Drax Cyclist critical after Drax crash
Police are seeking witnesses to last week\'s road accident on the A645 at Drax that left a cyclist with serious injuries. The collision occurred at 6.45pm on the evening of [...]
Protesters hijack coal train bound for Drax
Protesters hit Drax Power Station on Friday, bringing a 21-wagon freight tr [...]
Cyclist air-lifted after Drax crash
A cyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being in co [...]
Biomass scheme launched at Drax
Drax power station has launched a £50 million project which aims to replac [...]
DAD'S BOOZY BABY RIDE
A father-of-two from Goole who drove while nearly three times over the limi [...]
Showbusiness beckons for young Oliver hoepful
An eleven-year-old boy from Rawcliffe looks set to become a huge hit in sho [...]
Mystery noise caused by Drax safety system
Was it an alien? Was it a plane? No - it was Drax power station. Speculati [...]
Carlton horse rescue centre enjoys success
Bank End Equine Rescue in Carlton has gone from strength to strength since [...]
Entertainment
Towerfest
LAST week we incorrectly stated that Towerfest, the three-day country music [...]
Elvis act back
Mark Summers is back as Elvis at Drax Sports and Social Club for a special [...]
Elvis tribute to celebrate anniversary
To celebrate Elvis' 30th anniversary, Mark Summers is flying back from his [...]
Sport
Return of former skipper leads to superb weekend
Fenner 127 Carlton Towers I 128-3 Mark Holmes played his first [...]
Ludd prove too strong for hosts
Luddington produced a solid all-round performance last Thursday when beatin [...]
York Vale results
Division 1: Askham Bryan versus Hemingbrough I no play - waterlogged pitch [...]
Letters
Windfarm will be huge
Sir - Recently I viewed Your Energy's photomontage of the proposed wind far [...]
Wind turbines blot on the landscape
Sir - Drax power station, the glass factory, the Ouse Bridge, the M62 motor [...]
Windfarms or nuclear power?
Sir - Are wind farms the answer to our energy problems or a sop to the gree [...]
Thanks for fundraising
Sir - May we thank the R.A.O.B. Cape of Good Hope Lodge for their fund rais [...]
Hedges and ditches help to fight global warming
Sir - How many people are in agreement with me about loss of hedgerows and [...]