Elizabeth and Philip: A love story
SHE called him her ‘rock’ and he has truly lived up to the name.For there has only ever been one man for Elizabeth. And Philip as the family’s kingpin has been unstinting in his support of his wife,...
View ArticleOne Queen, three yorkshire jubilees
THERE was bunting and streets full of trestle tables groaning under the weight of party food, cheering crowds and blazing beacons forming a chain of light across the hilltops.YORKSHIRE knows how to...
View ArticleAidan O’Brien reveals his thoughts on winning the Ladbrokes St Leger at...
Master Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has revealed his thoughts as he holds the key to one of the weakest Ladbrokes St Legers for many years at Doncaster this Saturday.Only eight horses are set to go to...
View ArticleYorkshire v Middlesex: Brooks add touch of class with the bat as...
YORKSHIRE picked up five wickets in the afternoon session on day two of the County Championship match against Middlesex at Lord’s.The hosts resumed on 50-0 after lunch, a deficit of 143, and were...
View ArticleRACING AHEAD: Tony McCormick previews the St Leger
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com beforetheoff.com and racing radio station racingfm.com looks forward to the oldest and last classic of the season, the St Leger from...
View ArticleIs this Yorkshire’s oldest golf trophy?
Beverley and East Riding Golf Club has unearthed another remarkable piece of golfing history. During a stocktake of the club’s trophy cupboard, newly-appointed professional Stewart Fraser and club...
View ArticleLyth’s delight at Tykes title double
Whitby’s Adam Lyth is celebrating his second successive County Championship title win with Yorkshire CCC. Ryan Sidebottom fired the Tykes’ title march with a three-wicket maiden in the opening over...
View ArticleJoke or jibe? Cameron laughs off his Yorkshire gaffe
DAVID Cameron today attempted to laugh off an unguarded comment about Yorkshire suggesting people in the region hate others and each other.The Prime Minister was recorded making the comment while...
View ArticleMiddlesex v Yorkshire: Champions lose unbeaten record
YORKSHIRE’s proud unbeaten record ended today when they crashed to a 246-run defeat against Middlesex at Lord’s.The champions were beaten for the first time in the County Championship this season after...
View ArticleClose was an ‘inspiration’ says Yorkshire captain Gale
YORKSHIRE captain Andrew Gale today hailed Brian Close as “an inspiration”.Gale paid tribute to the ex-Yorkshire skipper, who has died at the age of 84.Gale led Yorkshire to back-to-back County...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Brian Close - A career in pictures
Former Yorkshire and England captain Brian Close has died at the age of 84.Close became the youngest player ever to win a Test cap for England when he made his debut against New Zealand in 1949 as an...
View ArticleHampshire v Yorkshire: Rain brings early finish to opening day at Rose Bowl
JIMMY ADAMS hit an attritional fifty in tricky conditions as relegation-threatened Hampshire edged the first day of their Championship Division One clash with recently-crowned champions Yorkshire at...
View ArticleDogs in the frame as photographer Gina creates some pawsome prints
Gina Rayment, a talented gig photographer from the area, has indulged in a pronounced swerve of creativity, having begun to shoot “dog portraits” for their owners. Here, in an exclusive interview with...
View ArticleProblem solving and team work to the fore
An enthusiastic group of new Year Seven students enjoyed a fun day at the recent Spiers Bank House Challenge Day. Organised to support their transition from primary to secondary school, the day...
View ArticleDEBATE OF THE DAY: Was Giroud red card harsh and is Roy Keane right that...
In a miserable week for English sides in the European Champions League, was Olivier Giroud unlucky to be red-carded in last night’s 2-1 defeat at Dynamo Zagreb?And, as Roy Keane said afterwards, are...
View ArticleCreatures preparing for winter
It’s time for bed in many cases of nature at the moment. Some are already tucked up – great crested newts for example are already finding safe cover. The introduced marsh and pool frogs are digging...
View ArticleBusy times as Rivers Johansson’s Blues career just keeps on flowing
Beverley-educated Rivers Johansson has been playing guitar for just shy of twenty-five years. A disciple of the Blues genre, he’s made an enviable name for himself in Hull and the East Riding over the...
View ArticleRACING AHEAD: Who will win the Ayr Gold Cup?
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com beforetheoff.com and racing radio station racingfm.com looks back on last weekend’s action and forward to the Ayr Gold Cup on...
View ArticleHants v Yorks (Day 3): Form with the bat enhances Bresnan’s important role
IT is difficult to look past Jonny Bairstow when contemplating Yorkshire’s player of the season for 2015.The England batsman/wicketkeeper has been in superlative form all season, scoring 1,071 runs in...
View ArticleFun for the family at fundraising event
There will be something for all the family to enjoy at the Kings Mill School family fun day and car boot sale this weekend.The event will be held on Sunday (20 September) at the Hutton Cranswick Sports...
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