Fortnightly wheelie bin collections to start very soon
Green wheelie bins in the Driffield area will be emptied once every two weeks from May 7 - a move which affects around 10,000 resdients.Households will receive letters in early May from East Riding of...
View ArticleCity Health Care Partnership signs up to Humber Skills Pledge
City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP) has signed up to the Humber Skills Pledge as part of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The Pledge offers six ways in which businesses can invest in...
View ArticleForecourt row led to assault
A man who drove into another man on a filling station forecourt in a dispute over a suspected fake £1 coin has been ordered by a court to pay out more than £300.Danial Jordan Gaunt, 22, of Priestgate,...
View ArticleHannah’s parents call removal of roadside danger
The parents of a teenage motorist who lost her life after her car hit a telegraph pole and weather station are campaigning to have the structures permanently removed.Hannah Lodge, 18, died when her...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Leconfield collision
Police are seeking witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision involving an 20-year-old motorcyclist.Kieran Steven Lovell, 20, of Cranswick Close, Leconfield had been travelling towards Beverley...
View ArticleScarecrow fest gets into gear
Preparations for an annual scarecrow festival are well underway with organisers hoping for another successful year.The Wetwang Scarecrow Festival will run from Saturday 25 May until Sunday 2 June.The...
View ArticleResidents invited to yearly council meet
The annual parish meeting of a council will be held next week.Driffield Town Council are set to hold the meeting at the Council Chamber Community Centre, in Mill Street, Driffield.It will begin at 7pm...
View ArticleCouncil road show to answer queries
Residents are invited to attend a council run road show concerning changes to housing and council tax benefit.The changes, made in April 2013, may affect residents of working age who are on a means...
View ArticleCrafty fund raiser set to go ahead
An exhibition displaying an array of quilts will take place in All Saints Church in Kilham.The Kilham Quilters are holding their bi-annual exhibition on the weekend of Saturday 11 May from 10am to...
View ArticleSummer courses for adult education
East Riding of Yorkshire Council are offering a range of adult education courses this summer in Driffield.Courses, run by East Riding Council’s adult education service in the town include cake...
View Article4000 litres of red diesel siphoned
Humberside Police are investigating the theft of red diesel from a farm at Burton Fleming.Between 9pm on Wednesday 17 April and 8am on Thursday 18 April the padlock was removed from a tank of which...
View ArticleBurton Agnes barn in arson attack
An arson attach has been carried out on a barn at Burton Agnes.Around 11pm on Sunday 14 April 2013 unknown people approached an open-sided farm barn and set fire to the bales of straw causing the barn...
View ArticleMotor cycle stolen from village farm
Berween 7pm on Tuesday 16 April and 6.30am on Wednesday 17 April a non-running motorcycle was stolen from a shed at a farm in Rudston.The bike is described as a blue Aquila Tuareg 600 Wind Trail...
View ArticleStore broken into through the roof
Humberside Police are investigating an incident which saw unknown offenders enter Driffield’s Lidl supermarket whilst it was closed via a hole in the roof.Overnight between 9pm on Monday 15 April and...
View ArticleThieves target outbuildings
Humberside Police are investigating the burglary on Southwood Mews, Driffield.During the early hours of Friday 19 April a summer house in the rear garden of a property on Southwood Mews was broken...
View ArticleBurglary at town home
Four suspects have been arrested following a burglary at a property in Driffield.On Friday 19 April a property in Auchinleck Close was entered through the front door. Car keys and other items were...
View ArticleCelebrate spring at Southburn
Celebrate the arrival of spring with Southburn Archeological Museum (SAM) at JSR Southburn, near Driffield on Saturday 4 May.Enjoy performances by the Makara Morris team whilst youngsters take part in...
View ArticleHonda motorcycle stolen from village
Between 1.30pm on Friday 19 April and Saturday 20 April a black and white Honda CBR125R was stolen from the driveway of house in Beeford.If you have any information contact the police quoting 1969440.
View ArticlePresenter ties the knot at historic hall
Burton Agnes Hall has a well earned reputation for being one of the country’s finest stately homes and now it has provided the perfect setting for the wedding of a familiar face off the...
View ArticlePupils wind back time for evacuee experience
A day of enacting the experiences of children evacuated during World War Two was enjoyed by youngsters at Driffield Junior School.The year three pupils came to school dressed in clothes similar to...
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