An appeal has been launched to help raise funds for Hull's Ebola-stricken twin city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.

About 500 people in Freetown have died from the virus in recent weeks.

The city is currently in the middle of a curfew imposed by the country's government during which people are not allowed to leave their homes.

The move is an attempt to stop the spread of the deadly virus, which has killed more than 2,200 people in West Africa.

Now, Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Anita Harrison has launched an aid appeal along with Hull's Freetown Society.

She said: "I am asking people to donate funds to enable buckets, bleach and soap to be bought in Freetown to support disease prevention.

"The Freetown Society met to determine how we can best help.

"We have had advice from public health experts here and spoken to our contacts in Freetown about what we can best do to help.

"We are sending out funds to buy covered water buckets, chlorine tablets, soap and bleach to enable families to wash their hands thoroughly to prevent the spread of Ebola and keep themselves as safe as possible from infection."

The Freetown Society has already sent a £500 grant to the city to pay for posters explaining how to combat the disease.

Kathleen Guthrie, chairman of the Freetown Society said: "If we can play a small role in helping the people of Sierra Leone to cope with Ebola then we must do all we can to support Freetown overcome this crisis."

People can make donations to the appeal at council offices across Hull.

A number of city schools are also involved in fundraising activities.

The appeal is being coordinated by the Freetown Society, launched after Hull become the first UK city to twin with a West African counterpart in 1981.

The partnership with Freetown marked anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce's connection with both cities.

The Hull-born MP campaigned to end the British slave trade and was instrumental in establishing Freetown as a British colony settled by freed slaves.

Links between the two cities run deep. Both have roads named after each other – Freetown Way in Hull and Kingston-upon-Hull Way in Freetown.

Hull-based Nova Studios, who made the City of Culture film This City Belongs To Everyone, is working on two documentaries set in Freetown and Hull.

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A MENTAL health worker's career was ruined when she was sexually assaulted by one of her patients.

The woman was working at a unit in Hull when she was attacked by Terence Renton, 33, who had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

She met Renton at the unit in 2012 and he soon professed his interest to her.

Patrick Palmer, prosecuting, told Hull Crown Court: "She noted that he was often telling her she was attractive.

"She dealt with that by laughing those comments off, but nonetheless was careful to report them to her employer."

Within months Renton began going into her office to make sexual comments and would be "reluctant to leave when told to do so", Mr Palmer said.

The day before the assault, she had raised the issue with a colleague.

The following evening, just after the victim had started her night shift, Renton approached her and asked if he could watch a film in the office.

Using the excuse that he "could not see the screen", Renton, who had suffered brain damage, moved his chair so he was closer to the woman.

He then told her: "I really like you. You're fit," before briefly assaulting her.

The woman left the room in tears.

Renton was interviewed but denied the offence.

The court heard the woman was so traumatised by the incident she changed her career and is still affected by it.

Referring to her victim personal statement, Mr Palmer said: "She doesn't feel comfortable in male company and doesn't trust males as a result."

Paul Genney, defending, said: "His needs are varied and different. He has brain damage.

"The hope is they can accommodate him at York, at a centre that deals specifically with people who have brain damage."

Judge Simon Jack sentenced Renton to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months, and ordered that he reside at Miranda House in Hull until directed.

Renton must also sign the sex offenders register for seven years.

But Judge Jack warned Renton to expect a jail sentence if he committed a similar offence again.

The judge told him: "It was very unpleasant for the lady that you assaulted. It's had a serious effect upon her.

"I understand that you have some difficulties that have a bearing on your commission of this offence.

"In the circumstances, I don't think it's necessary to sentence you to an immediate prison sentence, although if anything like this were to happen again that is the likely outcome."

