Driffield League counting down to the big kick-off
The countdown has begun to the start of the new Driffield and District League season with the make-up of the two divisions being announced.The Premier Division will feature 10 teams with 12 sides...
View ArticleAir ambulance called to crash scene
A woman was taken to hospital in an air ambulance following a crash on the B1242 in Skipsea.The crash happened on Thursday 15 August just before 9.30am on the road otherwise known as Skipsea Lane.A...
View ArticleBook review: Precious Thing by Colette McBeth
When does a friendship become too close for comfort… and what happens when love is only one step away from hatred?These are just two of the intriguing questions posed by Colette McBeth in her...
View ArticleThieves take diesel worth £680
Humberside police are investigating the theft of hundreds of pounds worth of diesel from a Brandesburton farm.Overnight on Wednesday 14 August thieves entered the farm near the village and removed the...
View ArticleVandals attack bungalow
Vandals have used a brick to smash the window of bungalow in Nafferton.Humberside police are investigating the act of criminal damage which took place overnight on Saturday 17 August.A police...
View ArticleBook review: The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop and Café by Mary Simses
There’s only one thing more irresistible than a blueberry muffin… a subtly sweet romance prepared with a loving hand and baked to perfection.Mary Simses’ escapist debut novel is a deliciously dainty...
View ArticleYORK’S EBOR MEETING: potted preview of all four days
The proud county of Yorkshire takes centre stage in the Flat season over the next month, with York’s Ebor meeting followed by the St Leger bun fight at Doncaster.And there’s no doubt they have plenty...
View ArticleBook review: A summer of reading with Random House Children’s Books
A gripping story of espionage and wartime resistance takes centre stage in an exciting line-up of children’s books from Random House this month.There are also sticker books to keep little ones...
View ArticleBook review: The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
In the history books, she is the York princess whose union with the Lancastrian King Henry VII ended the bitter Wars of the Roses, the peacemaker wife who helped found the famous Tudor dynasty… But how...
View ArticleBook review: Adventures old and new with OUP children’s books
Travel back in time for some old-fashioned fun and mystery with a super selection from Oxford University Press children’s books.Young readers can unearth Britain’s rich history in four books charting...
View ArticleYorkshire Day party raises hundreds
A Yorkshire Day celebration has raised over £200 for Driffield WI.The Yorkshire Day garden party held was hosted by WI member, Anne Lowde, at her home on Beverley Road.The celebration which took place...
View ArticlePolice discover cannabis plant
On Monday 19 August, during a legal unrelated search inside a property off Verity Way, police officers found drugs being grown in the top bedroom of the house. A male was interviewed at the scene for...
View ArticleThieves removed shed doors
Between midnight on Thursday 22 and 11am Sunday 25 August, thieves approached a wooden shed in the garden of a house on Sledmere Road, Langtoft, they gained entry by removing the door. An orange...
View ArticleBook review: Playing with Fire by Kerry Wilkinson
Preston’s Kerry Wilkinson may have started his writing career as an ‘accidental author’ but there is nothing random about the runaway success of his Detective Jessica Daniel crime series.Wilkinson’s...
View ArticleMotorists face main street parking peril
Inconsiderate motorists are creating danger and delay by parking during peak periods along both sides of Driffield’s busy main street.Lorries and buses struggle to squeeze through narrow gaps in the...
View ArticleBook review: Once Upon a Time There Was A Traveller Edited by Kate Pullinger
‘Life is a journey, not a destination,’ declared the 19th century American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson and what better way to ‘armchair travel’ than in the company of some of the UK’s finest women...
View ArticleBook review: The Arrangement by Mary Balogh and Duchess in Love by Eloisa James
The much-loved novels of Georgette Heyer may now be a distant memory but Regency romance has never been more popular.Across the Atlantic, writers like Mary Balogh, Eloisa James, Stephanie Laurens,...
View ArticleBook review: Turning over a new leaf with Scholastic Children’s Books
A new month, a new school term and a new selection of entertaining and exciting books beckons as summer gives way to autumn at Scholastic Children’s Books.Leading a magical mixed bag of titles is Mark...
View ArticleBook review: The Keystone by A.M.Dean
Fancy a conspiracy thriller which blends bruising action with brains? Step into the dark and dangerous world of Dr Emily Wess and her cerebral creator, the leading historian A.M.Dean.The Keystone is...
View ArticleWarm welcome for sports officer
Pupils across the Beswick and Middleton Federation will welcome a new member of staff when they start the school term.Martin Rowlands has agreed to join the schools as Sports Development Officer. Steve...
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