A NURSE who put disabled patients at risk by failing to turn up for work because she had been drinking has been struck off. Janice Forbes missed two shifts at Aysgarth House, an inpatient hospital for people with learning disabilities based in Townend Court, Cottingham Road, Hull.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard she left her colleagues in a difficult situation because there were no other nurses on duty.

The panel heard Ms Forbes then refused to co-operate with an investigation by Humber Foundation Trust and ignored three letters sent by the NMC.

Forbes failed to attend work because she had been drinking on September 12 and December 23, 2010.

She was also convicted of drink- driving on December 30 last year and banned from holding a licence for three years.

Ms Forbes was dismissed from her post on May 24, 2011, because of her poor attendance.

Panel chairman Linda Stone said: "The panel considered that, by not attending for her rostered shifts, Ms Forbes had put patients at unwarranted risk of harm.

"Her actions also had an impact on her colleagues, who were placed in a difficult position as there was no other registered nurse available for the shifts in question.

"Further, Ms Forbes had failed to co-operate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council's investigation into her fitness to practise in that she did not respond to the letters sent to her."

Members of the panel said they had no doubt her actions would bring the profession into disrepute.

As aggravating factors, the panel also considered the seriousness of Ms Forbes's misconduct and recent criminal conviction.

Ms Forbes sent a mitigating letter to the NMC earlier this year.

Ms Stone said: "The panel considered that Ms Forbes's letter did appear to demonstrate that she had developed some limited insight into her failings.

"This was sent after a long period of disengagement with the NMC proceedings.

"The panel found this letter insufficient to enable it to conclude that Ms Forbes was not liable to repeat such misconduct.

"In particular, it considered that her misconduct had taken place over a considerable period of time and that there had been a very lengthy period of non-engagement."

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WHEN teenager Reece Brocklesby knew his life was coming to an end, there was only one place he wanted to be.

The 16-year-old had spent many happy hours at Sunshine House, despite suffering from a life-limiting condition, severe brain damage and epilepsy.

When his health problems finally claimed his life, Reece's family were able to say goodbye to him in his favourite room there.

"There was the Forget Me Not room at Sunshine House, which was especially for children who are passing away," his mum Lisa Dand said.

"We didn't want Reece at hospital and at Sunshine House all his family could be there.

"For something so tragic, we didn't feel we let Reece down and we gave him the send off he deserved.

"It was so nice to have people coming in to say goodbye and it was a place both Reece and his family loved.

"For us it was special and perfect and helped us with the grieving process."

Since Reece's death in January last year, Lisa has been raising money for the centre where he spent his final days.

But Sunshine House has been closed since December 5 when the tidal surge flooded the building. It is not due to open again until this December, but parents are worried it may close permanently.

The Mail understands three families in East Yorkshire who used Sunshine House for palliative care have lost their children while it has been closed.

Ms Dand, of east Hull, said: "Due to my contact with Sunshine House many parents have contacted me in despair about the closure.

"Children are dying in hospital who should be able to spend their last moments in Sunshine House.

"I can't help but feel this is so unfair. Other premises hit by the flooding have reopened and no one can understand why it has taken so long to open Sunshine House."

Mary-Jane Hoyle's daughter Annie-May, ten, is severely disabled with an undiagnosed degenerative neurological condition.

She believes Sunshine House is vital to meet Annie-May's needs.

Mrs Hoyle, of Cottingham Road, north Hull, said: "We received overnight respite at Sunshine House a couple of times a month.

"But now we are just being offered respite care from 6pm to 11pm every other Friday.

"They have even stopped that because they say they are not insured to look after our other daughter Lily.

"Sunshine House is very important to Annie-May. She has the cognitive ability of a six-month old so she can't go to the cinema or go bowling.

"But at Sunshine House there is sensory equipment and the staff are amazing. It is also the one place I know Annie-May will be safe if she has a seizure."

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PARENTS will still be forced to pay £1 for school meals when children return to class next week after delays in a plan to cut the price to 50p.

Hull's Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) approved plans to cut the cost of school meals from £1 to 50p in July, just before the schools broke up for the summer holidays, in an attempt to tackle the problem of childhood obesity in the city.

