Book review: Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
If you like your romance novels to have a little injection of the supernatural, the latest in Lisa Kleypas’s sexy, sparkling Friday Harbour books is sure to work some special magic.The American...
View ArticleDecision to block extension
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has blocked proposals to extend a house which stands within a Drifield Conservation area.Mr Stuart Elvidge lodged an appeal after the East Riding of Yorkshire Council...
View ArticleBike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats
Students Matthew Neal, Matthew Gelsthorpe and James Webb will be undertaking a mammoth Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride from June 24 to July 5 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Matthew Neal...
View ArticleBook review: The Flowers of War by Geling Yan
In 1937, two years before war broke out in Europe, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people died in one of the worst atrocities in their history.The ‘Nanking Massacre’ has become synonymous with rampant...
View ArticleFlag finalists to be revealed
THE FINALISTS of a county-wide competition are set to be announced next week.Six candidates who entered the competition to design the East Riding flag have been selected and will be announced on Monday...
View ArticleAppeal over bid for turbines near village
A DECISION to refuse permission for six wind turbines to be built near Burton Agnes is to be appealed.East Riding of Yorkshire Council had turned down the application to build the 330 foot turbines at...
View ArticleBreaking News: Parking costs to increase in Driffield
PARKING charges are set to increase in Driffield next month as part of a council move to boost funding for transport development.From Thursday March 28 East Riding of Yorkshire Council-run on-street...
View ArticleMan charged with Full Sutton murder appears in court
A Crown Court judge has laid out a timetable for the prosecution of Graham Richardson, the 26-year-old Norton man charged with the murder of Full Sutton antique dealer Peter Battle.Wearing a grey...
View ArticleBook review: Queen of the Rising Sun by Nanny Pat
Pat Brooker was never cut out to be a pub landlady – a woman who is quiet, shy, naive, prefers family to strangers and doesn’t drink shouldn’t go anywhere near the ‘other’ side of the bar.So how did...
View ArticleMrs Enid Rodger
A funeral service was held at the Parish Church, Nafferton on Saturday, 16th February for Mrs Enid Louisa Rodger of Howe Lane, Nafferton who died peacefully at home on 7th February. She was 74.The...
View ArticleEthel Stather
A funeral service was held at The Parish Church, Driffield on Monday, 11th February for Mrs Ethel Macalister Stather who died peacefully on February 3 at The Whitehouse, Driffield (formerly of...
View ArticleBeverley in Bloom
The festive season may be over, but it’s still not too late to think of a New Year resolution. For anyone still thinking of what theirs might be, they might like to consider getting involved with a...
View ArticleBook review: The Spook’s Blood and other titles from Random House Children’s...
Hold onto your hats, Joseph Delaney’s Lancashire Spook is back and he’s sharing the limelight with a feisty schoolgirl and a multi-tasking mum.Random House Children’s Books have some exciting new books...
View ArticlePlanning sought
THE following planning applications which relate to the Driffield area have been submitted to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council:Erection of two storey extension to rear - 46 Main Street, North...
View ArticleSympathetically design extension
PARISH councillors at Bishop Burton have “strongly objected” against proposals to extend a property in the village.Mr and Mrs Trevor Thomas want to build single storey and first floor extensions and...
View ArticleDonate in Driff
BLOOD can be donated at the next session held in Driffield by the NHS blood and transplant unit. Donations can be made at the Methodist School Rooms, Westgate, Driffield on Monday March 25 from 2.15pm...
View ArticleIncreased race costs
ORGANISERS of the country’s oldest horse race are facing increasing costs through extra health and safety requirements.For the first time, temporary traffic lights will replace police stopping...
View ArticleFreedom from anger
Freedom from anger - Drop-in Meditation classes are held in Driffield on Wednesdays from 7pm to 8.30pm, starting February 20, at District Access Group, Market House, Exchange Street, Driffield, YO25...
View ArticleEyes down at Nafferton
A BINGO session is set to take place in Nafferton.Nafferton Recreational Club Pavilion will play host to the event which takes place this Saturday (February 23). Eyes down at 7.30pm.For information...
View ArticleLangtoft vacancy
A by-election to fill a vacancy on Langtoft Parish Council will be held if 10 electors of the parish write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council at County Hall, Beverley, East...
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