Book review: The Yorkshire Coast by Mark Denton
If you haven’t already been seduced by the beauty and drama of the Yorkshire coast then Mark Denton’s book of stunning photographs is going to see it racing to the top of the must-see British holiday...
View ArticleBook review: An Insomniac’s Guide to the Small Hours by Ysenda Maxtone Graham...
Can’t nod off? Need an entertaining and amusing companion to help you while away those seemingly endless sleepless nights? Help is at hand...Reach out for An Insomniac’s Guide to the Small Hours and...
View ArticleBEVERLEY WILL BENEFIT FROM A NORTHERN EXPANSION, SAYS LONGCROFT CONSORTIUM
Developers hoping to build up to 800 new homes on the northern edge of Beverley say demand for new housing in the town more than justifies their proposal.The consortium behind the so-called Longcroft...
View ArticleBook review: The Other Half of Me by Morgan McCarthy
Inspired by Fitzgerald, Waugh and the grand mansions featured in The Great Gatsby and Brideshead Revisited, Morgan McCarthy turns Evendon, a rambling 15th century Welsh manor house, into her own...
View ArticleBook review: Christmas is coming at Piccadilly Press
Christmas can’t come too early for kids... and Piccadilly Press have a sack full of ideal book gifts on Santa’s sledge this year!An independent publisher, they have been specialising in teen fiction...
View ArticleGreen Entrepreneurs survey finds vital support lacking in sustainable...
New research on green entrepreneurs by the University of Hull has found that the UK’s sustainable construction sector could miss out on a great opportunity. Respondents to the largest and most in-depth...
View ArticleDriver is fined
A DRIVING ban for a Nafferton man who relied on using his vehicle for work has been described in court as a “catastrophe.”Martin Lovel, 44, of Eastgate pleaded guilty to drink driving when he was...
View ArticleCriminals apprehended
CRIMINALS responsible for a series of offences, including theft, burglary and drugs possession, have been brought to justice by police in Driffield over recent weeksn.A woman was given a fixed penalty...
View ArticleClosing the shutters
A well-known Driffield business has closed it’s doors for the last time after 13 years of trading in the town.Photo-arts, formerly Flowers & Frames, on Middle Street closed down last week due to...
View ArticleMark Hughes wants more time, but is it about time for change at Loftus Road?
This week QPR boss Mark Hughes has claimed his team will be a renewed side once they get their first Premier League win of the 2012-13 season under their belt.The London side has failed to win any of...
View ArticleMayor Lights up a Life
The Mayor of Driffield, Councillor Mrs Joan Cooper, will perform the official switch-on ceremony for this year’s Saint Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Lights on Monday December 3.The ceremony will take...
View ArticleOffender captured
POLICE have praised members of the public who helped to bring a conman to justice.In August, officers made the public aware through a newspaper article in the Driffield Times and Post, of a dishonest...
View ArticleSkate park cash bid
DRIFFIELD town council is to be asked to bankroll the Skate and BMX Park to the tune of £36,000.Trustees from the seven year old park asked the authority for help because they felt they could no longer...
View ArticleDamaged by youths
Bails of Silage were rendered unusable by thoughtless youths at Hutton, say police.On the evening of Wednesday October 24 a farmer’s field near Hutton containing bails of silage and grass was entered...
View ArticleOne step closer to hitting target
A charity fundraiser at a fish and chip restaurant in Staxton has raised hundreds of pounds for a Multiple Sclerosis charity.Harpers Fish and Chip restaurant at Staxton raised £450 on behalf of...
View ArticleDriffield old folks tea preparations
THE annual Christmas tea for the senior citizens of Driffield and Little Driffield will take place on Saturday December 8.The event is a unique local custom which stretches back 66 years.The venue for...
View ArticleMr Kenneth James Voase
A service to celebrate the life of Mr Kenneth James Voase, late of Baswick Steer, who died peacefully at Figham House, Beverley, was held in St Mary’s Church, Brandesburton on Friday October 26. He was...
View ArticleBook review: From Lancashire to Yorkshire by Canal by Andrew Hemmings & David...
On July 19 1958, eleven sea cadets and three officers from Lytham Sea Cadet Corps set sail on an exciting and historic journey across England.Using the canals of Lancashire and Yorkshire, the...
View ArticleAward for lawyers
Williamsons Solicitors’ crime department has achieved the highest ranking in Hull and East Yorkshire in the country’s leading legal guide.The Chambers 2013 guide, released last week, not only says that...
View ArticleBook review: Julia Bradbury’s Wainwright Walks
‘The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal,’ said legendary Lakes fell walker Alfred Wainwright.Twenty-one years after he died, Wainwright’s...
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