However, despite £577,000 of funding being in place to allow schools to introduce the price cut, meetings have still not been held between headteachers and Hull City Council to put the price cut in action.

Councillor Colin Inglis, the former leader of Hull City Council, who pioneered a free school meals programme for three years before it was scrapped in 2008 when the Liberal Democrats came into power, expressed his disappointment over the delay.

Cllr Inglis, chairman of the HWB, said: "We've guaranteed to meet the cost for schools from the Public Health budget, so I would hope they would all embrace this with enthusiasm.

"It's a simple thing to do for them, so I hope none of them put bureaucracy in the way and they just reduce the price from the start of term. I will be disappointed if that's not the case.

"Where there are issues of difficulties from increased take-up, we've also set some money aside to improve facilities if that will help."

Hull's Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) allocated the funding from a surplus in its budget to help hard-pressed families.

Members of the board voted unanimously in favour of the move to tackle childhood obesity and help thousands of working families who miss out on free school meals for their children.

The price cut was approved after figures showed more than 36 per cent of children aged ten and 11 and almost 23 per cent of four and five-year-olds in Hull are overweight or obese.

Some headteachers are thought to be resistant to the idea of reducing the cost of school meals, fearing it could interfere with the pupil premium, the amount of financial support schools get to support disadvantaged pupils.

Vanessa Harvey-Samuel, city manager for children and family services, said: "Funding was agreed by the HWB at the end of July to subsidise school meals from £1 to 50p.

"As this fell at the end of the school term, time scales have not allowed for the meetings between the council and headteachers to take place.

"Once schools have come to a mutual agreement, the scheme can move forward, which will provide much needed support to families across the city."

From next week, all children aged between five and seven will be entitled to free school meals in a measure spearheaded by Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg.

Children in reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will be entitled to a free lunch in a move designed to teach healthy eating habits and boost attainment.

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INSPECTORS are calling for "significant improvement" after a report found Humberside Police were not recording crimes properly.

The study by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) looked at 168 calls to the force and found officers had recorded 94 of those as crimes.

However, inspectors said a further 35 should also have been identified as offences and further investigated.

They also looked at 74 reports of rape, violence and robbery where officers decided no crime had been committed and said the decision was wrong in 13 cases.

The report's authors said: "There is a need for significant improvement in the accuracy and timeliness of crime- recording decisions.

"There is no systematic auditing to ensure accurate crime recording, although there was evidence supervision is more likely to occur with higher-risk crime."

The force performed better when contacted directly by victims.

Inspectors looked at 25 calls from those who had suffered burglaries, violence and sex attacks, and concluded the force correctly recognised crimes had been committed in all cases.

For reports of rape, they were satisfied efforts were being made to take complaints seriously.

However, the study concluded more work was still needed.

It said: "There has been significant progress made by the force on the recording, classification and investigation of rape and serious sexual offences.

"Nevertheless, there is still some way to go before the force can be confident all reports of rape are correctly recorded and classified."

Although senior officers have a good knowledge of what is needed, the report said frontline staff needed better education.

Deputy Chief Constable Dave Griffin argued some findings were positive.

But he also acknowledged more progress had to be made.

Mr Griffin said: "We welcome the latest HMIC report into crime data integrity, which, in fact, made some very positive findings about the force's commitment to accurate recording of crime and, in particular, a good record in relation to accurately recording the most serious crimes such as rape.

"We put victims at the heart of our service and the positive feedback about the helpful, courteous and professional attitude of our staff is good news.

"It was pleasing, too, that our public- facing crime recording bureau was assessed as being 100 per cent accurate in the recording of crimes.

"We acknowledge the dip sampling of incidents showed the proportion of these that should have then also been recorded as crimes fell short of the standards we would like and we will act upon the recommendations."

Mr Griffin stressed the force had a system in place to make sure crimes were logged accurately.

He believed the report showed officers were serious about the need for correct data.

Mr Griffin said: "We are proud of the effectiveness of our crime auditing arrangements through our force crime registrar, who acts as guardian to our crime recording standards.

"Indeed, the HMIC fieldwork team singled this out for particular praise on their visit.

"It was disappointing then to find this not reflected in the final report.

"Overall, while there are some improvements to be made, we are pleased the HMIC team recognised the ethos of the force as being committed to properly record crime."

