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Wind plan granted on appeal
A GOVERNMENT planning inpector has overturned a decision to refuse permission for a wind monitoring mast at Nafferton – despite an admission “that there would be some harm to the character and appearance of the landscape were this development to proceed.”
Plan for 23 new flats in Bridlington Road
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build 23 flats on Bridlington Road, Driffield, looks set to get the go ahead.
Drink driver was banned
A DISQUALIFIED driver who was caught drink driving just weeks before he was due to get his licence back has been warned by a court he could be facing a prison sentence.
Ponies kept in an ‘inexcusable’ state
AN INTERNATIONAL pony breeder has been told to pay £95,000 after dropping his bid to overturn a three-year ban from horse ownership after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to a colt.
High flying challenge
YOUNGSTERS in Driffield and the surrounding area have been invited to a recruitment night for the Driffield Branch of the Air Cadets.
Sport
Evening Cup
Driffield’s 1st XI lost their first game of the season to a strong Scarborough side but did not go doen without a fight.
League loses a true gent
THE FOOTBALL community is mourning the death of a long-serving local league official.
Driffield Red Lion 10 Driffield JFC 3rd 2 B. Pannhausen semi-final
DRIFFIELD Red Lion met Division Two opponents Driffield Junior FC at Allotment Lane for this semi-final clash .
Great team effort books final spot
On Saturday Driffield rufc 4th team played host to Hornsea 2nds on in the Merit League semi-final.
A holiday to remember!
Twelve members of Driffield Town Cricket Club have just returned from a holiday to remember, for very different reasons!
Lifestyle
Book review: Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
Easing yourself into a Trisha Ashley novel is rather like slipping into a comfortable – but very sparkly – pair of shoes.
Book review: The Children’s Crusade by Elliott Hall
Like an episode of TV’s Midsomer Murders, the body count starts to rise alarmingly in the final part of Elliott Hall’s chilling and futuristic Strange Trilogy.
Book review: Master and God by Lindsey Davis
Some novels impress with their research, others with their gripping storyline and others simply because they entertain.
Wolds walkers will help raise charity money
PEOPLE in Driffield are being urged to join a trek around an area of the Wolds which inspired artist David Hockney - while raising money for the Sue Ryder charity at the same time.
Highest accolade
STAFF and pupils at Luttons CP School are celebrating this week, after being awarded a prestigious ‘green flag’ in an Early Years and Key Stage One Moderation visit.
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Chapel dedication
The Bishop of Hull, the Rt Revd Richard Frith, will dedicate a new RAF Chapel at St Catherine’s Church, Leconfield, on Sunday May 6.
Revving up for work
DRIFFIELD’S new vicar has got in touch with his Dutch roots by getting on his bike.
A special delivery
A MEMORIAL plaque paying tribute to War heroes which was stolen from a village church just before Easter has been returned.
What are the qu-odds?!
2012 looks to be the year for quad lambs as a Huggate farm saw the birth of two sets of quadruplets in just two days.
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Weather for Driffield
Friday 18 May 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 8 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 8 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: North
