Tribfest set to be even bigger
Tribfest is already hailed as the world’s largest music festival of tribute bands - but this year’s event is set to be bigger than ever.The seventh annual event will take place at Sledmere House from...
View ArticleTown hall hosts Guide Dogs event
A major fund raising event will take place in Driffield’s Old Town Hall next month to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind.It will be the second time around for ‘Springfest’, a live music event to...
View ArticleFirework used in arson attack
Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses following an arson attack on a house in Driffield.Overnight on Sunday 21 April a lit firework was pushed through the letter box of an address on Cranwell...
View ArticlePolice official refutes rumour
Reports that the number of staff in the Incident Response Team based at Driffield Police Station are to reduce have been slammed by a senior force member. Superintendent Bowes of Humberside Police said...
View ArticleRecipe for success at brewery
Four new staff members have been recruited to a microbrewery which has recently enjoyed good sales figures. Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has taken on new team members, taking the total head count...
View ArticleBook review: The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson
They say every picture tells a story... but here’s a story that paints a multitude of pictures.Imogen Robertson breaks outs from her now trademark Crowther & Westerman series of 18th century...
View ArticleReward for rural crime fighters
A competition to reward anti crime initiatives in the Driffield area has been launched by a rural insurer.NFU Mutual is leading the Country Crime Fighters Awards for 2013 in rural Yorkshire, and is...
View ArticleWind turbine plan rejected
A proposal to erect a wind turbine in Skerne has been refused by a council committee.At a meeting of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Eastern Area Planning Sub Committee on Monday 29 April the...
View ArticleVideo: Rabbit Awareness Week in Driffield and Bridlington
Staff at Aldgate Veterinary Practice would like to invite clients, existing and new alike, to enter into the spirit of ‘Rabbit Awareness Week 2013’ by bringing their rabbit(s) for a free health...
View ArticleBook review: The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes
It seems such a travesty to label Marian Keyes’ brilliantly funny books as chick-lit...It’s true that they feature feisty young women, domestic dilemmas, family friction and, last but not least, good...
View ArticleJaguars knock the stuffing out of North Ferriby with a top display
Driffield Jaguars U10 2North Ferriby Greens U10 0Game OneDriffield started strongly against Ferriby and were soon awarded a corner from which Harvey Wilkes was unlucky not to score from a glancing...
View ArticleShouler Cup success for Driffield Golf Club
Robin Langhamer and Ben Godby secured a treasured victory for Driffield in the Shouler Cup on Sunday, April 21.The four match series inter-club competition played by Driffield, Malton, Kirbymoorside...
View ArticleAll fun and games as youngsters have a great time on Harrogate rugby tour
Driffield RUFC U13 tour and Harrogate festivalIn a change to the normal Sunday fixtures, Driffield under 13’s went “on Tour” to Harrogate for a festival of rugby and some fun and games for the...
View ArticleDaisy is Yorkshire East Champion for gym club
Wolds Gymnasts visited Hull to compete in the higher level competition a week after the younger gymnasts did well, many at their first competition for the club.All the girls who competed on Sunday had...
View ArticleLittle Driffield forced to settle for a draw against improved Athletic side
Little Driffield 2Forester Athletic 2nds 2After a large win against the visitors at the beginning of the month it was no surprise when Forester’s brought a much stronger side to Little Driffield.An...
View ArticleBishop Burton College day out will be run by students
Bishop Burton College opens it campus for visitors to explore on Sunday May 26.From rural crafts to rugby, falconry to stunt performers and the prestigious British Eventing Horse Trials, there are...
View ArticleSME’s to get £70m funding boost from new Govt. scheme
Small and medium-sized businesses are set to receive a £70m lending boost as part of a Government scheme to increase the availability of finance, according to East Yorkshire chartered accountants,...
View ArticleGearing up for the Beverley 10k run
Fourteen hundred runners are gearing up for the annual Beverley 10k run which is being held on Sunday May 12.The event, organised by Beverley Athletics Club, is in its 20th year and is attracting...
View ArticleMore teams urgently needed for local snooker league
Bridlington and District Snooker and Billiards League desperately needs to recruit more teams if it is to continue.The league’s future will be discussed at its AGM next Wednesday, with attempts being...
View ArticleEx-nurse gets driving ban
A former nurse has been disqualified from driving for more than two years after getting behind the wheel of a car while more than three times over the drink drive limit.Wendy Alison Wilson, of Station...
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