Over the weekend MPs from East Yorkshire launched a public petition opposing the imposition of VAT on static holiday caravans.
Local MP Graham Stuart held a street surgery
Local MP Graham Stuart, the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, has secured additional time for Parliament to debate the impact of imposing VAT on static caravans.
Local MP Graham Stuart, the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, today led a delegation of Conservative MPs from across England and Wales to meet a Treasury minister to discuss the impact of the proposed imposition of VAT on static caravans.
The location for the final Winter Orienteering Event of the season, organised by the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO) is at The Humber Bridge Country Park on Saturday April 21st with starts from 1pm to 3pm.
The location for the next Winter Orienteering Event organised by the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO) is on Beverley Westwood on Saturday March 10th. Registration, Start and Finish will be close to Burton Bushes opposite the Racecourse Grandstand.
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council council tax charge will be frozen for the third consecutive year (1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013) following decisions taken by elected members at a meeting of Full Council on 9 February.
Hull University was the latest venue on Saturday for newcomers to try out the sport of orienteering. South Cave’s Brian Ward from the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering Club (HALO) had planned four courses of differing lengths and complexity. The courses covered all parts of the University campus and featured many baffling route-choice decisions. All courses used electronic timing. The courses were dominated by members of HALO’s Monday Night Orienteering Club…
Newcomers to Orienteering are again invited to try out the sport. Following the successful event on Beverley Westwood in October, HALO, the orienteering club for Humberside and Lincolnshire are holding another event to attract newcomers, this time at Hull University. The event will be held on Saturday November 19th from 1pm to 3pm. Registration will take place in the University’s Sports Centre on Inglemire Lane. This event will also be…
The iconic structure of the Humber Bridge will provide a stunning backdrop and host location for residents and visitors to welcome the Olympic Flame as the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay passes through the East Riding en route to the capital next year. Residents and visitors will be able to welcome the torch’s arrival in the East Riding and celebrate the achievements of the torchbearers from 18 June 2012 as…
Over fifty people were attracted to Beverley Westwood on Saturday to try out orienteering. The Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering club (HALO) had organised seven courses of differing lengths and levels of difficulty. The courses covered all parts of The Westwood and all featured electronic timing. The good turn out was helped by a warm sunny day in addition to articles in HU17.net and posters and banners around The Westwood. Coaching…
Newcomers to the sport of Orienteering have an opportunity to try out their skills on Saturday October 15th on Beverley Westwood. The event, organised by the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering Club (HALO), will have a range of courses to suit all abilities, ranging from the novice to the more experienced navigator. The fee is £2 for adults, £1 for juniors and £5 for family groups, participants can take part on…
The Humber Bridge played host to a new running event last weekend. The gruelling 12-hour Hell on the Humber endurance race started at 7 o’clock on Saturday evening and finished at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning. Over a hundred competitors started the event but not everyone managed to finish. The route across the bridge and back was four miles in total and runners had to complete as many of these…
Temperatures soared to 30°C last Sunday as more than 1500 people took part in the Humber Bridge Half-marathon. With no shade on much of the course runners could not escape the heat and had to adjust their pace to suit the conditions. First across the finishing line for Beverley Athletic Club was James Pearson. He finished in fourth place overall in 1:17:37, several minutes slower than his best at this…
Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has called on the Humber Bridge Board to hold off any increase in tolls until the Government’s Humber Bridge Review is completed in the autumn. He welcomed today’s news that Transport Minister Norman Baker and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Justine Greening have launched the second phase of the review. Graham, who is working closely with colleagues from all parties and both sides of…
The Freedom Run by the East Yorkshire Motorcycle Action Group grouped up in Beverley at Riverside Café. Around 1000 bikers took part in a ride which ended with hustings on the Humber Bridge. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=622] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size