- Young 'lack attention for Dickens'
- Tory MPs rebel against wind farms
- Barton's Terry tweets under review
- Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
- Queen's Jubilee eve village worship
- Miliband in call over NHS reforms
- Excess alcohol 'raises cancer risk'
- Man released in missing woman probe
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship
- Police control rival demonstrations
- William begins Falklands RAF tour
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Towns regeneration contest launched
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
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Local
Police target area’s illegal drivers
UNINSURED and unlicensed drivers are the focus of a forcewide roads policing campaign being run by Humberside Police throughout February.
Society’s lifeboat lift
Yorkshire Building Society has announced that they will be raising funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 2012.
Suspended sentence
DRIVING his son to hospital whilst disqualified has landed a motorist with a suspended prison sentence.
Man in court after Mill Street incident
A DRIFFIELD man was due to appear in court today (Thursday February 2) following a domestic incident at a property on Mill Street.
Fund for Lily Rose reaches £4k
A BRAVE six-year-old girl has been granted Government funding to undergo life-saving treatment in America for a rare brain tumour.
Regional
Future sports stars find new home
A Doncaster-based charity and educator has teamed up with an internationally renowned football academy to give budding sport stars a place to call home.
Tanker strike suspended for talks
A planned strike by fuel tanker drivers in Yorkshire has been postponed to allow fresh talks in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.
United stars turn teacher for a day
South Yorkshire school pupils learned lessons with a difference after Sheffield United players and coaches attended classes to raise awareness of job opportunities in sport - and encourage respect for others.
Pair murdered 'over love affair'
Two men were murdered and then dumped in a quiet Yorkshire country lane because one of them was having an affair with a married woman, a court has heard.
A 'weld' done for girl power
Two female Rotherham college students have shown true girl power in the world of welding by securing full-time jobs after their apprenticeships.
National
Young 'lack attention for Dickens'
Modern-day children are not being educated to read with the attention span necessary for a Dickens novel, a leading expert said as the country prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the revered author.
Tory MPs rebel against wind farms
More than 100 Tory MPs have written to David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut in subsidies to onshore wind farms and more influence for local people to stop them being built.
Barton's Terry tweets under review
Footballer Joey Barton could be in trouble with the Attorney General after posting a series of comments online about John Terry ahead of his trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.
Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
Labour leaders past and present are mourning the death of millionaire Nigel Doughty, the owner of Nottingham Forest and a major party donor.
Queen's Jubilee eve village worship
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend a church service on the eve of the monarch's Diamond Jubilee anniversary.
Business
Expansion plans look set for green light
PLANS by a recession beating firm to expand their storage facilities at a Brandesburton Industrial Estate look set to be given the go ahead today.
Agricultural valuers
The 122nd AGM of the East Riding Valuers was held on January 6 at the Bell Hotel, Driffield.
Education
From ‘head’ to queen
Christine Bennison has been made ‘queen for a day’ by pupils of Middleton on the Wolds Primary School to celebrate her retirement after ten years as headteacher at the school.
Letters
‘Woman needs to get a grip’ - YOUR LETTERS
I write in regard to the article from Mrs Deighton Haywood about the apparent danger of the outside equipment at Driffield Infant School and, in particular, the use by the children of ‘concrete blocks’
Staff aim for safety - YOUR LETTERS
As teaching assistants with a wealth of experience who work in the foundation unit at Driffield Church of England School we feel compelled to write regarding the article you printed concerning the school playground.
Stop being so PC - YOUR LETTERS
I just had to write to you concerning the front page of the Times & Post.
No problem with sand pit - YOUR LETTERS
I have three daughters who have all attended Driffield Infant School.
More than reassured by safety
I am also the mother of a child in the foundation stage who also happened to visit the school on the same day as Mrs Deighton-Haywood.
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Weather for Driffield
Sunday 05 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 1 C to 7 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North
