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As reported in last week’s Driffield Times & Post, Stage Two of the Tour de Yorkshire will pass through Bainton, Tibthorpe and Wetwang on Saturday, May 2, much to the delight of local Breeze...
View ArticleDuke of Edinburgh award scheme
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s youth and family support service is holding a series of recruitment events for young people interested in joining the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.The award, for...
View ArticleRaise money for the British Heart Foundation with Woldsway to Health
Tomorrow (Friday, February 6) Woldsway to Health is opening its classes to everyone....the club is running extra classes for all members of the public to go and sample the classes they have on offer....
View ArticleMoore eyes Betfair Chase return for Sire De Grugy
It is less than six weeks until the famous gates at Prestbury Park swing open to the public and the majority of horses are now wrapped in cotton wool before their big engagements.This weekend presents...
View ArticleRACING AHEAD with Tony McCormick
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com and new racing radio station racingfm.com looks back at the weekend’s action in Great Britain and Ireland, while the countdown to the Cheltenham...
View ArticleAlmost 100 entries for the £1 million Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Lord Windermere headlines 98 entries for the £1-million Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, 11th April.Trained in Ireland by Jim Culloty, the nine-year-old could...
View ArticleFive new teams join Greenwood Hire Junior Cricket League
Five new teams were voted in at the Greenwood Hire Derwent Valley Junior Cricket League AGM at Sherburn Cricket Club.Snainton’s application to join division B of the under-15s league was accepted, as...
View ArticleBridgestone boost for Oliver’s Mount road races
Bridgestone, the world’s largest tyre manufacturer has has put its name alongside four adrenalin-fuelled weekends at the hugely popular Oliver’s Mount road race track.The tyre manufacturer has teamed...
View ArticleHalf a million pound investment on Yorkshire holiday park
Barmston Beach Holiday Park has kicked off the first phase of a new large-scale development, which will see up to 100 new pitches introduced onto the park over the next few years. Its owner, Park...
View ArticlePupils take stock of Driffield
Year 5/6 pupils from Garton on the Wolds CE Primary School undertook a field trip into Driffield as part of their ‘Wolds to Water’ theme. Pupils spent time interviewing visitors to Driffield, surveying...
View ArticleShow stoppers at Skirlaugh
Leroy Vickers and Martin Jackson – ‘The Opera Duo’ - will be singing at St Augustine’s Church, Skirlaugh this Friday, 13 February, starting at 7.30pm.Previously part of the popular local quartet ‘Ti...
View ArticleRacing reaches the end of The AP Era after McCoy’s bombshell
Even as a 12-year-old boy, I was hooked on racing. So you can imagine the excitement when my local track, Colwick Park in Nottingham, welcomed the TV cameras just before Christmas 1971 to capture Stan...
View ArticleIrish stars Johnston and Keys locked in for Oliver’s Mount races
Top Irish rider Lee Johnston and promising rider Gareth Keys, also from Ireland, have confirmed they will be competing at Oliver’s Mount meetings this season.Johnston, from County Fermanagh, has...
View ArticleRACING AHEAD with Tony McCormick
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com beforetheoff.com and racing radio station racingfm.com looks back at the weekend’s action in Great Britain and Ireland, while the countdown to...
View ArticleEntries open for grassroots awards
Nominations for the 2015 FA Community Awards are now open and East Riding clubs have been encouraged to get involved.Paul Adamson, volunteer and coach for 2014 county award winners AFC Tickton, is...
View ArticleRACING AHEAD with Tony McCormick
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com beforetheoff.com and racing radio station racingfm.com looks ahead to the ‘North East National’, while the countdown to the Cheltenham continues...
View ArticleGay murderers to marry in York jail
Two convicted murderers are set to get married in prison near York.Mikhail Gallatinov, 40, and Marc Goodwin, 31, will reportedly wed in what is thought to be the UK’s first jail gay wedding next...
View ArticleStrong start to the year as Hansen eyes national titles
Rich Hansen is hoping 2015 will be the year he can muscle in on the big names of strongman competitions in the UK.Born and bred in Bridlington, Hansen recently moved to Driffield but has only been...
View ArticleBuilding confidence in the pool from early age
New swimming classes for Bridlington’s youngest water babies are now up and running.The Swim Start sessions are open to babies from three months old, at a family-friendly pool in the village of...
View ArticleCountdown to the Cheltenham Festival -- snapshot look at the big four races
Racing fans have been helped through the dark and damp midwinter months by the prospect of the Cheltenham Festival just around the corner.Four days of the best Jumps racing in the world, all soaked up...
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