April 2016 Blog Posts
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Tour De Yorkshire Eve
28th April 2016
The Tour De Yorkshire starts tomorrow and Ben has invented Tour De Yorkshire Eve and hopes it will catch on and has been out and about on the route...
Win Wine
It's your last chance to win wine in the morning on The Game Wheel at 7.30am...
Sleepy time
Ben is struggling to sleep and needs help...
Ben is back with more Vue cinema tickets to be won at 6am.
Posted by Ben at 10:43am
Is Jon Snow dead?
22nd April 2016
Everyone is talking about series 6 of Game Of Thrones which starts on Sunday night/Monday morning...
The million dollar question is all about Jon Snow, is he dead?
The Lomas has asked York born actor Mark Addy exactly that as the Game Of Thrones star should be in the know...
So, that's all crystal clear!
Ben is back on Monday with more Vue cinema tickets to be won at 6am.
Posted by Ben at 11:05am
Behind the scenes at the Bar Convent
21st April 2016
Have you been to the Bar Convent on Blossom Street, it has just had a huge refurbishment and is York's best kept secret.
Posted by Minster FM at 1:36pm
Ben goes for a pint at York Brewery
21st April 2016
It's York Brewery's 20th anniversary this year and Ben has been to meet the brewing team on Toft Green in York.
Posted by Minster FM at 1:35pm
Would you ever consider cosmetic surgery?
21st April 2016
Ben meets Dr Chris Dunkin at Nuffield Health in York to find out more about their cosmetic surgery department.
Posted by Minster FM at 1:32pm
Get in the garden
21st April 2016
The team at Coopers of Pickering help you get your garden ready for summer.
Posted by Minster FM at 1:31pm
Local Life Card
21st April 2016
There is a new way to save money in North Yorkshire with the LocalLifeCard.co.uk.
Posted by Minster FM at 1:28pm
Looking for Liz
21st April 2016
This morning we were looking for a Liz in North Yorkshire celebrating her birthday today...
And then just after 8am we got a phone call from 15 year old Maizee...
Ben is back on looking for a Star Of The Week tomorrow morning from 6am.
Posted by Ben at 11:19am
Car buying fun
20th April 2016
Ben is looking to change his car, but has a very specific set of requirements in mind...
Keeping up with The Queen
Ben pointed out it is The Queen's birthday tomorrow, in case you missed it...
Voice of the Barbican
Ben is the new voice at the Barbican telling you to take your seat, he is very excited about it...
Ben is back looking for a Liz celebrating their birthday tomorrow morning from 6am.
Posted by Ben at 10:23am
Choo choo action
19th April 2016
All this week you can win a family pass on North Yorkshire Moors Railway on the Game Wheel at 7.30am...
Mistaken identity
It turns out the Minster FM breakfast show is presented by Ben FLY...
D Day for York City
Our York City reporter Tom Connell looks ahead at mission impossible for the Minster Men tonight...
Ben is back with more Vue cinema tickets to be won at 6am.
Posted by Ben at 10:56am
I can't hear you
12th April 2016
All this week we are giving away a 216 piece drill bit set with Elcocks of York on the Game Wheel...
Wardrobe malfunction
The Lomas scattering her knickers across an airport was pretty amusing this morning...
Posh Spice showbiz
Ben loves it when we can do a rhyme about Posh...
Ben is back with more Vue cinema tickets to be won from 6am.
Posted by Ben at 3:17pm
Spot the dummy
11th April 2016
All this week we are giving away drill bits with Elcocks of York on the Game Wheel...
The wheel spins again at 7.30am.
Rhyming Sport
Ben did some Rhyming Sport rather than Showbiz this morning to celebrate Yorkshire success on the World stage for golfer Chris Willett...
Rocky Horror Show
The famous show is coming to York this week and star Diana Vickers was on the show this morning...
Ben is back on air at 6am with more Vue cinema tickets to be won.
Posted by Ben at 2:16pm
Star Wars rant
8th April 2016
Ben had a rant at the powers that be today...
Homes for Gnomes
Ben has started a campaign to save Gnomes...
Star Of The Week
This week all our nominees won Star Of The Week...
Ben is back on Monday with more Vue cinema tickets to be won from 6am.
Posted by Ben at 11:10am
Lovely Ricky
7th April 2016
This morning Ben was making a big deal about Ricky's big day!
Job titles
So do you have a cool job title, we had some crackers on the show...
On Friday we are looking for another Star Of The Week, make your nominations now on Facebook and then listen at 8.15am.
Posted by Ben at 10:35am
Ripon Races preview
6th April 2016
Ben meets the team at Ripon Races to preview the start of their season on April 14th.
Posted by Minster FM at 2:13pm
Mad skills
6th April 2016
With Britain's Got Talent back on the TV at the weekend, Ben and Ricky have been showing off their secret talents, Ricky went first with his juggling exploits...
And as if that wasn't amazing enough, live on air this morning Ben showed his super gargling skills...
X Man appearance
Ben was geeking out this morning as we had one of the X Men on the show...
Ben is back with more Vue cinema tickets to be won at 6.20am.
Posted by Ben at 12:45pm
Self tickling
5th April 2016
It turns out that tickling yourself is a thing, who knew??!!
X Factor showbiz
Big news...Cheryl has quit X Factor!
Pretty boy
Ben's little boy struggled with his 2 year assessment, but no fear as he is a pretty boy...
Ben back with more Vue cinema tickets to be won from 6am.
Posted by Ben at 2:07pm
Pushy parents
4th April 2016
Apparently 70% of us have unrealistic expectations for our kids future, Ben is trying to be sensible and is hoping his little boy becomes Batman and Spider-Man would be too much to hope for...
Has to be said though that most of you just wanted your kids to be happy...
Top Gear drama
Matt Le Blanc was the subject of today's Rhyming Showbiz as the show suffered another drama...
Ben back at 6am with more Vue cinema tickets to be won on Tele-oke.
Posted by Ben at 11:47am
Fence drama
1st April 2016
This week Ben caused a bit of a Facebook storm with his fence dilemma...
Ben was a bit taken aback by the Facebook backlash...
Ben is back on Monday morning from 6am with more Vue cinema tickets to be won.
Posted by Ben at 11:26am