Police hunt for exceptionally dangerous sex attacker Adam Mark who absconded...
An exceptionally dangerous man who absconded from prison continues to be sought today.Adam Mark was serving a life-sentence after being convicted in 1996 of three rapes and one attempted rape of women...
View ArticlePair deny drugs claims
Allegations against a Bridlington woman claim she is connected with supplying over 50 grammes of Class A drugs.On Wednesday 31 July Miss Margaret Mullen, 38, of Wellington Road, Bridlington denied an...
View Article‘Dangerously over the limit’
A man drove dangerously and over the legal alcohol limit along the A614 at Driffield, a court has heard.Andrew Brian Nicholson, 56, of First Avenue, Liversage, admitted to driving a vehicle with 69...
View ArticleBook review: Animal magic from Maverick Arts Publishing
Chase away holiday boredom with two funny, funky picture books from a small publishing company with big, bold ideas.Set up in 2008 by Steve and Karen Bicknell to market animal calendars, Maverick Arts...
View ArticleThieves target allotments
Humberside Police are searching for information after sheds at a Driffield allotment site were broken into.Sheds were targeted by thieves on the Allotment sited on Allotment Lane during the evening of...
View ArticleCost of rural crime falls nearly 20%, but still costs UK £42.3m
New figures from leading rural insurer NFU Mutual reveal rural theft cost an estimated £42.3 million during 2012 across the UK– an annual fall of 19.7% in ‘agri-crime’ year-on-year.Driving this...
View ArticleBook review: The Curse of Babylon by Richard Blake
By the 7th century, the Roman Empire was in tatters… Rome was a pile of rubble, Greece was virtually lost, Spain was overrun by barbarians and Saracens from the East were on the march.Centre of this...
View ArticleBook review: The Gallipoli Oak by Martin Purdy and Ian Dawson
In a corner of a ‘foreign field’ in the barren Great War killing grounds of Gallipoli in Turkey stands a lone and alien English oak tree – a 90-year-old living symbol of a young Lancashire soldier...
View ArticleNew CCTV Still released of suspected offender in Beverley jewellers armed...
Detective investigating the armed robbery at a Beverley Jewellers on Tuesday have released a CCTV still of the second offender in a bid to locate the clothing worn during the robbery. Raiders escaped...
View ArticleBook review: What Lies Within by Tim Vowler
Some books defy pigeonholing in traditional genres – take Tim Vowler’s dark and unsettling debut novel with its tantalising and atmospheric blend of mystery, suspense, crime and powerful psychological...
View ArticleSpace rocks - Chunk of Yorkshire’s “Hambleton Meteorite” is going to auction
A large chunk of Yorkshire’s “Hambleton Meteorite” is going to auction at Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers on 20 August. Discovered near Thirsk in 2005 by Rob and Irene Elliott, the Hambleton meteorite is...
View ArticleAngler fined £750 after threatening a fisheries enforcement officer
A Hull angler has been fined a total of £750 after he became aggressive towards a fisheries enforcement officer. Richard Sykes, 39, of Hopewell Road, Hull, was sentenced today at Beverley Magistrates’...
View ArticleBook review: How To Be a Writer by Sally O’Reilly
Many of us have aspirations to be an author but even when that first landmark book has been published, making a living out of writing can still be a huge stumbling block.So what better than a...
View ArticleVideo: Chris Clubley auctioneers hosts popular militaria sale
Militaria buffs turned out in force on Saturday for a special auction hosted by Chris Clubley and Co. The event was staged at Melbourne Village Hall, near Pocklington, and featured a wide variety of...
View ArticleBook review: Blood & Beauty by Sarah Dunant
It’s that time of the year when we are ready to indulge ourselves … a comfy chair, a glass of crisp, chilled white wine, and a book so good that reading it takes over our lives.Look no further than...
View ArticleA sensational summer event
Driffield’s Sensation Summer is proving a real hit after the successful first Sensational Saturday Maker Market in July received glowing reviews from traders and public alike.Word has spread and the...
View ArticleBook review: Me and You by Claudia Carroll
Irish writer Claudia Carroll has a special and warm-hearted way of seeing her fictional world.The Dublin author likes nothing better than to fill her fresh, funny novels with the sort of people we can...
View ArticleSummer drink drive campaign
Safer Roads Humber has launched its summer ‘Morning After’ drink-drive campaign targeting drivers and riders to think about the amount of alcohol still in their system the morning after any summer...
View ArticleBook review: Bridge the holiday boredom gap with Macmillan Children’s Books
As the summer holidays hit the halfway point, it’s time to open up a new chapter of fun and adventurous reading.Macmillan Children’s Books have some special treats in store with an exciting line-up of...
View ArticleDrug factory unconvered in Burton Fleming
Cannabis plants were discovered at a property in Burton Fleming by East Riding of Yorkshire Council officers.On Wednesday 7 August a team from Humberside Police’s incident response unit attended the...
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