HARRY Maguire may have been a fringe player at Hull City so far, but he will now have to step into the limelight and prove what he can do, writes Peter Swan.

Having seen injuries bite in recent weeks, and yesterday's 2-0 win over Everton, City's squad is being tested to its limits.

That saw Maguire brought on for the last half-hour against the Toffees as a replacement for Liam Rosenior and he impressed in a cool display.

Not only did he deal with the threat of Romelu Lukaku and Arouna Kone, he seemed to be an instant hit with the City fans, which always helps your confidence as a player.

Maguire is only 21 and still learning the game to an extent, but he will probably be in the starting line-up when the Tigers travel to Arsenal in the FA Cup this weekend.

With Michael Dawson still not fully fit and Rosenior picking up a hamstring strain yesterday, Maguire will surely come into Steve Bruce's thinking.

Injuries always seem to crop up at this time of the season as the games come thick and fast, but City should still have enough to deal with what's thrown at them.

Whilst Rosenior will be missed, his hamstring problem could open the door for Paul McShane to come back into the fray. Stephen Quinn is also available again after a ban.

Bruce will want to rest players who have played a lot of games recently, but not if it hinders their chance of winning.

Abel Hernandez suffered cramp and was exhausted at the end of the win over Everton, so he may have to settle for a place on the bench.

Gaston Ramirez came off with a groin problem and the game may come too soon for him.

Tom Ince, Yannick Sagbo and Sone Aluko were all unused subs yesterday and will also offer Bruce decent replacements in attack.

THE KC Stadium had been waiting a long time for an afternoon such as this. After the toil of 2014, when just three wins were secured from 18 Premier League home games, the first fixture of a new year finally turned barren lands fertile for Hull City.

Dismantling Everton with the most complete performance of their season, the Tigers were back to their very best on home soil.

First-half goals from Ahmed Elmohamady and Nikica Jelavic earned three much needed points, but it was the manner of the Tigers' resounding victory that may yet stand as the turning point of a stuttering season.

Potential was realised over these 90 minutes to point optimistically towards brighter times in 2015.

Although Everton were a pale imitation of the side that finished fifth last season, this was nonetheless the day it all clicked into place for City.

Defensively sound, boisterous in midfield and sharp in attack, the Tigers have not looked better for months and months. You must go as far back as the 6-0 win over Fulham here a year ago, in fact, to find a performance and result as impressive.

Steve Bruce's positive rhetoric has felt strained at times during November and December, but a fourth win of the season will have wavering supporters buying back into his rigid belief that this season will end well. Its timing was immaculate.

The Premier League table suddenly provides further evidence, too. Up to 15th, their highest position since mid-November, City have built a two-point cushion over the bottom three ahead of Sunday's FA Cup third round tie at Arsenal.

No longer are the pressures quite so intense with a confident leap up to 19 points.

Yesterday's victory was also City's first in the Premier League in the month of January.

The previous 11 games in the opening month of the year had returned three draws and eight defeats, but a fourth season in the top flight already has the Tigers' squad strength counting. The only downside to yesterday's win were the serious injuries suffered by Andy Robertson and Liam Rosenior.

Albeit nursing a bug himself, Bruce was thrilled with his side's second win in three games.

"We've seen glimpses of it, we played very well at Sunderland and didn't do much wrong against Leicester, but from the first minute to the 90th, there was a determination about them that it was going to be our day," he said.

"Was it the most complete performance? It was the most convincing. We deserved to win the game by a country mile in my opinion."

And in the opinion of the 23,865 supporters, whose hangovers were blown away on a gust delivered by City.

The Tigers played with an enthusiasm that belied the demands of their Christmas campaign. A fourth game in 13 days found reserves that were always beyond a sluggish guest. City should have been ahead in the opening minutes when denied a clear penalty.

Gareth Barry, the same villain who should have seen red when the sides met at Goodison Park 16 months ago, clumsily fouled Abel Hernandez inside the Everton box but Kevin Friend saw fit to award only a free-kick. City raged and Jelavic ballooned the opportunity into the South Stand.

The recharged Hernandez was the pick of a bright bunch and gave Everton another scare soon after. Dispossessing Ross Barkley, he drove at the visitors and forced a diving save from Joel Robles.

