Battling the bad weather
MEMBERS of the Driffield and District Chrysanthemum Society are set to stage their 63rd September Flower Show on the back of one of the worst growing seasons in recent memory.Spokesman Tony Ives said:...
View ArticleChrysanths show time
DRIFFIELD and District Chrysanthemum Society are preparing for their 63rd Annual Early Flowering Show.The show takes place on Saturday September 15 from 1.30pm - 4.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall on...
View ArticleCowton set for Oliver’s Mount
THE Auto 66, organisers of the Motorcycle Road Race meetings at the the Oliver’s Mount Circuit in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, are looking forward to a bumper crowd at this year’s Gold Cup.Kilham...
View ArticleLymphoma meeting
A national cancer charity is encouraging people who have been affected by lymphatic cancer to attend a support group meeting.The Driffield Lymphoma Association support group will hold the meeting on...
View ArticleHarvest time at the Driffield Kelleythorpe showground
The first ever food festival held at Driffield Showground proved to be a huge success, attracting about 3,000 people.The Harvest Food Festival included food stalls, cookery demonstrations, children’s...
View ArticleSuccess for beer festival at Kilham, East Yorkshire
SUMMER weather was out for the crowds who attended a beer festival which raised £5000 for a village’s sports facilities. Kilham Beer Festival, held on the playing field in Kilham, saw around 800 people...
View ArticleVery few glad people
OBJECTORS have signed a 50 name petition as opposition continues to grow against plans to build up to 315 new homes on land off Bridlington Road, Driffield.The move has been made in response to a...
View ArticleDoor to Open closes for Bell
KILHAM’S Rachel Bell’s fell at the final hurdle in her bid to qualify for this year’s British Open.She was left ruing a nightmare start at the final qualifying round at Caldy on Monday, and eventually...
View ArticlePolice chase driver jailed
A DRINK-driver has been jailed for 12 months after using his car like a weapon trying to mow down a police woman in Bridlington which turned into a helicopter pursuit.Daniel Rutter, 23, drove a stolen...
View ArticleSafer x-rays at town hospital
Driffield hospital patients are benefitting from the new state-of-the-art x-ray equipment the at Alfred Bean - thanks to a generous grant of more than £80,000 from the League of Friends.NHS East Riding...
View ArticleGerry’s Paralympic joy
A MEDAL winning Paralympic athlete from Foggathorpe has spoken of her joy at competing at the London 2012 Games.Gerry Savage, of Highgate Stables in Foggathorpe, returned home with her horse Blue last...
View ArticleFAMILY of 15 year old Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire, boy who died following road...
THE family of the teenager who sadly died in a road traffic collision on the B1230 Hull Road at Eastrington, near Goole on the evening of Thursday 06 September has released a photograph of him.Samual...
View ArticlePolice bid to catch bridge vandals
POLICE have launched an investigation in a bid to trace vandals who have repeatedly damaged an historic bridge in Wansford - causing more than £6,000 of damage.Coping stones and brickwork have been...
View ArticleDRIFFIELD TOWN COUNCIL ATTACKS EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL OVER £2.5M...
DRIFFIELD town council has accused the East Riding of Yorkshire Council of ploughing investment into Beverley almost at the complete expense of other market towns in the county.Town councillors were...
View ArticleDate set for turbine inquiry
A PUBLIC inquiry to decide whether nine wind turbines can be built at Fraisthorpe will be held at Bridlington Town Hall at the end of November.A planning inspector will now chair an inquiry at...
View ArticleFraud totalled over £5,000
Dringhoe resident Tracie Brattley has received a 12-month community punishment order, incorporating 80 hours of unpaid work, after admitting benefit fraud.Brattley, 40, of Beeford Road, Dringhoe, near...
View ArticleJones shows the men how it is done
BARNSLEY Archery Club held their annual Longbow shoot on Saturday, September 29.A Western round was shot, consisting of four dozen arrows at 60 yards and four dozen at 50 yards at their Shaw Lane...
View ArticleMrs Joan Webster
A funeral service was held at at St Elgin’s Church, North Frodingham, on Friday September 28 for Mrs Joan Webster, 80, who died peacefully in Northfield Manor Nursing Home, Driffield, on September...
View ArticleGirl power for Beverley actress starring in Spice Girls music play
A Beverley-born actress has scooped one of the starring roles in the new musical Viva Forever! which will open at London’s Piccadilly Theatre in December.Hannah John-Kamen (23) will make her West End...
View ArticleBeverley charity has plenty of toys to share
A BEVERLEY-based children’s charity has thousands of good quality toys to give away to children in East Yorkshire who are in need.The Mr Hoggle Doggle charity, which was launched last year, appeals to...
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