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This is about the pupils and students from primary to colleges and universities. This is a showcase for talents." See the award categories below and scroll down for a nomination form. Entries open between 22nd September and 30th October for categories 1 - 9. 1: Teaching Assistant of the Year - sponsored by KC The winner will be a teaching assistant who makes an outstanding contribution to the life of a school or college. 2: Community Award - sponsored by South Hunsley Sixth Form The judges will be looking for an educational establishment that has created beneficial links and/or partnerships with the community it serves or beyond. 3: Support Staff of the Year - sponsored by HallTech This award is for a member of support staff, or a team of support staff, who always gives exceptional service and makes a real difference to their educational establishment through their work. 4: Innovation in the Arts Award - sponsored by Sewell Group This award will go to a school, academy, college or University that can demonstrate providing opportunities in the arena of arts and culture allowing pupils and students to achieve their true potential in artistic and cultural activities. 5: Teacher /Lecturer of the Year - sponsored by Hull College This award will recognise a teacher or lecturer who inspires and engages students to fulfil their potential and makes an exceptional contribution to the life of their school, college or university. 6: Against All Odds Award - sponsored by Heta This award will go to an individual or group of people who rose to meet an exceptional challenge which affected themselves as individuals or their establishment during the academic year 2013/14. 7: Outstanding Sporting Achievement - sponsored by Bishop Burton College An award for the educational establishment (catering for any age group) that can demonstrate an outstanding commitment to both encouraging students to be active on a regular basis with a wide participation in sports and other physical pursuits and achieving success in those activities. 8: Apprentice of the Year - sponsored by East Riding College This award will go to a student who has completed an apprenticeship within the academic year (2013-14) or is working towards an apprenticeship. Judges will be looking for someone who has made outstanding progress in both their practical work and in their studies and who have made an exceptional contribution to their workplace. 9: Most Enterprising Student of the Year - sponsored by BAE Systems Open to primary, secondary or further education students, this award will be given to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial skills. The winner will have shown flair, initiative and drive to excel in enterprise in education. 10: We Love Our School Award - sponsored by Bishop Burton College This award is open to pupils and parents of all primary, secondary and academy schools in Hull and the East Riding. We want to hear about everything that is great about your school/academy. • 'Golden Apple' tokens will be printed in the Hull Daily Mail alongside an entry form and a section on why your school is great. Simply collect five 'Golden Apples' to enter your school and send in to us with a completed entry form. The more we hear about why your school is great, the more chance there will be of winning. All entries will be put forward to an independent judging panel and the winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, December 4. Starts Monday, October 6, 2014. Terms and conditions apply.Lifetime Contribution Award - sponsored by the University of Hull This prestigious award will go to someone who, according to the judges, has had a significant and positive impact on education in Hull and East Riding over a period of years. Unlike the other Mail Business Award categories, for the Lifetime Contribution Award there will be no nomination process or shortlist published. Only the winner will be invited to the event.Nominate now

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A YOUTH rugby team has gone on strike after their coach was sacked.

Players from the East Hull Under-13s Youth Rugby League club have created an online petition calling for their coach Steve Broadhead to be reinstated.

The team was due to play a match against league rivals West Hull yesterday but the match was postponed.

Mr Broadhead has been the team's coach for the past seven years.

Parents of East Hull players have also voiced their upset about the situation.

Emma Anderson, of Sutton Road, whose son Riley Anderson, 13, plays for the team, said the boys are devastated to lose their long-time coach.

She said: "I have never seen him more upset than he has been these past few weeks.

"They are all standing behind Steve but they just want to be able to keep playing rugby."

Jacqui Silvester's son Thom Cole, 13, also plays for the team.

She said: "My son has been going to the club since he was nine, but there are other boys who have been going there even longer, which is half of their lives.

"The change in Thom since he started at the club has been incredible and all of that is down to Steve – he saw the potential in him and he has been a brilliant coach."

The Rugby League coach won Hull Kingston Rover's first Community Hero award in 2012, for his services to sport in the community.

Chris Hawley, of Holderness Road, says her son Ben Hawley, 13, is very disappointed and she wants the team committee to answer questions about exactly why Mr Broadhead was dismissed.

