Life as a golf pro: It’s better than working in an office from 9 to 5
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.For the past deacde,...
View ArticleBook review: The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas
Elizabeth Loupas isn’t the first writer to be inspired by the marital mysteries surrounding the shadowy 16th century Duke of Ferrara... English poet Robert Browning got there first.His darkly satirical...
View ArticleBook review: Follow Me Down by Tanya Byrne
When Tanya Byrne’s debut novel Heart-Shaped Bruise was published last year, it didn’t so much break onto the scene as explode in a myriad of starry-eyed reviews.Teenagers and young adults fell head...
View ArticleWanted Driffield man flown back to Britain
A WANTED man has been flown back to Britain to face justice after being on the run for six years for crimes in Bridlington.An international arrest warrant was issued for Conrad Sanderson, 50, of...
View ArticleGreggs plans face public opposition
Over 300 concerned members of the public have acted against budget bakery Greggs coming onto the town’s high street.360 Driffield residents and shoppers have put pen to paper and signed a petition...
View ArticleJaguars give it their all but miss out on Hull Boys League Division One title
Driffield Warriors U7...continued from page 65 Charlie, Matthew, Jules and Jacob unfortunately didn’t get the finish deserving of such a quality move.Millie was making her presence felt wading through...
View ArticleHeather is welcomed as new civic leader
Town councillor Heather Venter was on Tuesday handed the official chains of office to mark the start of her year as the new mayor of Driffield.Outgoing mayor Coun Joan Cooper relinquished the post...
View ArticleMiddleton go third after nine-wicket win in derby game with Nafferton
York Senior Cricket League Eastern ConferenceWalkington 1 replaced Newport 1 at the top of Division One with a comfortable eight wicket win at home to Kirkella 11.Adam Nicholson took 5 for 23 and James...
View ArticleSam Drury hits a ton as Driffield see off Yorkshire Academy
Driffield 1st XI recorded their second victory of the season when they saw off Yorkshire Academy’s latest set of scholars at Weetwood.The home side elected to field after winning the toss, and...
View ArticleNew members to Hainsworth Park treated to play lesson
New members of our club were ‘treated’ to a nine hole introductory playing lesson with Myself, Paul and Matt, this week – our first one of the year so far.It takes an Am Am Stableford format with two...
View ArticleDrumming up a great day of learning
The ex-drummer from the Beautiful South helped youngsters at Northfield Infants School to learn through music.Gary Hammond visited the school, in Southfield Close, Driffield, and spent the day teaching...
View ArticleCreative students craft furniture
Construction students at East Riding College have brightened up their campus with a summer display of bespoke garden furniture.The joinery learners designed and built items including a gazebo, shed and...
View ArticleEx mayor hits out at “rude councillors”
Former Driffield mayor Coun Mrs Joan Cooper used her outgoing speech to take a side swipe at a handful of fellow councillors who she branded as petty.During the annual mayor making ceremony, at which...
View ArticleWoman uninjured after Kirkburn collision
POLICE received a call today at 9.13am today (Wednesday 15 May) reporting a single vehicle road traffic collision on the A614 in Kirkburn, Driffield.A blue Ford S-Max Zetec is believed to have left the...
View ArticleCharity day for hospice funds
A hospice is inviting residents of the town to take part in a fund raising day in May.Dove House Hospice will hold a special one-day fund raiser on Friday 24 May. Anyone can get involved and hold a...
View ArticleMrs Edith May Waddington
A funeral service was held at Octon Crematorium on Friday May 10 for Mrs Edith May Waddington of Bessingby Hall Nursing Home, where she died on April 28 aged 94 years.Edith was born in Cherry Burton...
View ArticleInternet surfing deemed safe at primary school
A Beverley primary school has become the first school in the town to be awarded a prestigious e-safety award.St Mary’s CE Primary School on Eden Road, Beverley, are also the second school in the whole...
View ArticleVergers in beverley
Nearly 80 vergers from around the country will gather in Beverley Minster on Tuesday, May 21 for a special event. Vergers, or ‘virgers’ are the people responsible behind-the-scenes for getting churches...
View ArticleLiberal Democrats
A lively discussion at the recent Beverley and Holderness Liberal Democrat Association meeting was led by Ben Jones and colleague.Ben chairs the national working party on Europe. Members were given a...
View ArticleBridlington boxers in action at Hornsea show
Bridlington ABC are hosting their final show of the season this Friday at Hornsea Floral Hall. Doors open at 7.15pm and tickets are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for children and can be bought on the...
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