A WOMAN was found with a hunting knife as officers drove her to a police station following a confrontation with her ex-partner.

Xennia Goode, 38, had moments earlier sworn and shouted at the officers outside her former partner's home in Woburn Street, west Hull.

Colette Dixon, prosecuting, told Hull Magistrates' Court how Goode had turned up at the property at about 3.45pm on December 15, wanting to see their young son.

Mrs Dixon said: "The police received a call reporting that the man's ex-partner was shouting in the street and kicking at the front door.

"She was arrested because of her behaviour. It was following her arrest, as she was being taken into custody, that she told officers, to her credit, that she had a knife in her possession."

Mrs Dixon said officers unfastened her jacket and found a 6in hunting knife concealed in the lining.

"In interview, the defendant said, 'I need it (the knife) for protection. I am too scared to go out without it,'" Mrs Dixon said.

Goode, who was of previous good character, pleaded guilty during the hearing to possession of a knife and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour.

Mrs Dixon said when officers arrived they found Goode's former partner standing in the front garden.

"They saw the defendant close by," said Mrs Dixon. "She swore at the officers. She was told to calm down."

Officers noted that a young boy was standing in the doorway crying.

"An elderly female was observed to cross the road to avoid her," said Mrs Dixon.

"She appeared to be slurring her words and officers formed the opinion she was drunk."

Goode, who sobbed during the hearing, continued to hurl abuse at the officers as she was led away from the scene, the court was told.

"She screamed at the officers, 'I am not going anywhere with you,'" said Mrs Dixon.

Goode, of Rawcliffe Grove, west Hull, was interviewed the next day and told officers she had drunk half a bottle of wine prior to visiting her former partner's home.

Mrs Dixon said: "She told police she wanted to 'let her feelings out'. She said she was sorry the child heard it."

In mitigation, Victoria Kirk said her client had "mental health issues" and was seeking help.

Mrs Kirk said: "She says it was a one-off. She apologises for her behaviour. It seems to me that it was a culmination of years of domestic abuse at the hands of the male."

Magistrates ordered a pre-sentence report to be compiled.

Goode was granted bail, on condition she does not enter Woburn Street and keeps appointments with the probation service.

She is next due to appear before magistrates on January 22.

TRIBUTES have been paid to well known Hull disability rights campaigner Susan Meakin-Clark who has died. Ms Meakin-Clark, 58, collapsed at her sheltered accommodation in Hull city centre and was pronounced dead despite a battle by paramedics to save her.

Ms Meakin-Clark was a founder member of the Hull Council for the Disabled and was voted president last year after years as chairman.

She was known throughout the city for her work championing the rights of disabled people and also set up the Society of Disabled Students at the University of Hull, which, with her trademark sense of humour, she called the Sods.

Mr McLane said: "She hadn't been her usual bright self leading up to Christmas and I noticed her pallor didn't look that great.

"After she said she had a bit of colic, her carer gave her some medication and that was it, she just keeled over.

"Her poor carer gave her mouth-to-mouth and the paramedics worked on her for more than 20 minutes but they couldn't revive her."

Mr McLane, who was married to Ms Meakin-Clark for 12 years and remained friends with her afterwards, said she had managed to forgive her second husband, Robert John Clark, despite the attack that blinded her, and still visited him in prison.

He said: "She just brushed off what he did to her and she would never bring him down. She was that kind of person.

"She was a lady of very small stature but her heart was bigger than her body.

"The world is definitely a poorer place without her."

Ms Meakin-Clark joined Holy Trinity Church in Hull following the attack by her husband and The Reverend Matt Woodcock expressed his sorrow at her death.

He said: "Susie was a complete inspiration.

"She came to us about two- and-a-half years ago under very difficult circumstances, but she brought the place alive.

"Despite having a really difficult life and coping with her own disabilities, all she ever thought about was helping others.

"She was just such a valued member of the church."