"Nobody can understand what has happened," she said. "The boys are second in the league so it doesn't make any sense to get rid of him."

It is understood the committee took the decision to dismiss Mr Broadhead following complaints from two parents about bullying.

Mr Broadhead said the allegations against him were untrue.

He said: "These complaints don't have any foundation.

"The committee has used this as a reason to put in a coach of their choosing.

"The boys just want to play.

"It's killing me that they are being put in the middle of this."

A spokesman for the Hull Youth Rugby Committee said he would not comment on the reasons for Mr Broadhead's dismissal, but said the matter had been referred to the Youth Rugby League's safeguarding team and the committee will be taking guidance from it on how to proceed.

HDM Sport on Facebook HARRY Maguire's move to Hull City is continuing to cause problems for Sheffield United, who have admitted they are desperate for defensive cover to cope with his loss. Manager Nigel Clough has seen his side concede seven goals in two games, meaning that Maguire continues to be linked with a loan move back to Brammall Lane. Having failed to play a single minute in the Premier League this season, the 21-year-old could see some first-team action this week when the Tigers travel to West Brom in the Capital One Cup. But should Bruce's boys suffer an early exit, speculation will only increase about Maguire going out on-loan.Boyd keen to emulate Tigers' model GEORGE Boyd has told his Burnley team-mates to follow Hull City's example and secure their Premier League survival by securing clean-sheets. The Clarets are still waiting for their first win in the top flight after a third successive goalless draw, at home to Sunderland on Saturday. After arriving for £3m, the 28-year-old made his home debut and says he can see similarities between the Tigers and the Clarets. "Steve Bruce was always building on the defence and you build forward," he told the Lancashire Telegraph. "If you keep clean sheets you'll win games, so it's very similar, and a great team spirit very similar to Hull. "We've got a great base, three clean sheets for us is great and gives us something to build on, we just need that goal. "Eventually our luck will change."Jelavic is hot on Geovanni's tail CITY may not have been in the top flight for too many seasons, but the fact that Nikica Jelavic is now their second highest Premier League scorer speaks for itself. The Croatian international took his tally to seven in 21 starts for the Tigers with his great goal at Newcastle and he is now behind only Geovanni in goal charts. And the spectacular scissor-kick at St James' Park will no doubt get fans thinking about the great volleys they have seen down the years from the men in black and amber.

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A HOMELESS man who "had not eaten for three weeks" was arrested while trying to break into a hostel looking for somewhere to sleep.

Two police community support officers were on patrol in Hull city centre on August 31, when they came across Andrew Edwards arguing with door staff at a hostel in Roper Street at 8pm.

He had been barred from the shelter because of a previous incident and they would not let him in.

Edwards, 47, was asking to speak to a friend called Neil and was standing in the doorway, preventing staff from closing the door.

One of the officers asked him to move, but Hull Crown Court heard he reacted aggressively and shouted: "I don't give a f***."

Staff managed to close the door and refused to open it to speak to him again, instead conversing with him through a window.

Helen Wheatley, prosecuting, said: "They advised the defendant his friend was on the premises, but could not be roused."

The officers told Edwards to come back later or the next day and he responded by kicking the door and the window and threatening to break the door down.

Miss Wheatley said staff inside the centre were "frightened" by his behaviour, but had not provided statements to the court.

Edwards continued acting aggressively and said: "I'll keep kicking the door in. I'm not moving."

He was arrested and co-operated, telling the officers he had a capped needle in his pocket, which he handed over.

The court heard Edwards had an appalling record, with 55 court appearances for 111 offences.

He had committed seven breaches of an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) in the past 16 months.

He admitted breaching an Asbo and threatening to damage property.

But Joanna Golding, defending, said Edwards needed help, not punishment, and urged Judge Simon Jack to show him mercy.

She said: "For the past three weeks, he had had nothing to eat and nowhere to sleep.

"He wanted to speak to his friend to see if he could help. He was tired, emotional and angry."

