Pride, Points And Home Advantage Point To Hodgsons

November 24, 2011

Beverley Town and Hodgsons FC will once again go head-to-head at Longcroft School this weekend with pride and points up for grabs. The sides have met twice in recent times. with each team winning a game, although this weekend’s Humber Premier League fixture will be the first time the clubs have met in the league since the Tanners were promoted. Ten points separate the rivals in the table. Town have…

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Beverley Property Guide: Norwood’s A Popular Location

November 16, 2011

Community feel, great access and excellent amenities – Norwood’s a popular location There’s few places that retain the old-fashioned, community feel of Beverley as Norwood. On either side of this lively road, streets of solid terraced housing give way to bigger, newer houses, all within minutes of Beverley’s historic town centre or seconds from the roads which lead to Hull and the rest of the East Riding. With Beverley High…

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Ladies Day Your Pictures: Tim Galbraith

August 11, 2011

Tim Galbraith a bookmaker at Beverley Racecourse sent in these pictures from Ladies Day. Tim has seen many Ladies Day events at Beverley and other racecourses throughout his career. Tim Galbraith has a simple philosophy: Never turn down a bet, no matter how small was interviewed by Scott McHugh – you can read his interview by clicking here. As you can see despite the rain thousands still enjoyed Beverley Races…

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Agar In Firing Line After Leeds Mauling

July 24, 2011

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…

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Share the Love At Beverley’s Newest Bar, Kubana

July 21, 2011

When you order your first meal or your first cocktail at Beverley’s newest bar and restaurant – Kubana, on Saturday Market – take a bit of time out to savour the moment and think about the most important thing in life. Not money, nor cars; not jewellery, nor a swanky house. Think about love. And think about the story of the husband and wife couple behind Kubana, Ali and Nicola…

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HU17.net Magazine: 50 Not Out

July 4, 2011

This week’s issue of  HU17.net magazine makes it 50 publications produced, a milestone that some 12 months ago I could not have imagined. The first six issues were drawn in Photoshop, which seems crazy now as I look back and remember how painful and time consuming it was. Although still a lengthy process things have become slightly easier with the design being completed using Publishing Software taking between 8 and…

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Cougars Fire Nine Past Local Rivals

June 30, 2011

Josh Edgecombe fired home a hat-trick as Tickton Cougars beat Molescroft FC 9-0 at Longcroft School’s 3G pitch last night. Despite the scoreline, Molescroft battled gamely but couldn’t trouble The Cougars’ keeper , who was largely unemployed throughout the three ‘halfs’ of the game. A large crowd enjoyed the football on offer in the pre-season friendly ahead of the teams’ move from under 10s to under 11s football. However ,…

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Beverley Town 4ths Soundly Thrashed

June 27, 2011

Beverley Town CC 4th XI were soundly hammered on Saturday. They crashed to a disappointing 130-run defeat at home to Patrington CC 2nd XI in their EYCA Division One clash. Kieran Thompson made an early breakthrough for Beverley, removing visiting opener Mark Todd promptly for a duck. A big partnership between Connor McKinley (46) and Adrian Critchley, who finished unbeaten on 119, set them back on target before another flourish…

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Bikes And Scooters @ Beverley Classic Car Rally

June 25, 2011

It might be the Beverley Classic Car Rally, but the annual event, held on Wednesday, is also a Mecca for bike and scooter enthusiasts. Bikes and scooters of all makes, ages and sizes drew as many admirers as the hundreds of classic cars on show in the town centre. Just as with the cars, British bikes made up the bulk of those on show, with Coventrys, BSAs and Nortons sat…

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Beverley Town End-Of-Season Awards

June 6, 2011

Beverley Town FC presented their end-of-season awards at the Beaver on Friday. The night was most notable for the announcement by chairman Stu Akaster that he was standing down after more than a decade at the helm. He was roundly applauded for his role in the club over the years and was thanked by in-coming chairman Raoul Lempriere. The prize winners were Asa Pardoe, Danny Cattle, Jonny Ricardo and Michael…

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Vader and Hudson Hunted Down @ Tickton Scarecrow Hunt

May 30, 2011

Darth Vader and local weatherman Paul Hudson were hunted down in Tickton this weekend. They were just two of a host of lookalike scarecrows hidden around the town for the annual Tickton Scarecrow Hunt. As well as Vader and Hudson, other effigies of famous people that were found included Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as well as Yoda and Darth Maul from Star Wars. Photos by Paul Linton [nggallery id=1513]

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Fish and Smith Can’t Save Beverley From York Loss

May 30, 2011

Despite great knocks at the top of the order, Beverley 2nd XI crashed to a comprehensive defeat at home to York CC 3rd XI. Beverley were put in after losing the toss at the Norwood Recreation Ground and for a while all looked to be going well. Tim Smith blazed the way with 66 out of an opening partnership of 118 with Ben Fish, who dropped anchor. But despite Fish…

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Over 1000 Runners Compete in Hall Construction Beverley 10K

May 11, 2011

More than a thousand runners gathered in Beverley last Sunday to compete in the annual Hall Construction Beverley 10k road race.  All the local running clubs were represented and there were also several hundred unattached runners, some of them running to raise funds for charity. It was a warm and bright spring day and with bands providing entertainment at the leisure centre, Saturday Market and Angel Square there was a…

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B&A Scaffolding Beverley 2K Results & Times 2011

May 11, 2011

The 2011 Beverley 10k was supported by the B&A Scaffolding 2k fun run from Beverley Leisure Centre which attracted a field of 234 runners including Bertie the Beaver and Roary the Tiger. There was an excellent turnout by Beverley Athletic Club and Goole Viking Striders juniors who fielded 23 and 18 runners respectively.  Goole’s Luke Reynolds won the race in 08:21, more than thirty seconds faster than last year when…

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