Her friends have expressed their sorrow at her death on Holy Trinity's Facebook page.

Brian Gilliland wrote: "It was a great privilege to know Susie.

"My thoughts and prayers are with all her close friends, and all those whom she helped.

"Susie made a great difference to very many lives, and her passing will leave a great sense of loss."

Keith Norton posted: "Our prayers are for those who mourn you, Susie. You are definitely in the arms of Jesus now with a brand new body running and dancing free."

Diane Rayne wrote: "We have lost a national treasure, an unsung hero who thought only of other people and what she could do to help."

Ms Meakin-Clark's body is expected to be released by the coroner after a post-mortem and her funeral will take place at Holy Trinity in the coming days.

A NEW vision for Pearson Park will come to fruition this year in preparation for Hull's year as UK City of Culture.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has given a £2m grant to the Pearson Park Trust, which will be used to reinstate many of the Victorian beauty spot's historic features.

The trust hopes to start pushing forward with its plans this year so the park is ready in time for 2017.

Councillor John Fareham, chairman of the trust, said: "Hopefully, this year we will have the approval to do the works.

"It is very much in the minds of the trust that, while work takes time, we want to get as much as we can done in this year without compromising getting the job done right.

"We must have it ready for Hull's year as UK City of Culture in 2017.

"As one of the city's oldest, most historic and cultural places, in terms of parks, it was designed to serve the city."

The £2m grant will help pay for the restoration of the main entrance arch, including replacing the original railings and gates, and installing new lighting.

The drinking fountain will be repaired and repainted.

The conservatory will also undergo a makeover, including replacing the roof and installing underwater lighting and bubble fountains in the lake.

Traditional stone kerbs will be installed along the carriage drive and a pedestrian-friendly area will be created between the lake and playground.

The regeneration of the park forms part of improving the main routes into the city ahead of 2017.

But Cllr Fareham hopes it will also become one of the main venues for the year.

He is already planning more events there this year.

One will be a summer event, but the trust also wants to hear from people across the city who have an idea for how the park can attract more people.

He said: "Pearson Park, being so close to the city centre, and being so large, is the ideal venue.

"It has a great part to play and we are open to ideas from everyone – it is the people's park after all."

A timetable for the works has not been drawn up but plans for the park should start taking shape this year.

Cllr Fareham said: "Heritage Lottery Fund realises that Pearson Park is a huge part of UK City of Culture.

"This is a great opportunity to show that heritage isn't always about the past but about going forward, too."

A DRUNK man staggered into a Hull police station in the early hours of the morning to ask officers for a lift home and was promptly arrested.

James Rooks, 30, was spotted at 2am on December 15 walking around the perimeter of Clough Road Police Station.

Rooks, who has previously worked in sales, pleaded guilty at Hull Magistrates' Court to the rare charge of "being found in an enclosed area for an unlawful purpose", which falls under the Vagrancy Act of 1824.

Rooks also admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place.

Colette Dixon, prosecuting, said part of the episode had been captured on the police station's CCTV system.

"The defendant was seen on CCTV," she said. "There is a public entrance.

"The defendant walked in and was spoken to by a police officer. He was then seen to walk away.

"At 4.30am the defendant was seen to walk into the secure car park.

"He was taken hold of by officers. He was abusive and threatening to police officers. He was drunk."

Mrs Dixon said unemployed Rooks, who lives with his mother in Galfrid Road, Bilton, was standing near petrol pumps used to fill up patrol cars.

Victoria Kirk, defending, said her client remained "at a loss" as to why he had visited the police station.

She said: "All he can think of is that he was trying to get a lift home to Bilton, where he lives with his mother."

Mrs Kirk said Rooks regretted his actions.

"This was completely out of character for him," she told the court, but conceded he did have a "drink issue".

She added: "He is entirely ashamed of his actions that night."

Rooks was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

A DOCTOR has revealed how he has been forced to tell drinkers they are going to die after they were rushed to hospital with severe liver damage from binge-drinking sessions.