Police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove said he has asked senior officers to continue examining how crimes are recorded.

He said: "I am pleased to see the many positive comments on Humberside Police's reporting of crime.

"I am particularly assured that, in the case of the most serious crimes, the force has a good record and progress continues to be made.

"We must, of course, remember that any report like this is subjective and only looks at a particular snapshot in time."

Mr Grove, who is responsible for scrutinising decisions by the force, does not think the findings tally with his own checks.

He is seeking reassurance the force will act on HMIC recommendations.

The Conservative politician said: "The sampling of crime recording carried out by HMIC does not seem to reflect the results of previous similar work carried out by Humberside Police. Therefore, I will be asking the force to continue to repeat this process to ascertain a truer picture.

"The report also highlights a good level of support for victims of crime. However, there are some areas of improvement for the force to address."

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SUPERMARKETS are strangling the life out of independent fishmongers, a trader has said.

Hornsea Fish Deli owner Malcolm Dearing said national chains were buying stock at knock-down prices.

He said it increases his costs and reduces the range of fish he can offer.

Mr Dearing would like a tax on supermarkets to revitalise the high street.

He said: "They try to copy what we do and it's an all-out battle.

"The superstores aren't directly attacking the shops but our line of supply.

"If our supplier can't get any fish, we can't get anything either."

The deli is supplied by Bridlington business Ship to Shore.

Owner Craig Davies has seen other small retailers driven out of business by the supermarkets' approach.

He said: "They buy in immense volumes.

"There's a massive shed in Grimsby full of pallets and pallets of fish for supermarkets.

"They're dictating the price of fish at the moment because lots of people want their contracts. Sometimes we just can't touch their prices."

Some chains also sell fish that was previously frozen as though it were fresh.

It is something fishmongers rarely do but the practice harms their business nonetheless.

Mr Davies said: "Supermarkets are buying fish frozen at sea – they chop the heads off and freeze it on the boat.

"It's defrosted and filleted and they sell it. It might say 'fresh haddock' but in the small print it will say the product might have been previously frozen but is okay to refreeze.

"They're selling frozen fish at fresh fish prices."

Mr Dearing wants the Government to step in and shift the balance of power with a supermarket tax.

He said the money could be used to support independent shops.

The fishmonger said: "The supermarkets buy up everything and there's just a small amount left.

"Our buying price can be double what theirs is. I might have to buy haddock at £10 a slice and they're selling it at £8.

"They can afford to make a loss but, as an independent trader, you've not got a cat in hell's chance."

The idea of a tax has already gained traction elsewhere.

Derby City Council and 19 other authorities have asked for a levy of up to 8.5 per cent of large retailers' profits.

Mr Dearing said: "I would push for £1bn from superstores easily, to help revive local trade and the high street.

"I know a trader who used to have 40 people working for him and those jobs are gone.

"They were proper jobs and they've been replaced with casual labour at supermarkets."

A MOTHER whose disabled son was cared for at Sunshine House has said its closure has given her panic attacks and left him distraught.

Oliver Ledger was born with fluid on the brain, meaning he suffers seizures and is unable to walk or speak.

The 13-year-old's only regular contact with other teenagers was at the centre in west Hull, which shut in December when it was flooded during the tidal surge.

Although health bosses have said it will reopen in December, families fear the centre will close completely.

Oliver's mum, Sarah Hudson, says he has no idea why he cannot see his friends anymore and blames himself.

She said: "When the support got cut off, it just stopped – there was no contact with the other children and no information coming in.

"I couldn't explain to him why. He thought he had done something wrong.

"I just feel we've been treated horribly because this is our lifeline. Without it I don't know where we would be."

Oliver has to be fed through a tube and doctors did not expect him to live into his teens.

His seizures have become more frequent this year and Mrs Hudson, 42, puts it down to the closure.

She said: "My son doesn't get other children knocking on the door to play with him. This is all he's got.

"You can't even put into words how much it's vital for my family and the thought of not having it absolutely terrifies me.

"The staff were brilliant, the kids who went there all loved each other and that was the only bit of social time they got."

The centre in Walker Street, west Hull, offered end-of-life and respite care for families with nowhere else to go.

