Book review: Agent of Rome: The Far Shore by Nick Brown
By the third century AD, Roman influence was waning and the edges of empire were being frayed by native tribes flexing their new-found muscles.And it was a deadly and dangerous time for those whose...
View ArticleLadies save their best run until final event of the season
Driffield Striders women’s team saved their best till the last event of the 2013-14 cross-country league season.They achieved third place in the final race at Sewerby, giving them fifth place overall...
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 ArticleJunior Passport Scheme is a great way of helping youngsters play golf
This week I attended a seminar run by John Wood of the Golf Foundation at One Stop Golf in Hull. The new 2014 Junior Passport Scheme is a innovative method for helping youngsters get into the game of...
View ArticleCHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY FOUR -- race-by-race potted preview and tips
Here are my brief thoughts on the final day of the Festival -- and the big race of the week, the Cheltenham Gold Cup.1.30 2m1f JCB Triumph Juvenile HurdleMAIN BET: Calipto. NEXT BEST BETS: Pearl...
View ArticleCHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY THREE -- race-by race potted preview and tips
Here is my brief preview for the action on the Thursday of the Festival, which is marked by the comeback of Big Buck’s in the World Hurdle.1.30 2m4f JLT Novices’ ChaseMAIN BET: Wonderful Charm. NEXT...
View ArticleCHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY TWO -- race-by-race potted preview and tips
Here is my long-range take on Queen Mother Champion Chase Day -- and ladies’ day at the Festival. Time for seven more fantastic races.1.30 2m5f Neptune Investment Novices’ HurdleMAIN BET: Un Temps Pour...
View ArticleCHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY ONE -- race-by-race potted preview and tips
Here are my brief thoughts on Champion Hurdle Day. Get ready for that Cheltenham Roar as the tapes go up for the first!1.30 2m Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle MAIN BET: Wicklow Brave. NEXT BEST BETS:...
View ArticleCHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2014: setting the scene for highlight of racing year
“Being here for the Festival is a matter of passion and something which reaches into our very being.“We come here as inheritors of Cheltenham’s unmatched history, woven by man and by horse.”The words...
View ArticleLadies win over Bradford sets them up for visit of table-toppers Lincoln
Driffield Ladies 3rds 3Bradford Ladies 1After last week’s break the Driffield team were looking forward to this home game. The sun came out for the start and continued to shine throughout the game....
View ArticleBook review: The Reviver by Seth Patrick
When the film rights to a novel are snapped up before it is even published, you know you are in for something special…And The Reviver doesn’t disappoint. From its arresting first sentence through an...
View ArticleBook review: The Heretics by Rory Clements
As the curtain rises on the fifth ‘act’ of Rory Clements’ prize-winning John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series, there are whispers of a new stage set for the Tudor spy’s thrilling adventures.A TV...
View ArticleRyan Murray raising money for rugby trip of a lifetime
Driffield and Yorkshire rugby player Ryan Murray has been offered the opportunity of a lifetime after being invited to train with professional junior rugby academy Natal Sharks U19s in South Africa for...
View ArticleLadies enjoy a cycle out to see the Rudston snowdrops
Local Breeze Champions Julie Turner and Justine Greenway (Driffield Four Seasons Breezers) recently led a cycle ride over to Rudston to see the myriad of snowdrops and aconites at Thorpe Hall.Luckily...
View ArticleYOUR News from the villages
langtoftCHURCH SERVICES IN THE BENEFICESunday 16 March. 2nd Sunday of Lent. 9.30am The Eucharist at All Saints, Thwing, with President Rev’d Stuart Grant, and Preacher Rev’d Jacki Tonkin. 10.40am for...
View ArticleFantastic team effort sees Driffield U17s reach National Cup semi-finals
Driffield RUFC U17 62Novocastrian RUFC U17 5Sunday saw Driffield host Novocastrians in the quarter final of the National Under 17 Cup. Driffield started brightly and when Novocastrians conceded a...
View ArticleBook review: The Little Book of Chocolat by Joanne Harris and Fran Warde
If you thought that Joanne Harris’s book Chocolat and the gorgeous film adaptation were tasty treats, then wait till you get your hands on her mouth-watering collection of indulgent chocolate...
View ArticleBook review: Killer by Jonathan Kellerman
Staying at the top of your murderous game for three decades is no easy feat for any crime novelist…So full marks to Jonathan Kellerman, the acclaimed master of psychological suspense, who scores a...
View ArticleBook review: The Dead Lake by Hamid Ismailov
Between 1949 and 1989, a huge Soviet nuclear test site deep inside Kazakhstan emitted radioactive fall-out 2,500 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.The devastating effect on...
View ArticleMany locals already signed up for Sunday’ Sports Relief Mile
Sunday will see the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile held in Driffield. Many local people have already signed up to run one, three, or six miles, but there’s still time to bag a place, don that headband...
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