Over 500 parking tickets for Driffield
THOUSANDS of pounds have been generated from parking tickets issued in Driffield during East Riding Council’s first year of civil parking enforcement. From November 2011 to October 2012 562 penalty...
View ArticleYouth support grants available
The Youth Support Service is keen to develop and expand the amount of positive activity available to young people in the East Riding.Following a one-off donation by arvato government services, the...
View ArticleDrink driving crackdown
HUMBERSIDE Police have issued a warning to festive revellers who may consider driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol this Christmas.A spokesperson from Humberside Police said: “Intent on...
View ArticleLet’s get quizzical for Macmillan
Macmillan Cancer Support is looking for local groups and businesses in Driffield to host a quiz on February 22 to raise vital funds for the cancer charity.The Mammoth Quiz is Macmillan’s nationwide...
View ArticleCharity box theft
POLICE are probing the fheft of a charity box from the Golden River Chinese Take Away, DriffieldThe offence happened at around 9pm on Sunday December 9 when the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity Box was...
View ArticleBuswise tackles bullies
AN ADVERTISING campaign to target bullying and anti-social behaviour has been launched by the Council.The East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Buswise campaign, supported by local schools and East...
View ArticleDramatic car fire in Driffield town centre
A dramatic car fire in Driffield saw fire crews rush to a town centre car park to tackle the blaze earlier today.The fire at Cross Hill car park occurred in the early afternoon, when flames engulfed a...
View ArticleScooter stolen
THIEVES stole a child’s Osprey stunt scooter in green and blue from outside the Tesco store in Morton Lane, Beverley.The scooter was secured with a bicycle lock to the cycle rack between 1.30pm and 3pm...
View ArticleThousands for charity
THE SPIRIT of Christmas generosity abounded in Driffield this year as the town’s rotary club collected over £2000 for charity.The Santa Claus sleigh ride beat its target of £2000 with the sum of...
View ArticleA night on the TOWIE
The only way was Slimming World for reality star Mark Wright when he met Katie Trever at the weight-loss organisation’s annual awards ceremony to celebrate its most successful slimmers.Katie, who...
View ArticleFamily’s gun blast ordeal
A CONVICTED sex offender blasted a 20-bore shotgun through the living-room window of a house of those he blamed for spreading news that he was a paedophile.Two-days after Adrian Thorsby, 49, was...
View ArticleThe art of giving
Beverley gallery Creation Fine Arts and artist Nick Matson joined forces to help raise money for Dove House Hospice.An original drawing and canvas copy of the painting “Love Boat” from the recent...
View ArticleMoving on up
ONE young Nafferton couple have started the New Year in a new home.Josh Barker and Liana Ebrahimzadeh have taken the next step on the property ladder, purchasing their second home at Beal Homes’...
View ArticleHelping disabled people find work
Graham Stuart, the MP for Beverley and Holderness, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of more support for small businesses and disabled entrepreneurs that will pay for specialised equipment and...
View Article£5.000 benefit fraud
A Beverley resident has received a criminal record after admitting benefit fraud.Deborah Westmorland, aged 47, of Rosedale Walk, Beverley, appeared before Beverley Magistrates.She pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleJSR’s golden touch
Staff at Southburn-based JSR are celebrating after the company was awarded the prestigious Investors in People Gold Standard.Investors in People (IIP) Gold is a demanding standard that sets out a...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: School closures due to snow
HEAVY snowfall has caused disruption for schools this morning with several in the area closed.Kilham Primary School has announced it is closed today due to the weather, as well as Driffield Junior...
View ArticleCouncil vacancy
A VACANCY has arisen on Nafferton Parish Council.A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if 10 electors of the parish write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council at County...
View ArticlePrecept to remain same
DRIFFIELD town council has set its budget for the next financial year and decided that there should be no rise in the amount of precept it asks people to pay as part of their overall council tax...
View ArticleEquipment stolen
Valuable equipment owned by a tree surgeon has been stolen from a property on Main Street, Ulrome.The crime happened between Friday, December 29 and Friday January 4, when someone walked into the rear...
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