Car damaged whilst owner visted W.I
Between 7.10pm and 7.45pm on Saturday 1 June the rear windscreen of a silver Nissan Micra parked on a roadside in Cranswick was smashed.The damage was done whilst the owner was inside the Women’s...
View ArticleGardeners’ fair came up roses
The sun shone on the 3,000 green fingered revellers at the 19th annual gardeners’ fair held at Burton Agnes Hall last weekend.Over £1,000 was raised for the National Gardens Scheme through ticket...
View ArticleBook review: The Affair by Gill Paul
The steamy love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is not the only drama creating sparks on the set of the iconic film Cleopatra in 1961.And a young historical adviser, fresh from the...
View ArticleOfsted celebrations for village school
A village school is celebrating after Ofsted inspectors described it as a good school.Lockington CE Primary School has been praised as ‘a little school that makes a big difference’.Inspectors found it...
View ArticleBrave duo take on charity challenge
A pair of brave friends are gearing up to hit the heights for charity - and parachute 15,000ft from an aeroplane. Declan Cooper, 20 of Leconfield, and Joe Pickwell-Smith, 21 of Beverley, will be...
View ArticleGames day a puzzling success
A day of fun and games was enjoyed by pupils at an infants school.Youngsters, from years one and two at Driffield Northfield Infants School, exercised their mathematical skills and completed a variety...
View ArticleME support group to hold first AGM
The first annual general meeting of an ME Family Support Group will be held in July.TEMPO, a group dedicated to supporting sufferers of chronic fatigue and their families, is set to run its AGM on...
View ArticleCharity trio to walk the Wolds
A fundraising trio are set to take on an 80-mile sponsored walk in aid of several charities.Father and son team Stuart, 46, and Charles, 15, Taylor, of Orchard Lane in Hutton, plan to walk the 79-mile...
View ArticleArrests made after men found illegally working in UK
Four immigration offenders have been arrested by Home Office Immigration Enforcement officers at a restaurant in Driffield.Acting on intelligence, officers visited Muskan Spice in Market Place,...
View ArticlePicture perfect competition open
A bloomin’ marvellous photographic competition is to reward proud gardeners for their efforts.Driffield in Bloom are leading the competition, for which residents can enter a picture of their garden to...
View ArticleMilestone birthday celebrated
Celebrations were in order for a well-known pastor’s 60th birthday.John Gaughan, of Nafferton, is the pastor at Driffield Congregational Church, and enjoyed a surprise birthday party with family and...
View ArticleBook review: Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane
Ben Kane’s superb Spartacus ‘mini series’ takes historical Roman novel writing to heady new heights in the final, pulsating instalment of the slave rebellion that shook the mighty Roman empire.Hot on...
View ArticleMan admits producing cannabis
THE former owner of a Beverley nightclub with a strict anti-drugs policy has been told he faces prison for allowing a large cannabis factory to be established in an out of town barn.Adrian Parker, 61,...
View ArticleWard councillors call for Council help in pushing for redevelopment of the...
Ward councillors will push for help from the leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council to progress the development of a disused site in Driffield.Councillors Symon Fraser, Barbara Hall and Felicity...
View ArticleChurch rebuild could go ahead
Plans for a £1,000,000 church rebuild have been brought one step closer to receiving the green light.An application for full planning permission to pull down the existing Methodist Church in Middle...
View ArticleFine arts society anniversary
Driffield Wolds Decorative and Fine Arts Society is celebrating its silver anniversary on 27 June with a special musical evening and supper at Sledmere House.The Vice Chairman on NADFAS will be...
View ArticleLongcroft school scoop performance award
The second night of the amazing Northern Grand Finals of the Humberside Police Rock Challenge took place at Grimsby Auditorium last week involving twelve primary and secondary schools from across the...
View ArticleCouncillors ‘press for action’ over cattle market
Ward councillors will push for help from the leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council to progress the development of a disused site in Driffield.As the Times & Post went to press, Driffield and...
View ArticleBook review: Flappers by Judith Mackrell
Long before ‘the sisterhood’ burnt their bras in the 1970s, a diverse group of young women were declaring their female independence in the same spirit of reckless determination.Flappers, those daring...
View ArticleChapter House sings in Beverley
On Saturday 29 June the Chapter House Choir York will travel east to Beverley to give its first ever concert at Beverley Minster.The choir is delighted to be performing in another splendid building –...
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