The image of a car ploughing into the side of the pushchair that was carrying her two-year-old son will never leave Amy Robinson.

The moment of sheer horror and panic is one that returns to her mind every time she nears a road.

"I will never lose that image," said Amy, 29.

"The pushchair was hit and dragged along the road and then it tipped over. I was in sheer panic, wondering if Zak was alive or dead."

Mrs Robinson, who was 17 weeks pregnant at the time, also feared for the safety of her unborn child.

Disabled after falling out of a tree when she was 13, she was knocked out of her wheelchair, suffering a broken leg.

"I will never lose the image of seeing a car plunge into the side of the buggy. My natural reaction was to keep hold of the buggy," she said.

"Zak didn't make a sound at first as he had been asleep in the pushchair, so I was left waiting for a cry to know he was OK. I honestly thought he would be dead.

"I was clinging on to the pushchair all the time, and once I saw Zak was fine, my thoughts immediately turned to the fact I was pregnant and then the health of my baby.

"You can't see your unborn child, so you have no idea whether serious damage has been caused. It was a very worrying time."

Incredibly, the accident happened on what should have been the safety of a pedestrian crossing in Wednesday Market, Beverley, in December 2011.

Amy, who lives in the town, was with her husband and full-time carer, Craig, now 32, and their son, Josh, now 11, when a car drove straight into them.

The incident had a big impact on Amy, physically and mentally.

In the months after the accident, she had to cope with being pregnant, having two other children and having her leg fixed in a straight position in her wheelchair to allow it heal.

The trauma of the time is something she still feels even today.

"I ended up going to see a counsellor over it," she said.

"It was only the beginning of last year that I went to town without going in a car. It took me two years because I didn't want to cross a road."

Amy is sharing her story to mark National Road Victims Month, organised by RoadPeace.

The charity campaigns to raise awareness of safety issues on the country's roads, and remember those injured or killed.

The event is held in August each year as there is increased risk of children being injured or killed while on holiday from school and for those travelling on holiday being involved in a car crash.

What happened to Amy has made her far more aware of the dangers of the road, and she says she sees many instances of people failing to take enough care when crossing.

"You see people run across the road with their kids," she said.

"I always have to try to use the crossings because I need the kerbs to be flat, so my incident shows that just because you are on a cross- ing, you are not necessarily safe. It wasn't like I had missed it and bolted across the road or anything.

"I'm very cautious now and I don't even use that crossing anymore. I go the long way around to avoid it."

Amy, who happily went on to give birth to Skye, now two, who was uninjured in the accident, said she continues to suffer problems with her leg.

It does not bend properly and she has had blood clots.

"For the first three or four months, I didn't leave the house," she said.

"My leg was fixed in a straight position. I'm already disabled and couldn't walk anyway, but I couldn't use my own wheelchair after it happened and I didn't feel safe in the chair I had to use instead."

Amy has recently received an undisclosed amount of compensation for her pain and suffering as a result of the accident.

Jane Woodcock, senior legal executive at Hull- founded Neil Hudgell Solicitors, said the accident had a long-lasting effect on Amy physically and psychologically.

"Given she had Zak in the buggy at the time and was pregnant with Skye, she went through all of the worry related to their health and safety at a time when she had suffered a nasty broken leg herself," she said.

"This accident left her in considerable pain and discomfort throughout her pregnancy, losing her skills and independence, and placing a great strain on her emotionally and physically.

"We are delighted to have brought this case to a successful conclusion for Amy and hope she and her lovely family have a happy and safe life."

A STAR of the silver screen during the 1950s is to be remembered with a commemorative blue plaque on the house where she was born in Withernsea.

Kay Kendall entered into the British film industry in 1946 with a part in London Town, a musical film with Petula Clark, and she won a Golden Globe for best actress in Les Girls, in which she co-starred with Hollywood legend Gene Kelly in 1957.

Next month, she will be honoured with a commemorative blue plaque, due to be unveiled at 61 Hull Road, Withernsea.

It has been organised by cultural heritage charity The Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America and The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.

Adrian Barry, founder and director, said: "We are thrilled to be able to commemorate the beautiful and talented Kay Kendall and acknowledge her fine contribution to our cultural heritage in this way and we are very pleased that Kay's link with Withernsea continues to be recognised.

"The plaque will be put up on Saturday, September 6, which marks the 55th anniversary of Kay's passing, and everyone is welcome to come and celebrate Kay's life with us."

Kay was destined to be a star.

Her grandmother was the famous music hall star Marie Kendall, her father, Terry Kendall, was a popular variety artiste, her sister Kim Kendall appeared in West End shows such as Me And My Girl with Lupino Lane, and her half-brother Cavan Kendall was an actor who appeared in Doctor Who.

Kay was also married to Sir Rex Harrison, star of My Fair Lady and Doctor Dolittle.

But tragedy struck when leukaemia ended Kay's life at the age of just 33, at the height of her career.

Withernsea Lighthouse maintains a permanent memorial to the town's most famous daughter.

