Cut drivers a bit of slack says councillor
TOWN councillor Paul Rounding has called on parking wardens to give motorists a little leeway before handing out tickets in pay and display car parks.He believes so called “civil enforcement officers”...
View ArticleFree fuel event
As fuel prices continue to rise, local Vauxhall dealer, Evans Halshaw in Beverley, is helping motorists cut the costs of buying a new vehicle with a free fuel event until February 17. To help make...
View ArticleVehicle vandalised
On Wednesday February 3, a Grey Mercedes Benz Hatchback was damaged on Allotment Lane, Driffield.It had been left securely parked for 15 minutes in the parking area near the playing field. When the...
View ArticlePerfume stolen
Perfume was stolen from the Superdrug store, Middle Street South, Driffield, at 12.45pm on Sunday February 6 when a male and female entered the store and went to the cosmetics and perfumes display.They...
View ArticleBusiness is blooming after 55 years
BEVERLEY’S Glenholme Florists are celebrating 55 blooming years in business.The business was founded in 1958 by Dennis Glenton as a nursery, growing as well as selling flowers and plants.The fruit and...
View ArticleCouncillors offer support
The villages of Nafferton and Kilham are two parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire Council East Wolds and Coastal Ward which, along with Burton Fleming, are experiencing problems as a result of the...
View ArticleRallying call to help homeless
The youth homelessness charity SASH is calling for more volunteers in Beverley to come forward for a new project to help keep young homeless people safe at night. The charity prevents young people from...
View ArticleGarage burglary
GOODS worth hundreds of pounds were taken by burglars in Kilham.Overnight on Sunday February 6, someone forced entry into two garages at the back of properties on East Street, Kilham. Once inside the...
View ArticleFour crime meetings
Matthew Grove is to hold four public meetings in early March to hear the public’s views on his Police and Crime Plan. There will be one meeting in each local authority area. Matthew’s Police and Crime...
View ArticleNo to York railway link
THE idea of re-instating a railway link between Beverley and York is “very clearly currently unaffordable”, Driffield town council has been told.Campaigners believe that re-opening the long defunct...
View ArticleCommunity gritting scheme
DRIFFIELD Town Council is poised to launch a committy gritting scheme in a bid to combat the hazards created by snow.Volunteers are being sought who would be willing to shovel away snow from paths and...
View ArticleMusical youngsters
YOUNG songsters from Hutton Cranswick have impressed audiences whilst performing with tens of thousands of other school pupils from across the country.Members of the Hutton Cranswick Primary School...
View ArticleRecycling permits
Residents needing permits to use the council’s 10 household recycling sites need should renew them in the next few weeks.The permits enable residents to use their commercial type vehicles to take...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Woman dies after car crashes with tree at Fraisthorpe
A WOMAN had died after the car she was driving was involved in a collision with a tree at Fraisthorpe this morning (Monday February 18).Police, paramedics and the fire service were called to the scene...
View ArticleKarin Foss (formerly Rhodes)
A FUNERAL service was held at St Mary’s Church, Little Driffield, on Friday for Mrs Karin Foss (formerly Rhodes), of Middle Street North, Driffield, who died in Hull Royal Infirmary on January 27. She...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Victim of road crash was 28-year-old Bridlington woman
POLICE have confirmed that the victim of a fatal road crash at Fraisthorpe this morning (Monday February 18) was a 28-year-old woman from Bridlington.The victim was driving north along the A165 towards...
View ArticleDecision to block extension
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has blocked proposals to extend a house which stands within a Drifield Conservation area.Mr Stuart Elvidge lodged an appeal after the East Riding of Yorkshire Council...
View ArticleBike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats
Students Matthew Neal, Matthew Gelsthorpe and James Webb will be undertaking a mammoth Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride from June 24 to July 5 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Matthew Neal...
View ArticleFlag finalists to be revealed
THE FINALISTS of a county-wide competition are set to be announced next week.Six candidates who entered the competition to design the East Riding flag have been selected and will be announced on Monday...
View ArticleAppeal over bid for turbines near village
A DECISION to refuse permission for six wind turbines to be built near Burton Agnes is to be appealed.East Riding of Yorkshire Council had turned down the application to build the 330 foot turbines at...
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