Westwood spoilt by these ‘morons’
I write to express my concern for the damage being done to our wonderful pasture, the Westwood.I walk my dog around the Westwood most days of the week. On the morning after the Lions’ bonfire I was...
View ArticlePlease solve this mystery for me
I have been living in this area for some 23 years, so I still count as a new-comer in the eyes of many local residents. Perhaps, therefore, your readers and local politicians will be able to help me...
View ArticleHow many more cyclists injured?
How many more Bradley Wiggins? How many more kids? How many more “Sorry, I didn’t see you!”s? How many more times do cycle helmets and fluorescent lycra have to not protect cyclists? How many more hit...
View ArticleNow is the time for us to act!
From the heart:I write this letter as someone who went to school in Beverley as a lad and as somebody who feels great affection for our wonderfully historic town. However I’m concerned that gradually...
View ArticleDoes Driffield need a mayor
DOES Driffield need its own mayor?This was the key question raised during a town council debate to consider a resolution to form working group to review civic expenses and to report back to the Budget...
View ArticleBonfire was a cracker
Driffield’s Bonfire and Firework event raised more than £6600 in donations and admissions - £727 up on the previous year.Town council clerk Claire Binnington thanked councillors Joyce Fletcher, Paul...
View ArticleWind turbine could disrupt radar says MoD
Proposals to site a 45m high wind turbine on land at Kilham are facing a welter of opposition.The village parish council say the height of the proposed turbine on land north of the allotments at Back...
View ArticleAge UK hamper appeal
AGE UK East Riding is launching its annual Caring Christmas appeal.The Beverley-based charity is urging people throughout the East Riding to get involved by donating a shoebox-size Christmas hamper....
View ArticleTwo hurt in Langtoft crash
A MAN sustained serious injuries following a three vehicle road smash on the B1249, three miles south of Langtoft.A 19 year old girl was also airlifted to hospital in the wake of the incident at around...
View ArticleMothers unite for one last time
AFTER being a part of the town for over a century, the Driffield Branch of the Mother’s Union is set to close next week.Members have spoken of their sadness following the decision to close the...
View ArticleFriends prepare for Christmas
WITH just weeks to go before Christmas, the Friends of Longcroft School are offering an opportunity to get prepared well ahead of the festive season.On Monday December 10, the group will be hosting a...
View ArticleBreached a court order
A FATHER who became abusive towards his ex-partner during a night out in Driffield has ended up in court after breaching an order banning him from harassing her.Ryan Edwards, 25, of Swiss Cottages,...
View ArticleDriver fined after A165 police pursuit
A SELF-EMPLOYED builder got into a pursuit with police after he drove into the path of an oncoming patrol car while overtaking on a main road near Bridlington.When Christopher Timiney, 24, of Carnaby...
View ArticleA tasty fundraiser for St Catherine’s
The 25th Anniversary year of St Catherine’s Hospice Driffield Support Group got off to a good start last week with ‘an evening of puddings’. Pauline Turner from the support group said: “The ladies of...
View ArticleImpaled on a metal post
A FATHER ended up with a metal post impaled in his leg after he crashed a car while rushing to Bridlington to see his daughter because he suspected she had meningitis, a court has heard.In the early...
View ArticleGoing festive in Nafferton
A Christmas fair at All Saints Church in Nafferton raised about £580 towards the upkeep of the church.The event, entitled All Saints Church Goes Festive, included cake and gift stalls, books, plants...
View ArticleCops find drugs in car search
POLICE found cannabis during a routing check on a car containing four men.The drugs were discovered by officers manning a patrol car just before midnight on Saturday December 8.A police spokeswoman...
View ArticleKelleythorpe plan passed
COUNCILLORS on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council this week approved a planning application for a proposed £800,000 refurbishment of Driffield’s Kelleythorpe household recycling site.Contractors will...
View ArticleBurglar was armed
A SERIAL burglar armed with a crowbar was tied to a fence after being caught red-handed trying to break into a rural home.Dean Harris, 42, never expected to see Glen Joyce return to his house in Main...
View ArticleRoadworks on A164
Works to construct 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 despite the...
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