Obituary: Mrs Eileen Hood
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium in Octon on Thursday December 3 for Mrs Eileen Hood, of ‘Shires’, The Horseshoe, Driffield (formerly of Octon Grange), who died in Scarborough...
View ArticleObituary: Enid Jones
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Friday 4 December for Mrs Enid Jones, of Londesborough Road, Cranswick, who died in Hospital on Friday 20 November. She was aged 87...
View ArticleTeenager wins National Youth Orchestra place
A teenager from Leconfield has landed a position with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, placing him among the country’s most talented musicians.Harry Kneeshaw, 15, who attends Pocklington...
View ArticleWho steers the racegoers’ ship on the sport’s rough sea of change?
When you join the Racegoers’ Club, you are sent a nice badge and a nice membership booklet full of nice admission discounts for all the racecourses.At Christmas time, you can send off for a nice...
View ArticleKevin Sinfield: SPOTY honour is humbling...and I am relishing the challenges...
New columnist Kevin Sinfield charts his transition from rugby league legend into rugby union regular in the first of his weekly columns.Being nominated for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year has...
View ArticleBairstow boost for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club are delighted to announce that England international Jonny Bairstow has signed a new three-year contract, which will keep him at Headingley until at least December...
View ArticleSettled Jonny Bairstow prepares for fight to keep Test place
JONNY BAIRSTOW pledged his future to Yorkshire for the next three years and then outlined his desire to cement his place as England’s first-choice Test wicketkeeper.The talented batsman has put pen to...
View ArticleRACING AHEAD: Hurdle has produced six winners
Racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com presents his weekly column, and this week has a look at a couple of races that have produced winners over the last month.The Class Two Bruton...
View ArticleSt Helen’s Farm supports wildlife
St Helen’s Farm, the UK’s leading supplier of goats’ milk products, has announced a partnership with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust that will see it fund a wildlife viewing point at one of the Trust’s...
View ArticleWally's Wagers - Old Guard’s Hurdle glory
Old Guard put in a fantastic performance to claim the Stan James Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday under jockey Sam Twiston Davies.Considering his recent form and the manner he won his previous race, I...
View ArticleEast Yorkshire sole importer of Atlas Seedbed cultivator
An East Yorkshire farm machinery importer has further consolidated his partnership with Polish manufacturing giant, Unia, by launching its Atlas Seedbed Cultivator in the UK.Market Weighton-based...
View ArticleMarauders run in 10 tries to claim derby win
Bridlington 3rds travelled to Driffield 4ths on Saturday with a very strong side, and came away with a convincing 56-0 derby win.Boosted by the late availability of Tom Benninger in the backs, their...
View ArticleFroch set for Spa event
Former super middleweight world champion Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch is heading for Scarborough in 2016.The Nottingham man, who retired after knocking out rival George Groves in sensational fashion at...
View ArticleThe future is bright for Woldsmen
Driffield RUFC’s director of rugby Patrick Burdass managed to take some positives from Saturday’s North One East defeat to Alnwick.The Woldsmen slipped to an 18-0 loss at Kelleythorpe, but youngsters...
View ArticleMorrison treble stuns Scarborough
After a break of four weeks without any matches Driffield under-15s travelled to Scarborough and grabbed a powerful 55-5 victory.Historically, Driffield have always performed well against Scarborough...
View ArticleTykes skipper Gale wants franchise t20 competition
Andrew Gale believes England are being asked to succeed at next year’s Twenty20 World Cup despite the fact there is no quality franchise competition in this country for their players to gain vital...
View ArticleTop festive gifts from Yorkshire's football clubs
Stuck for a last-minute Christmas present? It's not too late for football fans across Yorkshire to get hold of festive gifts from the region's top clubs.Here's a list of our hand-picked Christmas gifts...
View ArticleObituary: Alan Ellis
A funeral service was held at All Saints’ Parish Church, Driffield on Tuesday December 8, for Mr Alan Richard Ellis, of Driffield, who died suddenly, but peacefully in Hull Royal Infirmary on November...
View ArticleObituary: Shirley Elizabeth Hughes
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Wednesday December 9 forMrs Shirley Elizabeth Hughes, of Brook Street, Driffield, who died at home on November 27. She was aged 80 years.The...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Northern Lights seen over Yorkshire
The Northern Lights made a rare appearance over Yorkshire last night, from the Wolds to Whitby.The aurora borealis are caused by energetic particles from the Sun being pulled into the atmosphere by the...
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