Greggs plans face public opposition
Over 300 concerned members of the public have acted against budget bakery Greggs coming onto the town’s high street.360 Driffield residents and shoppers have put pen to paper and signed a petition...
View ArticleHeather is welcomed as new civic leader
Town councillor Heather Venter was on Tuesday handed the official chains of office to mark the start of her year as the new mayor of Driffield.Outgoing mayor Coun Joan Cooper relinquished the post...
View ArticleDrumming up a great day of learning
The ex-drummer from the Beautiful South helped youngsters at Northfield Infants School to learn through music.Gary Hammond visited the school, in Southfield Close, Driffield, and spent the day teaching...
View ArticleCreative students craft furniture
Construction students at East Riding College have brightened up their campus with a summer display of bespoke garden furniture.The joinery learners designed and built items including a gazebo, shed and...
View ArticleEx mayor hits out at “rude councillors”
Former Driffield mayor Coun Mrs Joan Cooper used her outgoing speech to take a side swipe at a handful of fellow councillors who she branded as petty.During the annual mayor making ceremony, at which...
View ArticleWoman uninjured after Kirkburn collision
POLICE received a call today at 9.13am today (Wednesday 15 May) reporting a single vehicle road traffic collision on the A614 in Kirkburn, Driffield.A blue Ford S-Max Zetec is believed to have left the...
View ArticleCharity day for hospice funds
A hospice is inviting residents of the town to take part in a fund raising day in May.Dove House Hospice will hold a special one-day fund raiser on Friday 24 May. Anyone can get involved and hold a...
View ArticleMrs Edith May Waddington
A funeral service was held at Octon Crematorium on Friday May 10 for Mrs Edith May Waddington of Bessingby Hall Nursing Home, where she died on April 28 aged 94 years.Edith was born in Cherry Burton...
View ArticleInternet surfing deemed safe at primary school
A Beverley primary school has become the first school in the town to be awarded a prestigious e-safety award.St Mary’s CE Primary School on Eden Road, Beverley, are also the second school in the whole...
View ArticleLiberal Democrats
A lively discussion at the recent Beverley and Holderness Liberal Democrat Association meeting was led by Ben Jones and colleague.Ben chairs the national working party on Europe. Members were given a...
View ArticleEquestrian shop holds trade-in day
An equestrian shop is holding a trade-in day this weekend and is inviting people from the Driffield area to make the most of it.Trade in Day.Robinsons Equestrian will give customers a £10 discount on...
View ArticleStudent council welcome police official
Members of the Student Executive Council recently welcomed Matthew Grove, the new Humberside Police & Crime Commissioner, to the school for a fact-finding visit. Tom Baker, Y13 and Daisy Noble, Y9,...
View ArticleProlific house burglar is jailed for six years
East Yorkshire’s most prolific house burglar has been jailed for six years after being caught targeting homes in Beverley and Lund.Christopher Harrison, 30, stole £286 in a sneak-in burglary from...
View ArticleDedicated duo raise money
A pair of young fund raisers collected £343 in aid of a cancer charity.Sophie Osman and Clare Ison, both aged 10 and from Driffield, held a bake sale at Driffield Leisure Centre in aid of Cancer...
View ArticleMan denies a wounding charge
A Driffield man has appeared at Bridlington Magistrates Court to deny a charge of wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm on another man.James Rivard, 23, of Easingwood Way, is charged with...
View ArticleSigned football to be auctioned
A signed match football from Hull City FC is set to be auctioned off in aid of Kings Mill Special School.The ball was donated by Hall Brothers Fuels Limited.Raffle tickets for the auction can be bought...
View ArticlePicnic raises tasty total
Pupils and staff at a primary school grabbed the chance to enjoy the nice weather and held a teddy bears’ picnic.Nursery and reception year students from Garton on the Wolds Primary School enjoyed a...
View ArticleA sweet taste of success for cook
The school cook at Nafferton Primary School has been awarded a long service award.Kathryn Blackburn started her time at the local authority in 1987 at Driffield Northfield Infants School. She began at...
View ArticleDriffield fire melts cash machine
Children and adults were evacuated from the Bell Hotel in Driffield after flames reaching eight-foot in height began to engulf the Santander bank in Market PlaceOn Saturday 18 May the emergency...
View ArticleRaising money for village
A charity auction is set to be held in aid of a village hall and pre-school.On Saturday 15 June the Wetwang Charity Auction will be held in Wetwang Village Hall and is set to be hosted by auctioneers...
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