Motorcycle stolen
A Motorcycle was stolen from house in Brandesburton overnight on January 2 when someone got into the rear garden via a secured gate while the resident was at home.The thief knocked the lock off the...
View ArticlePolice make arrest
POLICE said they arrested an aggressive male for allegedly assaulting a member of staff at the Mariners Arms, Eastgate, DriffieldThe incident happened on Monday January 14 when a male who was in drink...
View ArticleSchool closures due to snow
SCHOOLS in the local area will close this afternoon due to disruptions caused by snow.Langtoft Primary School will close at 1pm this afternoon, and parents of pupils at Kilham Primary School can...
View ArticleAll credit to the union
THE Hull and East Yorkshire Credit Union looks set to open an office in Market Walk – after the town council agreed to reduce its rent demand.Councillors last week agreed to levy an hourly charge of...
View ArticleMindless vandalism
POLICE have launched an investigation following an attack of mindless damage to a garden display on Meadow Road, Driffield.Vandals struck late at night on Wednesday January 2 when they approached trees...
View ArticleFarm was raided
EQUIPMENT was stolen during a burglary at a farm in Haisthorpe between Friday January 4 and Thursday 10 when someone crossed a paddock and approached outbuildings at rear of the farm.An outbuilding...
View ArticleHowden’s R.100
The small market town of Howden grew up close to the rivers Ouse and Derwent. Walter Skirlaw, who flourished about 1390, built a very great and large steeple to the church that if there happened by...
View ArticleA taste of college life
The Minster for Skills, Matthew Hancock MP, has paid a visit to the East Riding to discuss key issues in further education.Mr Hancock visited East Riding College in Beverley on Friday January 11.Along...
View ArticleMotors were stolen
NINE electric motors have been stolen from outbuildings near Carfoss Airfield, Brandesburton.The crime happened between Tuesday January 8 and Thursday 10 when two men in a van were seen acting...
View ArticleShock adverts expose ‘nasties’
A ground-breaking new campaign exposing the ‘hidden nasties’ in everyday foods and helping people to be ‘food smart’ was launched earlier this week by Public Health Minister Anna Soubry.Graphic new...
View ArticleChristmas campaign
A TOTAL of 885 people were stopped and breathalysed in Driffield and the surrounding area as part of the Humberside Police Christmas Drink and Drug Driving Campaign 2012.324 of these people were tested...
View ArticleAsian connection
The latest café case mini display at Beverley’s Treasure House has now opened.Drawing on the South East Asia Museum collections in the University of Hull, the exhibition looks specifically at Thailand...
View ArticleThe lights fantastic
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has made an energy saving of more than 510,000 units so far in 2012/13 as part of street lighting changes that will reduce carbon emissions and lower costs.The street...
View ArticleCancer help
Prostate Cancer UK is urging people to support its new campaign and help crack prostate cancer once and for all.The Sledgehammer Fund will run until the end of March, and aims to generate cash to help...
View ArticleMr Frank Blakey
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, 28th January 28 for Mr Frank Blakey, who died peacefully at Glenfield Rest Home, Driffield, on January 17. He was 93.The service was...
View ArticleKeldgate re-opens today says council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is aiming to reopen Keldgate to motorists and the travelling public today (Friday) morning after Yorkshire Water complete repair works to the public sewer.The road has...
View ArticleGet down to business
More than 120 local business representatives attended the second in a series of four events organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Federation of Small Businesses to help support and...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched after man’s body is found in Full Sutton house
A MURDER investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered at a house in Full Sutton.It comes after a call was made to police about the safety of a resident at Whisker Cottage. Following...
View ArticleStolen quad bikes
TWO men have admitted handling a stolen off-road quad bike targeted at Kilham near Driffield.Benjamin Barnes, 26, and Jeffrey Lister, 26, admitted one charge of handling the stolen 4X4 taken from a...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Angry scenes at court as convicted sex offencer jailed for...
ANGRY scenes erupted at Hull Crown Court today (Friday February 8) as a convicted sex offender from Burton Agnes was jailed for blasting a 20-bore shotgun through the living room window of a house...
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