Support for Driffield carers
Driffield carers who feel they may have a need for support can now complete an online assessment provided through the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to find out what they are entitled to.The online...
View ArticleTrio released by Yorkshire
Moin Ashraf, Dan Hodgson and Jonny Tattersall are leaving Yorkshire County Cricket Club after their contracts weren’t renewed.Ashraf, a right-arm seamer, leaves the club after five years in which he...
View ArticleCURTIS WOODHOUSE: Joshua is the real deal and Toon fans are to blame for turmoil
Heavyweight sensation Anthony Joshua demolished Gary Cornish on Saturday in no time at all, just as I expected he would.People were asking me last week how I thought the fight would go and I said that...
View ArticleAndrew Gale: Captain’s job is to stand up and be counted – my tribute to Close
WE have all been mourning the death of Brian Close this week and he will be remembered as a legend in Yorkshire and England cricket. With the way he played his cricket, it is something that I have...
View ArticleYorkshire v Sussex: Departure of Rashid takes gloss off opening day for...
PERHAPS the most remarkable aspect of Tuesday’s play was that Jonny Bairstow did not make a hundred or a half-century.The brilliant Yorkshireman had incredibly hit five hundreds and five half-centuries...
View ArticleBook review: Front Runner by Felix Francis
The heat is on – in more ways than one – as Felix Francis saddles up for his fifth solo outing into the thrilling world of horseracing.Francis, son of steeplechase jockey and crime writer Dick Francis,...
View ArticleAlmost a High School Musical
New Wave Pop Singers and Theatre Group is a Driffield- based group of amateur performers.The group was founded in September 2012 by Sue Waldron and Rob Mason.Sue is the director of the group which is...
View ArticleHORSES TO FOLLOW: 25 of the best two-year-olds seen so far this season
Now that the Great St Leger Controversy has almost been put to bed, racing’s focus of attention is steered towards the major events of the autumn, most notably Arc Weekend at Longchamp and Qipco...
View ArticleSearch is on for 277 seasonal workers in Yorkshire this Christmas
Leading digital retailer Argos is looking for around 277 seasonal workers in Yorkshire to help make Christmas happen for thousands of local shoppers.Additional customer helpers are being sought to...
View ArticlePICTURES: Driffield League action
Pictures from three Driffield League games last weekend.Read match reports in today’s Bridlington Free Press and Driffield Times & Post.Photographs by Dominick Taylor
View ArticleRACING AHEAD with Tony McCormick
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com beforetheoff.com and racing radio station racingfm.com presents his weekly column.Fergal Lynch continued his rehabilitation in good style as he...
View ArticleSchoolgirl stars in X Factor ad break
A performance by a Driffield youngster was aired to millions during The X Factor ad breaks last weekend. Programme sponsor TalkTalk TV chose Emily Long’s rendition of ‘Come and Get It’ by John Newman...
View ArticleFollow in footsteps of Michelin-star chef
The chef/owner of one of Yorkshire’s six Michelin-starred restaurants is searching for the county’s best young chef.James Mackenzie of the Pipe and Glass Inn at South Dalton has teamed up with the...
View ArticleTorso Horse show real metal
As anybody who used to be into their Goth-Metal will surely testify, Bridlington-based band Torso Horse were one of the finest bands around last decade. Having made a name for themselves with their...
View ArticleGareth Gates will be Footloose at Spa
Worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back on to the stage next year with Gareth Gates in the role of Willard.The show will be rehearsing and premiering at the Spa, Bridlington,...
View ArticleCounty Championship (day three): Gale faces poser as Yorkshire still hunt record
HAVING been banned from lifting the County Championship trophy last summer, Andrew Gale is more than making up for it this year.Whatever happens on the final day of the season today, the Yorkshire...
View ArticleVideo - Yorkshire v Sussex: Final day produces tears of both joy and despair
IN the red corner, joy; in the blue corner, despair.The emotions could not have been more different after the final match of the season yesterday.For Yorkshire, the celebrations – which really began...
View ArticleLeaders come unstuck at Flamborough
Driffield League Premier Division leaders Mermaid United Old Boys suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 5-2 at Flamborough.Among those to benefit were last year’s champions Bridlington...
View ArticleYorkshire duo Bairstow and Leaning earn national awards
JONNY BAIRSTOW and Jack Leaning have won two of cricket’s most prestigious awards.The Yorkshire batsmen have been honoured by The Cricket Writers’ Club for their efforts in county cricket this...
View ArticleVideo - Champions: Veteran Sidebottom predicts even more success at Yorkshire
MOST professional cricketers go through their entire career without winning the County Championship.Not Ryan Sidebottom.The 37-year-old has won five titles – three with Yorkshire (in 2001, 2014 and...
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