Spending a night in town is one of the best ways to blow off steam, spend time with friends, and meet new people.
But whilst you’re dancing at a nightclub, catching a live show at the theatre, having a flutter at the casino, or solving puzzles in an escape room, have you ever thought about how these activities became so prominent and popular?
It’s vital that motorists are awake and alert when out on the roads. Driving while tired leads to slow reaction times and reduced attention, making it difficult to keep control of the vehicle. In fact, according to Brake, the road safety charity, driver fatigue could be as dangerous as drink-driving.
However, many drivers admit to getting behind the wheel after having very little sleep. A new study by Leeds-based used car dealers, Big Motoring World found that the majority (55%) of drivers have driven after under five hours of sleep.
Over the years, Twitch has become a more and more popular way for people to show their gameplay and also for online poker communities to connect with players.
The site started as just a platform where others could watch people play video games, but it has changed into so much more since then.
England has high hopes for the upcoming World Cup, as both the players and the fans want to erase the trauma from the previous season’s EURO that saw them fall at the last obstacle.
Qatar 2022 summoned the best teams in the world, and among them all, England takes one of the highest positions when talking about the possible chances of winning the trophy.
Dove House is looking for 24 wannabe dancers for Strictly in 2023. The rehearsals will take place every Thursday night down Southcoates Lane HU9, from 7pm-9pm starting on 12 January.
In order to enter, you must raise £500 in sponsorship.
When you hear the name, The Three Degrees, you immediately think of their most famous song, “When Will I See You Again”, and the vision of three beautiful women, perfectly coordinated in both their dance routines and vocal harmonies.
The Three Degrees are an all ladies vocal group from Philadelphia that formed in 1963. They began releasing singles in the mid-1960s and scored hits in the 70s with “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia),” “When Will I See You Again,”
Multi-million selling electric string quartet Bond, featuring Hull born Gay-Yee Westerhoff, complete the WOW Hull line-up, Hull UK City of Culture 2017 announced today, on International Women’s Day.
Bond, whose cellist Gay-Yee grew up in Beverley Road, will join fellow Hullensians comedian Lucy Beaumont and actress and writer Maureen Lipman CBE on the opening night of the festival at City Hall on Friday (10 March).
Local team Beverley Whitestar Sharks u16s are through to the semi-finals of the FA People’s Cup after a fantastic Friday night of football hosted by Goals Hull on 24 February.
With a record number of over 40,000 players involved at 150 venues nationwide, including over 6000 teams in 16 separate categories, all of the regional winners across the country will meet at eight national venues later in March.
Top celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is on the lookout for an amateur cook from Beverley to take part in his new show, Culinary Genius.
A new competitive cookery show, Culinary Genius will be screened on ITV and they are now on the searching for contestants from the area to take part.
With snow and wintry showers forecast to continue in the East Riding for the next few days, drivers are warned to take extra care on the roads.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s gritting teams were sent out twice last night (Wednesday 9 February) after rain washed away the initial treatment.
In 2013, a band called Lau took to Beverley Folk Festival’s concert marquee stage and blew the audience away.
Whilst the event organisers hoped the group would be popular, they were astounded to see this venue full to capacity, with a strictly one-in-one-out policy such was the demand.
Tax advisers at 360 Chartered Accountants are reminding people that the deadline to submit online self-assessment tax returns is fast approaching.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) must receive all online tax returns relating to the tax year 6th April 2015 to 5th April 2016 and any money owed by midnight on 31st January 2017.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced that essential maintenance work on seven bridges over the A1079 between the roundabout at Bishop Burton and the east of Jocks Lodge interchange is about to be carried out.
The £500,000 project, funded through the highway maintenance grant allocated to the council by the Department for Transport, will begin on Monday 23 January, and is scheduled for completion by the end of March, 2017.
In the run up to Christmas the Humberside Police Licensing Department will be distributing nearly 16,000 extra safe polycarbonate glasses to pubs and clubs across Humberside.
The glasses will be carrying a domestic abuse messages the which not only aims to encourage victims to report the crime, but also encourage their friends or family to report their concerns.
NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is celebrating after a double victory at two prestigious awards last night.
At the Yorkshire and Humber NHS Regional Recognition Awards, which were held in Sheffield, the CCG’s Chief Officer, Emma Latimer, and Chief Finance Officer, Emma Sayner, won a joint award in the Leading Systems Transformation and were runners-up in the Inspirational Leadership category.
Photos from the Beverley Braves presentation evening featuring the team from U13s upwards. The event which took place at the Beverley Memorial Hall saw players from the club receive a range of awards which were present by Hull FC player Connor Bower.
Woodmansey Village Hall is due to host a fundraising Pie and Pea Supper on Saturday 22 October 2016 with live music from local band Pearls Cab Ride.
In association with the Beverley Puppet Festival, the Parkway Cinema Beverley is presenting a rare screening of the world’s first animated feature, “The Adventures of Prince Achmed”.