Dr George Abouda, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, says more women, young parents and high-flying professionals are being rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary after damaging their liver through binge drinking.

Now, as Dr Abouda and his colleagues prepare for an influx of patients caused by the new year celebrations, he is warning people that one more drink could be their last.

Dr Abouda said: "We have had young people who have been admitted to hospital and, to the shock of ourselves and everyone around them, have to give them the news that they won't make it out.

"It is a rarity and they usually have some predisposition or problems that haven't been identified but people are under-estimating how much they are drinking and the damage they are doing.

"These are people who have young children and there are implications for the families around them."

With binge drinking classed as drinking double the daily limits, which equates to three pints of lager or two large glasses of wine, many people have put themselves at risk of liver damage over the festivities.

Last week, security guard Dean Prendergast told how he was rushed to hospital with alcohol poisoning after binge drinking on a work night out to celebrate Christmas.

Dr Abouda said he and his colleagues have seen younger drinkers in their teens and twenties, more women and more professional people from affluent areas of Hull and the East Riding with severe liver problems.

As the liver does not show symptoms of problems until alcohol-related liver damage manifests, it is often too late for doctors to help the patients and they never make it home.

Whereas alcohol-related liver damage was once considered a risk for alcoholics, more and more of the patients are binge drinkers.

Dr Abouda, who is based at Hull Royal Infirmary but has clinics at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, said: "People think nothing is going wrong so they continue to drink until the point when the liver and other organs cannot take it anymore.

"This presentation is usually severe and, sometimes, it can be life-threatening and even lead to death. We don't get the gradual deterioration seen in most patients where they are not feeling right. Sometimes, it can be the first presentation that is life-threatening and some of those people don't make it out of hospital again."

He said people should not be fooled into thinking they can drink as much as their friends as underlying health problems, a predisposition to liver disease and the state of their nutrition can make another drink one too many.

Dr Abouda said: "We usually see problems at weekends and around the festive season.

"We do worry at this time of year as people need to understand the risk they are putting themselves in. This is about making the clear decision of when to stop drinking as that's what makes a great difference.

"It could be that one extra drink is the one that ends up with you in hospital.Help your liver help you! LIVER specialist Dr George Abouda has three key messages to give to New Year revellers after last night's celebrations. He said: "Even if there is some damage to the liver, its ability to repair itself is great so there is always the chance that if you stop drinking, it will get better." The doctor advises anyone drinking to excess over the festive season to aim for at least two alcohol-free days afterwards to give their liver time to create new cells to replace the ones destroyed by binge drinking. He also advised people to take care of their general health, to eat a nutritious, balanced diet and to watch their weight to help prevent future risk of liver damage.

JOSH Mantellato will not feel under any added pressure when he takes on the Hull KR goal-kicking duties this season.

Standing 6ft 5ins, Mantellato will be an imposing figure on the wing for the Robins after his switch from Newcastle Knights.

Although his first priority is to win a place in the starting line-up, the 27-year-old will also compete against play-maker Terry Campese for the kicking role.

It is not the first time he has faced a fight for the honour, though, having kept former Robins talisman Michael Dobson in the shadows at the Knights last year.

And after being crowned the top points scorer in the New South Wales Cup competition for the last three years, Mantellato has plenty of confidence in his ability.

He told the Mail: "I enjoy the goal kicking a lot. It's something I'm used to.

"Hopefully, I'm going to be the goal kicker this season and I always do a bit of extra practice after training.

"I played with Dobbo this year at Newcastle and kept him out of the way with the kicking, so I'm hoping to do okay here.

"I've have not had a sit down with Chris Chester to discuss my personal goals just yet. But obviously, I will aim to play every game and I think we have the squad to give it a bit of a shake this year.

"I usually set myself some other goals, but have not had a think about that just yet.

