Gearing up for Tree Festival
BEVERLEY Minster is gearing up for its first Christmas Tree Festival.Running in conjunction with the Festival of Christmas, the Minster Christmas Tree Festival will be held next weekend, on December 9,...
View ArticleWin takes Pumas top
Driffield knew that with top of the table Tickton not having a game Pumas could go top of the league.Driffield started brightly playing the ball about down the wings to get round the solid Beverley...
View ArticlePrince is King for young Tigers
Debutant Jacob Prince’s hat-trick secured victory for Driffield Tigers as they came from behind and scored four unanswered goals against a strong Beverley Whitestar Rams.The hosts took the lead from...
View ArticleBrave £13k charity leap
A STAFF member at Farmway in Driffield has raised £13,000 for a farming charity by doing a skydive.Julie Foley has taken to the skies over Grindale in aid of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent...
View ArticleCar crash after fox encounter
WHEN a driver swerved to avoid a fox his car spun round in the road.No other vehicle was involved in the early morning accident and the driver decided to warn oncoming traffic his car, a blue Audi A4,...
View ArticleWork starts on £100K flood scheme
WORK on a new flood alleviation scheme has started in Cherry Burton to help reduce the flood risk to properties in Canada Drive.Costing £100,000 and funded by Defra, the scheme will provide an...
View ArticleThe quest to make school outstanding
Driffield School and sixth form are to get a new head teacher next year.The Governors of Driffield School and Sixth Form have appointed Simon Jones as Headteacher from September 2012, following two...
View ArticleBook review: Hawke’s Tor by E.V.Thompson
As daylight fades on the slopes of Bodmin Moor in 1861, a young woman carrying a baby sets out on a secret assignation...Minutes later, she is battered to death and her two-month-old son abducted. Two...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband
BT has announced that 5,900 homes and businesses in Driffield are to benefit from a super fast broadband internet service as part of a £2.5billion upgrade programme.The town is among 19 communities...
View ArticleMast proposal sparks protests
AN APPLICATION for a mast to determine whether an area outside of Driffield would be suitable for wind turbines has been met with a number of objections.Gaoh Energy has applied to East Riding of...
View ArticleVisit from Santa
SANTA CLAUS has been delighting children in Driffield by paying the town an early visit.The Driffield Rotary Club has carried out its annual Santa’s float collection around the town.The money collected...
View ArticleDuck race is off again
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has announced that its highly popular New Years Day Duck Race has been cancelled.The event was due be held in Driffield Beck as it passes Eastgate Car Park, Great Driffield...
View ArticleBintastic effort
The 250 bin men who empty the East Riding’s 400,000 blue, brown and green bins are the best in the country.East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s waste collection team has won a national award for the...
View ArticleDazzling display
CHRISTMAS in Driffield would not be the same without one particular light display.This week saw the official switch-on of Barry Greenlaw’s Christmas light display at his home on Skerne Road.Once again,...
View ArticleBest outing yet for men’s team
Driffield Striders buoyant men’s team had their best outing yet at the latest East Yorkshire Cross Country League race at Langdale End.And the challenging North Yorkshire course also marked the first...
View ArticleSuper subs save the day
Little Driffield extended their unbeaten run to four games with a cup win over Division Two side Mermaid Old Boys.The home side struggled early on to gain control but then started to gain an upper...
View ArticleIn Hockney’s footsteps
AN official David Hockney Trail allowing visitors to Yorkshire to walk in the footsteps of Britain’s most famous living artist will take in such places as Warter, Thixendale and Sledmere.The...
View ArticleBook review: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
When the Taliban took control of Kabul in September 1996, thousands of women saw their lives transformed... overnight, they were banned from schools and offices and even forbidden from leaving home on...
View ArticleBike lights are a must
HUMBERSIDE Police has appealed to parents to make sure their children stay safe while out and about on their bikes this winter.Officers are warning parents to ensure their children are not out cycling...
View ArticleBurglary a priority for police
DEALING with burglary offences became a priority for police in Driffield during October, a report has revealed.Eight offences were reported during the month.A flat in Washington Street was entered and...
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