Book review: Spanish To Go
Don’t feel like the proverbial ‘idiot abroad’ this summer with two handy guides to help you speak the lingo.Concise and yet informative, small in size but big on practicality, Spanish To Go and its...
View ArticleBook review: Locomotives of the Lancashire Central Coalfield: The Walkden...
Amongst the unsung ‘heroes’ of the once flourishing Lancashire coal industry are the doughty little steam trains which hauled millions of tons of coal to the large distribution yards.The Lancashire...
View ArticleHull City V Arsenal FA cup final at Wembley: First Hull Trains to announce...
First Hull Trains, are being hailed for their excellent planning over the weekend.With thousands of Hull City’s supporters travelling to the capital, the operator laid on extra trains and coaching...
View ArticleParents told which schools their children must attend
Parents and carers of children starting primary school in September have been told which school their child will be attending.This year 94.6 per cent of applicants to East Riding of Yorkshire Council...
View ArticleParker nets only goal five minutes from time to seal trophy for Town
Bryan Panhausen Trophy FinalDriffield Town 1Bridlington Foresters 0Driffield Town claimed their first piece of silverware of the season against a very different looking Foresters team.Town kept with...
View ArticleBook review: Take Me Home by Daniela Sacerdoti
Take a mesmerising trip to the wild, windswept beauty of Scotland… but prepare for an emotional battering!Last year’s poignant tear-jerker, Watch Over Me, was a runaway success for Italian-born author...
View ArticleBook review: Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great...
‘I want to write something new,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote to his agent in 1922, ‘something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.’It took him over two years to finish The...
View ArticleLocals complete the famous London Marathon in very warm conditions
The London Marathon was held last Sunday, and here are details of some of the locals who took part.A winter of marathon training concluded on Sunday for many, including two Yorkshire Wolds Runners who...
View ArticleTONY’S TRENDS: Pick a winner at Ripon
Tony McCormick from.irishbigracetrends.com this week, highlights a trainer and a couple of runners to have on your side at Ripon in the first couple of weeks of the season.A trainer and two horses to...
View ArticleWorld war one donations on display at Treasure House, Beverley
A small display of recently acquired artefacts has gone on show at the Treasure House in Beverley. The display can be found in the café area on the first floor and is running now until Friday 4...
View ArticleBook review: The Twelfth Department by William Ryan
Crime is getting personal for Captain Alexei Korolev, the police detective who treads a fine line in the menacing shadows of Stalinist Russia.As he battles to solve the murder mystery of two top Soviet...
View ArticleBook review: The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
They’re under the radar, in hot water, against the clock… and totally over the top.Renowned thief and con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O’Hare are back in harness for another...
View ArticleTown follow up cup win by beating rivals to take Division One title
Driffield Town 2AFC Lounge Bar 1Driffield League Division OneDriffield Town beat their nearest title challengers in an exciting match but at the time were unsure if they were champions or not due the...
View ArticleBook review: Never Say Goodbye by Susan Lewis
Best-selling author Susan Lewis is never afraid to tackle serious and difficult issues…But her latest novel gets to grips with a subject that is both highly emotional and, for Lewis, deeply personal…...
View ArticleSmall businesses have a voice in the East Riding
Pro.verb - The Professional Voice of East Riding Businesses - a newly formed group representing small businesses in the East Riding, will host a Bizweek event in Driffield this June.East Riding of...
View ArticleBook review: Climbing Manual by Nigel Shepherd
When asked why he wanted to climb Everest, the mountaineer George Mallory famously replied, ‘Because it’s there.’Dedicated climbers have answers ranging from the romantic to the ridiculous when urged...
View ArticleIllness can’t stop Cowton as he runs Dunlop close
A local rider has come home with the silverware after making his mark at the first round of the Irish road racing season.James Cowton, of Kilham, mixed it with the establishment at his first appearance...
View ArticleBook review: Usborne Children’s Books put art in the picture
You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy the world’s most famous paintings…Usborne Children’s Books, a leading UK independent publishing company, are putting the focus firmly on art in a bright and...
View ArticleOpening day to forget for Driffield second team’s top order batsmen
With the 1st XI’s fixture at Yorkshire Academy a victim of the bad weather, Driffield’s 2nd XI took centre stage at Kings Mill Road as they looked for an opening day victory against Sessay under the...
View ArticleNewmarket’s QIPCO Guineas are Classics in every sense of the word
The opening Classics of the Flat season are steeped in more than 200 years of history.But it’s hard to remember two more fascinating, quality-laden renewals than the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas and QIPCO 1,000...
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