Miss Golding described Edwards as "wholly inadequate" and said the needle had nothing to do with illegal drugs but was for epilepsy.

She said his main problem was his lack of accommodation, and said if he was jailed he would be "set up to fail" as he would only commit further offences on his release.

Miss Golding asked for him to be given a community supervision order that would help him find somewhere to stay.

Judge Jack described that as "completely exceptional", but after condemning his record, told Edwards: "That may be madness, that suggestion, but I'm going to adopt it, I'm going to give you a chance."

Sentencing Edwards to a 12-month community supervision order, the judge said: "You have to understand that this is a chance that perhaps you don't really deserve.

"Twelve months will be more than sufficient for the court to see whether you have taken that chance."

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MUSICIANS who have performed at the Adelphi more than 100 times over the past 30 years are to take to the stage as part of the venue's birthday celebrations.

A special musicians' night will take place next Monday, with the likes of Matt Hogg and Matt Edible performing.

Mr Hogg said: "Monday Night Musicians' Night at the Adelphi Club is the longest open mic night there has ever been in the city of Hull – probably in Yorkshire.

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"During the early Eighties, when it began, there weren't many open mic nights.

"In fact, they are a recent phenomenon and have had a resurgence during the Noughties.

"The Adelphi musicians' night spawned most of the other wannabes across the whole city for the following three decades, but nothing really compares."

The night was started after a few beers between several musicians, including Mr Hogg, and club owner Paul Jackson, as a way to fill the Monday night slot.

Mr Hogg said: "To start with, there was no real sound system. We cobbled something together from the 1950s and when it broke we played acoustically.

"Over the years, some standout nights have been when Fran Healy, of Travis, specifically came to town a night early before a 'real' performance so he could borrow a guitar and play the musicians' night because he so loved the atmosphere.

"Musicians would compete to audiences of One or 200 and everywhere in between.

"Friends and future brides and husbands were found.

"It was a homegrown, shameless affair, an uncontrolled thing of magnificence.

"The mad, the bad and the out of tune, also the indisputably brilliant. And it's still going."

On October 1, the club will celebrate 30 years as a live music venue, which has provided a springboard for the careers of bands such as Radiohead, the Stone Roses, Oasis, Green Day and My Bloody Valentine. To celebrate three decades, the venue is hosting of week of events, which also includes a performance by Kaiser Chiefs on Friday, October 3.

On Saturday, it was also revealed that Fonda 500 and Chris TT would be performing at the De Grey Street venue on Saturday, October 4.

Polly Sowden, one of the event organisers, said: "The full week has been programmed carefully and the outcome is very special.

"Adelphi will welcome back many music acts that have contributed to its heritage.

"Saturday night will be a special one-off show, expect surprises, expect the unexpected."

Tickets for the first celebratory gig to be announced – the performance by Kaiser Chiefs – sold out in a matter of hours.

Anyone wanting tickets had to bring along some band memorabilia to the ticket office.

Among the first in the queue for tickets were Richard Boxall and Amy Dunn, both of west Hull.

Richard, 27, said: "The second we heard the announcement, we got on our bikes and came for tickets.

"It's a great venue and we come quite a bit."

Amy said: "There's nowhere like Adelphi.

"I'm really looking forward to Kaiser Chiefs.

"I am a fan, but have never seen them before.

"It's going to be a sweaty gig."

• Tickets to see Fonda 500 on Saturday, October 4, went on sale yesterday from Adelphi. Visit theadelphi.com for more information about the venue and its 30th anniversary celebrations.

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TRAPPED in thick mud, labrador Max gazes helplessly at his owners. Unable to move, the dog had to wait for the emergency services to free him from mud off the Bullnose as his owners looked on.

They were forced to dial 999 after Max fell 5m from the dock wall at St Andrew's Quay, west Hull, while chasing a bird.

A team of volunteers from Humber Rescue eventually released Max from the mud after he became trapped at 11.10am yesterday.

