Book review: Burnt Norton by Caroline Sandon
The truth is often stranger than fiction…Caroline Sandon didn’t have to trawl far through the history of her husband’s family home to discover a real-life tale of seduction, betrayal, jealousy and...
View ArticleDefence hold firm to see off Moseley and book Driffield’s place in final
Moseley U17 5Driffield U17 7National Cup semi-finalSunday saw Driffield U17s make the trip to Doncaster for the next round of their National Under 17 Competition. Their opponents were Moseley the...
View ArticleBook review: D-Day in Numbers by Jacob F.Field
On D-Day – 70 years ago this June – over seven million pounds of bombs were dropped by Allied aircraft as Operation Overlord swung into action.The bombardment from the air was just one component of the...
View ArticleBook review: The Target by David Baldacci
All US presidents have to make world-shaking decisions but this one could result in Armageddon.Secretly aiding and abetting an attempted coup in North Korea, one of the most dangerous countries in the...
View ArticleGuineas Classics did not follow their expected course at Thunder-struck...
The Guineas Classics at Newmarket last weekend were, quite rightly, hyped as mouthwatering prospects.But not for the first time, the Rowley Mile did not quite deliver what was expected.In Saturday’s...
View ArticleWaites becomes first winner of Blue Bell’s event
A strong field attended the first grand finals of the Blue Bell Hotel Darts Championship, where four professional joined 16 qualifiers to take to the oche in a bid to win the £1,500 first prize.The day...
View ArticleBook review: The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
An empress feted as the most beautiful woman in Europe, a handsome young cavalry officer and an illicit, passionate love affair…TV producer and presenter Daisy Goodwin’s sizzling new novel harnesses...
View ArticleLittle Driffield finish fourth in their first season in new league
Little Driffield AFC recently held their end of season awards presentation at the Water Margin.The club secured a top half finish by finishing fourth in their first season in the County League.Award...
View ArticleSeason-long Handicap Series starts at Tuesday’s race meeting
Beverley’s seven-race programme on Tuesday is set to start at 2pm and includes this year’s renewal of The Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap Stakes – a contest for sprinters over five furlongs.The...
View ArticleBook review: The Dead Beat by Doug Johnstone
Meet Martha… she’s a rookie reporter and within minutes of starting work, a caller puts a bullet through his head while he’s on the phone.It’s the opening shot of a mystery that will launch her on a...
View ArticleProfessional voice of East Riding business
The council and the Professional Voice of East Riding Businesses (ProVERB), a newly-established voluntary group of small business owners, will host a morning event at Driffield Rugby Club,...
View ArticleClaudia Lawrence: Man arrested on suspicion of murder
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence have today arrested a 59-year-old man from York on suspicion of murder. Forensic examinations and searches are being conducted which are...
View ArticleColwick Park chosen to host Grassroots Series finale
The thriving track at Colwick Park, Nottingham has been selected to host an important, new date in the racing calendar.The Grassroots Series consists of 36 qualifiers split into two distance categories...
View ArticleBook review: The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin
In 1919, New Orleans, the city known to many as ‘the Big Easy,’ was in reality perilously uneasy…Racial segregation, the sinister forces of Mafia rule and restless veterans returning from the...
View ArticleUnbelievable season in top division is topped off with the Plate trophy
Driffield Pumas U12 2Westella&Willerby U12 0Plate finalThe end to an excellent season saw Driffield Pumas U12 take on fellow top division team Westella & Willerby in the final of the Hull Boys...
View ArticleBook review: Food, fun and friendship at half-term
There’s a feast of books on offer for young readers as the countdown begins for the half-term holiday.If baking gets the creative juices flowing, then tuck into Katy Cannon’s delicious debut teen...
View ArticleBook review: Britty Britty Bang Bang by Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis wasn’t quite sure how to react when his friend, Irish comedian Ardal O’Hanlon, told him he was the most British person he had ever met.Was he being praised, teased, vaguely insulted or a...
View ArticleBook review: The story of D-Day and other Usborne highlights
Seventy years ago this week, 150,000 Allied soldiers landed in enemy-occupied France on what would become known as D-Day.In a single historic and earth-shaking day, the troops fought their way off the...
View ArticleNorth Dalton remain top of the league after beating Middleton by six wickets
The rain finally relented and play got underway in week five of the York & District Senior Cricket League Eastern Conference.North Dalton remain top of Division One after securing victory at...
View ArticleAustralia has form and pedigree to clinch Epsom Derby hat-trick for O’Brien
It was celebrated owner Lord Weinstock who, with quintessential Englishness, once stated: “It is vulgar to win the Derby two years running.”So I wonder what he would make of Aidan O’Brien and “the...
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