Toxic cloud to hit Yorkshire this week
A toxic cloud of dirty air is set to hit Yorkshire later this week.Dirty air from the Continent will hit London on Thursday before spreading north on Friday, according to reports. The Government has...
View ArticleSpring at last - Yorkshire hotter than Greece this weekend
Yorkshire is set to positively sizzle in temperatures of up to 22C this weekend - just days after many of us woke up to a blanket of snow.A high of 22C is forecast across the county, in Barnsley,...
View ArticleSONIC BOOM: Conspiracy website says drama was start of WW3 as UFO shot down...
A website devoted to conspiracy theories has said Monday's sonic boom drama over Yorkshire was down to a UFO rising from the North Sea - and that local people thought World War 3 was starting.The...
View ArticleYorkshire left frustrated after Notts stalemate
“A GREAT advert for county cricket”.The words of Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale and his Nottinghamshire counterpart Chris Read said it all after their sides played out a thrilling draw.Left to score...
View ArticleFore sale: home with its own golf course and clubhouse
This former farmhouse in the village of Thorner will suit golf fanatics down to a “tee” as the property comes with its own nine-hole course and clubhouse.This former farmhouse in the village of Thorner...
View ArticleRobots could perform heart and cancer surgery
Cancer and heart operations could soon be carried out entirely by robots - reducing the risk of mistakes, according to new research.Scientists have shown for the first time a supervised autonomous...
View ArticleExperimental Alzheimer’s drug ‘reverses dementia triggers’
An experimental Alzheimer's drug reverses changes in the brain that can trigger dementia, according to new research.Ageing takes its toll on the brain, and the cells of the hippocampus - a region of...
View ArticleWhat's On listings
Your guide to what is on around the region over the weekend.FRIDAY 6 MAYTHEATREHULL TRUCK THEATRE: Folk: a not-so-holy story of coming together and finding your feet, 7.30pm start. Also on at Hull...
View ArticleTime off allows proud Alex Lees to work his way back into form for Yorkshire CCC
WITH a little more luck, Alex Lees might easily have started the season with three hundreds in four first-class games.As it is, scores of 86, 92 and 107 are none too shabby and confirm the suspicion...
View ArticleCinema listings
Your guide to what is showing on the big screen around the region this week.Friday 6 May to Thursday 12 May BEVERLEY PARKWAY: 01482 968090Florence Foster Jenkines: Daily: 12.15, 14.50, 17.25, 20.00;...
View ArticleInternational recognition for council scheme
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s centres have achieved international recognition for a baby friendly initiative.The centres recently gained stage 2 accreditation in the UNICEF Baby...
View ArticleElections 2016: A test for police and crime commissioners
AS today’s police and crime commissioner results come in all eyes will be on which candidates have won and by how many votes.But for once, a figure that usually gets much less attention will also be...
View ArticleEd’s incisive observations are at the heart of his new show
A comic for 20 years, “Mock the Week” star Ed Byrne is an established touring favourite. His latest show is called “Outside, Looking In,” and it represents observational comedy at its very best. Here,...
View ArticleRoadworks in Yorkshire from May 6-13
M1 junction 32 Thurcroft to junction 35a StocksbridgeThe hard shoulder is currently closed in both directions as part of the smart motorway scheme. There will be narrow lanes and a 50mph speed limit...
View ArticleLetters - Electronic gadgets
Mobile phones and other electronic gadgets have replaced play in children and conversation in adults. Every day I see children on their way to school, completely oblivious of the world around them,...
View ArticleFamilies pay tributes to RAF pilots killed in crash in Yorkshire
The grieving families and friends of two RAF pilots who were killed in a crash last Saturday have paid them tribute.Cameron James Forster, 21, from Sussex, and Ajvir Singh Sandhu, 25, from Essex, were...
View ArticleFinding four to follow from a list of 100 hopefuls
Our racing pundit Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com has recently been signed up by geegeez.co.uk, the world’s largest independent horse racing website, to share his daily, each-way...
View ArticleProperty: Beck House, Watton, near Driffield
An exceptional, highly individual property in a rural setting offering spacious accommodation, purpose built stable block, international size manège, nine acres in total with option to purchase...
View ArticleAndrew Gale: Frantic, maybe, but it’s a brand of cricket we will alway try to...
IT was a frantic finish at the end in our County Championship game against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge this week and that is the brand of cricket that we want to play and always will.It was a great...
View ArticleChris Waters: Reuben the latest to blaze a trail from Headingley to Lord’s
IT is commonly held that a strong Yorkshire is a strong England, and now the ties have been strengthened further.On Monday, Danny Reuben leaves his role as Yorkshire’s head of media and marketing to...
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