Book review: ‘Who?’ by Donough O’Brien
Most of us are intrigued by the question ‘Whatever happened to...?’ but now the ever-inventive Donough O’Brien has taken the idea one step further by asking ‘Whoever was . . .?’ Author of several...
View ArticleShowground set to host celebrity bash
Driffield Showground is set to host a brand new festival, bringing some star quality to the town.The first ever Farmers Festival, organised by Beverley-based White Label Management, will see...
View ArticleThieves raid cricket club
Humberside Police are investigating the theft of maintenance equipment from a village cricket club.Between 11am on Sunday 15 September to 5pm on Monday 16 September unknown offenders broke into Beeford...
View ArticlePouring cash into care
A coffee morning held in aid of Macmillan has raised £1,000 for the cancer care charity.The event took place at the Driffield Community Centre on Saturday 21 September as part of Macmillan’s World’s...
View ArticleGodolphin’s ‘magnificent seven’ juveniles are the perfect riposte to the...
Comfortably the most embarrassing episode of the Flat season was the scandal that engulfed the Godolphin operation.A scandal that ended the training career of Mahmood Al Zarooni, who was banned for...
View ArticleSaddling up for a great cause
Members and friends of Hainsworth park took part in a cycle ride for charity over the weekend of 14/15 September. The gruelling two day trip which covered a total of 120 miles was made even tougher by...
View ArticleBook review: Dominion by C.J. Sansom
It’s Remembrance Sunday 1952... young Queen Elizabeth takes her place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, old soldiers gather for their march past and out of the massed dignitaries steps German ambassador...
View ArticleTraining pays off for members of Yorkshire Wolds Runners
The Yorkshire Wolds Runners did Driffield proud as seven club members joined 56,000 other athletes at the start line of the Great North Run. For some of the club’s runners this was their first time...
View ArticleCowton holds his own against big-name rivals at Gold Cup
James Cowton headed to Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount circuit at the weekend for the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup races.With a large entry list of world-famous names, including Guy Martin,...
View ArticleWoodhouse has no plans to quit
BoxerCurtis Woodhouse lost out to the impressive Derry Mathews on Saturday night as the Driffield man was knocked out in the fourth round.Half-dazed and stumbling all over the place from a good punch...
View ArticleBook review: His Father’s Son by Tony Black
Father and son relationships have become a recurring theme in the hard-hitting Scottish crime novels of Tony Black.Best known for a series of gritty, gutsy thrillers featuring world-weary, cynical...
View ArticleNew app for Tigers fans
Hull City Tigers fans in our region can now get up to date match information straight to their mobile phones thanks to a clever new app called SmartPicture.Developed by Eon Visual Media, the app...
View ArticleYorkshire’s clear skies perfect for galaxy gazing
Hull Livestock Market - Monday 4 November 2013The range of chalk hills that overlook the Vale of York are well known for their beauty by day, with ash woodlands and deep-cut valleys.But at night they...
View ArticleYoung hockey duo selected for north of England
This year’s single system has produced two young stars for Driffield Hockey Club. An unprecedented 13 junior members were selected for the six training sessions in Leeds over the summer, with seven...
View ArticleMore top action from local schools
Following on from recent inter-school sports competitions, inlcuding cross country running and biathlon, locals schools have taken part in another hockey tournament and a football event.The hockey...
View ArticleWatts header secures dramatic victory for Little Driffield
Little Driffield 3Brandesburton Res 2After a two week break, Little Driffield got back to winning ways despite Brandesburton taking the lead on 24 minutes when an effort was misjudged by Long and went...
View ArticleKerry nets all six as Dragons earn their first clean sheet of the season
Driffield Dragons U12 6Courts U12 0Driffield Dragons and Courts showed their respect with a minute’s silence prior to their match.The Dragons who are sponsored by Clifton Timber are now under the...
View ArticleBook review: Yours, E.R. by Terence Blacker
‘I have reached a stage in my life when I would rather like people to see who I really am, read what I think and, just now and then, how I feel…’For a woman who has spent a lifetime rubbing shoulders...
View ArticleBook review: The Truth About You by Susan Lewis
Wife, mother, daughter and lynchpin of a family with more than its fair share of problems… life isn’t easy for Lainey Hollingsworth.But like many women, she has learned to cope by juggling her time and...
View ArticleBook review: Christmas is coming at OUP children’s books
Christmas is coming and the games, gadgets and gizmos wish list is growing… so why not give your child a sparkling book in the true spirit of the season?Oxford University Press have a dazzling...
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