Mandy Ramsden, who waded through the mud to get Max, said: "We could see the dog stood in the mud, looking up at his owners longingly, bless him.

"He was absolutely lathered in mud."

Mrs Ramsden and two other crew members from Humber Rescue found Max staring up at his owners from the Bullnose at the Quay.

Unable to get their boat close to Max, Mrs Ramsden was forced to tie a rope around her waist and crawl on her hands and knees to where Max was stuck.

"Luckily, he wasn't heavy enough to sink into the mud," she said.

"We were really lucky he was such a well-behaved dog because he wasn't running around and making the situation worse.

"The coastguard told us to get close enough to call him and he would come but there wasn't a lot of water, so we anchored the boat up against the wall of the Bullnose, clamped a rope from my waist and I waded across.

"It was thigh deep and I couldn't walk, so it was a hands and knees job.

"Then I called and called until he got to me."

She then lifted Max out of the mud and took him onto the boat.

Despite not being distressed throughout his ordeal, Max started to whimper when he was given a lift on the boat back to the marina, where he was greeted by his relieved owners.

Mrs Ramsden said: "He seemed all right.

"He was quite an intelligent dog, so he knew we were there to help him, although he cried and whimpered all the way back because he had to leave his owners.

"He was absolutely plastered in mud and he plastered everyone else, too. It took a while to clean him down."

Dog rescues are a common task for Humber Coastguard and Humber Rescue, who deal with around two a week.

Although they are concerned for the animal, they carry out the rescues because worried owners often put themselves in danger by trying to save their pets themselves.

"It is when the owners go and help them that scares us," said Mrs Ramsden.

"Most of the time, animals will find their own way out eventually.

"We watched a deer swim the width of the Humber once.

"Rescues like this are more to make sure the owners don't do anything, so we will always do what we can without anyone putting their lives at risk."

Max's owners took him back home to recover from his ordeal.

Mrs Ramsden said: "I bet he is probably sitting at home now, hopefully having had a bath."

A spokesman for Humber Coastguard said: "The worry for us was the fact the dog couldn't get off the mud and if the owner had gone to rescue it, it could have caused bigger problems. In this case, he was sensible and didn't do that.

"A rescue like this is something we do once or twice a week. It happens quite regularly.

"A dog might chase a rabbit or a bird off a cliff edge and, nine times out of ten, they don't get hurt."

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THERE'S no room for sentiment in sport.

Take that statement as a guideline and it looks like both Hull FC and Ben Crooks could benefit from the 21-year-old's impending departure to Australia.

Hull have wisely held on to Crooks' registration and if he comes back to the club in a couple of years' time a better player then it's been a move that's worked for everyone.

Looking from the outside in, there's obviously been some issues with Ben and Lee Radford this season for him to not be involved.

Crooks has found it difficult adapting to the changes Radford has brought in, but unfortunately in any job you have to do what your boss says whether you agree or not. That's life.

There's no doubting Crooks' talent and with the ball in his hand he's as good as anyone.

Unfortunately, he's also had some issues defensively.

There are some coaches who say if you score two tries and concede one, then that's fine. Radford isn't one of those.

He wants the platform to be built from a solid defensive base and you could see in the last derby how the intensity of Hull's game without the ball won them the match and allowed them to succeed when they had the ball.

That's the style Radford wants, with more physically mature outside backs.

The fact Crooks doesn't fit into that style right now, doesn't mean he won't in the future and he could really benefit from being in Australia.

The NRL is even more defensively minded and the backs are huge specimens, but in Peter Gentle he's got a coach to work with who brought the best out of him.

Breaking through into the Parramatta Eels first grade team won't be easy, but Crooks is obviously confident he can do that or he wouldn't be heading Down Under.

It's a gamble for a young man at this stage of his career, but the fact he didn't want to go to another Super League club also shows his commitment to Hull.

Let's hope he makes the most of the opportunity and we see him back at Hull as an even bigger talent. Then everyone will be happy.