Tony Simpson, manager of the attraction, said: "I'm delighted about the blue plaque. She is Withernsea's most prominent daughter – she was the biggest female in English cinema at that time and appeared in more than 30 films.

"She was also very popular in the States.

"The lighthouse was bought by Kay's sister Kim and donated to the people of Withernsea to be run by a charitable trust.

"Kim wanted an exhibition for her sister.

"It is a nice reminder and features details of her career, a really good waxwork and clothing."

Visit www.withernsealighthouse.co. uk for more information about Kay.

FITNESS enthusiasts are making tracks to try out a revamped East Riding leisure centre with a "wow factor".

East Riding Council is spending £6m upgrading Haltemprice Leisure Centre, which has been relaunched as East Riding Leisure Haltemprice.

The latest phase of improvements at the Anlaby venue has seen the opening of a new Tone Zone.

East Riding Council leader Councillor Stephen Parnaby was among the first to check out the facilities, which he said had a real "wow factor".

Cllr Parnaby said: "I don't think you will see or find a better local authority centre anywhere in the country.

"It looks absolutely tremendous. It really does have the 'wow' factor.

"The centre was opened in 1973 and has been given a new lease of life. It really is exceptional."

Following the recent opening of the new pool area, a 90-station fitness suite has now also opened to the public.

Open days have been held across the bank holiday weekend, with the centre officially opening to the public today.

Tony Beach, who has lost 6st over the past two years thanks to the support of the centre and its staff, was looking forward to visiting the new Tone Zone.

He said: "I'm going to visit to have a proper look around.

"I have been told it's absolutely fantastic, so I'm looking forward to seeing it."

Haltemprice regular Elizabeth Gomez-Cliff, who has been using the centre's facilities for the past four months, also plans to explore the new Tone Zone.

She said: "The staff are absolutely fantastic, very helpful and kind. I will be coming along for sure.

"I think it's amazing what they are doing here, not only for people like me who have difficulty walking, but also for young adults and older people too."

The new Tone Zone features a new indoor cycling studio which is the first of its kind for East Riding Leisure.

Equipped with My Ride, a virtual instructor system, customers of all abilities can join in classes all day, every day.

Cllr Parnaby praised staff at the centre, as well as contractors Hobson Porter, which ensured the centre has remained open throughout the refurbishment.

He said: "I have been fortunate enough to have seen the project from when the contractors were first starting on site to where we are now and I think it's amazing how they have worked with staff to keep the centre open.

"I would like to thank customers for their patience and understanding while the work has been going on.

"We have got a fantastic customer base, which we know will grow."

Haltemprice is the most well-used leisure centre in the East Riding and the upgrade is designed to make it fit for the demands of more than a million visitors a year.

The transformation of the centre includes bringing a GP surgery and library under the same roof.

The 20-month project is set to be completed this autumn.

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with drink driving after a car crashed through the wall of an east Hull pub.

The woman, named by police as Kerry Wileman, has been charged after a car smashed into The Holderness pub in Witham on Friday night, injuring a number of people inside.

Ms Wileman has also been charged with assaulting a police officer.

A police spokesman said: "A blue Vauxhall Tigra is believed to have been travelling in the direction of Holderness Road when it collided with railings on the left-hand side of the road before colliding with the public house, causing significant structural damage.

"The driver, 26-year-old Kerry Louise Wileman, sustained a head injury in the incident and received treatment at Hull Royal Infirmary before being arrested.

"She has subsequently been charged with four motoring offences, including driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol level above the legal limit and also assault a constable in the execution of their duty."

Miss Wileman will appear at Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday, September 3.

Barry King, 48, was mourning the death of his partner's grandfather Harry Parks inside the pub when the car smashed through the wall.

Mr King's heart stopped beating and his partner Diane Green and pub regular Pete Brown had to perform CPR until paramedics arrived to rush him to Hull Royal Infirmary.

Mr King, of Medina Road, remains in hospital, where he is receiving treatment for his injuries.

The Holderness Pub in Witham is expected to remain closed for at least four weeks following the crash on Friday night.

Landlord and landlady Dave and Linda Stark have run the east Hull pub for 12 years and were looking forward to a busy August Bank Holiday weekend until disaster struck.

The couple had surveyors inspecting the damage to the building yesterday.

Linda said: "With it being the bank holiday, we couldn't get anyone to come and have a look at the damage until Tuesday.

"We still don't know the whole cost of the damage but we have had people here looking around at what needs to be done.

"We think it's going to be a big job.

"The pub is a listed building, which can only make things worse.

"We will be closed for at least four weeks, if not longer."

LOKEREN fans will have to entertain themselves in the build-up to the match against Hull City tomorrow.

There will be no official welcome for about 1,400 fans arriving in the city over the next 24 hours.

Hull City supporters were treated to a specially- arranged "fan fest" in Lokeren town centre before last week's first-leg Europa Cup match.

Travelling Tigers fans praised the warm welcome they received in Belgium, which included food and drink stalls being laid on in the main market square as well as DJs playing sets in a large marquee.

