Blockbuster to close
BLOCKBUSTER are the latest in a chain of Driffield stores to announce their closure this month.The Joint Administrators to the video store chain confirmed plans on January 19 to close 129 stores over...
View ArticleBook review: Turn over a new leaf with Macmillan Children’s Books
A new year has brought some fresh and exciting adventures for young readers from the ever inventive book boffins at Macmillan.Teenagers can catch up with the second part of a scintillating sci-fi...
View ArticleMP leads rallying countryside call
BEVERLEY MP Graham Stuart led a cross-party group of more than 45 MPs who gathered in Parliament to call on the government to reconsider the 2013/14 Local Government Financial Settlement which...
View ArticleEntries open soon for 20th 10k race
BEVERLEY Athletic Club has announced that entries for the 2013 Hall Construction Group Beverley 10k will open on Friday, February 1.This will be the 20th Beverley 10k and organisers are expecting the...
View ArticleBook review: The Book of Why by Nicholas Montemarano
‘There’s no need ever to feel like a victim; there are no circumstances beyond your control.’Self-help guru Eric Newborn has an answer for all humanity’s conundrums. Think positively and all will be...
View ArticleNew chief constable proposed
A new Chief Constable has been proposed for appointment to lead Humberside Police. Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Grove, on advice from an appointments panel, has decided to propose Justine...
View ArticleMore families choosing to rent
Haybrook is expecting to see more families than ever before choosing to rent in Sheffield in 2013.The prediction from Haybrook, South Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent, with over a dozen...
View ArticleHomes key to regeneration plans
Plans have been submitted to Doncaster Borough Council for a new housing development that is aimed to help regenerate the area and have a long-lasting impact on the region.If approved, the first phase...
View ArticlePublic slam bio gas site
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to construct a renewable energy plant producing bio-gas is recommended for approval despite widespread public concern.Three parish councils and 51 residents have submitted...
View ArticleLower cost energy bid
DRIFFIELD people will get the chance to benefit from cheaper gas and electricity bills, thanks to a scheme which is to be launched in the next few weeks by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.Energy...
View ArticleMEP to visit town
A MEETING is to be held in Driffield with a local Member of the European Parliament.Linda McAvan, Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, will visit Cass Hall, King Street, Driffield, on Saturday...
View ArticleBook review: How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by...
Becoming a parent, as we all know, is easy – becoming a good parent is much more difficult.Parenthood is a challenge many of us face with little experience or education in childcare and from toddler...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses to fatal traffic collision in Market Weighton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died in a fatal traffic collision in Market Weighton yesterday.The collision occurred on the A614 Londesborough Road, shortly after 8.30pm when a...
View ArticleCould the absence of ‘Elmo’ damage Hull City’s promotion push?
THE latest thoughts of our sports blogger Myfanwy Garman looks at Hull City’s bid to reach the PremiershipJust over a week ago the chant “Elmo…Elmo” rang around the KC Stadium. Hull City fans...
View ArticleAction against Beverley flooding
Heavy rainfall over the Christmas and New Year period has seen localised flooding affect areas across the East Riding - including Willow Grove, in Beverley.The East Riding of Yorkshire Council, as part...
View ArticleMr Paul Arthur Hoggard
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Tuesday, January 15 for Mr Paul Arthur Hoggard of Kings Mill Close, Driffield who died peacefully in hospital on January 2. He was aged 64...
View ArticleMr John Boyes
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, January 14 for Mr John Boyes of Southfield Road, Driffield who died suddenly, but peacefully in Scarborough Hospital on December 31....
View ArticleMrs Enid Hyde
A funeral service was held at St Mary’s Church, Kirkburn on Friday, January 18 for Mrs Enid Hyde (formerly of Kirkburn), who died peacefully in the Hull Royal Infirmary on January 12. She was aged 85...
View ArticleBeverley First Probus Club
We began the New Year in fine style, with a lunch, as usual, at Tickton Grange, but with the added pleasure of having the ladies as our guests. Our speaker, John Peel (no relation, so far as we know)...
View ArticleBeat the bulge
The term ‘fighting fit’ is set to take on a whole new meaning to Beverley Leisure Complex’s early risers as the exhilarating new exercise class programme incorporates a mixture of Les Mills classic...
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