TONY’S TRENDS: Big day for British racing
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com looks forward to British Champions Day. The inaugural QIPCO British Champions Series was staged in...
View Article19: Michelin-starred dining
Everyone deserves a treat from time to time.And a trip to East Yorkshire’s only Michelin-starred eaterie really is a treat for foodies.The Pipe and Glass Inn at South Dalton, near Beverley, has just...
View Article20: The new-look Sewerby Hall
It has always been a family favourite, but Sewerby Hall began a new chapter in its life this year.The 300-year-old hall, near Bridlington, reopened in August after a £2.6 million restoration programme,...
View ArticleTony’s Trends: Wetherby preview
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com looks forward to this weekends Charlie Hall meeting at Wetherby.Horse racing in Wetherby first took...
View ArticleFrom Cranswick to Miami
Hutton Cranswick’s Duncan Simpson has led a high-flying life less ordinary since leaving Driffield School. Sports-mad from a young age, he wound up studying Sport Psychology at Leeds Met. After...
View ArticleAstra is now a clean green whispering machine
WHEN a Mercedes enthusiast starts driving a Vauxhall Astra it is time to ponder the situation which arose when an Italian businessman friend from Milan made such a change for his personal transport...
View ArticleSnow is not on the way – despite national newspaper claims
The Daily Express reported last week that a lengthy spell of extreme and potentially devastating winter weather is just around the corner, with blizzards, record-low temperatures and polar...
View ArticleTony’s Trends: Horses to follow in November
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com looks at a couple of trainers to follow during November.Nicky Henderson (96) and Paul Nicholls (84) of...
View ArticleMan of the match Etherington seals win as Star put in a great team effort
Driffield Star FC 4Northcote FC 0Everything was set up for a great game of football as Driffield Star FC hosted Northcote FC at Allotment Lane.The sun was shining, the wind had dropped and the pitch...
View ArticleBook review: Preston in the First World War by David Huggonson
‘There is little doubt that this will be a long and stern fight and one which will be extremely costly in life.’ When he wrote of the coming war in the August edition of his monthly newsletter in 1914,...
View ArticleDrunk man damaged picture frame in Driffield library
A man went into Driffield library when drunk and smashed the glass in a certificate frame, a court heard.Ryan Edwards, 27, of Beverley Road, Driffield, was feeling “low and upset” because he had been...
View ArticleHORSES TO FOLLOW: 25 unexposed two-year-olds to put in your notebook for next...
Now that the Breeders’ Cup and the Melbourne Cup are out of the way, racing can focus full beam on the Jumps season.But before we wave farewell to the Flat, let’s put into winter storage an A-Z list of...
View ArticleLittle Driffield hit five at Withernsea but still come out second best
Little Driffield 5Withernsea 1st 8A tactical change by managers Watts and M. Blair saw Little Driffield line up 4-5-1 against Withernsea in treacherous conditions.M. Berriman thought he had given the...
View ArticleTONY’S TRENDS: Paddy Power Gold Cup
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com looks at Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase.Paddy Power was founded in 1988 by the merger of the 40...
View ArticleSportsdesk comment with Aiden Carroll: Redfearn is the man Whites wanted as boss
Neil Redfearn is now settled into his role as Leeds’ head coach and the former Scarborough FC man seems to be the name the fans wanted all along.During his spell as caretaker following the dismissal of...
View ArticleJIMMY BEADLE’S RACING COLUMN: Open Eagle cruises to victory in Flat finale
There couldn’t have been a more appropriate way for the Flat season to officially end on Saturday as a heavily-backed David O’Meara horse scooted clear to win the feature race by 12 lengths.The...
View ArticleA triple first BMW winner
PREMIUM German car manufacturer BMW has surprised the world of motoring by launching their first ever front wheel drive car since they were founded 85 years ago and not only that it is powered by their...
View ArticleThoughts and horses to follow from Cheltenham’s Open meeting
The famous course resembled a building site, and prize money for several races was subsequently exposed by the ‘Racing Post’ as dramatically and disturbingly reduced from ten years ago.But...
View ArticleTony’s Trends: The Betfair Chase
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com pays tribute to one of the sports greats, four time winner of Saturday’s Betfair Chase.The Lancashire...
View ArticleTony’s Trends: The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com looks forward to one of the highlights of the National Hunt season The Hennessy Cognac Gold CupThe...
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