Yorkshire v Durham: Refreshed Jack Brooks is aiming to break the barrier
JACK BROOKS is chasing a personal treble as he aims to help Yorkshire to a hat-trick of titles.Brooks is on course to smash the 60-wicket barrier for the third successive season as Yorkshire attempt to...
View ArticlePaul Farbrace emerges as front-runner to succeed Jason Gillespie at Yorkshire...
THE job of Yorkshire first team coach is believed to be Paul Farbrace’s to turn down after the England assistant coach emerged as the hot favourite to replace Jason Gillespie.The Yorkshire Post...
View ArticleNew revenue stream for AD gas producers
Farmers and rural businesses with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant could secure a 10-20% premium on the gas they produce by tapping into growing demand for green energy across Europe.Although...
View ArticleYorkshire v Durham: Alex Lees’s distinctive style is seen to good effect as...
HE STANDS with his bat raised slightly above his chest and with the blade at an angle of around 45 degrees.Just before the bowler runs in, he looks back at his raised bat and checks his alignment, like...
View ArticleYorkshire CCC fans to retain double helping at Scarborough
YORKSHIRE are to keep two County Championship matches per season at Scarborough despite cuts to the fixture list.The club have confirmed that North Marine Road will continue to stage two four-day games...
View ArticleYorkshire v Durham (day 2): Jason Gillespie calls for ruthless display by...
FACING the four mainstays of the Yorkshire pace bowling attack – Ryan Sidebottom, Jack Brooks, Tim Bresnan and Steve Patterson – is the cricketing equivalent of Chinese water torture.Eventually, the...
View ArticleLocal artist’s work up for grabs
Dee, Atkinson and Harrison is auctioning the studio of a local artist on Saturday 17 September at the firm’s salerooms in Driffield.Andy Mayfield was born in Church Crookham, Hampshire, and educated...
View ArticleChildren's charity to hold drop-in event
A charity that supports children with special needs and disabilities is holding a special drop-in event next week.East Riding Voices in Partnership (ERVIP), based at Bridlington Business Centre on...
View ArticleCelebrity chef stars at food and drink festival
The Cottingham Food and Drink Festival returns for the fourth year on Sunday 18 September with a top TV chef headlining the event.This year celebrity chef Brian Turner is coming to Cottingham to...
View ArticleWhat's on listings
Your guide to what's on around the region this weekend.Friday 9 SeptemberTHEATRE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORK: Nine to Five, 2.30pm and 7.30pm. SPA THEATRE, SCARBOROUGH: Movies Meets the Musicals, 8pm....
View ArticleCinema listings
Your guide to what's on the big screen around the region over the coming week.Friday 9 September to Thursday 15 SeptemberBEVERLEY PARKWAY 01482 968090. Kubo and the Two Strings: Fri-Wed: 12.15, 14.40,...
View ArticleOlly Murs adds extra Yorkshire date ahead of 24HRS album launch
Olly Murs has announced extra Arena dates after fans snapped up UK tour tickets - including an added night in Yorkshire.Sheffield Arena bosses say 'due to phenomenal ticket sales' the Troublemaker star...
View ArticleYorkshire CCC finding their form at the business end of the campaign
THERE were one or two blemishes – there always are – but, pound for pound, this was as good a performance as Yorkshire have produced all summer.Considering the strength of the opposition (and Durham...
View ArticleCLA support for 25-year bovine TB strategy
The CLA has responded to Farming Minister George Eustice’s new announcement on measures to help tackle bovine TB.CLA President Ross Murray said: “We support the Government’s 25-year strategy for...
View ArticleMoving on from days of fag packet notes
With modern farming it is essential that records are kept and some records are legal requirements.I often think that some them are jobs for the boys in some centrally heated office somewhere, where...
View ArticleYORK LEAGUE: Malthouse smacks superb ton in Flixton win
Richard Malthouse's 113 helped Flixton confirm a fourth-place finish in their final York Cricket League Division One game of the season, at Pocklington. Matthew Nesfield (48) and Chris Mann (42) also...
View ArticleYPL NORTH: Scarborough edged out by Castleford
A magnificent seven-wicket haul from Theo Smith was not enough to help Scarborough to a winning finish to the YPL North season at home to relegated Castleford.Smith took 7-47 but was unable to prevent...
View ArticleFrightening visitor found in our garden
Those long, hot summer days beckoned us to the local heights of Lady Grace’s Ride.A gentle, welcome breeze fanned the trees, and grasshoppers stridulated amongst the grasses. The males’ stridulation...
View ArticleYorkshire v Somerset: Call goes out for Yorkshire to give Jason Gillespie...
YORKSHIRE chief executive Mark Arthur is calling on the club’s supporters to give coach Jason Gillespie a rousing send-off as the Australian prepares to take charge of his final home game at...
View ArticleYorkshire v Somerset (day one, tea): Champions struggling after lowest score...
YORKSHIRE have been bowled out for 145 - their lowest first innings score of the season - on the opening day against Somerset at Headingley.The champions were dismissed on the stroke of tea, Tim...
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