Police to stop river jumping
Humberside Police have put out a warning to youngsters who may be tempted to try river jumping during the warm weather.Pc Steve Wilson said: “Due to the recent warm weather we have had a lot of kids...
View ArticleCharles and Camilla make historic visit to Bugthorpe
Cheering crowds welcomed the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to Bugthorpe on Tuesday on a hugely historic day for the village and the monarchy.Around 400 flag waving supporters flocked to the...
View ArticlePetrol cap concealed drugs
A man has been charged after being found in possession of heroin and crack cocaine.On the afternoon of Sunday 7 July a driver was stopped by police on the A614 near Burton Agnes.A drug stop search was...
View ArticleThieves target farmhouse sheds
Overnight on Monday 22 July thieves approached the rear garden of a farmhouse on Chruch Street, Kilham.Entering the garden via a communal driveway, the offenders then broke into two sheds.A bicycle was...
View ArticleShed burglary investigated
Police are hunting for information following two shed burglaries in nearby villages.Overnight on Thursday 11 July an SIP compressor was stolen from a shed on Howe Lane, Nafferton.A police spokeswoman...
View ArticleMachinery theft probe
Police are investigating the theft of a quadbike from a farm near North Frodingham.Overnight on Monday 8 July a Green Yamaha 4 x 4 Grizzly 300 quad bike was stolen from a secure outbuilding on a farm...
View ArticleNine burglaries in 36 hours
Humberside Police have issued warning letters to 500 Driffield residents following a string of nine burglaries over a 36 hour period in the town.Highfield Avenue, Lockwood Street, Wold View Road, St...
View ArticleCollision blocks road
A Driffield road was blocked for just over an hour yesterday after a car and lorry collided.A white Renault truck and a blue Vauxhall Astra collided on the corner of York Road and Westgate at around...
View ArticleOffence blamed on tiredness
A man who drove a van without care and attention blamed his erratic driving on being ‘tired’.Alex Paul Hepworth, 25, of Coverdale, Hull admitted to driving a vehicle without due care and attention on...
View ArticleArgument led to offences
A trio of driving offences were committed by a woman who was trying to escape an argument with her partner, a court heard.Samantha Hutton, 21, of Mill Street, Driffield admitted before magistrates to...
View ArticlePolice hunt for exceptionally dangerous sex attacker Adam Mark who absconded...
An exceptionally dangerous man who absconded from prison continues to be sought today.Adam Mark was serving a life-sentence after being convicted in 1996 of three rapes and one attempted rape of women...
View ArticlePair deny drugs claims
Allegations against a Bridlington woman claim she is connected with supplying over 50 grammes of Class A drugs.On Wednesday 31 July Miss Margaret Mullen, 38, of Wellington Road, Bridlington denied an...
View Article‘Dangerously over the limit’
A man drove dangerously and over the legal alcohol limit along the A614 at Driffield, a court has heard.Andrew Brian Nicholson, 56, of First Avenue, Liversage, admitted to driving a vehicle with 69...
View ArticleThieves target allotments
Humberside Police are searching for information after sheds at a Driffield allotment site were broken into.Sheds were targeted by thieves on the Allotment sited on Allotment Lane during the evening of...
View ArticleCost of rural crime falls nearly 20%, but still costs UK £42.3m
New figures from leading rural insurer NFU Mutual reveal rural theft cost an estimated £42.3 million during 2012 across the UK– an annual fall of 19.7% in ‘agri-crime’ year-on-year.Driving this...
View ArticleNew CCTV Still released of suspected offender in Beverley jewellers armed...
Detective investigating the armed robbery at a Beverley Jewellers on Tuesday have released a CCTV still of the second offender in a bid to locate the clothing worn during the robbery. Raiders escaped...
View ArticleSpace rocks - Chunk of Yorkshire’s “Hambleton Meteorite” is going to auction
A large chunk of Yorkshire’s “Hambleton Meteorite” is going to auction at Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers on 20 August. Discovered near Thirsk in 2005 by Rob and Irene Elliott, the Hambleton meteorite is...
View ArticleAngler fined £750 after threatening a fisheries enforcement officer
A Hull angler has been fined a total of £750 after he became aggressive towards a fisheries enforcement officer. Richard Sykes, 39, of Hopewell Road, Hull, was sentenced today at Beverley Magistrates’...
View ArticleVideo: Chris Clubley auctioneers hosts popular militaria sale
Militaria buffs turned out in force on Saturday for a special auction hosted by Chris Clubley and Co. The event was staged at Melbourne Village Hall, near Pocklington, and featured a wide variety of...
View ArticleA sensational summer event
Driffield’s Sensation Summer is proving a real hit after the successful first Sensational Saturday Maker Market in July received glowing reviews from traders and public alike.Word has spread and the...
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