Mrs Hudson, who lives in Hessle, quit her job when Oliver was born to become his full-time carer.

She would take her son to Sunshine House when she needed a break. Now, the stress of looking after him has begun to affect her health.

She said: "I'm suffering severe anxiety and panic attacks. That support has gone and with no support you crumble.

"I know I'm not the only mother who's going through this. If you speak to any family who used Sunshine House they're all suffering.

"If we're not well, where does that leave our kids?"

Oliver's mum cannot understand the delay in reopening.

She feels let down by Humber NHS Foundation Trust, which owns the centre, and its operator, the City Health Care Partnership (CHCP).

She said: "If these people making the big decisions had disabled children it would be up and running.

They don't have any idea what it's like to live like we do.

"I don't think they get it. It's just a business in their eyes."

The NHS trust said there were no plans to close the centre and some upgrades to its facilities were being made.

A spokesman said: "As a result of the flooding, the building had to undergo a thorough drying out process and then had to be, due to the nature of the flood water, disinfected throughout before the damage could be surveyed."

A spokesman for the CHCP said: "We recognise this is an unsettling time for those families who have used Sunshine House and continue to support those affected to provide them with respite care in the home."

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It was a game of halves. Half-hearted and reduced to half chances, Hull City put in only one half with any desire as they slipped to a woeful 2-1 defeat at unbeaten Aston Villa.

With too many players off their game, ultimately two goals from the hosts in a deadly first half put paid to City's positive start to the Premier League campaign.

Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann had terrorised the Tigers in a 3-1 win back in May last season, and they were at their potent best again as Steve Bruce's side were punished for arguably their worst opening half for some time.

Nikica Jelavic's goal gave City hope with 15 minutes to go after sparkling substitute Sone Aluko's delivery, but in truth City were fortunate not to lose by more than one.

Bruce was keen to stress a Europa League hangover was not to blame, but no reason would have masked a dreadful first 45 minutes from the visitors.

City hadn't clinched a league victory at Villa Park for 47 years and their early nerves were not helped by Fabian Delph rattling the woodwork in the first minute as the hosts looked lively from the off.

A lovely ball from Aly Cissokho found Agbonlahor, and a cheeky back-heel to Weimann opened up the Tigers defence. With Delph lurking, he only just failed to beat City keeper Allan McGregor at his near-post and City were thankful for not slipping behind early on.

Kieran Richardson's calls for a penalty were waved away by referee Mark Clattenburg, and rightly so, as the winger tripped himself over outside the box. But it wasn't long before Villa were deservedly in front.

After a quarter of an hour, Andy Robertson fed Jelavic from deep inside Tigers territory, but the striker's poor touch meant he failed to hold onto possession. The hosts were quick to pounce, with Charles N'Zogbia and Weimann combining to feed a delicious ball to the waiting Agbonlahor, who had been a constant thorn in the opening stages for City. A quick turn of pace caught out Paul McShane and the forward's low-powered drive into the bottom-left corner could not be stopped by McGregor.

Tom Ince tried his hardest as the Tigers went on the counter, but was perhaps slightly indecisive over when to feed strike partner Jelavic, who found himself in decent positions.

But it was at the back where City were at sixes and sevens, with Michael Dawson enduring a difficult debut, whilst Curtis Davies and Tom Huddlestone saw attempted clearances prove ineffective.

Delph, once again in a threatening position, was wasteful with another chance from 25 yards. Knowing his side could break down the visitors with their slick passing, the Bradford-born midfielder maybe should have taken a different option as his shot fizzed wide.

Consecutive free-kicks gave the Tigers some much-needed possession and Tom Huddlestone's belter of a drive almost caught Villa out, before Weimann's stray left boot just toe-poked the ball past Brad Guzan in the Villa goal.

Although it was better, City still had not carved out a real opening in the first 30 minutes.

The turning point then came after a half-hearted appeal for hand-ball against Ashley Westwood was again turned down by Clattenburg, who seemed in no mood to point to the spot. With City still contesting the decision, Villa weren't ready to relax and up the other end, the pressure told as they doubled their lead.

With Dawson having a first half-hour to forget, matters were only compounded by his awful pass into no-man's land. Picked up by Delph, Agbonlahor was on hand to look threatening. Finding Richardson on the left following a slip from Tigers skipper Davies, the assist for Weimann inside the box was not going to be wasted. Belting the ball from 10 yards out, McGregor had no chance as the shot crashed into the far right corner.