"With Terry Campese, Albert Kelly and Maurice Blair coming in, we will have a bit more experience and direction on the field so it's pretty exciting times for us."

Mantellato has arrived at Rovers as an unknown quantity after making just two NRL appearances for the Knights, including a try-scoring debut at the age of 26.

He first came to the attention of Chester when representing Italy at the 2013 World Cup, where his banana-style goalkicking accuracy caught the eye.

Capable of kicking goals from the halfway line, there was no-one in the NRL with a longer boot, and a three-year deal shows how much faith Rovers have in his ability.

As a late developer, the fully qualified personal trainer was excited by the chance to try his hand in England, even if the weather is taking some getting used to.

"I'm enjoying it, even if it is tough dealing with the cold air and the elements," he said. "The softer ground is also different to what I'm used to. It's a lot drier in Australia, but its muddy and boggy here.

"I'm getting used to the late sun rises and the early sunsets, but I'm not used to living in limited day light."

HDM Sport on Facebook More talk that former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka could be heading for Hull City. The Daily Mail says City are actively pursuing the Croatian who now plays for Lokomotiv Moscow but is said to be keen on a return to the Premier League. The Mail claims City face competition from Sam Allaryce at West Ham and say £4m would be enough to secure the 28-year-old, who can play at centre back and full back.Stats have City edging Everton The stats have been crunched ahead of today's Hull City game against Everton at the KC and the results are in. A 1-1 draw according to football site www.kickoff.co.uk. But the second favourite outcome is a much-needed 1-0 win for City, with the goal coming from midfield, and City are slight favourites to take the three points. Time will tell. Everton boss Roberto Martinez says he is facing an uphuill task as his team prepare to face City this afternoon and admits his defence is weak. The Spaniard told the Liverpool Echo: "In terms of results, yes, this is the toughest challenge I have faced as Everton manager. "In my eyes we have become a stronger team in many areas but in other aspects we are more open and exposed in terms of conceding goals. "That's through individual errors and that's through bad luck, but we need to lose that negative momentum."Cheers and jeers for Assem Allam and Hull City TIGERS owner Assem Allam is not exactly Mr Popular with the national media following his attempts to re-brand Hull City as Hull Tigers. Although he has already failed with one attempt to do so with the FA, an appeal hearing is scheduled for after the January transfer window. And his stance that he will sell up if he does not get his way has not been well met nationally. In the Daily Mirror, football writer David Anderson has urged Allam to 'abandon his campaign to change the club's name which is such an unwanted distraction' in his review of 2014 for the Tigers. Giving Steve Bruce's side an overall B+ grade for the calendar year, he admits the last few months have been 'disappointing' but says '2014 will go down as the best year in Hull's 110-year history'. He added: "A highest-ever league placing of 16th, plus a first FA Cup Final appearance made it a year no Tigers fan will ever forget. "This season has been more difficult and a premature exit from Europe has set the tone for a testing Premier League campaign, despite the influx of quality signings in the summer." He reckons City need a goal scorer in the transfer window and suggest that Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore are given 'a kick up the backside'. Similarly, Allam was named 'Villain of the Year' in The Independent for his continued efforts to become Hull Tigers. Writer Ian Herbert described him as "everything that is worst in Premier League club annexation, masquerading as ownership" when summing up his 2014. Whilst some City fans will agree, not everyone will echo those sentiments towards an owner who has delivered the most successful period ever in the club's history.Steve Bruce remains a big fan of the chairman One person who has only good things to say about Mr Allam is City manager Steve Bruce Speaking about his decision not to throw his hat into the ring for the Newcastle United job, Bruce said: "He's a terrific old man. There's not many who would have done what he's done for this club. "I've got a huge amount of respect for what he's done and how he's treated me, how he's let me manage. I'm very fortunate. "That's why I've been loyal to him over the last two-and-a-half years."Diving panel not needed to deliver justice THE scourge of diving which is currently sweeping the top flight has not been welcomed by supporters, managers of players (most of them anyway). And Tigers boss Steve Bruce certainly falls into that category, judging by his comments on the issue. His side have been on the end of some harsh decisions, especially in the recent defeat by Chelsea, where he described some of the antics as being like a scene from Swan Lake. But when asked if a panel should be set up to deal with the problem after matches, he was not overly keen. "It's very difficult for referees when you have people like Eden Hazard and Willian, who are genuinely quick and take you on with a low centre of gravity - the slightest tap can take them over," he said in the Daily Mail. "But when you see a blatant dive, I think you have to take action. The reason why the Barclays Premier League is the league that it is, is for its honesty, its integrity and ferocity. "You must remember that people enjoy the honesty of the Premier League all over the world. We can't make it like every other league - it's a different culture. "I'm not so sure about a panel, but we have to start taking action against it."

