Beverley News
The latest Beverley news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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East Riding bus passes to work before 9.30am from April 2027
East Riding bus pass holders will travel free before 9.30am on weekdays from 1 April 2027, matching Hull. What changes, who pays and what is still unknown.
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Crime
Beverley crime figures: shoplifting nearly doubles in 2026
Beverley shoplifting reports nearly doubled: 233 from March to August 2026, against 120 a year earlier. Where they happen and how many end with no suspect.
Pocklington
Sycamore Gap sapling planted near Pocklington for dementia
One of 49 Sycamore Gap saplings in the UK is now a Tree of Hope in a new sensory garden at Lavender Fields, Barmby Moor, for people with young onset dementia.
Food hygiene
East Riding food hygiene: two zeros and 250 fives since July
Two East Riding venues were rated 0 this summer, in Bubwith and Ottringham, and six got a 1 or 2. Another 250 scored a 5. Withernsea has the lowest share of 5s.
Beverley
Weel Bridge reopens after 23 weeks, and Beverley tip with it
Weel Bridge reopened to traffic on 25 September after a £1m refurbishment, almost 23 weeks after it was lifted out. The Weel Road tip was due back on Saturday.
Bridlington
Bridlington pharmacist is a Community Pharmacist of the Year
Jaya Authunuri of West Hill Pharmacy, Bessingby Gate, is one of two UK Community Pharmacists of the Year at the 2026 C+D Awards, picked from 20 finalists.
Beverley
Beverley jewellers on Saturday Market approved as a pub
Prescott Jewellers at 2 Saturday Market can become a real ale pub, open until 11pm. Six letters of support, no objections, and it still needs a licence.
Beverley
Beverley care home rated Outstanding in all five CQC areas
The Old School House on New Walkergate scored Outstanding in every category. Only 29 of England's 13,728 rated care homes held that on 1 September.
Beverley
Beverley Saturday Market works done: two more parking spaces
The £530,000 scheme has finished. Two pay and display spaces were added and six blue badge bays moved, but the council's car park page still says 98.
East Riding
East Riding claimants: under-25s the only age group rising
August's count is 4,645, down 680 in two years. Under-25s are the only band up over that stretch, at 970, and Bridlington South has the most at 90.
Hornsea
Hornsea parking review: how to have your say by 20 October
The council wants to know where parking fails in Hornsea and the survey shuts on Tuesday 20 October. The town has 688 council spaces and no permit zone.
Beverley
Weel Bridge back over the River Hull, but not open yet
Weel Bridge was craned back over the River Hull on 12 September, about nine weeks late. The council blames corrosion damage and names no reopening date.
Housing
East Riding house prices hit record £220,408, slowest rise
The average East Riding home hit a record £220,408 in July, but its 1.6% annual rise was the slowest of all 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Bridlington
Bridlington multi storey car park opens: 426 spaces
Bridlington's £15.5m Beck Hill multi-storey opens in October with 426 bays. It lifts the town's year-round council parking by about a fifth, from 2,152 spaces.
Flamborough
Flamborough RNLI: David Freeman retires after 54 years
David Freeman joined Flamborough lifeboat station in April 1972 and has retired after 54 years. With treasurer Paul Arro, 100 years of service has gone in 2026.
Beverley
Jock's Lodge roundabout opens fully on Friday evening
The A1079 restrictions come off on Friday 11 September, opening the new roundabout and its approaches after two and a half years of work. The A164 follows.
Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds AONB: 463 sq km bid now with the minister
Natural England has submitted the 463 sq km designation order, covering the East Riding and North Yorkshire. It would be England's first new AONB in 30 years.
Beverley
Weel Bridge: 20 weeks shut, and no reopening date
Weel Bridge has been shut 20 weeks against a 12-week plan, and the council has published no new reopening date. The Weel Road tip stays closed with it.
Travel
Welton Common Lane shut to cars until 2028, walkers back
The council now expects Common Lane at Welton to be finished on 1 April 2028, 17 months later than planned. From 10 September walkers and cyclists get it back.
Driffield
Driffield's Julie Turner wins Bikeability lifetime award
Julie Turner has taught more than 15,000 people to ride in 28 years. She won Bikeability's national lifetime award and retires in March 2027, aged 68.
Howden
Howden play area wins £40,089 for wheelchair swing
The Ashes Playing Field Trust has £40,089 towards a £44,543.84 scheme: a wheelchair-accessible swing, a rebuilt entrance and an all-weather path. No date yet.
East Riding
East Riding speed limits: 6 changes, 3 objection dates
Ellerker's Roman Road would go from 30mph to 50mph, comments by 22 September. Object to the A164 and A165 by 10 September, the B1230 by 17 September.
Bridlington
Bridlington Care Unit to close: 91% opposed, no date set
The trust board approved permanent closure on 19 August. Its own survey found 91% against and 72% doubting community care. No closure date has been set.
East Riding
East Riding claimants: 5.9% in Bridlington South, 1.0% rural
Bridlington South stands at 5.9% and Beverley Rural at 1.0%, a six-to-one gap inside one district. Beverley's wards rose most since January.
Hessle
Willerby and Hessle roadworks: £1.8m scheme starts 24 Aug
Wolfreton Drive and Wolfreton Road in Anlaby shut 7pm to midnight from 24 August. Willerby Square closes in two stages from 4 September, Heads Lane from 7.
Bridlington
British Open darts, Bridlington Spa: free Friday, £10 a day
Around 1,000 players fill Bridlington Spa from 18 to 20 September for a £5,040 WDF ranking title. Friday is free, Saturday and Sunday cost £10 a day.
Bridlington
Freedom Festival in Bridlington 4 Sept: five free acts at the Spa
Freedom on Tour brings a wheel of death, an acrobatic robot and street games to Bridlington Spa on Friday 4 September and Goole West Park on Tuesday 1 September, 11am to 5pm, free.
Beverley
Tour of Britain Beverley: 194km route, 4 September
The 4 September stage runs 194.1km from Hull via Withernsea, Hornsea, Driffield and Wetwang to a four-lap finish at Beverley Racecourse. No timings yet.