Warm welcome at Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour Farm used to be busy with the sounds of cows being milked and pigs being fed.Now however, it is the peaceful work place to nine talented artists who use the rural setting to produce a wide...
View ArticleJamie Peter Knott
A funeral service was held at the Parish Church, Driffield on Friday, November 16 for Jamie Peter Knott, who died in the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital on November 4. He was 15.The service was...
View ArticleBook review: Bond on Bond by Roger Moore
It’s 50 years since that intrepid and inimitable British hero James Bond first hit our cinema screens and since then there have been six incarnations of everybody’s favourite spy.First off the...
View ArticleFraudster must repay £5,352
Driffield resident Martin McKalroy has received an 18-month community punishment order, to include 150 hours of unpaid work, after admitting benefit fraud.McKalroy, 56, of Eastfield Road, Driffield,...
View ArticleSpecial delivery for Leven postmistress on her retirement
CHILDREN at Leven CE Primary School have made a special presentation to Mrs Joyce Taft, who has retired after 25 years as the village postmistress.Mrs Taft was presented with flowers and a giant card...
View ArticleA vintage boost for charity shop
A BEVERLEY charity shop has received an unexpected windfall after three old dresses turned out to be vintage pieces worth hundreds of pounds.The dresses, turned up at the town’s Oxfam shop, where they...
View ArticleAssaulted a woman
A MAN has been given a conditional discharge by a court after assaulting his ex-girlfriend and causing criminal damage at her home in Driffield.Thomas Ward, 26, of Pulham Lane, Wetwang pleaded guilty...
View ArticleFacing GBH charge
A DRIFFIELD man is to appear at Hull Crown Court charged with grievous bodily harm.Christopher Johnson, 28, of Fieldfare appeared at Bridlington Magistrates Court last Wednesday accused of unlawfully...
View ArticlePlanning sought
The following planning applications have been submitted to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council which relate to the Driffield area:Alterations to existing stables including the erection of a covered...
View ArticleModest harm?
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build a 25 metre high wind turbine on the outskirts of Driffield have been given the green light in the wake of a planning inquiry.The East Riding of Yorkshire Council...
View ArticleTwo offenders caught by police
TWO offenders were brought to justice in Driffield in the between October 31 and November 6.A man has been summoned to court after being caught in possession of cannabis in Driffield.At around 2.45pm...
View ArticleFinal meet will be a classic
Members of the Midlands and Yorkshire Classic Car Club are getting ready for their last classic car meet of 2012.Owners of cars from a bygone age will be getting together on Sunday December 2 for their...
View ArticleCalls for re-think on Grovehill site
WORRIED town councillors are urging East Riding Council to think again over the future of Beverley’s Grovehill site, fearing planned development will cause major traffic problems and harm the town...
View ArticleWestwood spoilt by these ‘morons’
I write to express my concern for the damage being done to our wonderful pasture, the Westwood.I walk my dog around the Westwood most days of the week. On the morning after the Lions’ bonfire I was...
View ArticlePlease solve this mystery for me
I have been living in this area for some 23 years, so I still count as a new-comer in the eyes of many local residents. Perhaps, therefore, your readers and local politicians will be able to help me...
View ArticleHow many more cyclists injured?
How many more Bradley Wiggins? How many more kids? How many more “Sorry, I didn’t see you!”s? How many more times do cycle helmets and fluorescent lycra have to not protect cyclists? How many more hit...
View ArticleNow is the time for us to act!
From the heart:I write this letter as someone who went to school in Beverley as a lad and as somebody who feels great affection for our wonderfully historic town. However I’m concerned that gradually...
View ArticleDoes Driffield need a mayor
DOES Driffield need its own mayor?This was the key question raised during a town council debate to consider a resolution to form working group to review civic expenses and to report back to the Budget...
View ArticleBonfire was a cracker
Driffield’s Bonfire and Firework event raised more than £6600 in donations and admissions - £727 up on the previous year.Town council clerk Claire Binnington thanked councillors Joyce Fletcher, Paul...
View ArticleWind turbine could disrupt radar says MoD
Proposals to site a 45m high wind turbine on land at Kilham are facing a welter of opposition.The village parish council say the height of the proposed turbine on land north of the allotments at Back...
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