Paul Liddell for Moonbeams
Moonbeams will present Paul Liddell this Friday, 17 January, at The Bell Hotel, DriffieldOrganiser Leila Cooper said: I am very much looking forward to having Paul back with us at Moonbeams Nights....
View ArticleBook review: Unfaithfully Yours by Nigel Williams
In an age of frantic texting and short, impersonal emails, the elegant tradition of letter writing has become a dying art form…And yet epistolary novels like Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa (1748), Pierre...
View ArticleBook review: Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves
She’s not pretty, she’s certainly not glamorous and she struggles with the whole concept of subtlety… but boy, is she clever.Chaotic but charismatic detective Vera Stanhope, the shambling, shapeless...
View ArticleBlue Bell to host new big-money tournament
The Blue Bell Hotel in Burton Agnes has unveiled plans for a new big-money darts competition which is designed to be one of the most prestigious events in East Yorkshire.York Darts Promotions and...
View ArticleQIPCO and Al Thani family extend their support for British racing
Ascot has announced that big-money backers QIPCO have entered into a fresh five-year partnership with the racecourse.And their support is headlined by sponsorship of one of the best races of the...
View ArticleBook review: The Tudor Conspiracy by Christopher Gortner
‘I know what it is to hide a secret and pretend that I can be like any other man… I believed that in denying the truth, I would be safe.’At the court of Queen Mary Tudor, spying is a perilous game and...
View ArticleBook review: A Cat, a Hat and a Piece of String by Joanne Harris
It takes a wicked and powerful imagination to conjure up stories like Chocolat, the best-selling book which was turned into an equally seductive film, so expect something deliciously different in...
View ArticleAmazing effort as 100 inches of fat are lost at Woldsway To Health
Six members of Driffield’s Woldsway To Health are jumping for joy after collectively losing an incredible 100 inches after completing a 12-week training plan designed to suit each of their individual...
View ArticleThought for the week by Rev David Fletcher: What about dreaming of a right...
I’m sure many readers will know the Bing Crosby song, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”, so you’ll immediately realise the play on words that I have used for the title of this month’s article – and...
View ArticleBook review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Take a deep breath and get ready to fall in love… with a book!Lovelorn teenagers will be fighting to get their hands on the latest reading sensation as debut novelist Stephanie Perkins dishes up a...
View ArticleBook review: Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
‘Runners don’t do it for their bodies, but for their minds,’ says Alexandra Heminsley… and she should know!Defeated by soulless gyms, bored with sanctimonious yoga teachers and intimidated by glossy...
View ArticleObituary - Malcolm Thomas Yates
A funeral service for Malcolm Thomas Yates was held at All Saints Church Holme Upon Spalding Moor on January 3, conducted by Bronny Broadhurst. Malcolm died peacefully in Hospital on December 22 2013...
View ArticleParish council vacancy
A by-election to fill a vacancy on Skirlaugh parish council will be held if 10 electors of the parish write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council at County Hall, Beverley, East...
View ArticleCut hundreds from energy costs with Big Energy Saving Week
Hull & East Riding Citizens Advice Bureau, which has an outreach office in Driffield, will next week be out and about helping people to cut hundreds of pounds from their energy bills.CAB is...
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 ArticleKenton Wright’s class of 2014 are gearing up for a future of playing golf
As another year dawns at Driffield Golf Club it’s business as usual on the practice groundSaturday mornings seesthe beginners’ class all gearing up for the season ahead.With a bit of practice it could...
View ArticleSponsorship deal continues for Hull FC
Hull FC’s accountants and financial advisers have renewed their sponsorship deal for the 2014 season. Chartered Accountants cba, were appointed to the position last year and the firm’s own Hull FC fan,...
View ArticleTown lose only their second game of the season in thriller with title rivals
Lounge Bar 6Driffield Town 4Driffield Town slipped to only their second defeat of the season, losing against their title rivals from Bridlington. This action packed match started at a frantic pace with...
View ArticleBook review: Mi and Museum City by Linda Sarah
Every picture tells a story… and in some books, every picture tells a dozen stories!Phoenix Yard Books, the award-winning children’s publisher located between the wobbled, cobbled walls and wooden...
View ArticleProgress report on horses to follow for 2013/14 jumps season
At the start of the current jumps season, I nominated 22 horses to follow.Now that we have reached the halfway point of the campaign, with the big spring festivals just around the corner, it’s an ideal...
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