Recently added articles from Pocklington Post (Pocklington, England):
Police warning over summer thefts.
Jul 31, 2008 ... THE Pocklington and Wolds Weighton neighbourhood policing team is asking people to keep their homes secure this summer to deter thieves. Sgt Pete Rogers, who leads the team, said: "We're asking all householders to think 'home security', particularly when out in the garden and ...
Historic sites under threat.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PARTS of the region's heritage are at risk of severe decay, it has been claimed in a report. The gateway and walls to Londesborough Park and the famous battlefield of Stamford Bridge were named as part of a list, which contains 122 sites of concerns in Yorkshire, released by ...
Stepping it up for first walk festival.
Jul 31, 2008 ... LACE up your walking boots - Market Weighton will host its first Walking Festival in October. The town gained Walkers Are Welcome status earlier this year and the committee has decided to hold the festival over the weekend of 18 and 19 October. The status - the town ...
Shopper's shock after rusty nail is found in plum.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A STUNNED shopper is furious after discovering a rusty nail in a punnet of fruit she had bought from a supermarket. Charlotte Jackson had got the plums at the Morrisons store on York's Foss Island on Sunday and made the gruesome discovery when she returned home to Pockling-ton. ...
Driver given ban.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A DRINK driver who was caught in Barmby Moor has been banned from the road for a year. Helen Jane Broadhurst, 45, from Sheffield, was also fined [pounds sterling]500 after 134 milligrammes of alcohol were found in 100 ...
Drivers facing car attacks.
Jul 31, 2008 ... POLICE are asking motorists to be extra vigilant after several thefts from unattended vehicles in the region. Four vehicles were targeted on Barmby Road in Pocklington, Princess Road in Market Weighton and Spen Lane and Station Lane in Holme-on-Spalding Moor. While ...
Floods update.
Jul 31, 2008 ... POCKLINGTON residents can attend a flood meeting with the town council and Environ-ment Agency next week. They will discuss the progress made on tackling the threat of future flooding outlined in the official report into last June's disaster. ...
Not all it's scrapped up to be.
Jul 31, 2008 ... HOUSEHOLDERS are being reminded that transporting waste illegally runs the risk of a fine of up to [pounds sterling]5,000. East Riding Council says people need to be cautious when employing firms to get rid of unwanted waste, saying the firm needs a licence. This can ...
Gown and out for sixth form leavers.
Jul 31, 2008 ... STUDENTS swapped their uniforms for tuxedos and ball gowns as they celebrated the end of school life. The upper-sixth form teenagers from Pocklington School let their hair down at the glitzy event held at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in ...
Roman ring is unearthed in field.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A RING found by treasure hunters in Dunnington could date back nearly 2,000 years, an inquest has heard. The silver Roman ring had been unearthed by a man using a metal detector in a local field. It was subsequently sent to the British Museum for examination. ...
Youngsters graduate with tot honours.
Jul 31, 2008 ... TINY tots were given a taste of student life with a special graduation day to mark the end of their time at Blue Sky Day Nursery in Market Weighton. The children were given a ceremony similar to that experienced by ...
A useful register.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A REPAIR and re-use register to help residents give renewed life to household items has been launched by East Riding Council. It lists businesses that repair furniture, white goods, TVs, clothing and shoes. It also includes charities that accept unwanted household goods for ...
Youth club is planned in vacant store room.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A CHURCH group is in talks to lease a building in Market Weighton to open a new youth centre. Dr Alex Appiah, who is the pastor for the Living Springs Ministries church group in the town, says the group is in talks to rent out the huge top-floor room of Armstrong House in High ...
Missing dog plea.
Jul 31, 2008 ... AN appeal has gone out to our eagle-eyed readers, from a local family desperate to be reunited with their beloved lost pet. On Thursday 24 July, the family dog, a young black, male labrador, escaped from his home in Everingham in the company of a spaniel, and while the spaniel ...
Try out polo - it may be mint.
Jul 31, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS can try their hand at polo as part of a programme to beat summer boredom. The Vale of York Polo Club is running sessions for beginners for those aged between 7 and 16 for this year's Summer Scorcha run by East Riding Council. Starting today, they will run ...
Burglars are caught in act.
Jul 31, 2008 ... BURGLARS who tried to steal electrical equipment from a Pocklington house fled empty-handed after being disturbed by the owners. The intruders got into the house in Scaife Garth at 12.30am on ...
Airmen remember fallen comrades.
Jul 31, 2008 ... MEMBERS of 102 Squadron have made their annual flying visit to Pocklington to pay their respects to fallen comrades. The remaining few of the RAF men, who flew bombing missions over Germany during World War II from Pocklington airfield, come together each year to swap old ...
Doorstep con warning.
Jul 31, 2008 ... RESIDENTS in the Pockling-ton and Market Weighton area are being urged not to fall for distraction burglaries. Neighbourhood Watch groups are also being asked by police to look out for elderly or vulnerable neighbours who may be taken in by the devious criminals. ...
Interest mounts in empty shop units.
Jul 31, 2008 ... TESCO chiefs say interest is finally being generated in shop units which have stood idle since the shop first opened a year ago. The Extra store in Market Weighton's Southgate celebrated its first anniversary earlier this month, but the purpose-built brick units at the front of ...
Headteachers wave goodbye.
Jul 31, 2008 ... HEADTEACHERS across the region have rung the bell on their careers, amassing nearly 55 years of experience at the top between them. Nigel McNally stepped down after 25 years at Sutton-on-Derwent Primary, Pocklington Infants' Jackie Sewell retired after 15 years while Jenny Firth ...