OVERSPENDING at Hull City Council has been described as "completely unacceptable" by the authority's deputy leader Daren Hale.

New figures show the council is currently on course to spend £4.5m more than it has budgeted for this year.

Last year the council recorded a £1.7m budget underspend on its day-to-day services.

Some of that spare money went on essential upgrading works at Hull Arena, while £1m was allocated to priority projects in the City Plan.

However, the new spending forecasts for the current year have been criticised by councillors.

The potential £4.5m overspend is the worst for at least three years. The council is having to make £9m of budget savings because of government funding cuts.

Cllr Hale, who is also the portfolio holder for finance, said: "The current level of overspending is completely unacceptable.

"In a way it is understandable because there is always an overspend at this time of the year, but we must not allow it to add to the existing budget pressures we are facing.

"Departments need to know remedial action will be taken to make sure we get a balanced budget."

The departments most at risk of busting their budgets include adult social care, safeguarding children and the sport, heritage and leisure department.

A report on the issue for yesterday's cabinet meeting says about £3m of previously identified savings have been identified by managers as being at risk of not being delivered.

Councillor Steve Brady, leader of the authority, said: "It is absolutely essential that managers in charge of these departments get their budgets under control.

"The days have gone when there were flexibilities around budgets."

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AN 11-year-old boy fighting an aggressive form of cancer thought he contracted the disease as punishment for misbehaving.

Benjamin Marsh, who has just started his first year at Winifred Holtby School in Bransholme, believed he contracted leukaemia because he had been naughty.

He has had chemotherapy and surgery and is taking steroids to help him stay alive.

Despite often being in pain, Benjamin has vowed to beat the disease so he can be a "normal kid" again.

Benjamin said: "I was sad when I found out I was ill because I thought it was because I had misbehaved. I wasn't sure what I had done wrong.

"I don't want to die and just want to be a normal kid.

"I won't give in until I win.

"If I can fight it then so can others. Will I beat cancer? Hell yeah!"

Benjamin lives at home with his mother Sara and father Tony in Cranbrook Avenue, north Hull.

After Benjamin was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia nine months ago, he underwent several weeks of intensive treatment in Leeds General Infirmary.

Mrs Marsh said: "The life we used to have has ended for now.

"What hurts the most is that Benjamin was just starting to make the most of his childhood.

"Whatever happens now, he will never get a significant part of his childhood back.

"And there is nothing we could have done about it. Those first few weeks when Benjamin was fighting for his life were terrible.

"We just want other parents to be aware that this can happen at any moment. But it can be beaten and we will beat it, too.

"Benjamin is such a fighter and he has to do a lot of growing up. We are so proud of him."

Mr Marsh said the intensive treatments, which have led to Benjamin losing his hair twice, have been tough on his young son. He is still facing almost three more years of treatment and must travel to Leeds every fortnight.

Mr Marsh said: "It is quite a big deal for a young lad to lose his hair.

"Benjamin was an extremely active boy.

"At ten years old he was just beginning to gain independence.

"He had been given a mobile phone and he was often out and about with his mates.

"One day some of his friends pointed out he looked pale. There were no symptoms."

His parents then took him to see his GP for a check-up. During the appointment, Benjamin told the doctor his legs were sore.

He was referred to Hull Royal Infirmary and then to Leeds, where doctors revealed he was suffering from cancer and admitted him immediately.

Benjamin spent almost two months in hospital before being allowed to return home.

Mr Marsh said: "From that moment, our life has been a rollercoaster.

"It has been tough but our advice to anyone else who has to go through something like this is to not give up.

"You have to take it each hour at a time and then each day at a time.

"Any more than that and it feels like you are battling mission impossible."

Benjamin wears a hat during his studies at Winifred Holtby. Despite his condition, he has already excelled in maths and science.

Mrs Marsh said: "We never relax when Benjamin is at school because picking up something as little as a cold could prove devastating.

