Beverley Town went into this Humber Premier League game on the back of a heavy 5-1 defeat at the hands of Chalk Lane, and Manager Dave Walton was looking for a reaction from his team. Striker Jimmy Symes was missing, so the experienced Mark Smith took his place up front, and Steve Irwin was brought into midfield to add an extra physical presence in front of Towns defence. The game…
Hodgsons FC were twice pegged back by Bridlington Sports Club in the Humber Premier league as the side shared the spoils at Longcroft School. The Tanners took the lead early on in the match through Matthew Crane though Bridlington Town scored to ensuring the sides were level at half time. In the second half Hodgsons brought on Rob Northern who took just 10 minutes to make his mark on the…
Beverley Town CC 1st XI secured their fifth outright win of the season when they beat bottom of the league Heworth by six wickets at Heworth. The 2nd XIs up and down season continued when they were beaten at home by Ripon while the 3rd XI got back to winning ways with a successful day at Hessle. The 4th XI continued their disappointing second half of the season when they…
While many brides have followed the old fashioned saying, something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue for centuries, a new website has been launched which aims to turn one bride’s something old into another’s something new. Sellmywedding.co.uk is the only online marketplace in the UK dedicated to the buying and selling of used or pre-loved wedding items; where you can sell everything to do with the big day from…
A Beverley youngster has been given a dream opportunity to make his mark with Premier League giants Arsenal. St Nicholas Primary School pupil Keiran Franciosy, nine and a dedicated Gooner, has been asked to join the Arsenal Soccer School Advance Centre after successfully completing a trial at Longcroft School on Friday. It comes on the back of an excellent performance from the Beverley lad and his Westella and Willerby team…
Last night, Viking FM’s Brid Bash was enjoyed by all who attended. The team from event sponsor QualitySolicitors Lockings had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed all of the artists. Richard Allen, Managing Partner of QualitySolicitors Lockings said; “We are proud to sponsor 96.9 Viking FM’s Brid Bash this year. “The firm is working to challenge the perception of solicitors, go against the stereotype and make us more accessible and…
A man from Beverley will be sentenced at Hull Crown Court next month after admitting defrauding the public of at least £300,000 in a period from October 2009 to January 2011. Appearing at Beverley Magistrates Court on 10 August 2011, Lee Dennis Noble of Wray Close, Beverley, who operated a quad bike and vehicle repair business in Cottingham, pleaded guilty to seven offences brought by East Riding of Yorkshire Council…
The final event took place today for the Beverley-based CSV East Riding Project when the Angels in Action appeared in Goole this week to help the organisers of the Goole Beach Day Event The participants from a team of 43, all aged 16 to 30 took part in what was their fifth event of their summer with the project. They supervised and played with the children on the beach and…
The blue and golds make the trip to Pontefract this Saturday to play Chequerfield Rangers in a pre-season friendly. The new season will commence the first weekend of September and the picture is now a little clearer as to the make up of the two divisions. West Hull ‘A’,East Hull ‘A’,Skirlaugh ‘A’ and Dockers ‘A’ have left the Hull & District League to play in a March to November season…
Hull FC threw away a ten point half-time league as they crashed out of the Challenge Cup at home to Leeds Rhinos. Tries from Jordan Turner (2) and Sam Obst had seen Hull open up a 16-6 half time lead to give new owner Adam Pearson hope of a trip to Wembley. But the Rhinos, so often Hull’s nemesis, turned things round in spectacular fashion spearheaded by tries from Carl…
Off Shoots Musical Theatre Company followed on from their success of the Railway Children with another cracking production as they brought their latest production Summer Holiday to the Beverley Memorial Hall. Director Russell Fallon said it was a honour and a privilege to work with such talented and committed and passionate bunch of kids. On the stage the Off Shoots Musical Theatre Company pulled out all the stops bringing a…
I have just spent an afternoon with Paddy Sweeney and his dog Charlie. Anyone who lives in Beverley will know who Paddy is and without question he is one of Beverley’s characters. This morning I received a phone call from Jerry O’Connell who had been called by his wife, Christine, relating to Paddy who along with Charlie was holding a protest outside the Tesco store on Morton Lane, Beverley. Paddy…
One was bred to hunt and kill the other – but now two of nature’s greatest enemies have become the best of friends. Todd the fox and Eva the Jack Russell have put aside hundreds of years of enmity to forge a friendship that is as touching as it is unusual. They can been seen side by side being walked on their leads in Beverley by owners Phil Walker, landlord…
Summer is in full swing now and typically British with intermittant showers, we’re into wedding season and have recently catered two small intimate weddings in the restuarant and also an invent at a great venue near Aldbrough the weekend just gone at West Carlton House set in great grounds with rooms. It made for a really special wedding with the food and venue. During the day the guests were treated…
East Yorkshire Dental Studios are a family-run business based at Edward House, Railway Street, Beverley. Husband and wife dentists Claire and Jason Spence run the business, which also employs four other dentists in Beverley and in their other practice in Brough. The couple, who have two sons Harry and William, believe in the traditional values we all used to appreciate but which are becoming more and more uncommon. They say:…
Figures show that the council is exceeding its target for making budget reductions required as a result of reduced government funding. The grant settlement announced last year left the East Riding needing to make savings of around £30 million over the next four years. With the majority of cuts needing to be front-loaded to the first two years, it is good news that outturn figures as at 31 March 2011…
Beverley Town U13`s delivered the clubs first silverware of the season, winning the EYCA U13`s Knockout Cup in an excellent final against Sutton CC U13`s at Sutton. Sutton won the toss and asked Beverley to bat first . Kieran Simpson and Harry Gamble opened the batting and Simpson was bowled in the first over to a good ball from Sam Graham. Greg Whyley joined Gamble and they both batted superbly…
House builders developing properties in the East Riding have signed up to the Government’s FirstBuy scheme, designed to help first-time buyers’ purchase newly built properties. The scheme works by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the house builders loaning a total of 20 per cent of the property price, meaning purchasers only have to make up the other 80 per cent from savings and a mortgage to buy a…