Book review: Lost Worlds by Andrew Lane
Prepare to be amazed... and amused... and totally blown away!Andrew Lane, author of the top teen series Young Sherlock Holmes, has again found inspiration in the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, but zoom...
View ArticleSuperkids winners announced
Three winners from the Driffield Times and Post Superkids competition have been chosen.They are: Lilly Grace Braithwaite, number 1081,Nathanial Pio Walker, number 1093 and Alesha Duncan-Dove, number...
View ArticleCadets host vintage fun day
The East Riding Air Cadets Squadron 873 are holding their second annual Fun Day on the Driffield Showground on Bank Holiday Monday May 6, with a vintage theme.There will be lots of interesting...
View ArticleBook review: Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley
Thirteen years have passed since Lancashire-born author Trisha Ashley first published Good Husband Material and it’s pleasing to report that age has added a warm of layer of nostalgia to this edgy,...
View ArticleBid for three new homes
A planning appeal has been launched following a decision to refuse permission to build three new homes in the centre of Driffield.The East Riding of Yorkshire Council turned down a proposal to build...
View ArticleCannabis found in Driffield drugs raid
A 45-year-old local man was arrested today following a drugs raid in Driffield at which police found 36 cannabis plants.The intelligence based raid, at an address on George Street, took place at...
View ArticleCurtain call for Beverley writer
A Beverley writer will see her work showcased as part of a double bill of plays which open in Hull this month.One act plays, A Delicate Man, by Beverley writer Joanna Morris, and 7 Iron, by Hull-based...
View ArticleBook review: The Emergence of Judy Taylor by Angela Jackson
Judy Taylor’s domestic dilemma is one we can all recognise...She married the first man who asked her, lives in the neighbourhood where she grew up and still has the same friends she met in primary...
View ArticleJean Mary Carter
A funeral service was held at St John of Beverley Church, Harpham for Mrs Jean Mary Carter of Driffield (formerly of Harpham) who died in Scarborough Hospital on April 22. She was 87.The service was...
View ArticleColin Michael (Bob) Brumpton
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, 29th April for Mr Bob Brumpton of The Mount, Driffield who died suddenly on April 17. He was 67.The service was conducted by the Rev...
View ArticleMr Jack Bentley
A funeral service was held at St Andrew’s Church, Middleton on Tuesday, 30th April for Mr Jack Bentley of Station Road, Middleton who died at the Northfield Manor Nursing Home on April 22 after a short...
View ArticleSuper students’ council
At Driffield School we have an active Executive Students’ Council whose role involves gathering ideas from the student body, to bring about positive outcomes for the school.Throughout a typical year,...
View ArticleGeography rocks at coastal field trip
Geography lessons are so much more fun when you can get out of the classroom and, as our Y8 students recently discovered, the East Yorkshire coastline is the perfect place for a field trip.From caves,...
View ArticleSchool visit a real page turner
A children’s author visited Garton-on-the-Wolds Primary School to spend a day teaching youngsters about story writing.Christina Butler, who has written stories including One Snowy Night, led workshops...
View ArticleChildren’s park gets funding
Almost £30,000 has been donated to a playing field project in Leconfield.The Leconfield Playing Field Association (PFA) has secured £27,177 in funding from the Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant...
View ArticleCommissioner visits Driffield
Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Grove will be visiting Driffield today, Thursday May 9, to visit the local policing team and tour the area to see the work going on to reduce crime.The visit is...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Burton Agnes
The Cunliffe-Lister family are inviting visitors to go behind the scenes to explore their home and more than four hundred years of unseen history.Tour dates are May 9, August 29 and October 10 from...
View ArticlePolice launch DVD against hate crime
Community Cohesion Officers are spreading the word that Humberside Police will not tolerate Hate Crime - and nor should anyone else.A short film by Polish production company Astor Productions, has been...
View ArticleHuggate parish council vacancy
A vacancy has arisen on Huggate Parish Council.A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if 10 electors of the parish write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council by Tuesday,...
View ArticleButterwick Church flowers
Butterwick Church will hold a flower festival on July 12, 13 and 14. It will be themed around local history, featuring floral displays.On the final day there will be a Songs of Praise with the Wolds...
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