North Yorkshire Police: iCops leading the way in social media, YouTube,...
North Yorkshire Police is proving to be at the forefront of social media in world policing after two officers were nominated for international awards. PC Ed Rogerson and Special Constable Tom Stirling...
View ArticleRECORD NUMBER OF TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR THE YORKSHIRE OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS AT...
White Rose Polo Club, set in the idyllic East Yorkshire countryside near North Cliffe, will be hosting the Yorkshire Open Polo Championships on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August - the North of...
View ArticleBook review: Kingdom by Jack Hight
The complex politics and warfare of the long-running medieval Crusades comes to life again in the second part of American historian Jack Hight’s thrilling Saladin trilogy. Kingdom sees a new and...
View ArticleFlying start to married life
A NEWLY wed couple are flying high after starting married life with their heads in the clouds.Eloise Sleight, 21, and Dean Nicholson. 22, tied the knot by exchanging their wedding vows 1,000 feet up in...
View ArticleConcern over policing
A SENIOR police officer today quashed speculation over the future of Driffield’s police station.Sources close to Humberisde Police had suggested that plans were being considered to move “Incident...
View ArticleFamily benchmark
Members of Spellowgate Allotment Association, Driffield, presented a memorial bench to the Megginson family in memory of Association president Mrs Kathleen Megginson, who died last year.Her son Derek,...
View ArticleGreat atmosphere and community spirit at annual Lockington Show
Lockington Village held its annual Produce and Handicraft Show on Saturday July 28.A great village atmosphere and community spirit was created as villagers supported the Show and provided a fabulous...
View ArticleThe Leeds United Foundation supports young football coaches
The Leeds United Foundation has put a group of 12 young men through their first coaching qualifications and they were presented with their certificates by first-team defender Leigh Bromby.The 17-24...
View ArticleNFU farming news - Next steps for #sosdairy milk campaign to be revealed on...
The next steps in the campaign to deliver a sustainable milk price for dairy farmers will be up for discussion this week.Members of the Dairy Coalition, due to hold talks on Friday (August 10), are...
View ArticleRUNNER TAKES ON HALF MARATHON FOR YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH CHARITY AFTER...
A KEEN runner who helped his mum battle ovarian cancer will take on the Great North Run in September to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research.Matthew Skinns, 23, from Little Weighton, decided to...
View ArticleRemembering Hannah’s big day
FRIENDS and family of heart transplant girl Hannah Pudsey have turned a day of sadness into a celebration of her life - and raised money to help other heart patients.Hannah, who was just 24 when she...
View ArticleTriple for allotment ladies
Women gardeners challenged the gender balance of power at the Driffield Spellowgate Allotments awards.Three of the six award winners were female, the first time there has been an even split in this...
View ArticleWhite Rose Polo Club - YORKSHIRE OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 RESULTS
White Rose Polo Club was treated to a superb weekend on 11th and 12th August at the Yorkshire Open Polo Championships. 17 teams competed across 4 levels in what was undoubtedly some of the best polo...
View ArticleDriffield Trip Day families gather for annual excursion to Bridlinghton - see...
Driffield youngsters grabbed their buckets and spades and headed by bus to Bridlington todayTrip Day sees the town’s youngsters and their families treated to a subsidised trip to Bridlington, including...
View ArticleApprentice events
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is looking to recruit a new generation of apprentices to work within its region-wide service.If you are interested in becoming an apprentice, please contact...
View ArticleWinning ways at Lockington Show
Lockington’s annual Produce and Handicraft Show attracted some outstanding exhibits despite the poor growing season.A slight drop in produce exhibits was compensated for by increased entries in other...
View ArticleA GREAT PAIR IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR - World’s largest Party Rings unveiled on...
Londoners were surprised and amused today when they came face-to-face with a huge 3D billboard displaying the world’s biggest pair of Party Rings. Commissioned by Fox’s Biscuits to raise awareness and...
View ArticleThings Spice up as Finalists are announced - The Takeaway.com English Curry...
After months of fierce competition, nominations have now closed for the English Curry Awards. Restaurants and takeaways from all over England battled it out to make the best curry in the country.The...
View ArticleBook review: The Chalk Girl by Carol O’Connell
Three seriously damaged characters take centre stage in Carol O’Connell’s haunting crime thriller ... an abused child, a sick serial killer and a psychotic detective.For those who haven’t yet caught up...
View ArticleSparks will fly at fundraiser
A BRAVE village landlord, staff and friends will be walking over hot coals this weekend all in the name of charity.Dan Webb, landlord of Ye Olde Star Inn at Kilham will be joined by 10 or 11 members of...
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