IT MAY have been freezing this week, but 2014 looks set to be named as one of the warmest years on record in East Yorkshire.

And 2015 could be even hotter, according to the Met Office.

People across the region basked in hot, sunny weather throughout last year, from temperatures of 17C in March to the hottest Halloween ever recorded at 21C.

But with the warm temperatures came extreme weather conditions – from flash floods in the East Riding to a tornado hitting Hull.

"This has been a warmer than average year, and every month but August was warmer than usual," said Met Office spokesman Laura Young.

"At the start of this year, the average temperature until February was five degrees, which was 1.5 degrees above average, and the average rainfall was 39 per cent above normal.

"And the spring saw something similar, with the temperature 1.4 degrees above average and the rainfall up 11 per cent."

Temperatures soared to 28C over several days in July, which led to people flocking to the beaches of Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea.

Stephen Foreman, one of the owners of Skipsea-based ice cream parlour Mr Moos, said: "Business has been very good over the summer. We've had a sunny summer. A lot of people visited and had ice cream.

"If it's sunnier, it's usually better, but people enjoy ice cream whatever the weather.

"People need cheering up and they need ice cream, but it has been one of the better summers."

The Met Office is now predicting that this year will be even hotter.

Colin Morice, a climate monitoring scientist at the Met Office, said last year was likely to be a record year.

"This year will add to the set of near-record temperatures we have seen over the past decade," he said.

The Met Office has estimated this year's global mean temperature will be 14.64C – 0.7 degrees higher than the 2014 estimate.

"It is very likely that 2015 will be one of the warmest years in a series dating back to 1880," a Met Office spokesman said.

"The potential increase in global mean temperature in 2015 is expected to be based on the ongoing warmth of the tropical Pacific Ocean, weak El Nino conditions, the warmth of the Arctic and the ongoing increase in greenhouse gas concentrations."

Rachael Gillbanks, a spokes man for the National Farmers Union, said the warm conditions last year were gratefully received by farmers.

"We have had some shocking years, so it is good to be able to string together two reasonable years," she said.

"The very fine weather from spring meant that we had a harvest that was quite a bit earlier than usual.

"We had really good harvesting conditions, which made a change from farmers having to constantly dodge showers.

"It was a very good growing season, not just for crops but also livestock because of the masses and masses of grass this year.

"It has generally been a good year."

Although it was warm, there was stormy weather in the height of summer.

A tornado tore through east Hull in August, leading to a tree smashing through a car window.

Julie Stephenson, 57, had reached to put her bag down in a taxi during the storm when the tree came crashing down.

"My head was bleeding and glass from the smashed window cut my arm," Mrs Stephenson, of Hopewell Road, said.

"It is frightening what could have happened."

Just a month earlier, heavy rain brought flash flooding to Cottingham and west Hull.

Cottingham High School assistant headteacher Jonathan Rogers said: "We had all the staff, from the caretaker to the headteacher, pull together to try to sweep away the water.

"I joked about the toilet bubbling just as it started to rain but ten minutes later the whole ground floor was flooded."

