Hear Stories Of The Blitz, Dance Halls And Hull’s Rich Pop Scene

Hear Stories Of The Blitz, Dance Halls And Hull’s Rich Pop Scene

A unique online collection of recordings of people sharing their memories of dance halls, picture houses and the Blitz has launched.

The oral archive includes colourful stories and experiences of people connected to Hull and will be available to listen to for free online at untoldhull.org

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Chocolate-Inspired Sensation To Take Over Beverley Streets

Chocolate-Inspired Sensation To Take Over Beverley Streets

White Rabbit Chocolatiers and all-female theatre company She Productions have joined forces to run an Easter ‘Eggstravaganza’ of family entertainment in Beverley.

They are working together on an all-original musical play created by director of She, Annie Kirkman, called ‘Alice’s Eggstravaganza in Wonderland’.

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Good News For Most Parents Over Secondary School Places

Good News For Most Parents Over Secondary School Places

Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.

Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out today, Thursday, 1 March. All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.

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Changes To Mobile Phone Penalties - One Year On

Changes To Mobile Phone Penalties – One Year On

On 1 March 2017, the penalty charge for using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving was changed from a £100 fine to £200 and from three to six points on your driving licence. It is now a year since the changes came into place.

Latest figures from Safer Roads Humber show that 658 drivers were detected using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving in 2017 (Jan – Dec 2017) of which over 400 people have had the opportunity to attend a driver training course. This is in comparison to the 1,200 drivers detected in 2016 for the same offence.

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GALLERY : Beverley Braves Vs West Hull U13s

GALLERY : Beverley Braves Vs West Hull U13s

GALLERY : Photos from the match that saw the Beverley Braves and West Hull U13s take to the field at the Beverley Leisure Centre ahead of the first teams clash with Barrow Island.

This was a tough game for the braves who showed great heart not shying away from tackles against West Hull who for large parts of the contest dominated the game.

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 387

HU17.net Magazine Issue 387

HU17.net Magazine Issue 387 is out and available to purchase from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way.

This week’s issue includes a selection of content that has appeared on the web site, photos from the British Heart Foundation Barn Dance and weekend sporting round up.

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Take Extra Care On The Roads Following Winter Weather Warning

Take Extra Care On The Roads Following Winter Weather Warning

Drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads as heavy snow is forecast for the East Riding from early tomorrow morning (Tuesday 27 February).

Significant snowfall is expected to hit the region from 3am and continue all morning, which may cause disruption to traffic, especially during the morning rush hour.

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CADEY Campaign Highlights Shocking Lack Of Defibrillators

CADEY Campaign Highlights Shocking Lack Of Defibrillators

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, says his new CADEY (Community Access Defibrillators for East Yorkshire) campaign will address the patchy coverage of these potentially life-saving machines. CADEY brings together local fundraisers, charities and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to drive a more comprehensive strategy towards defibrillators.

Graham was speaking ahead of the second meeting of the CADEY committee, which will be responsible for encouraging fundraising, improving coverage and increasing awareness of where heart defibrillators are and how to use them.

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Beverley in Bloom Selected For RHS Britain in Bloom Final

Beverley in Bloom Selected For RHS Britain in Bloom Final

Beverley in Bloom, a subgroup of Beverley Town Council has started preparing the town to look its best for this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom Finals competition.

This is the first year that Beverley in Bloom have been selected to go forward to RHS Britain in Bloom, following the successes at regional level over the past few years, where Beverley in Bloom attained Gold, overall large town category winners for two years running and also the Yorkshire Rose Certificate in 2017 for best overall town.

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Disappointing Result For Beverley Who Are Beaten By Middlesbrough

Disappointing Result For Beverley Who Are Beaten By Middlesbrough

Not much joy here for Beverley. Over the years they have seldom had much success at Acklam Park and today was no exception. A catalogue of errors, missed tackles, and conceded penalties, left them trailing 22-5 at halftime. It was not a great first half. They were left with a big hill to climb and in the end it proved just unattainable despite a splendid second half effort which got them to within striking distance of taking the lead.

The first quarter of an hour seemed to be little more than a relentless stream of penalties awarded against Beverley in their own 22. For some time it looked ominously likely that we were in for a second successive dismal week of incessant whistle blowing.

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Spring into Fitness With These Special Offers From East Riding Leisure

Spring into Fitness With These Special Offers From East Riding Leisure

As thoughts start turning to warmer days, East Riding Leisure is urging residents to ‘spring into fitness’ with a range of special offers which are only available for a limited period.

A one-month Premier membership – including the full package of exercise classes, gym, swim and sports hall use at all 10 East Riding Leisure Centres – is now available for £19.50, saving over £13 on the normal price.

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Maritime Museum To Display Stunning Pictures Of Antarctic Expedition

Maritime Museum To Display Stunning Pictures Of Antarctic Expedition

A collection of dramatic photographs showing a perilous Antarctic expedition is to go on display at the Hull Maritime Museum.

The Enduring Eye exhibition shows pictures taken by photographer Frank Hurley during the dangerous Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917, led by renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

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Beverley Civic Society Latest Historic Information Board Installed

Beverley Civic Society Latest Historic Information Board Installed

Beverley Civic Society have installed their latest history board at Flemingate as they look to help residents and visitors get a better understanding of the towns past.

Previous boards which are installed at Saturday Market and also at North Bar Within have proved popular with people of all ages as they learn about the past.

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