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Education:Find Your Future With New Prospectuses

November 9, 2011

People who are looking to take their next step in education or who want to strengthen their CV can find their future with two new prospectuses from East Riding College. The full-time and higher education course guides feature more than 100 programmes across the full range of subject areas at levels equivalent to degrees, A-levels and GCSEs. College Principal Derek Branton said: “Even though we are still in 2011, this…

New KC Security Service Gives Parents Peace Of Mind

November 4, 2011

Communications provider Kingston Communications has launched a new service that lets parents protect their children when they go online and keep all of their online devices – not just PCs but smartphones too – free from security threats. KC’s Family Care service lets parents who want to monitor and stay in charge of their children’s online activity limit access to the internet to specific times of day or to specific…

Tanners Progress In Cup After Second Half Comeback

September 26, 2011

Hodgsons FC got a much needed win as they hosted Hedon Rangers in the League Cup at Longcroft School. Trailing at half time gaffer Lee Hastings must of wondered if it would ever be his day though the Tanners showed character as they fought back to win convincingly. Goals from Ben Daniels, Adam Foster, Shaun Gibson and Mike Claxton completed the come back and securing Hodgsons FC a place in…

Heritage Open Days: Behind The Scenes @ The Treasure House

September 6, 2011

On Thursday, 8 and Friday, 9 September visitors to Beverley Treasure House can go beyond the public spaces of the museum, archive and library for special Heritage Open Day tours. Visitors can find out how ancient documents and objects are stored and conserved. They can discover the special technology that keeps the collections safe. They will meet the staff and go behind the scenes into the collections repositories, conservation workshop,…

One Giant Leap For Broadband And The Residents Of Woodmansey

September 2, 2011

Woodmansey residents offered the opportunity to be amongst the first people in Hull and East Yorkshire to get super fast fibre optic broadband from KC From 1 September local communications provider KC, will be offering Woodmansey residents the chance to take part in a fibre trial for six months, and be amongst the first homes in Hull and East Yorkshire to get super fast fibre optic broadband with speeds of…

Hard Work Pays Off For GCSE Students

August 26, 2011

The hard work of pupils and schools across the East Riding has been rewarded by record breaking GSCE results. With a few results still to be processed, schools within the East Riding of Yorkshire Council have seen the number of learners achieving five passes at A* to C grade rise significantly to 81 per cent, more than 10 per cent above the national average of 69.9 percent. The GCSE average…

Higher Education Students Love East Riding College

August 24, 2011

Higher education students have given their East Riding College course a big thumbs up as part of a national survey. The National Student Survey, carried out by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, drew responses from about 265,000 final year students at 154 higher education institutions and 99 further education colleges. East Riding College students were full of praise for their course, with 87 per cent saying they were…

College Leading On Hybrid Vehicle Courses

August 3, 2011

East Riding College is set to become one of the first colleges nationally to offer a range of courses about hybrid vehicle technology. From September, it will offer three courses which start at general awareness raising of the technology and move up to more complex qualifications for those who will need to work on hybrid vehicles. Tutors hope that the courses, as well as appealing to motor mechanics and vehicle…

Humberside Police Launch New Security Marking System For 4×4 Vehicles

July 16, 2011

Following a recent increase in the number of 4×4 vehicles being stolen in the East Riding and other rural areas throughout the country, Humberside Police have joined up with Datatag to launch a new security marking and registering system. Over the past six months, thieves have targeted 19 4×4 vehicles; a number of these vehicles have been Land Rover Defenders belonging to farmers in the region. They are often stolen…

Beverley Maze Benefits From Wet Weather

June 29, 2011

Beverley Maze is one local tourist attraction that has welcomed the recent miserable patch of the summer. The growth of the Beverley Maze, owned by well-known local sprout farmer John Clappison at Park Farm, Risby near Beverley, has been behind schedule due to the dry weather, which has left the 60,000 maize seedlings which form the maze smaller than usual. It is due to open for its second year on…

Infinite Technology With The Infiniti At An Infinitely Better Price

June 14, 2011

Motorpoint have swooped to bring the space-age Infiniti to their sites and offer its high performance and technology at an infinitely better price than main competitors. The car supermarket giant has only one of the Infiniti G Coupes to sell so this really is an exclusive offer. Infiniti are fairly new to the U.K. and Motorpoint have snapped one up as they are always looking to create infinitely better deals…

Beverley Minster: Talking to the World, And Listening

June 13, 2011

Beverley Minster is making sure it can serve a world-wide congregation with a new, interactive website. Designed by local (Woodmansey) firm WebOrchard, which is based in one of the parishes connected with the Minster, the new website is intended to make it easy for everyone to find out the nuts and bolts of life in the church as well as communicate with staff and clergy. Beverley Minster vicar Rev. Jeremy…

Bilton Sets the Pace in Olympic Test Marathon

June 1, 2011

In the run up to next year’s Olympic Games four local athletes were given the honour of taking part in the Olympic Test Marathon in London on Monday morning. Former Beverley Athletic Club member Darran Bilton, now with Leeds City AC, was given the number 1 bib and was asked by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) to pace the group of 39 elite club athletes to 3 hours. He…

Beverley’s Jessica Chapman Scoops Top Prize at Sports Awards

May 5, 2011

Molescroft youngster Jessica Chapman won the Talented Performer this week at the Sport and Play Recognition Awards though the Humber Colts were dealt knock out blow missing out on the Top Team award to Hull Kung Fu. Schools, coaches, volunteers and sports stars from throughout the East Riding were honoured at the sport and play recognition awards presentation evening at The Spa Bridlington on Wednesday, 4 May. Over 175 people…

Local School Gains Prestigious ICT Mark Award

May 5, 2011

Children at Swinemoor Primary in Beverley are at the forefront of using information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their work, and that’s official! Following an extensive external assessment, Swinemoor has been awarded the prestigious ICT Mark. The award recognises the school’s success in developing the strategic use of ICT in both administration and across the curriculum. Parents will have proof that their children are attending a school at the…

East Riding of Yorkshire Council Elections – The Conservative Party

April 26, 2011

Welcome fellow Beverlonians to your six local Candidates who are asking for your support in the forthcoming local elections on May 5th. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is currently a Conservative-led Council and we are proud of our achievements over the past four years and hope to have the opportunity to represent your interests for the next four years also. The bedrock of this success has been sound financial management…

Ceremony Marks Historic Handover of East Riding Community Services

April 8, 2011

A ceremony to mark achievements in community health care in the East Riding took place on April 7 2011 as NHS East Riding of Yorkshire officially hands over the East Riding’s community services to Humber NHS Foundation Trust (FT). Karen Knapton, Chairman of NHS East Riding of Yorkshire, will perform the official handover to Humber NHS FT, accompanied by community services staff past and present. Under Transforming Community Services (TCS),…

Beverley Driver Trainers TIR To Showcase New Simulator

April 7, 2011

Beverley-based national driving trainer TIR are taking their show on the road to exhibit at the industry’s premier exhibition. TIR Training Services Ltd, of Waltham House, Riverview Road, have doubled the size of their stand at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 April. At the show, TIR will launch its brand new training simulator, which is at the cutting…

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