Great result for lads, superb start to 2015 #hullcity

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A WOMAN has told how a man begged her for help as he tried to escape a gang attack in a west Hull street in the early hours of New Year's Day.

The man suffered serious injuries in the attack in Hawthorn Avenue, west Hull, and is being treated in Hull Royal Infirmary.

Jevigita Mielialiskaite, 30, said she called police after the man desperately banged on her front door.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack, which happened at about 3am.

Ms Mielialiskaite said: "I was shaking with fear. A man was punching and kicking my front door, but I was scared to let him in.

"We get quite a bit of trouble round here and you can't just let anyone in your house in the early hours of the morning.

"It was scary. I called the police immediately.

"The next thing, there seemed to be a large gang of men and the man who had been banging on the door was gone."

Part of Hawthorn Avenue was cordoned off until 11.30am yesterday.

The assault was one of 390 calls dealt with by Humberside Police between midnight and 4am – about one a minute. Officers were sent to 304 of those cases.

In Hull, officers were called to dozens of fights inside nightclubs and house parties.

A woman is understood to have suffered minor stab injuries in the lower arm in a domestic row in Cottingham, while no one was injured in a second knife incident, in Bridlington. Arrests were made in both cases.

Superintendent Darren Downs described the volume of calls for help received at Humberside Police's command centre as exceptional.

He said: "If the command centre has logged more than a crime a minute between midnight and 4am, that is exceptional.

"That is more than we would have in the entire force in an entire day.

"The staff would have been rushing from job to job."

Supt Downs, who is in charge of police operations in the East Riding, said numbers of officers on patrol were doubled for New Year's Eve to help keep a lid on alcohol-fuelled trouble.

He said: "Virtually every area of the county was patrolled for public order, with patrols in the towns.

"Everywhere you looked you would see a bobby. They were there to meet demand and be preventative to try and stop trouble."

Officers from the force were busiest in Hull.

Fights were reported at house parties in Anlaby Road, Wold Road and Bricknell Avenue in west Hull and there was a brawl in a street off Greenwood Avenue, north Hull.

Supt Downs said: "There has been a shift away from trouble in public places in terms of pubs and clubs to other places, including parties."

In the East Riding, 15 people were arrested for offences including minor assaults, drunk and disorderly offences and drink-driving.

Supt Down said the high volume of calls could be partly attributed to multiple calls about single incidents.

A supervisor from the Humberside Police command centre, said: "It was a busy night.

"It is hard to say at the moment exactly how many arrests there were, how many people are in cells and just how it compares to other years, but there was a lot going on across the force area.

"As a force and command centre, the aftermath of New Year's Eve is one of our busier times. It takes at least a couple of days to catch up with everything.

"People assume that new year always leads to trouble and crime – but that is not always the case.

"Some years it is really quiet and others it goes bananas.

"It is important to stress the police are not out to ruin Christmas and new year. We want people to enjoy themselves, without causing trouble."

Police were also called to several cases of people, under the influence of alcohol, threatening to self-harm.

At 3.30am, a tweet from the Twitter account run by the command centre said: "Log 249 issued. We usually hit this number by mid to late afternoon."

Another tweet said: "#CCTV is it obligatory to remove one's shirt prior to having a fight with someone else."

PARAMEDICS answered more than 1,570 emergency calls in 12 hours during the new year celebrations.

From 6pm on New Year's Eve to 6am yesterday, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) received 1,570 emergency call-outs.

Almost 900 of those were made after midnight, including 51 emergency call-outs to people injured in assaults.

Paramedics and police worked in teams across the city and towns in the East Riding to free up ambulances and ensure people kept away from Hull Royal Infirmary's emergency department.

Paul Mudd, of YAS, said: "Police and paramedic teams provided valuable support and were able to treat people who had too much to drink or those who had sustained minor injuries without them needing to go to hospital."

