

A Beverley Memory Museum opens in The Guildhall today, showing audio-visual presentations aimed at stimulating people's memories of Beverley, and starting with a specially-created video; “Memories of Hodgson's Tannery”. It features the voices of several people who worked there, as well as many photographs and excerpts from a local history film called “Romance of Leather”. The 25 minute film will run on a loop throughout the day, so there is Read more

Parish councils in Brandesburton and Leven are objecting to plans for 50 new homes on land off Starcarr Lane, Brandesburton, currently housing a pig farm and land used for caravan storage and skip hire. The land isn’t currently allocated for housing in the Local Plan; however East Riding of Yorkshire Council officers are recommending the plans are approved at a meeting next Thursday. Brandesburton Parish Council says the village has Read more

A draft report on East Riding Council, including claims of bullying and undemocratic practices, is a shocking indictment of the authority’s culture; that's according to  Opposition leader Cllr David Nolan, leader of the Liberal Democrats. The Local Government Association report is based on findings from a visit late last year by a six-strong Peer Review team, including councillors and officers from elsewhere. The draft report stated that while the council as Read more