It could and should have been game over before the half-time whistle.

With McShane and Huddlestone producing a comical defensive effort, possession fell to Agbonlahor but he lacked composure when firing straight at McGregor.

Westwood's devastating free-kick almost sneaked into the top left corner, but City were again grateful to the woodwork for keeping them in it.

After allowing Villa to enjoy a stroll in the park during the first 45 minutes, Bruce rang the changes and it was Davies who paid the price by being hauled off against his former club at the break.

Having switched to a 4-4-2, Bruce needed his side to respond but it was the hosts who began the brighter once again as Philippe Senderos's header was comfortably handled by McGregor, whilst Richardson's dig at goal went skywards from distance.

Ron Vlaar rescued a sticky situation for Villa when Huddlestone's free-kick into Ahmed Elmohamady came within a whisker of being met.

Looking to add life to his side, Bruce threw on Robbie Brady and Sone Aluko after an hour and it resulted in a much-needed lifeline.

Winning a free-kick, Aluko's whipped delivery into the box fell to Jelavic and his header ricocheted off Cissokho into the net.

For all of their dominance, Villa all of a sudden took a back seat and were inviting the Tigers onto them when really the three points should've been in their back pocket.

McShane's 78th-minute header was just too strong, whilst Delph could've put the game beyond City had he not dragged his shot wide.

The Villa faithful were becoming restless. Even more so when Jake Livermore had all the time in the world to pick his spot and test Guzan, only for the former Tigers loanee to tip the shot over the bar.

Desperate to retrieve possession, and clinging on to the thought of securing an unlikely point, Jelavic, Elmohamady and Stephen Quinn all earned yellow cards for clumsy challenges on Jack Grealish.

Villa were still a threat when launching the odd counter-attack and Darren Bent almost sealed victory in time added, but took too long deciding where to shoot before dragging wide.

Aluko thought he'd spared City's blushes with a golden opportunity in the dying minutes, but his neat shot on the turn went straight into Guzan's grateful palms.

Out of Europe and out of sorts, City could do with a signings boost today to bring a new wave of optimism after the international break.

EXTRA traffic officers will be on patrol as part of a police campaign to crack down on people not wearing seatbelts.

Police say 370 deaths and 7,000 injuries across the country could be prevented on the roads each year if seatbelts were worn.

Humberside Police have today launched a month-long campaign, which will see more officers on patrol to spot drivers and passengers who are not wearing seatbelts.

Officers will also be looking out for children who are not restrained properly while travelling in a vehicle.

PC Barry Gardner, who is leading the campaign, said: "Officers will be increasing high-visibility policing activity with a view to not only disrupting, preventing and detecting criminal activity, but also to reduce road collisions and casualties, particularly those involving death and serious injury.

"If compliance rates can be increased, the severity of injury in the event of a road collision can be reduced dramatically.

"By raising awareness, it is hoped to increase seatbelt wearing compliance levels through enforcement, education and encouragement."

The law says a driver is responsible for themselves and any passenger under 14. Any passenger over 14 is responsible for their own seatbelt.

Figures released by the police say that only 85 per cent of front seat passengers and 50 per cent of rear seat passengers say they comply with the seatbelt laws when travelling in a vehicle.

Police say drivers and passengers who do not wear a seatbelt are putting other people's lives at risk as well as their own.

An inquest held earlier this year heard a Hull mother and her son could still be alive if three backseat passengers in their car had been wearing seatbelts.

Iwona Bartczak, 40, and her 18-year-old son Konrad were travelling in the front of a Ford Focus that crashed into another car on the B1248 near Wetwang.

They were heading to work at a bacon factory in Malton when the crash happened on November 27 last year.

Rysard Orlowski, who was travelling in the back of the car, was also killed.

At the inquest, traffic constable David Taylor described the accident as a "survivable collision" and said three people travelling in the back of the car were not wearing their seatbelts.

He said the damage was from the back of the seat and was caused by "human projectiles at the back".

PC Gardner said: "There are exemptions, but essentially all drivers and passengers of motor vehicles, which includes cars, light vans and any vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes, must wear seatbelts."