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Stuart Crawford, 23, of Park Avenue, Goole, was fined £150 for being drunk and disorderly in a public place and assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty. He was ordered to pay £50 compensation, £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Michael Herbison, 45, of Huntingdon Street, west Hull, was fined £175 for damaging a car tyre, worth £35, belonging to Kirsty Herbison. He was ordered to pay £35 compensation, £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Deborah Hyslop, 48, of South Avenue, Lund, near Driffield, was conditionally discharged for six months for using abusive and threatening words and behaviour in a public place. She was ordered to pay £15 victim surcharge.

John Kelley, 52, of Arram Grove, north Hull, was fined £110 for being in possession of a blade in a public place, while subject to a conditional discharge. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Krzysztof Matuszkiewicz, 53, of Victoria Street, Goole, was conditionally discharged for 12 months for assaulting a woman by beating her. He was ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.

John Newton, 34, of Eighth Avenue, Bridlington, was fined £160 for causing unnecessary suffering to a dog by walking it with a muzzle on a hot day, causing it to collapse. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Jacinta Shaw, 64, of Millhouse Woods Lane, Cottingham, was sent to prison for 12 weeks for calling 999 and making false allegations while drunk and subject to a suspended sentence. She was also ordered to pay an £80 victim surcharge.

Jamie Simpson, 45, Kings Mill Road, of Driffield, was conditionally discharged for 12 months, for assaulting Romany Boynton by beating her, while subject to a conditional discharge. He was ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.

Matthew Smith, 23, of Thixendale Road, Bridlington, was fined £200 for being drunk and disorderly in a public place and resisting a police officer in the execution of her duty. He was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

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TRIBUTES have been paid to a charity stalwart who dedicated his retirement to helping some of Hull's most needy families.

For nearly 35 years, until his death at the age of 99, Judah "John" Rose was chairman of the Mother Humber Memorial Fund.

Each year, the charity – formed in 1908 – awards about £25,000 of essential items, such as washing machines and kitchen appliances, to deprived families in Hull.

Retired GP Dr Michael Bott, Mr Rose's close friend and a trustee of the charity, led the tributes.

He said: "Judah Rose was an exceptional man of many talents, but his main concern was always helping others less fortunate.

"His integrity and compassion were evident throughout his life, in his involvement, chairmanship and trusteeship of many charitable organisations.

"He undertook the revival of the Mother Humber Memorial Fund so that it could once again provide help for the needy of Hull."

Malcolm Welford, the charity's secretary, said the fund was launched by the family of the Hull Daily Mail's longest-serving editor Edgar Samuel Lewis.

Mr Lewis's wife became the first female writer at the Mail, writing under the name of Mother Humber.

In 1972, for reasons not clear, the charity became dormant.

"After more research and hard work, Mr Rose revived it in 1980," said Mr Welford. "Since that time the charity has made significant donations to the people of Hull.

"Mr Rose was very active until his death. He attended monthly meetings and led the trustees with great wisdom and skill.

"He had a keen sense of humour and a very sharp mind. We had been looking forward to celebrating his centenary in May.

"Mr Rose will be greatly missed, although the work of the Mother Humber Memorial Fund will continue as a tribute to him."

Dr Bott said Mr Rose, who lived independently in Kirk Ella, will also be remembered for fostering greater understanding between faiths and nationalities.

Mr Rose was a member of the Humberside Council for Christians and Jews, Hull and District Council for Racial Equality, Hull and East Riding Interfaith Forum and other ethnic community organisations.

"He lectured frequently on Judaism to schools, colleges, police and other groups, and supervised the annual Holocaust Memorial Day," said Dr Bott.

"His vast knowledge and wisdom were greatly appreciated by all who knew him, especially when a new constitution was to be written, and his great love of his faith was paramount within the Jewish community."

Mr Rose died at Hull Royal Infirmary from complications following bowel surgery.

He lost his first wife Rhoda and second wife Doreen to cancer. Mr Rose is survived by his children, David and Penelope, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren.