Melsa Consort in concert for water charity
THE well-known Melsa Consort, conducted by David Wigley, will present a concert of choral music in St Mary’s Church, Beverley, on Friday October 12, at 7.30pm.The event is being held in association...
View ArticlePolice probe village arson
POLICE are investigating after 300 straw bales were destroyed in an arson attack at at farm in Neswick, Near Bainton.The attack happned on Sunday September 30 and involved a stack was about 200 feet in...
View ArticleAwards were easy to digest
DRIFFIELD firms were the toast of the east coast business community during the annual Chamber Bridlington and Yorkshire Coast Business Awards at the resort’s Spa.Now in its sixth year, the prestigious...
View ArticleDiabetes challenge
MEMBERS of the Bell Hotel Gym, headed by Driffield man John Taylor have raised thousands of pounds for a Diabetes charity.Gym members met the ‘Diabetes challenge’ set by John which saw them climb the...
View ArticleRape trial
A WOMAN told a jury she was raped at knife point by a man who stalked her and threatened to kill her with a knife and then himself.The woman said Graham Kelly, 58, took her by surprise after she had...
View ArticleConstruction work on A164
Construction of the A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley Route Improvement Scheme continue to progress swiftly in the Cottingham/Willerby area, at Skidby and along the A164 towards Beverley.Pipe work,...
View ArticleOverseas visitors
Humberside Police is playing host to a group of 12 Polish police officers visiting the area as part of a developmental training exercise supported by the European Union’s Lifelong Learning...
View ArticleHarvest festival for retirement home residents at Burton Fleming
A SKILLS sharing day was combined with a harvest festival celebration for residents of a reirement home. Staff at The Willows care home, Burton Fleming, organised a skills swap-shop day as part of the...
View ArticleThe way forward
THE future of Driffield and District Skate and BMX PArk has reached a watershed following the resignation of two founding trustees.So the club committee contacted the town council to ask if it would be...
View ArticleWitnesses to assault sought
POLICE are appealing for information about an assault that took place in Neville Avenue in Beverley on Sunday September 30 in the early hours of the morning.An 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old man...
View ArticleBusinessman who risked being jailed given fine of £1,000
A BEVERLEY businessman who built a £1million property empire of nine homes with the help of a fake passport was found driving a Bentley Continental without a licence.Turkish-born Bahadir Telli, 29, was...
View ArticleDrunk and disorderly
A DRINK out with friends turned into trouble after a man was removed from a pub for being drunk and disorderly.Pleading guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place, John Matthew Hutchinson,...
View ArticleRoad clamp ban
ROGUE clampers are faced with new laws which ban them from immobilising a vehicle.Greg Knight, the Member of Parliament for East Yorkshire has welcomed new laws banning wheel clamping and the towing...
View ArticleRoad to be resurfaced
A ROAD is to be resurfaced this month with work expected to continue for six days.Driffield Road, Molescroft, between the Molescroft and Driffield Road roundabouts are set to receive the maintenance...
View ArticleEast Yorkshire Tribfest at Sledmere strikes a chord
A YORKSHIRE tribute festival has been nominated for three awards in a national competition. Tribfest, East Yorkshire’s annual tribute festival is up for the Best Small Festival, Best Family Festival...
View ArticleWoman hit in face
A WOMAN needed hospital treatment after she was savagely beaten during a vicious assault in Driffield.The attack happen ed as the 20 year old woman was walking along Middle Street South, Driffield,...
View ArticlePlaster cast used in fight
A THREATENING yob, who used a plaster arm as a weapon, was told he was the reason decent people do not go out at night in Driffield town centre.Judge Mark Bury said the fear of becoming involved or...
View ArticleLounge Bar attack
A WOMAN is alleged to have been assaulted as she was working in a bar in Driffield.The incident happened in The Lounge Bar, Market Place, on Friday September 21 between 3.50pm and 4pm.The 24-year-old...
View ArticleAnger over tax changes
CHANGES in council tax benefit which will have a major impact on thousands of households in the East Riding came under fire at last week’s full meeting of East Riding Council.The council has been...
View ArticleLocal and Family History Bookfair
THE annual Local and Family History Bookfair will be held in the Treasure House at Beverley on Saturday October 20.The bookfair is hosted by the East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service and is...
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