B1249 road works
Work to resurface a section of the B1249 at Churchend Bridge, North Frodingham will be carried out on Sunday 17 March.The work involves replacing the existing tarmac with a new surface with high skid...
View ArticleCar fire in Driffield
A FIRE broke out in Driffield on Sunday evening but was quickly responded to by the emergency services.At 17.26 on Sunday March 3 Humberside Fire and Rescue Service received a call to a car fire in...
View ArticleSwift Group make a strong start to 2013 and open customers’ eyes with radical...
Swift Group, the UK’s No.1 manufacturer of Caravans, Motorhomes and Holiday Homes has made a strong start to the New Year with encouraging sales figures ahead of last years from the major shows in...
View ArticleBook review: The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke
Revolutions can occur in the most extraordinary places ... and in the most extraordinary ways.From small acts of defiance to a national uprising, there comes a tipping point when change becomes...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses
POLICE are seeking witnesses to an incident which happened at 2.50pm on Thursday February 28 2013 at the EE WHY service station, Thornholme.A 22 year old man was arrested following the incident which...
View ArticleOh yes he will!
A PANTOMIME dame is set to take part in a hair-raising fund-raiser for Comic Relief.Dave Deever, who will don the dame’s garish costume at Forgetmeline’s 28th annual panto in Sledmere, will shave off...
View ArticleCharity collection
FUNDRAISERS hit the streets to generate support for a national cancer charity in Driffield last Thursday.Lynn Hall and Carole Bullock collected donations from the public on Thursday February 28 in aid...
View ArticleRACELINE: Cheltenham Festival Preview
A look ahead to the greatest week of jumps racing in the world -- with our resident tipster and expert, Scoop Racing (Richard Silverwood).THE month of March means nothing else to those of us passionate...
View ArticleComplaint over closure
A COUNCIL could be reported to a watchdog over the speed of the consultation period into Gembling School’s potential closure.The National Association for Small Schools have begun the process of...
View ArticleSpooky WI meeting
A WELL-KNOWN exorcist will visit a Women’s Institute meeting in Driffield.The Reverend Tom Willis, an authorised Church of England exorcist, is set to speak at the Driffield WI’s monthly meeting.Rev....
View ArticleLangtoft meeting
ANOTHER meeting will be held to discuss the future of a well-loved primary school.On Tuesday March 19 East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s director of children, family and adult services Alison Michalska...
View ArticlePhone scam warning
DRIFFIELD MP Greg Knight is warning people to be alert to the latest phone scam which is sweeping across the country.Well spoken con-artists are telephoning unsuspecting people and posing as detectives...
View ArticleGreen deal
A free event has been organised to support local businesses who want to find out more about the Government’s Green Deal and the expanding energy efficiency sector.At the event discussions will take...
View ArticleSustainable development
A strategy has been launched to promote sustainable economic development over the next four years in the East Riding.The East Riding of Yorkshire Economic Development Strategy was launched by the East...
View ArticleLicence dodgers
more than 60 people were caught watching TV without a licence in Driffield during 2012.This compares to more than 530 in Bridlington, more than 100 in Beverley and over 90 in Malton.The average evasion...
View ArticleKitchen fire in town
Firefighters dealt with a blaze involving a heating system inside the kitchen area of ground floor flat on New Road, Driffield, on Tuesday.They used one hose reel, two sets of breathing aparatus and a...
View ArticleBook review: Helga’s Diary by Helga Weiss
Helga Weiss is a remarkable woman... she was also a remarkable child. She endured the privations of Terezín concentration camp, narrowly escaped the clutches of evil Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, survived...
View ArticleSponsor Daniel on charity trip to Africa as part of Raleigh International and...
A BEVERLEY teenager is seeking sponsorship to help him fund a trip to Africa.Daniel Magay, 17, a Beverley Joint 6th Form pupil, was selected to go abroad on a volunteering placement to Tanzania this...
View ArticleMixed sex wards eradicated
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, welcomed new figures that show mixed sex wards have finally been eradicated in East Yorkshire. Since November 2010 the Government has been naming, shaming...
View ArticleDance workshops
THE Richard Alston Dance Company are working with five different East Yorkshire schools from Mark 11 to 13, delivering workshops.The events are being funded by Arts Council, England so the schools...
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