Big Army Collection
Territorial Envoys David and Andrea Robinson would like to express there grateful thanks to kind hearted people of Driffield and the surrounding villages for supporting the Salvation Army’s Big...
View ArticleWitnesses to assault sought
POLICE are appealing for information about an assault that took place in Neville Avenue in Beverley on Sunday September 30 in the early hours of the morning.An 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old man...
View ArticleBusinessman who risked being jailed given fine of £1,000
A BEVERLEY businessman who built a £1million property empire of nine homes with the help of a fake passport was found driving a Bentley Continental without a licence.Turkish-born Bahadir Telli, 29, was...
View ArticleDrunk and disorderly
A DRINK out with friends turned into trouble after a man was removed from a pub for being drunk and disorderly.Pleading guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place, John Matthew Hutchinson,...
View ArticleRoad clamp ban
ROGUE clampers are faced with new laws which ban them from immobilising a vehicle.Greg Knight, the Member of Parliament for East Yorkshire has welcomed new laws banning wheel clamping and the towing...
View ArticleRoad to be resurfaced
A ROAD is to be resurfaced this month with work expected to continue for six days.Driffield Road, Molescroft, between the Molescroft and Driffield Road roundabouts are set to receive the maintenance...
View ArticleEast Yorkshire Tribfest at Sledmere strikes a chord
A YORKSHIRE tribute festival has been nominated for three awards in a national competition. Tribfest, East Yorkshire’s annual tribute festival is up for the Best Small Festival, Best Family Festival...
View ArticleWoman hit in face
A WOMAN needed hospital treatment after she was savagely beaten during a vicious assault in Driffield.The attack happen ed as the 20 year old woman was walking along Middle Street South, Driffield,...
View ArticleR.H (Richard) Downs
ONE of Driffield’s best known businessmen has died in Spain, aged 92.R.H. (Richard) Downs first came to Driffield in 1948 to manage an optical practice in King Street, behind what was then the Hoppers...
View ArticlePlaster cast used in fight
A THREATENING yob, who used a plaster arm as a weapon, was told he was the reason decent people do not go out at night in Driffield town centre.Judge Mark Bury said the fear of becoming involved or...
View ArticleLounge Bar attack
A WOMAN is alleged to have been assaulted as she was working in a bar in Driffield.The incident happened in The Lounge Bar, Market Place, on Friday September 21 between 3.50pm and 4pm.The 24-year-old...
View ArticleAnger over tax changes
CHANGES in council tax benefit which will have a major impact on thousands of households in the East Riding came under fire at last week’s full meeting of East Riding Council.The council has been...
View ArticlePage 19 lead with headshot
A project looking at ways to save energy in shops and businesses in the Driffield area using a “voltage optimiser” has been hailed as a success.Results show it is saving 10% off the electricity bill -...
View ArticleLocal and Family History Bookfair
THE annual Local and Family History Bookfair will be held in the Treasure House at Beverley on Saturday October 20.The bookfair is hosted by the East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service and is...
View ArticleDriffield forum gathering date
Bridlington and Driffield Community Forum will hold its next meeting on Thursday, October 18 starting at 9am at Bridlington Business Centre at Enterprise Way, off Bessingby Industrial Estate. Topics at...
View ArticleForging ahead with 2013 idea
DRIFFIELD’S newly formed Events and Entertainment Committee met on Monday evening to progress plans for the idea of a major 2013 town event.Driffield town council has agreed to bankroll a music event...
View ArticleKelleythorpe business event
As part of its commitment to supporting East Riding businesses and boosting the local economy, the East Ridingt of Yorkshire Council will be hosting an event at the Driffield Showground on Tuesday,...
View ArticleBook review: A Century of Wisdom by Caroline Stoessinger
At 108 years old, pianist Alice Herz-Sommer is the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor... she has faced some of the worst evils known to man, the murder of her loved ones and yet every day for her...
View ArticleFundraiser for Jubilee fund
Villagers in Cherry Burton are continuing their Jubilee celebrations with a barn dance on Saturday November 3.The event is being hosted by Cherry Burton Arts, and will be held in the village hall at...
View ArticleBook review: Next of Kin by John Boyne
History and mystery are in perfect harmony in John Boyne’s thriller set amidst the rancour of the abdication crisis in 1936.Best known his award-winning novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, featuring...
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