NFU reassurance call on farming schemes
NFU President Meurig Raymond has called for reassurance that schemes currently available to UK farmers remain in place until 2020.Mr Raymond’s appeal follows up on immediate issues of concern for NFU...
View ArticlePots of amazing designs to brighten up your gardens
Bored of buying plain terracotta pots for your plants? Susan Armstrong has the answer, for she is busier than ever hand-painting stunningly detailed pots for people in the Driffield area. Here, in an...
View ArticlePicture of the Week - Driffield Rec Gala 2006
This photograph, taken from the Driffield Times and Post archives, shows a scene from the Driffield Recreation Club’s Gala back in 2006. The youngsters in the picture are part of the North Frodingham...
View ArticleEast Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court - latest cases
decisionsThe following cases were heard by East Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court. Numbers refer to defendants’ ages, not addresses.Karl Victor Riley, 54, of Station Road, Garton-on-the-Wolds, Driffield...
View ArticleCRICKET: Top three all win in Evening League
Bewholme kept up the pressure on Evening League leaders Driffield, as Nick Hardgrave inspired them to a 13-run win at Grindale.He hit an unbeaten 52 as the visitors made 96-2 batting first. If there...
View ArticleNotts v Yorkshire: Vikings have no margin for error after defeat to Outlaws
YORKSHIRE must win their last three games to stand a realistic chance of reaching the quarter-finals after a three-wicket defeat to leaders Notts.Alex Lees’s men slipped to second-bottom in the North...
View ArticleAndrew Gale: Weather’s not been kind, but I’m backing us to hit a run of form
The weather ruined the game against Surrey this week.We only played two and a half days worth of cricket out of four due to the weather and we all probably got a bit surprised given that the forecast...
View ArticleChris Waters: Salute to Surrey captain Stuart Surridge - the man who ensured...
MENTION the name Stuart Surridge to modern cricket fans and they would probably fix you with a puzzled look.At least those modern cricket fans who live a good distance away from Vauxhall Bridge.But...
View ArticleYORKSHIRE PREMIER LEAGUE NORTH: Scarborough beaten by leaders
Scarborough must have thought they could pull off a surprise when they notched the highest first innings score of the day in Yorkshire Premier League North.But Harrogate showed why they are the league...
View ArticleYORK SENIOR LEAGUE: Defeats for Driffield and Beverley
Driffield Town 2nds’ hopes of climbing up to second in York Senior League Division One were ruined when they were beaten at home by promotion rivals Clifton Alliance.The home side’s final pair got the...
View ArticleEast Riding Council celebrates stamp of approval for childcare
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has celebrated the achievements of childcare settings which have received the National Portage Association’s Stamp of Approval award.The East Riding has the greatest...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sheffield's Celebration Of Sport dinner to honour icons and grassroots...
On your marks, get set, go...tickets are on sale today for The Star backed Sheffield’s Celebration of Sport dinner to honour the city region's biggest names and grassroots stars of the future.Sport in...
View ArticleFederation’s Eastern Lights shine at Kilham Village Hall
The East Yorkshire Federation of WIs has its own choir – “Eastern Lights”.After obtaining a Lottery Grant to take music out to rural areas they have travelled around the area conducting workshops and...
View ArticleKey stats to find winners of the big midsummer races at Ascot and Goodwood
As busman’s holidays go, there can be few better than ones that take in the midsummer delights of Ascot and Goodwood.For as many years as I can remember, I have been decamping to the south for King...
View ArticleCricketTalk - Yorkshire CCC’s T20 Blast hopes hang by thread | England call...
WHETHER it is Yorkshire’s huffing and puffing in the NatWest T20 Blast or England’s poor performance with the bat in the Test arena against Pakistan at Lord’s there’s no subject too big to tackle for...
View ArticleHot shots Bang Bang Romeo to play Tramlines main stage
South Yorkshire rockers planning to make a big bang at Tramlines this year are Doncaster’s own Bang Bang Romeo.Band members Richard Gartland, Joel Phillips, Ross Cameron and Anastasia Walker - daughter...
View ArticleAlex Lees sure to heed Yorkshire CCC’s threat of ban, insists Martyn Moxon
YORKSHIRE chief Martyn Moxon is backing Alex Lees to learn from his mistake after the club took disciplinary action against their one-day captain for publicly criticising an umpire.Lees has been handed...
View ArticleFirst real-time passenger info screens on move
Hull Trains has now become the very first train operator in the UK to roll-out up-to-the-minute passenger information screens on all their units after positive feedback from passengers. Hull Trains, in...
View ArticlePlenty to admire at Rio night on Westwood
Our racing pundit Tony McCormick from www.irishbigracetrends.com and of geegeez.co.uk, the world’s largest independent horse racing website, to share his daily, each-way Double-Dutch selections.This...
View ArticleWeekend weather: Summer showers and fresh breezes as heatwave blows over
COOLER temperatures are on the way after a wave of thunderstorms and torrential downpours swept parts of Britain.Intense storms, including hail and strong winds, brought flash floods across large areas...
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