Great Driffield Radio

21/12/2024

What’s your favourite Christmas movie?
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21/12/2024

🍸 HALF PRICE TICKET FOR THE WICSTUN DISTILLERY TOUR FOR 2 PEOPLE 🥃

🎄 This could be an ideal Christmas present for a friend or family member.

You can now visit the Wicstun Distillery in Market Weighton to learn how they make their gin, rum and vodka drinks and have the chance to sample the products.

They are also collaborating with Saint Catherine's Hospice, Dove House Hospice, pop band The Feeling and Sophie Ellis-Bextor! 😃

✅ GET THE DEAL: 👇

You can now visit the Wicstun Distillery in Market Weighton to learn how they make their gin, rum and vodka drinks and have the chance to plus sample the products.

20/12/2024

LISTEN AGAIN: Andrew at SEA LIFE Scarborough tells us about their new roof, and big plans for 2025. Make sure you pay them a visit!

We discuss the new roof at Sealife Scarborough, which is keeping the building warmer & more sustainable. The penguins are also back from their holiday in

20/12/2024

LISTEN AGAIN: We discuss the importance of good hygiene and reducing the spread of winter viruses with Zoe Stevens and Councillor Jonathan Owen.

We're at County Hall to talk about the importance of keeping healthy. Zoe Stevens is the Nurse Consultant for East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Public Health

20/12/2024

LISTEN AGAIN: Councillor David Tucker, Deputy Leader at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, tells us about a huge pipeline project designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in East Yorkshire.

We're at County Hall in Beverley chatting to the Deputy Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor David Tucker, to discuss reducing carbon

20/12/2024

LISTEN AGAIN: Luke Hudman from Eden Camp Modern History Museum joins us for a natter, and confirms the dates for next year's Back To The 1940s event, which returns in October 2025. Get your diary out, and have a listen!

The Back To The 1940s event was a first for Eden Camp, and proved to be a spectacular success. We discuss the event with Luke, and he confirms that it will be

20/12/2024

LISTEN AGAIN: If you missed this year's Sewerby Hall and Gardens Winter Woodland, you definitely missed out! Councillor Nick Coultish chats to us about the highlights, and the importance of events like this in bringing visitors to our part of the world.

We speak to Councillor Nick Coultish about the importance of events like the Winter Woodland in bringing visitors to our area, and about the council's support

20/12/2024

LISTEN AGAIN: We catch up with Humberside Police & Crime Commissioner Jonathan Evison, and discuss the importance of reporting crime to the police, not just reporting it via social media.

Hear our recent discussion in full about the importance of reporting crime, support for local groups and organisations, and tackling anti-social behaviour,

20/12/2024

Great news from Yorkshire Air Ambulance!

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has announced the arrival of its third, brand-new, H145 D3 helicopter, G-YAIR.

20/12/2024

🎅🦩 HALF PRICE FAMILY TICKET FOR FLAMINGO LAND WINTER ADMISSION 🦩🎅

There’s lots to do at Flamingo Land this winter, including visiting the award-winning zoo as well as enjoying the playgrounds, several rides for younger children, keeper talks and much more.

FIND OUT MORE AND GET THE DEAL: 👇

This voucher entitles four people Winter entry into Flamingo Land Resort on selected dates from 30th November 2024 until 5th January 2025.

20/12/2024

Where are the worst potholes near you? 👇

Hull and East Yorkshire are set to get £26.5m in government funding for road repairs.

19/12/2024

What’s the worst vegetable to have on your Christmas dinner?
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18/12/2024

Crews have gone to 3500 hoax calls in the last three years

Responding to hoax calls has cost Yorkshire Ambulance Service over 1000 hours in three years, a new investigation has revealed.

18/12/2024

Yorkshire Puddings on Christmas dinner?

YES or NO?

18/12/2024

Do you agree with the new target?

East Riding Council must approve plans to build around 2,000 new homes a year to meet the government’s ambitious plans.

17/12/2024

🤩🎅🏻🎄 GREAT DRIFFIELD RADIO CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION WINNER 🎄🎅🏻🤩

Congratulations to Henry Fenton in Year 5 who goes to Hutton Cranswick School. He has won the Great Driffield Radio Christmas Card Competition! 🤩

Henry has won some cards featuring their design that he can give to friends and family plus a full years family pass to Eden Camp Modern History Museum! Not only that… Henry has also won a trip to Eden Camp for his class at school too!

Well done Henry and Merry Christmas! 😃🎅🏻

15/12/2024

This evening the Farmer Christmas Tractor Run took place. 🎅🏻🚜🎅🏻🚜🎅🏻🚜🎅🏻

Here’s some photos of the fab display of tractors on the route tonight. ⬇️

The whole event raising money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 🚁

15/12/2024

We’re LIVE at Wilfred Scruton Ltd for the Farmer Christmas Tractor Run 2024!