Hodgsons FC maintained there position at the top of the County Premier League with 3 valuable points away to Sculcoates. Danny Cartwright scored for the tanners after just 2 minutes and then Scott-Jon Tyler scored a remarkable goal. Wide on the edge of the box, Tyler hit a dipping shot which flew into the net to make it 2 nil. At half time, former Grimsby Town player Mark Lever tried…

Doncaster Rovers Belles Hold Coaching Session in Beverley
Hull College Girls Schools of excellence held a coaching session with a difference at Longcroft School in Beverley last night. Coaches from the Doncaster Rovers Belles, one of England’s most successful ladies football teams in history put the under 14’s and under 16’s through their paces. Paul Green the assistant manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles said; “We have built up links with the Hull College Girls School of Excellence, in…

Beverley Squash and Racketball Club 2010 Finals
The annual finals were played on Friday night 16th April at the Beverley Squash and Racketball Club, Norwood Park. The tournaments commenced in January with the first round matches and since then over 130 knockout matches have been played to get to the finalists. Results 1) Junior Squash Championship – James Robinson beat Ben Robinson. James (aged 14) played brother Ben (aged 11) in a gripping match with polite but…

Mill Lane United Vs Albourogh
Mill Lane United picked up all three points with a 1 – 0 over Albourogh at Broadgates. A goal from Mill Lane United’s Bobby Colins was enough to give the Beverley the victory, United reshuffled their side for the match with Terry Jackson moved from striker to left back. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=587] HU17.net Picture Gallery:…

Molescroft Rangers Vs Roos
Molescroft Rangers picked up another County League 3 win in match that’s was hampered with injuries so serious an ambulance was called. While the medical staff treated one player another took a crunching tackle which required medical attention. The game which was a stop start affair was won by Rangers 2 – 1 with goals from Phil Windeler and Mike Nicholson. Manager James Healy was ‘delighted’ with the result at…

Quality Tennis Served Up on Doubles Day in Beverley
Hard on the heels of a very successful open day, Beverley & East Riding Lawn Tennis Club organised their first mixed doubles tournament of the season in perfect conditions at the Seven Corners Lane courts. Twenty four players took part in two round robin groups before the group leaders played out a final knockout phase to decide the winners. Paul Robinson partnered by Sue Fuller and alternate Dorothy Mackley took…

New T-Block Installed at Beverley Skate Park
This week saw the first stage of the renovation of Beverley Skate Park with the installation of a new T-Block. The funding for the project, from the East Riding Youth Capital Fund, was applied for by users of the skate park in partnership with Beverley Open Doors Community Project and East Riding Detach Team. Plans for new fencing are also underway and should be completed within the next few weeks…

Beverley First Division Open
Beverley & East Riding Golf Club got the season off to a start as they held the Beverley First Division Open. Around 120 Golfers, all of a good standard from around the competed over the18 holes at the challenging Beverley Westwood course. Picture Richard Jagger begins his round in the Beverley First Division Open HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size…

Beverley RUFC 2nd XV Vs Hull RUFC 2nd XV
Hull RUFC came to Beaver Park this afternoon, their 2nd XV played Beverley’s 2nd XV. In a high scoring game it was Hull RUFC who won the match with the final score being 27 – 41. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=584] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

Bandits Book Final Place at Expense of BP
Pictures form the game that saw the Beverley Bandits make it through to the final today by beating BP at Beaver Park in the Merit Semi Final. With good home support at Beverley Rugby Club the Bandits scored a string of tries to earn a spot in the final that will be played in Pocklington. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full…

Walkington Win by 86 Runs
Walkington Cricket Club despite a bad start, Walkington captain Ben Gardiner went for duck though the home side dug in and beat Gilberdyke Cricket Club by 83 runs. Walkington’s Craig Ford made an unbeaten 52, Rob Scatergood 27 and James Dawson 25. The visitors, Gilberdyke were bowled out for just 86 runs. Pip Pearson was the pick of Walkington Cricket Club the bowlers with 3 for 1 though missed out…

Browns of York Kicks off Expansion Strategy
Yorkshire indie department store group Browns plans to expand after the successful opening of its third store, in Beverley, East Yorkshire. The two-storey 12,000 sq ft store on Beverley shopping street Saturday Market opened last month and stocks womenswear brands including Sandwich, Basler and Fenn Wright Manson. Brands stocked in Browns’ other two stores in York and Helmsley include womenswear labels Dash, Phase Eight, Jacques Vert and Nougat, and menswear…

Graham Stuart Backs Conservative Moves For Change
Conservative candidate for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today backed moves by the party to change the way local councils award payouts to senior officers when they retire. His comments came after East Riding of Yorkshire Council announced out-going senior officer Sue Lockwood would be getting £364,000 as part of an early retirement package. Last week the Taxpayers’ Alliance published its annual survey of senior town hall salaries. It revealed…

Molescroft Terriers Vs Priory Park Panthers
Molescroft FC slumped to a home defeat at the hands of Priory Park Panthers last night at Longcroft School. Molescroft FC took the lead early on after a howler by the Priory Panther keeper who let the simplest of balls slip through his hands though the Panthers came back to win 2 – 1. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size…

Kinloss AFC Vs Beverley United
Match game photos from the cup final featuring Beverley United who won 3 – 2 and lifted the Presidents Cup beating KInloss AFC in the final, pictures from the after the game can be found here ‘Beverley United Lift Presidents up‘. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=580] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge…

Internationally Acclaimed Soprano to Sing in Beverley Minster
Claire Booth, originally from Lund near Beverley, will join the East Riding County Choir to sing Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Michael Haydn’s Requiem on Saturday 1st May at 7.30 pm. It promises to be a gem of a concert. Educated at Hull High School until the age of eleven, she later went on to receive a double first in Modern History from Oxford University. A career in music beckoned and…

Beverley Annual Town Meeting
Beverley Annual Town Meeting will be held later this month on the 21st April at the Beverley Memorial Hall from 7:00pm This is an opportunity for residents who live within the boundaries of Beverley Town Council to raise issues relating to the town. Chaired by the Mayor of Beverley, only those on the electoral role within the parish of Beverley are allowed to speak – the parish councils of Molescroft…

150 Runners Take to Beverley Westwood
More than 150 runners from local running clubs gathered on Beverley Westwood on Tuesday evening for the third race in the 2010 Champagne League. Organised by City of Hull Athletic Club, the popular league consists of 10 races of various distances in rural East Yorkshire. At the end of the series prizes are awarded for speed, consistency and to handicap winners. The 3.7-mile race round the Westwood was won by…