Hefty fine for bikers
TWO motorbike enthusiasts caught racing along Wolds roads at speeds reaching 86mph and at times more have together been fined more than £1,000.The pair were caught by video camera mounted on an...
View ArticleBusinessman died in head on smash
A BUSINESSMAN took an overdose of pain killers before the 4x4 he was driving along the A614 crashed head on into an articulated lorry, an inquest has heard.Paul Alan James Topsham, 44, of Main Street,...
View Article‘i don’t care if the police shoot me’
AN alcoholic went berserk and threatened to commit “suicide by cop” after taking a knife to see his ex-wife in the hope an armed police marksman would be called to the scene and shoot him.Adrian...
View ArticleOpen verdict on car crash victim
A BUSINESSMAN took an overdose of pain killers before the 4x4 he was driving along the A614 crashed head on into an articulated lorry, an inquest has heard.Paul Alan James Topham, 44, of Main Street,...
View ArticleOffender entered building
An unknown offender or offenders have entered a detached outbuilding in Elmswell.The property was approached between February 24 and February 27 and physical force was used to open the door.A search...
View ArticleTheft from garden
A childs scooter was stolen from the rear garden of a house on Wykeham Close, Driffield overnight between February 25 and February 26.The scooter is described as being black with green handlebars and...
View ArticleMan hurt in smash
A 20 year old man was injured when a petrol tanker and van were involved in a collision near Octon yesterday, Wednesday.The accident happened at 7.30am at the Octon Roundabout on the B1249 Staxton to...
View ArticleF.ocus Group photography exhibition opens at Sewerby Hall, Bridlington, East...
The 2012 exhibition of work from F.ocus Photographic group of Bridlington was formerly opened on Saturday by councillor Mrs Kay West, Madam Chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.Harry...
View ArticleSave Our Swans!
SAVE Our Swans! - that is what the Driffield Times & Post has asked a power company to do by helping to stop the majestic birds flying into and being killed by overhead cables near the town’s...
View ArticleSupport for demolition
DRIFFIELD town council has decided not to lodge an objection against a plans to demolish the Methodist Church and replace it with a new building.Several councillors have voiced grave concerns over the...
View ArticleGypsy to fight efforts to have him evicted
A GYPSY has vowed to fight plans to evict him from his own plot of land in a Wolds village declaring that he does not want to cause any trouble.And Irish traveller Anthony Quinn has strenuously denied...
View ArticleGarden Guru - Seed Sewing
Our gardening expert, Kev Riley, talks through a number of basic gardening tips,In this video he gives a few tips on seed sewing. If you have any gardening questions or any particular videos that you...
View ArticleGarden Guru - Seed Sewing
Our gardening expert, Kev Riley, talks through a number of basic gardening tips,In this video he gives a few tips on seed sewing. If you have any gardening questions or any particular videos that you...
View ArticleKeane to help alcoholics
A RECOVERING alcoholic is trying to set up a help group to fill what he perceives to be a gap in the provision of support for people battling alcoholism in the region.And his bid to help overcome thier...
View ArticleNew vicar’s induction
The Rev Andrew Ison has been inducted as the new vicar of All Saints’ Church, Driffield, with St Mary’s, Little Driffield, and St Peter’s Church, Langtoft, with Foxholes, St Nicholas Butterwick, Cottam...
View ArticleYour say on rural issues
PEOPLE who live in villages around Driffield are to be given the chance to voice their opinion about issues which affect their daily lives.A series of fact finding meetings have been organiseed in...
View ArticleBurglary at house
POLICE are investigating a burglary that happened at a house on Eastgate South, Driffield between 9.55am and 12.20pm on Wednesday April 18.Various DVDs, Playstation 2 games and gold cufflinks were...
View ArticleFuel theft denied
A MAN has denied stealing more than £17,000 from a Foxholes fuel company.Sean Perry, 29, has pleaded not guilty to taking £17,638.33 from Watson Wood Fuels and will stand trial at York Crown Court on...
View ArticleSchool places set
Parents and carers of children starting primary school in September have been told which school their child will be attending.East Riding of Yorkshire Council received 3,186 applications for places at...
View ArticleWoman dies in East Yorkshire crash
A WOMAN has died in a crash involving a Ministry of Defence goods vehicle.Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision which happened don the A161, one mile south of Swinefleet, near Goole at...
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