Super students’ council
At Driffield School we have an active Executive Students’ Council whose role involves gathering ideas from the student body, to bring about positive outcomes for the school.Throughout a typical year,...
View ArticleGeography rocks at coastal field trip
Geography lessons are so much more fun when you can get out of the classroom and, as our Y8 students recently discovered, the East Yorkshire coastline is the perfect place for a field trip.From caves,...
View ArticleSchool visit a real page turner
A children’s author visited Garton-on-the-Wolds Primary School to spend a day teaching youngsters about story writing.Christina Butler, who has written stories including One Snowy Night, led workshops...
View ArticleChildren’s park gets funding
Almost £30,000 has been donated to a playing field project in Leconfield.The Leconfield Playing Field Association (PFA) has secured £27,177 in funding from the Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant...
View ArticleCommissioner visits Driffield
Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Grove will be visiting Driffield today, Thursday May 9, to visit the local policing team and tour the area to see the work going on to reduce crime.The visit is...
View ArticlePolice launch DVD against hate crime
Community Cohesion Officers are spreading the word that Humberside Police will not tolerate Hate Crime - and nor should anyone else.A short film by Polish production company Astor Productions, has been...
View ArticleBonfire out of hand on bank holiday
A bonfire got out of control and spread to bushes in Driffield on Bank Holiday Monday.A call was received by the emergency services at 10.11pm and the fire officers from Driffield Fire Station were on...
View ArticleFestival springs into action
Traditional May Day festivities were kept alive this year at North Frodingham’s annual springtime celebration.The school’s 64 pupils turned out to enjoy the sunshine and May pole dancing on Wednesday 1...
View ArticleIt’s not a dog’s life for rescue collies
A talk will take place about the importance of Border Collies at the Robert Fuller Gallery in Thixendale.Staff, including Nap the dog, from the York based Border Collie Rescue, will attend the meeting...
View ArticleSelby RUFC’s triumphant return home
Selby RUFC were given a heroes welcome after returning home from Twickenham with a trophy win.Over 1,000 Selebians travelled down to the capital for the crucial clash with Drybrook and they were not...
View ArticleVeteran shares war time tales
A World War Two veteran who served in the 466 Squadron of the RAF based in Driffield has written about his memories of his time in service.Ronald Last, 91, served in the squadron from October 1943...
View ArticleTeam manager championed
Celebrations were held at Tuesday night’s East Riding Chairman’s Awards for the winners, including one from DriffieldDavid Pinder, who manages Driffield Junior Football Club, took an award for...
View ArticleBrewing up a fund raising success
A fund raiser for Christian Aid will be held at St Nicholas’ Church Gardens.On Saturday 11 May, from 10.30am until 4pm, the tea and coffee event will take place at the gardens in Holme Church Lane,...
View ArticleMP’s ambulance response time campaign session
As part of his campaign to improve the Emergency Ambulance Response Times in Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart MP will be hosting a drop-in event at Withernsea’s Meridian Centre this...
View ArticleMan ‘sorry’ for breaking limit
Police recorded a man driving at speeds of 80 miles an hour along the A166, magistrates heard.Ashley George Nicholas Beasley, 24, of Eastgate South, Driffield admitted before Bridlington magistrates to...
View ArticleRecreation club to be rescued
A parish council are set to take over the running of a well-loved recreation centre.At the annual parish meeting of Nafferton Parish Council, on Wednesday 1 May, a crowd of around 50 people gathered...
View ArticleSpecial guests to visit Beverley Minster on Sunday
Beverley Minster welcomes two special guests this Sunday to commemorate a truly remarkable man.The Bishop of Beverley and the Dean of York will be preaching at services to celebrate the life of the 8th...
View ArticleVIDEO: £15,000 earmarked for Driffield town centre revitalisation bid
Driffield Town Council has agreed to ringfence up to £15,000 to help bankroll a series of projects aimed at injecting new life into the town centre.The authority earmarked £10,000 for town centre...
View ArticleHumberside police and crime commissioner visits Driffield
As part of a tour around the neighbourhood policing teams of Humberside, police and crime commissioner, Matthew Grove paid a visit to Driffield.In an interview with the Times & Post Mr Grove...
View ArticleWanted Driffield man flown back to Britain
A WANTED man has been flown back to Britain to face justice after being on the run for six years for crimes in Bridlington.An international arrest warrant was issued for Conrad Sanderson, 50, of...
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