Flower club
THE Beverley Flower Club February meeting was enjoyed by members, when Joan Woodhead produced floral designs entitled “Especially for You”.The next meeting takes place at Longscroft Lower School in...
View ArticleGeorge is bowled over by his new flat
George Sellars lived in his three-bedroom house in Shiregreen for more than 72 years – before he recently packed his bags to take up a brand new apartment overlooking the cricket field off Sicey...
View ArticleBook review: The King’s Daughter by Barbara Kyle
In the volatile early years of Tudor Queen Mary’s blood-soaked reign, a Protestant rebellion was an ever-constant threat.The only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his...
View ArticleActon - Hanley
PICTURED here by Stephen Armishaw Photography are Natalie Acton and Sean Hanley, both of Beverley, who were married and held their reception at Rudding Park before enjoying a honeymoon skiing in French...
View ArticleBook review: Nine Days by Toni Jordan
In the wake of two sassy, contemporary novels, Aussie author Toni Jordan moves up a gear in a cross-generational story which opens in Melbourne in 1939 as the world teeters on the edge of war.Her...
View ArticleAdmissions for schools
Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary school places for September will be sent out on Friday, March 1.Nearly all parents in the East Riding of Yorkshire got...
View ArticleCred Union on the move
The Driffield Branch of Hull and East Yorkshire Credit Union (HEYCU) has moved to a more central location in the town centre.After operating from Driffield Community Centre at West Garth for the past...
View ArticleMr George Henry “Paddy” Arnold
A funeral service was held at the Parish Church, Driffield on Monday, February 18 for Mr George Henry ‘Paddy’ Arnold, of Northfield Road, Driffield, who died peacefully in Scarborough Hospital on...
View ArticleMrs Dorothy Bowser
A funeral service was held at the Parish Church, Driffield on Wednesday, February 20 for Mrs Dorothy Bowser, who died on the February 11.The service was conducted by Curate Stuart Grant and the...
View ArticleMrs Sheila Chambers
A Funeral service was held at the Church of our Lady and St, Edward, Westgate, Driffield, on Thursday, February 21 for Mrs Sheila Chambers, of Northfield Manor Nursing Home (formerly of Hutton) who...
View ArticleBeverley First Probus Club
The guest speaker at our February luncheon meeting, held at Tickton Grange, was Professor David Raffaelli of the Environment Department at York University, who chose as his subject : “Yorkshire in...
View ArticleChristopher Foley
A funeral service was held at St Peter’s Church, Hutton on Monday, February 18 for Mr Christopher Foley, of Orchard Lane, Hutton, who died peacefully in Hospital on February 5. He was 53.The service...
View ArticleBook review: The Forbidden Queen by Anne O’Brien
Who can forget the French princess Katherine de Valois who sparred playfully with her future royal husband after his victory at Agincourt in Shakespeare’s Henry V?The reality was very different....
View ArticleSwift Group make a strong start to 2013 and open customers’ eyes with radical...
Swift Group, the UK’s No.1 manufacturer of Caravans, Motorhomes and Holiday Homes has made a strong start to the New Year with encouraging sales figures ahead of last years from the major shows in...
View ArticleBook review: The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke
Revolutions can occur in the most extraordinary places ... and in the most extraordinary ways.From small acts of defiance to a national uprising, there comes a tipping point when change becomes...
View ArticleBook review: Helga’s Diary by Helga Weiss
Helga Weiss is a remarkable woman... she was also a remarkable child. She endured the privations of Terezín concentration camp, narrowly escaped the clutches of evil Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, survived...
View ArticleMixed sex wards eradicated
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, welcomed new figures that show mixed sex wards have finally been eradicated in East Yorkshire. Since November 2010 the Government has been naming, shaming...
View ArticleDance workshops
THE Richard Alston Dance Company are working with five different East Yorkshire schools from Mark 11 to 13, delivering workshops.The events are being funded by Arts Council, England so the schools...
View ArticlePreserving local dialect
THE Treasure House in Beverley collects and preserves records of local dialect as part of its ongoing mission to safeguard the heritage of the East Riding. One such record is the ‘Holderness Glossary’,...
View ArticleAgatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes to Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre
A momentous year for Britain in many ways, 2012 also marked the anniversary of 60 years on the throne for a very British institution.Queen of crime. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap celebrated its...
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