Bransholme prove too hot in the bitter cold
ON a bitterly cold day, when the majority of sporting fixtures were called off, Driffield EI’s game went ahead on the new G4 surface at Wyke College against Bransholme Athletic.The home side – needing...
View ArticleFive-star Rangers book their place in the semi-finals
Driffield Rangers made the long journey to Easington for their quarter final match looking to perform well to progress to the semi finals of the Senior Country cup.Manager Shaun Walker named an...
View ArticleBook review: Tempest by Julie Cross
It’s September 9th 2007 and student Jackson Meyer knows for sure that October 30th 2009 is going to be the worst day of his life.His beautiful girlfriend Holly will be shot by two ruthless gunmen and...
View ArticleTop estimate for paintings
ONE of the star lots of the first Antique and Fine Art Auction of 2012 at Driffield’s Saleroom is set to be a pair of early 19th century Scottish landscape scenes by William Wilson which are expected...
View ArticleBook review: The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Powerful women are always irresistible ... think Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the ‘queen’ of them all, Catherine the Great of Russia.Eva Stachniak knows only too well the...
View ArticlePolice step up bike security
HUMBERSIDE police have been stamping bikes with residents postcodes in a bid to crack down on bike theft in the Driffield area.Members of the local police force have held a bike stamping day in Cross...
View ArticleTown’s green project cash boost
Driffield’s Millennium Green project has received a cash boost to maintain and improve the picturesque site for the benefit of people and wildlife.The donation of £500 has been made by Driffield based...
View Articletoothless town council
Driffield Town Council has admitted that it is a “lion without teeth” over its inability to tackle eyesores which tarnish the image of the Capital of the Wolds.Driffield resident Gordon Siddle, of...
View ArticleReaching out to Driffield
A community group is providing vital support for people with mental health issues in Driffield.The group which is run as part of Hull and East Yorkshire Mind’s Reach Out Project, offers a social...
View ArticleMilkshake history!
ADULTS and children alike have been enjoying bespoke milkshake creations, traditional sweets and much more thanks to a new business on Scarborough Road.The Snack Shack Deli which opened only four weeks...
View ArticleHouse burgled
POLICE have appealed for information following a burglary at a semi-detached property on Skerne Road, Driffield.Between 3pm on Saturday February 4 and 4.40pm on Monday February 6 thieves broke into the...
View ArticleThanks to Tidy Team
CHILDREN at Driffield’s Northfield Infant School have said a big thank you to the town’s tidy team for helping to keep them safe.As previously reported The Tidy Team has visited the school, on...
View ArticleDrink driver sentenced
A NAFFERTON man has been given a suspended prison sentence for drink driving.David Burks, 36, of Cherry Way was more than three times the drink drive limit when he drove a Renault Clio on Bridlington...
View ArticlePreserving our history
STUDENTs at Driffield School have preserved a little piece of our history for future generations.A trio of time capsules, containing such artefacts as hand-made French knitting, a Blue Keld water...
View ArticleBook review: The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory
Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?The Piccadilly Plot is Susanna Gregory’s seventh novel featuring...
View ArticleChristopher David Mitchell
A funeral service was held at All Saints’ Church, North Dalton, on Friday, February 10 for Mr Christopher David Mitchell of Middleton on the Wolds (formerly of North Dalton) who died in the Alfred Bean...
View ArticleSwimmers should be proud of their achievements
Last weekend Driffield Swimming Club hosted a Friendly Gala at the sports centre, inviting Bridlington, South Holderness and South Hunsley clubs to compete. This was a 13 and under gala with open and...
View ArticleBook review: Top choice from Random House Children’s Books
Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.From colourful picture books to sophisticated suspense novels for...
View ArticleBook review: The Promise by Lesley Pearse
Beautiful Belle – who can forget Lesley Pearse’s feisty young courtesan snatched from the streets of London and sold into prostitution?Belle was the charismatic star of the best-selling book of the...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in the area?
THE Neighbourhood Team have established new priority targets for each area for February. These priorities are reviewed at the end of every month. The priority targets are made purely on the evidence of...
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