Neither Hull City Council nor the Hull Business Improvement District (Bid) have any plans to host a similar "fan fest" in the city, despite the influx of visitors from the continent.

Neil Worner, who runs a rickshaw business in the city centre, said: "Queen Victoria Square would be the ideal place to lay something on for the Lokeren fans.

"If nothing is happening I think it is a missed opportunity," he said.

"A lot of my customers are from the continent and it's important we all do our bit to show off Hull in its best light."

In Lokeren, supporters from the two clubs mingled together, swapped memorabilia and sang each other's songs.

However, the trip was marred for many fans after an outburst of violence triggered by banned Lokeren fans after the game.

Several City fans also blamed the tactics of the Belgian police for the trouble.

Lokeren fans are expected to start arriving in Hull today, however, the majority are likely to arrive tomorrow morning on ferries from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam.

Councillor Terry Geraghty, the portfolio holder for culture, leisure, events and wellbeing, said: "There are no plans to do anything, as far as I am aware.

"Hull City are going to get a decent gate for the match so I think it should be up to them to do something.

"As it is, the council hasn't got any money."

A spokeswoman for Hull BID, the organisation that levies city centre businesses to promote the area, confirmed it had nothing in place for the Lokeren fans.

"The Yum! Food Festival was on when Trencin played in Hull in the last round, but I don't think anything is happening this time," she said.

Last night a spokesman for Hull City said the club was still considering options for entertaining Belgian fans at the KC Stadium.

"There are a few ideas knocking around, it's just a question of whether we can make them work," he said.

Radio Humberside presenter David Burns, who is also the station's Hull City reporter, said: "I think there's a trick being missed here on so many levels.

"We should at least reciprocate the efforts the town of Lokeren made with their mini-fan park and hospitality. "The city has a chance to try and persuade 1,400 visitors to come back in future with their friends and families but is anyone doing anything?

"It didn't have to be anything massive. It just would have been nice to see someone appear to make an effort."

A CALL centre worker who stole her colleagues' Christmas savings has been told to pay every penny back.

Anna Marie Shaw, 41, left workmates devastated when she pocketed more than £4,000 from the "didlum" scheme she ran at an npower office in Clough Road, west Hull.

She denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of nine counts of theft following a trial at Hull Magistrates' Court earlier this month.

Shaw, of Rosedale Avenue, east Hull, walked free when she was sentenced at the same court yesterday, but she was ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work, and repay the £4,290 she stole.

The mother, who is now unemployed, will pay compensation at £10 a fortnight and must also pay an £80 surcharge.

She was given a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Chairman of the Bench, Reverend Stephen Deas, told Shaw: "This offence is so serious, containing as it does a breach of trust, that only a custodial sentence is appropriate.

"There will be 20 weeks (imprisonment), suspended for 12 months, and 250 hours of unpaid work.

"We also order that you should pay £4,290 to those who trusted you with their money."

Speaking after the hearing, victim Sebina Robinson, 32, said she was disappointed by the sentence and had hoped Shaw would go to jail.

"It feels like she's got away with it," Mrs Robinson said.

"If it had been a single person who stole the money, would they have got a suspended sentence?

"It just feels like there's no justice. We all walk away with ruined Christmases and she walks away smiling."

Shaw ran the scheme for two years and there were no problems in the first two.

But she could not resist "dipping into it" in the third year, and her pilfering continued until the fund was empty.

The thefts spanned from November 1, 2012 to November 13, last year.

Shaw stole from nine female colleagues, with amounts ranging from £220 to £900.

One victim likened her to a "modern-day Arthur Fowler", in reference to a similar scam by the EastEnders character.

She collected from colleagues, many of whom she described as friends, on or around pay day on the 22nd of each month.

But while she initially paid the money into a Halifax Liquid Gold account, in the third year Shaw kept most of the cash in a red tin box after claiming to have lost the paying-in book.

She paid other amounts into her personal account at the same bank.

The fund for last Christmas was due to be paid out on Monday, November 4, and most of the savers asked to be given cash.

Instead, Shaw rang in sick and did not return to work until the following Tuesday, November 12.

Instead of cash, she gave her colleagues cheques, which all bounced.

Shaw claimed she left the locked box in a Hello Kitty holdall, which in turn was secured by a combination padlock, in a walk-in cupboard at her mother's home in Mullion Close, Bransholme.

Shaw had been living there but did not take the holdall with her when she moved into her partner's home on August 9.

She said she wrote the cheques intending to pay the cash into her account to cover them, but discovered the bag had been forced open and the box was "missing" when she went to retrieve it on November 13.

She said she thought it would "turn up" and claimed to have reported the "theft" to police the following day, but the police log showed she did not report it until November 18.

Shaw maintained her mother, Denise Rowley, knew about the box and where it was.

But Mrs Rowley, 67, gave evidence against her and said the first she knew about the box was when Shaw claimed it was missing. Only one of the ten people who took part in the scheme got their money back.

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