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Get Ready For East Yorkshire Classic Cycling Weekend in Beverley

June 30, 2011

Beverley will welcome some of the best cyclists in Britain to the town next month. The racing starts with the National Circuit Race Championship on Friday evening through the town centre, a thrillling race which last year saw Olympic champion Ed Clancy storm to victory in front of a huge crowd. The timetable for the evening is as follows: 6pm: National A youth event 30 mins plus 3 laps 6.35pm:…

Angels in Action: The Beverley Festival

June 20, 2011

This weekend 40 young people aged 16 to 30 took part in the first event of their summer youth led volunteering project ‘Angels in Actio’n. They helped out at the Beverley Festival 2011 and fulfilled a number of tasks including helping The Green Team whose role it was to promote the new and excellent recycling facilities. They brought Eryc and Eryca bears to life and entertained the children on site…

Take The Festival Train to Beverley

June 17, 2011

It won’t have escaped your notice that Beverley Folk Festival starts today Friday. (June 17 – 19) But you may not know that if you travel to the event by train you can get 10% off festival tickets for next year. This money-saving offer forms part of an agreement with Northern Rail in support of the festival policy of promoting issues of sustainability and the environment. All you have to…

Beverley Leisure Complex Open Day

June 10, 2011

On Saturday, 11th June, Beverley Leisure Complex is holding an open day with lots of free activities for every-one. The gym is re-opening after its refurbishment and the gym team will be on hand all day to assist customers with the new machines. All these have I Pod and Nike connectivity so doesn’t forget to bring them for your first work-out on the new equipment. As well as the opening…

New Glass Collection Service In Blue Bins

June 7, 2011

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is launching its latest kerbside collection which will allow residents to put glass, a wider range of plastics and Tetra Pak in their blue bins. In a phased roll out over the next six months, the council will deliver the new service to up to 150,000 households across the area. Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment, housing and planning, said: “The recycling of glass,…

Cyclists Race Clock In Honour Of Tony Burns

May 26, 2011

Two Walkington lads are stepping up the their training as they prepare for a challenging two-day, cross-Britain charity bike ride. Ben Stephenson, 21, a self-employed joiner and his mate James Parkinson, 31, are cycling from Blackpool to Bridlington on June 17 and 18 to raise money for The British Heart Foundation and the Walkington Hayride. Recently Ben and some friends completed a famous cross-pennine ride called The Way Of The…

Virtually Every Exercise at Beverley Leisure Centre

May 26, 2011

From 26th May to 10th June 2011, Beverley Leisure Complex has expanded its exercise class programme to include the Full Hall for all its most popular classes including Zumba, Fab Ab’s, Circuit Training and Aerobics. For all our indoor cycling lovers, there is an expanded Indoor Cycling programme using our new Keiser M5 spin bikes. There will also be additional circuit training classes, Zumba classes and Body Pump classes. Don’t…

Superbikes With James Westmoreland

May 25, 2011

Beverley born racer James Westmoreland took park in the third round of the British superbikes held at the Croft circuit in north Yorkshire, and claimed his best position so far finishing 12th in both of the races. HU17 was at Croft Circuit to capture the very best action images from the days racing. James now rides for the Motorpoint Yamaha team (bike #27) alongside fellow rider Loris Baz, from France….

Beverley Junior Scores First Points In Tough Road Race

May 17, 2011

Velo Club Beverley’s Paul Rymer scored his first British Cycling points in the Hull Thursday Road race on 15th May. Seventeen year-old Paul took 10th place, outpacing many strong and experienced riders on the hard and hilly North Newbald circuit. The performance was all the more impressive as this is only the fourth road race Paul has ever entered in his life – and he’s been training for less than…

Witness Appeal After Cyclist Suffers Bruising

May 11, 2011

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision which occurred on Tuesday 03 May 2011. At 1520hrs a 25-year-old woman was cycling along Central Avenue, Beverley, approaching Thurstan Road when she was overtaken by a silver coloured Ford Ka with a black body kit. The vehicle is said to have collided with the cyclist which resulted in her being knocked off her bicycle and sustaining substantial bruising to…

Local Elections: The Labour Party

April 20, 2011

On 5 May 2011 people in every village, town and city in the UK will have the chance to vote in the Local Government Elections. This is your chance to have your say about what you want from East Riding Council. Labour candidates are standing for election because we want to give people the choice to vote for a pro-public services, pro-education, pro-NHS, positive alternative to Coalition cuts. Labour agrees…

Local Elections:Neil Bant St. Marys Ward

April 14, 2011

My name is Neil Bant. I’m thirty six, married with two children and have lived around Beverley for 19 years. I went to Beverley Grammar School, gained my degree locally and now work for Kingston Communications. I am standing to represent the St. Marys Ward where I live. Some candidates standing do not live in our ward. I believe that having a candidate who lives within the ward they represent…

Hunt For East Riding’s Greenest Family

March 22, 2011

The hunt is on to find the East Riding’s most green family or resident. This will be the fourth year running East Riding of Yorkshire Council has run the competition to find its eco ambassadors. Past winners have been the Osborne family of Driffield (2008), the Miller Smiths of Tunstall, Holderness (2009), and the Bradford family of Beverley (2010). John Skidmore, head of streetscene services, said: “Previous winners have set…

Bad Weather to Blame for Decline in Recycling

Recyclers Show How To Prevent Wasting Food And Money

March 8, 2011

The amount of wood taken to the sites this winter, compared with the same two months of last winter, was down by 43 tonnes, or five per cent, and glass was down by 17 tonnes. Plastic and tins were both down by four tonnes this winter compared with last winter and cardboard was down by eight tonnes. John Skidmore, head of streetscene services, said: “This is further evidence that residents…

Fashion Display of Students’ Work @ The Treasure House

January 31, 2011

A collection of fashions by East Riding students goes on display at the Treasure House, Beverley from 15 February. The outfits have been made from pre-worn clothing, including from charity shops, to show how to give garments a new lease of life. The fashions will be entries submitted by students at East Riding College and Bishop Burton College as part of the council’s competition to highlight the 3,000 tonnes of…

Cardboard Collection Services @ Tesco

December 28, 2010

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is holding six special collections of cardboard across the area after Christmas. Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment and planning, said: “At Christmas, we all end up with an abundance of cardboard because of the packaging on everything from food to toys. “Lots of it gets taken to our 10 household waste recycling sites over Christmas so, this time, we are taking the collections…

Robbery, Tesco’s Car Park, Beverley

November 9, 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an alleged robbery in Tesco’s car park in Beverley. At 1421hrs on Thursday 28 October 2010 it is alleged as a 37-year-old man was leaving his parked white Vauxhall Caddy hire van (about 100 yards away from the recycling bottle bins) in the Tesco’s supermarket car park on Morton Lane in Beverley, his vehicle was approached. The suspect, described as being a white man,…

Beverley Reduce Landfill Waste by Almost Half

East Riding residents took less waste to the 10 household waste and recycling sites over the summer months compared with the same months last year. For East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment and planning, said: “This is excellent news because the cheapest waste to get rid of is the waste we don’t make. “It saves the council and our taxpayers the cost of dealing…

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