Motor cycle stolen from village farm
Berween 7pm on Tuesday 16 April and 6.30am on Wednesday 17 April a non-running motorcycle was stolen from a shed at a farm in Rudston.The bike is described as a blue Aquila Tuareg 600 Wind Trail...
View ArticleStore broken into through the roof
Humberside Police are investigating an incident which saw unknown offenders enter Driffield’s Lidl supermarket whilst it was closed via a hole in the roof.Overnight between 9pm on Monday 15 April and...
View ArticleThieves target outbuildings
Humberside Police are investigating the burglary on Southwood Mews, Driffield.During the early hours of Friday 19 April a summer house in the rear garden of a property on Southwood Mews was broken...
View ArticleBurglary at town home
Four suspects have been arrested following a burglary at a property in Driffield.On Friday 19 April a property in Auchinleck Close was entered through the front door. Car keys and other items were...
View ArticleSIN BIN TV: Super League Round 13 preview
Check out the latest edition of the Sin Bin which looks ahead to round 13 of Super League games.Games discussed include Widnes Vikings v Wakefield Wildcats, Salford City Reds v Castleford Tigers and...
View ArticleCelebrate spring at Southburn
Celebrate the arrival of spring with Southburn Archeological Museum (SAM) at JSR Southburn, near Driffield on Saturday 4 May.Enjoy performances by the Makara Morris team whilst youngsters take part in...
View ArticleHonda motorcycle stolen from village
Between 1.30pm on Friday 19 April and Saturday 20 April a black and white Honda CBR125R was stolen from the driveway of house in Beeford.If you have any information contact the police quoting 1969440.
View ArticlePresenter ties the knot at historic hall
Burton Agnes Hall has a well earned reputation for being one of the country’s finest stately homes and now it has provided the perfect setting for the wedding of a familiar face off the...
View ArticlePupils wind back time for evacuee experience
A day of enacting the experiences of children evacuated during World War Two was enjoyed by youngsters at Driffield Junior School.The year three pupils came to school dressed in clothes similar to...
View ArticleCourt hearing for church cash thief adjourned
A vagrant cyclist who stole from churches in Burton Agnes and Harpham now has 12 police authorities who want to question him.Christopher Coulthard, 50, targeted only cash in church safes and collection...
View ArticleFuture of schools is still undecided
Primary schools at risk of being axed came one step closer to closure this week following a council meeting.East Riding of Yorkshire Council cabinet members voted on Tuesday 23 April to approve...
View ArticleSome tough challenges lay ahead as club’s remaining sides start season
After narrowly avoiding relegation on the final day of the 2012 season, Driffield 2nd XI will be hoping to take major strides forward under the tutelage of new captain Andrew Chapman, who takes over...
View ArticleMarathon run for hospice
Two dedicated fund raisers completed the London Marathon and have raised £3,000 in aid of Martin House Children’s Hospice. David and Ben Pudsey took part in the event on Sunday 21 April, despite the...
View ArticleHorses to follow from early Flat meetings at Newmarket and Newbury
TWO of the best, and most informative, meetings of the early weeks of the Flat season are at Newmarket and Newbury. Our resident expert RICHARD SILVERWOOD was there for all four days and reports back...
View ArticleBook review: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain
You have to take your hat off to anyone who can conjure up a clever and refreshingly original story out of... a hat!Granted this is not just any hat – it’s a rather stylish, black felt Homburg owned by...
View ArticleRunning late proves costly
A woman has told a court that she drove a van without due care and attention because she was running late for an appointment.Vanessa Clare Barker, 37, of Wansford Road, Driffield was stopped by police...
View ArticleOpen day despite power shortage
Electricity was yesterday turned off in West Lutton for essential work to take place on the supply.Lutton Community Primary School however remained open, using a generator and held an open event in its...
View ArticleCrash victim dies aged 20
A young man was killed in a head-on collision with a car while out riding his motorbike along the A164.Kieran Steven Lovell, of Cranswick Close, Leconfield died at the scene of the crash, near the...
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It sounds like the ideal job - travelling around Britain and Europe playing golf. Plenty of people would do anything to spend every hour of every working day on the fairways.As I said before I have no...
View ArticleBook review: Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pyjamas by Judy Parkinson
There’s no point in beating about the bush... the English language is simply littered with quirks which, to foreigners, must sound positively barking mad!But where do they come from and what are their...
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