Book review: The big, the Bard and the beautiful with Usborne books
April marks the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth and Usborne children’s books are helping youngsters to understand and enjoy the greatest figure in England’s cultural heritage.In...
View ArticleHarrison’s rugby call sees him head to Zimbabwe on tour
Nafferton rugby player Harrison Dodds is heading to Zimbabwe tomorrow (Friday) with the ISRFC Lambs.Harrison, 16, is currently at Hymers College studying four a-levels and plays second row for the 1st...
View ArticleBook review: The Phoenix by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Five hundred years of history and a cast of thousands ... the much-anticipated 35th book in the addictive Morland Dynasty series has just hit the shelves.Cynthia Harrod-Eagles began her Morland...
View ArticleSeven steps to picking a Grand National winner
East Yorkshire expert Tony McCormack, who runs www.irishbigracetrends.com has given readers his advice on how to pick a winner of this Saturday’s Grand National.How many times will you hear, “Well,...
View ArticleTown show great character to stun Premier League outfit in cup
Driffield Town 4Stirling Wanderers 1sts 3John Burchett Cup Quarter FinalDriffield Town caused a massive upset against their higher league rivals in an enthralling cup quarter final by progressing into...
View ArticleBook review: Dark Vision by Debbie Johnson
Mystic monarchs, vampire bands, spectral monks, haunted hacks and close encounters of an unexpected kind with an entire pantheon of deities… Dark Vision has it all. High gods, low gods, middle...
View ArticleBook review: Harry: A Biography by Marcia Moody
Being the ‘spare’ rather than ‘heir’ has its distinct advantages… as the royal family’s daredevil Prince Harry knows only too well.‘Royal first-borns may get all the glory,’ his mother once told him,...
View ArticleBook review: Falling by Emma Kavanagh
A plane falls mysteriously from the sky, a young woman’s body is found on a river bank and lives are destined to fall apart…Emma Kavanagh’s exciting debut novel is a riddle wrapped up in an enigma, a...
View ArticleVideo: Band’s tour starts in Leeds living room
FOR any music fan, having your heroes play live in your living room would be the stuff of dreams.But, yesterday, for Harehills resident Cleve Freckleton it was a dream which came true.For one afternoon...
View ArticleBook review: Four Sisters by Helen Rappaport
An impish girl wearing a jaunty, wide-brimmed hat poses for the camera as she has a cheeky taste of her father’s cigarette…This moment of playful family fun captured in the Ukrainian countryside in...
View ArticleSeven things we learned from the Grand National meeting at Aintree
Racing is reflecting on a wonderful Grand National meeting at Aintree. Here is the take of our resident racing expert, RICHARD ‘SCOOP’ SILVERWOOD.1. Happy stories are just what the Doctor ordered As...
View ArticleBrigham holds his nerve to help kick Driffield to National Plate glory
Wharfedale U17 20Driffield 20Sunday saw Driffield Under 17s make the trek to Wharfedale for the National Cup Divisional final. Wharfedale started brightly and pressed from the kick off.Following some...
View ArticleVideo - Britain’s Got Talent 2014 Launch
Interviews with Britain’s Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon at the launch of the 8th series of the talent show.Britain’s Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams and...
View ArticleBook review: After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman
Prize-winning US author Laura Lippman is back on a familiar beat in Baltimore… but this time without her long-serving, gutsy private investigator Tess Monaghan pulling the strings.That’s not to say we...
View ArticleNot at their best but Pumas still grind out win against Westella & Willerby
Westella & Willerby U12 1 Driffield Pumas U12 3A trial run for next month’s plate final as Pumas u12 travelled to play Westella on their final Sunday morning game this season.Driffield started with...
View ArticleBook review: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel
As America’s astronauts set off on death-defying space missions in the 1960s, TV cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives, transformed overnight from ordinary housewives to US...
View ArticleBeat the bookies at Beverley with our tipster’s trends
East Yorkshire expert Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com highlights a trainer to follow in the first couple of weeks at Beverley Racecourse.If you followed the Seven Steps To Winning The Grand...
View ArticleNetApp ambition is good news for Thwaites
Team NetApp Endura, for whom Burley-in-Wharfedale’s Scott Thwaites is a rider, is targeting a place in the Tour de France this summer as it’s major aim for 2014.The German team requires a wild card to...
View ArticleTour de France: Rider profile - Josh Edmondson
Take a look at one of Yorkshire’s hopefuls for a place on the start line of the Tour de France in his home county - Josh Edmondson.Yorkshire’s hopefulsName: Josh EdmondsonBorn: LeedsAge: 21Team: Team...
View ArticleTour de France: Rider profile - Scott Thwaites
Take a look at one of Yorkshire’s hopefuls for a place on the start line of the Tour de France in his home county - Scott Thwaites.Name: Scott ThwaitesBorn: Burley-in-WharfedaleAge: 23Team: NetApp...
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