Deal signed for fast broadband
Superfast fibre broadband will be rolled out to more than 42,000 homes and businesses in the East Riding within the next three years as a result of a multi-million partnership between East Riding of...
View ArticleHow to safely use a car park
Traffic officials have refused to provide a walkway across the busy child unfriendly Cross Hill car park - claiming that “it is the responsibility of drivers and pedestrians to be aware of each...
View ArticleThieves raid cricket club
Humberside Police are investigating the theft of maintenance equipment from a village cricket club.Between 11am on Sunday 15 September to 5pm on Monday 16 September unknown offenders broke into Beeford...
View ArticlePouring cash into care
A coffee morning held in aid of Macmillan has raised £1,000 for the cancer care charity.The event took place at the Driffield Community Centre on Saturday 21 September as part of Macmillan’s World’s...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police release more details of B1248 crash victims
North Yorkshire police have released further information about the two men and one woman killed in a tragic accident on the B1248 between Wetwang and Malton, yesterday.The collision happened at around...
View ArticleRecord crowds for Christmas festival
Beverley’s much anticipated Festival of Christmas took place at the weekend attracting record crowds of around 60,000 according to organisers.This year’s festival was opened by Strictly Come Dancing...
View ArticleEast Riding primary schools top class
Primary schools in the East Riding have achieved joint top place in the Yorkshire and Humber region for their Key Stage 2 results.The results show an improved performance, which has taken the East...
View ArticleInspector refuses planning appeal
A government planning inspector has dismissed an appeal to build three new homes on land to the rear of 23 Middle Street South, Driffield.The appeal had been lodged by Miss Sally Dixon following...
View ArticleOrgan donations plea
The NHS Blood and Transplant section is urging residents in the Driffield area to discuss organ donations with their families.It is asking people to tell their families this Christmas that they want to...
View ArticleMISSING: Garden birds Concerned people in Northern England left wondering...
Worried members of the public have been calling the RSPB’s wildlife experts in their droves this month as concerns grow about the lack of birds in gardens. People looking forward to the familiar sight...
View ArticleStorms: RNLI in action
Several boats snapped their mooring lines as a severe storm hit the South Coast.In extreme weather the RNLI’s principal task is to save lives but when moored vessels break free there is a risk to...
View ArticleVideo: “Backlogged Britain” At Breaking Point With Flooding
The worst weather on record has left “Backlogged Britain” in a state of despair as 5,000 properties are damaged and insurance claims professionals are forced into working 80 hour weeks.The Met Office...
View ArticleBake off cookery competition
Amateur chefs and bakers are being encouraged to waste no time in entering a food leftovers Bake Off cookery competition.East Riding of Yorkshire Council has teamed up with the county’s only...
View ArticleTV Licensing: We won’t be mailing 9,000 customers in Driffield this year
More than 9,000 households across Driffield are part of a UK-wide initiative by TV Licensing to deliver better value for the Licence Fee payer, by reducing the number of paper TV Licences issued. With...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hospital theatre singer is 'Kim-tastic' tonic for our talent competition
Hospital worker Carina "Kim" Galsim - or 'Kim-tastic Funtastic' to her friends - wants to swap the operating theatre for a showbiz theatre.And Carina is hoping to prove she's just the tonic to win our...
View ArticleTeam GB lead the way in New Year Honours list
Britain’s first ever Tour de France cyclist, a cutler to the Queen with 76 years under his belt and the director of an agricultural show are among the Yorkshire recipients of New Year’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Croupier training for new jobs at £3m revamped Grosvenor Casino Leeds...
Play your cards right and you could soon have a licence to thrill with croupier training underway to fill new jobs after a £3m revamp at Grosvenor Casino Leeds Westgate.And you don't need to be a maths...
View ArticleScammers applying for fake mortgages on empty homes in Yorkshire
A criminal gang is carrying out an elaborate property scam by targeting unsuspecting Yorkshire home owners.North Yorkshire Police have released a warning after an increase in fraudsters using...
View ArticleHere's how you can help to defend a free British media
Today is your last chance to stand up and defend a free British press - and your right to know.In an age of fake websites, internet trolls and unregulated social media driven by faceless global...
View ArticleYou're most likely to drink drive if you work in one of these professions
Construction workers are at high risk of being caught drink driving, according to new research.Analysis from insurance comparison site Moneysupermarket found that five of every 1,000 scaffolders and...
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