Hidden funeral costs
Age UK East Riding is urging people to ask for a written quote upfront when buying funeral services to ensure they don’t get caught out by hidden charges.With funeral costs on the rise in recent years,...
View ArticleThieves target rural villages
HUMBERSIDE police have warned village residents to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity after a spate house burglaries.On Wednesday October 10 thieves entered a property on Foston Lane, North...
View ArticleSimply the best
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been named as one of the Yorkshire and the Humber’s best employers in the regional final of the National Apprenticeship Awards and National Training Awards...
View ArticleMore transport for residents
AN EXPANSION in community transport will enable people to travel more easily between towns and villages.Community transport (CT) operators in the East Riding will increase their service to give...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Royal visit cancelled
HIS Royal Highness Prince Andrew’s visit to Bridlington today has been cancelled.The Prince was due to arrive in town by helicopter in time to present awards to the winners of the Duke of York’s...
View ArticleRNLI fund-raiser
A SALE held in aid of the RNLI will be held to raise funds to promote saving lives at sea.The event will be held in the Bell Hotel Driffield on Thursday 1 November at 1pm. All proceeds will go towards...
View ArticleTeen hurt in smash
POLICE are seeking witnesses to a single vehicle road traffic collision which left a Driffield teenager with serious injuries.The inclident happened on Friday October 19 at approximately 4.25pm as a...
View ArticleFilling Santa’s sack
Driffield Rotary Club is organising a fun way to raise money to help fill Santa’s sack for children at King’s Mill School, Driffield. On Saturday, November 10, popular teachers Liesel Cobby and Louise...
View ArticleDrug use admitted
A 20-YEAR-OLD male has been given a penalty notice and fined for the possession of a class B drug.At 9.45pm on Sunday October 14 an NPT officer was carrying out a routince check of a static vehicle.On...
View ArticleBEVERLEY SHOPPERS SUPPORT TESCO STAND UP TO CANCER CHARITY HULA HOOP
Tesco is pleased to be supporting Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 as the two join forces to launch Stand Up To Cancer in the UK. The Stand Up To Cancer campaign originated in the US and has since...
View Article10 year asbo is quashed
A BLOGGER and journalist is claiming a victory for free speech after a 10-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) barring him from contacting community leaders near his home was quashed by the High...
View ArticleFree parking in Driffield
East Riding of Yorkshire Council will again be running its popular scheme which gives shoppers free parking in the run up to Christmas.For the past three years, those preparing for Christmas by...
View ArticleCranswick gets 21st century internet accesss
Around 1,000 homes and businesses in the Hutton Cranswick area are seto to benefit from a faster broadband internet connection.This follows updating of the Watton telephone exchange by BTWatton and...
View ArticleA silly mistake
A disqualified motorist from Great Kelk who was caught driving with no MOT or insurance and in possession of cannabis was ordered to complete 130 hour of unpaid work and given a further nine month...
View ArticleBusiness boost for E.Yorks firms
DRIFFIELD played host this week to one of the most successful business events in recent memory.So many firms and their representatives tried to sign up that the organisers were forced to turn people...
View ArticlePolice advice on how to stay safe in East Yorkshire this Hallowe’en
THE DARK nights are well and truly upon us and Halloween and mischief night are just around the corner. During this time, householders may experience the seasonal problems associated with these events...
View ArticleLinking with the past
A VILLAGE school has made strong links with it’s past at a 140 year anniversary celebration.Gembling School celebrated 140 years of existance on October 25 at a celebration for staff and pupils, past...
View ArticleDriffield bonfire
A Bonfire and Firework Display will take place on Saturday November 3 at Driffield Rugby Club.The fire will be lit at 7pm and the fireworks will begin at 7.15pm.There is free parking, refreshments....
View ArticleFun festive fundraiser
a CHRISTMAS buffet and dance will be held at the Bell Hotel.The event, which will raise funds for The Whitehouse residential home, will take place on Saturday December 8 in the Maple Room at the Bell...
View ArticlePolice Manhunt for dangerous and predatory offender continues
POLICE are continuing to hunt for a man described as a dangerous and predatory who is believed to have committed a serious sex offence while on the run.Ivan Leach, also known as Lee Cyrus, 47, went...
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