"Even if he has a temperature, he has to be taken to Leeds to be seen by experts. But it is all part of our battle against the disease. Losing is not an option."

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RESIDENTS have spoken of their shock after armed police spent several hours hunting a wanted man. Officers raided a house in Hartland Close, Bransholme, shortly after 10am yesterday in the hunt for a suspected burglar.

The Mail understands the man fled the scene before officers arrived. Residents said they had seen a man "hanging around" with a gun in his hand.

The officers were then seen patrolling a field off Tiverton Road – less than half a mile from Hartland Close.

Despite officers spending three hours trawling the area, the search was called off at 1.30pm. It is understood the suspect is still at large.

Residents have spoken of their shock after witnessing the raid, which was not far from Bude Road.

Anita Harper, 43, said: "I know Bransholme has a reputation for seeing this type of activity a lot, but it really is rare.

"There are lots of young kids in this area, not yet old enough to be at school, and it can be scary to watch.

"The road was closed off and the next thing there were officers with guns.

"I hope they find whoever it is they are after.

"We don't want to be living near someone who may be dangerous."

A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "Police armed response officers were assisting with the search for a man who is wanted in connection with a previously reported burglary.

"Officers were in attendance in Hartland Close, Hull, following a sighting of the man the police would like to speak to in connection with the burglary on September 13.

"The burglary took place in Ilthorpe, Orchard Park, in Hull.

"Officers entered an address in Hartland Close and a search in the area was undertaken but the man was not located. "Enquiries are ongoing to locate the wanted man."

It is the third time in a week that armed police have been sent to the estate.

Another resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "There has been lots of talk that the man had a gun but you never really know what the facts are.

"But there was a strong police presence in the area and they were clearly taking it very seriously.

"We just hope there isn't a dangerous man on the streets.

"Lots of people are in shock about it. You don't expect it to happen at any time. Bransholme has a reputation but it is actually a really nice place to live.

"It is not like we get used to things like this."

Last week, armed police swooped on an address in Tenterden Close twice in two days.

They were first called to the street on Tuesday at about 7pm, when four men were arrested on suspicion of discharging a firearm.

Officers were then called to an "altercation" in the street at 10am on Thursday after reports that firearms were involved.

Meanwhile, police are urging anyone who may have seen the man in the Bude Road area yesterday to come forward.

Anyone with information should call Humberside Police on 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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A CONVICTED murderer tried to kill a fellow prisoner by stabbing him with a broken plate in a row over a cooking pot, Hull Crown Court heard.

John Mansfield, 52, severed an artery in John Orme's left arm when he stabbed him eight times in his cell at Full Sutton Prison on November 1, last year.

Mansfield denies attempted murder but has admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Giving evidence via a video link from the jail, Orme told a jury he thought he was going to die but believes his life was saved by another inmate.

That prisoner, Tony Maclean, forced the improvised weapon out of Mansfield's hand, removed him from the cell, and staunched the bleeding with a towel. Orme said it took "three or four minutes" for prison staff to arrive as the nearest officers were two landings away.

The court heard Mansfield and Orme had fallen out about a month earlier after Mansfield gave Orme's cooking pot to another prisoner.

The attack occurred just after 11am when Orme returned to his cell, D250 on D Wing, after finishing his duties for DHL, the company he worked for.

The jury was shown CCTV footage of Orme entering his cell, followed by Mansfield a few seconds later.

Orme said he was not expecting him and, asked to describe what happened next, he said: "I think he came in and said 'I've got some tobacco for you', which would have been to give me back for the pot he had stolen off me.

"He reached into his pocket and the next thing a plate came up and he started stabbing me with it."

Orme said he lost his balance as he tried to defend himself and ended up on the floor, where Mansfield stabbed him three times on the left side of his torso, twice in his abdomen and once in his shoulder, thumb and arm.

Orme said: "I thought I was going to get killed.

"If it hadn't been for the other prisoner running in the room I don't think he would have stopped."

The trial continues.

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