POLICE will also be looking out to ensure children are properly restrained in cars during the campaign.

The law states:

Children under three years old must use the child restraint appropriate for their weight in any vehicle (including vans and other goods vehicles). There is one exception – a child under three may travel unrestrained in the rear of a taxi if the correct restraint is not available.

Rear-facing baby seats must not be used in a seat protected by a frontal airbag unless the airbag has been deactivated manually or automatically.

In vehicles where seatbelts are fitted, children aged three years to 135cm in height must use the appropriate child restraint. They must use an adult belt if correct child restraint is not available in a taxi, for a short distance in an unexpected necessity, or if two occupied child restraints prevent fitting a third.

TWO armed robberies at East Riding post offices have gone unsolved.

Detectives have closed the investigation into a robbery at a post office in Hornsea, during which staff were tied up and threatened at gunpoint.

Police said a large amount of money was taken during the robbery, which happened at the counter inside the Premier store in Cliff Road in January.

Three people who were arrested in February have now been told no action will be taken against them.

A man who was arrested on suspicion of a second armed robbery, at the post office in Bilton, has also been released without charge. It happened weeks after the robbery in Hornsea.

Police say the investigation into that offence is ongoing.

Speaking about the robbery in Hornsea, a Humberside Police spokesman said: "No one has been charged in relation to the incident.

"The people previously arrested and on police bail have been unconditionally released.

"Following a thorough investigation, the case has been closed, pending any new information coming to light."

During the robbery in Hornsea, a member of staff was tied up in an outside store, while the postmaster had a sawn-off shotgun held to the back of his head.

Police investigating the attack released CCTV footage of the robbers inside the store on January 27.

A 54-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, all of Hornsea, were arrested following the appeal.

Councillor Barbara Jefferson, who represents the area for East Riding Council, is urging the police to continue their investigations.

"Everybody was dismayed and upset when they heard about the armed robbery," she said.

"I was just shocked anything like that would happen in Hornsea.

"I thought it had been a long time since anything had happened in the case, but I'm surprised the police say the case is closed unless anything new comes to light.

"This will be a concern to people. Everybody wants to see an end to this one and I hope the police continue to look at the case on behalf of residents to allay people's fears. They need to continue looking for information."

Just weeks later, on February 17, two robbers used a sledgehammer to smash a screen protecting the postmistress at the counter of the Bilton post office.

Police said the pair escaped from the store in Main Road with a small amount of cash, leaving the postmistress terrified.

They fled in a car that had been stolen from Kingswood, which was later found abandoned in nearby street Ark Royal.

Detectives said there were no links between the two attacks.

An e-fit image was later released of one of the suspects. Following that appeal, a man was arrested.

A Humberside Police spokesman said: "A 33-year-old man was arrested and bailed. He has now had his bail cancelled and has been released in connection with the inquiry.

"Inquiries are ongoing."

A Post Office spokeswoman said: "The people who run our Post Office branches provide important services to local communities.

"Any robbery or attempted robbery is very traumatic for the victims.

"Post Office would urge anyone with information to contact the police immediately."

Anyone with information about the Bilton robbery should call police on 101.

"We need to build more homes to get house prices back under control.

"With interest rates low, now is the perfect time for an ambitious programme of home-building, which would also help tackle local unemployment problems."

Jon Myers, a director of East Yorkshire estate agent Quick and Clarke, said he was "staggered" to hear Hull's prices were the lowest in the region. He said: "People seem to pick on Hull when it's absolutely unwarranted. "How can the report make such a sweeping statement? You've got to question where they get these figures from. When you look at some areas like Willerby they can be pretty expensive. "It's affordable and you could get buyers coming in here but this doesn't do Hull any benefits because it's saying Hull is a cheap place. In actual fact, it's not."

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Having signed from Peterborough, initially on loan, in February 2013, Boyd played a crucial role in the Tigers' march to automatic promotion that season. Steve Bruce swooped after a failed eye test famously denied Boyd a move to Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window. Boyd never let Forest forget the blunder and later that season he celebrated a goal against the Championship rivals with a pair of imaginary glasses.George Boyd celebrates his goal in the 1-0 win over Swansea last season.

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