Plea hearing
A BEEFORD man has appeared at Hull Crown Court after being accused of performing a sex act on himself while trying to touch a horse rider. Rodney James Walker, 42, of Main Street, appeared before Judge...
View ArticleBook review: Children’s books selection for Christmas 2012
Christmas is coming and Santa has more than a few surprises up his very wide sleeves this year... including a sackful of sparkling books. From those early years of discovery to the more discerning...
View ArticleBook review: The Prisoner of Brenda by Bateman
Meet Mystery Man... owner of a Belfast crime bookshop, partner of long-suffering Alison, father of Page (well, his dad is a bookseller), son of a homicidal/suicidal woman, and a truly amazing...
View ArticleBook review: When I Fall In Love by Miranda Dickinson
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a Miranda Dickinson book...To be honest, the festive season doesn’t much feature in When I Fall In Love despite its snow-covered jacket, but as a glass of...
View ArticleMargery Woodcock
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, December 3 for Mrs Margery Woodcock of Mill Falls, Driffield who died suddenly in hospital on November 24. She was 84.The service...
View ArticleMollie Potter
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Friday, December 7 for Mrs Mollie Potter, of Northfield Road, Driffield who died peacefully in hospital on 28th November. She was 79.The...
View ArticleFrank Harrison
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Wednesday, December 5 for Mr Frank Harrison, of Mill Falls, Driffield, who died peacefully in hospital on November 24. He was 84.The service...
View ArticlePlease aid Barnardo’s
Winter woollies are flying off the shelves at Driffield’s Barnardo’s shop - leading to an urgent appeal for more donations of stock. The children’s charity has experienced a surge in demand for winter...
View ArticleBook review: The King’s Concubine by Anne O’Brien
In the male-written history books, Alice Perrers was little more than a whore ... an unscrupulous, greedy and manipulative woman of humble origins who became one of the most powerful figures at the...
View ArticleBarry Merry Christmas
ONCE again, Barry and Lesley Greenlaw have decorated their Skerne Road, Driffield, house with thousands of lights to raise money for charity.This year’s donations will go to Cancer Research UK.The...
View ArticleBook review: Around Preston by David Hindle
If the winter weather traps you indoors this Christmas, why not take a virtual trip to the amazing countryside surrounding Preston? Around Preston is a Lancashire extravaganza published to commemorate...
View ArticleBook review: A Cat, a Hat and a Piece of String by Joanna Harris
It takes a wicked and powerful imagination to conjure up stories like Chocolat, the best-selling book which was turned into an equally seductive film, so expect something deliciously different in...
View ArticleBook review: If Wet In Church Hall by Terry Hamilton
Clouds of cigarette smoke, battered old typewriters hammering away, piles of old newspapers and phones constantly ringing for attention... Semi-retired national and regional newspaper journalist Terry...
View ArticleLight up a life
Councillor Margaret Pinder, Mayor of Beverley, will be lighting up Tesco Beverley’s Light Up a Life Christmas tree on Saturday December 22.Throughout December, Tesco customers have been making a £1...
View ArticleBook review: Wartime Brides by Lizzie Lane
Drama and romance prove a compelling combination in Lizzie Lane’s novel set in Bristol in the lean years after the Second World War.Warm and wise, funny and heartbreaking, Lane’s stirring stories never...
View ArticleHilda Storey
A service of celebration for the life of Hilda Storey of Beeford took place at St Leonard’s Church, on 29th November. She died peacefully on November 21, aged 99.The service was conducted by the Rev...
View ArticleWILLIAM (BILLY) TOWSE
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Friday, December 14 for Mr William Towse, of church Rest Houses, Westgate, Driffield, who died peacefully in The Limes on December 6. He was...
View ArticleDerek John Pryor
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Wednesday, December 12 for Mr Derek John Pryor of Angus Drive, Driffield, who died peacefully at home on December 5. He was 77.The service...
View ArticleMargaret Elizabeth Boyes
A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Friday December 14 for Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Boyes, of Southfield Road, Driffield, who died peacefully on the December 4 in the Beverley...
View ArticleReduce Non- Emergency Callouts says MP
Last month, following a Freedom of Information request to the Yorkshire Ambulance Service that showed only 48% of emergency calls in Mid Holderness being met under the eight-minute guideline, Graham...
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