Relative calm descended on a frenetic contest for a spell but City always appeared the more likely scorers. Hernandez was giving Barry a torrid time as a makeshift third centre-half and forced another save from Robles at his near post.

Not even the loss of Robertson to injury could interrupt the Tigers' impressive rhythm. Quite the opposite, in fact. His replacement Rosenior was the man who unlocked the Everton defence once and for all.

A searching cross from the left found Leighton Baines asleep and ghosting in was Elmohamady to nod in his first Premier League goal since the final fixture of 2013. The sense of relief was palpable as the KC celebrated its first City goal in over six hours of action.

Another, thankfully, was not as long in coming.

Ten minutes after breaking the deadlock, City doubled their lead through the Everton old boy. Jake Livermore's run in midfield set up Hernandez to hook a hopeful ball over the visitors' rotten defence and, breaking the offside trap, Jelavic raced clear.

The Croatia international kept his cool and chipped the exposed Robles with aplomb for his sixth of the season.

A shabby Everton side creaked under the weight of City's pressure. The tempo set by Livermore and Meyler was fierce, the problems caused by Jelavic and Hernandez relentless. The Toffees sucked.

City almost grabbed a third four minutes into the second half. Chester's header back into the box saw the dangerous front two sniffing out danger but under challenges neither Jelavic nor Hernandez could turn in.

Everton mustered their best opening in the 54th minute.

With Rosenior stricken on the touchline, felled by an injury that required a stretcher, Barkley danced between anxious challenges inside the box and fired a snap-shot that Allan McGregor forcefully pushed wide.

City reshuffled to a back-three and Harry Maguire, the last of their substitutes, was needed to keep Everton at bay again. He blocked Steven Naismith's shot bravely as the visitors sought an opener that promised to change the game.

The Tigers, though, were not without chances of their own. Hernandez's lovely pass into Meyler cut Everton open and a pull-back to Jelavic required a scrambling block to limit the damage. Hernandez also spurned a great chance of his own when latching onto Robbie Brady's outrageous long ball.

Not that it mattered. Once the hapless Antolin Alcaraz was dismissed for a second yellow card when blocking Jelavic, City were already destined for victory.

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THIS time last year Chris Meyerhoff was being laid off from his restaurant job – but what a difference a year makes.

The proud dad celebrated the birth of his son Thomas Jack on New Year's Day with his exhausted but delighted wife Gemma.

Mr Meyerhoff, 37, of east Hull, is about to start a new job later this month for Alpine Fine Foods to help raise his young family.

He said: "I got laid off this time last year so this is quite a difference.

"It was a bit of a rollercoaster in 2014.

"After losing my job my sister passed away but me and Gemma also got married on FA Cup Final day.

"But we couldn't have asked for a better start to 2015 – this is perfect. I am chuffed to bits."

Little Thomas was born at 7.10am yesterday at the Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital and weighed in at 6lb 8oz.

He is a little brother for Stanley, who turns three in two weeks.

Mrs Meyerhoff said: "This is a memorable start to the year.

"I started going into labour just after midnight and I think it was the fireworks that started him off.

"I feel tired but I am absolutely delighted.

"I am fine with him being born on New Year's Day, it is a cracking start.

"The due date was December 28 and I'm just glad it wasn't Christmas Day."

While revellers were watching fireworks, making toasts and supping champagne at midnight, several expectant mums were in labour at Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital.

But, by lunchtime yesterday, it had been a relatively quiet day for the hospital with just four new arrivals.

One of those was Kai, who was the second to arrive in Hull in 2015 at 1.04am, weighing in at a hefty 9lb 6oz.

His exhausted mum Jessica Budgen was relieved and delighted.

Miss Budgen, 26, of Paull, said: "Christmas Day was actually the due date, but I much prefer him being born on New Year's Day.

"This is my first child and I had been in labour since 4am on Tuesday.

"I will remain in hospital for a bit but we are fully prepared when we get home for our new arrival.

"I had to drag my mum away from her New Year's Eve party but she managed to see her new grandson."

Dad Ian Midgley, 25, of Bradford, serves with the Armed Forces and is based in Wiltshire.

"He has embarked on two tours of Iraq and has also served in Afghanistan," Miss Budgen said.

Mr Midgley said: "I am really pleased but I am dreading going back to work now.

"I have to return to Wiltshire on January 15, and it will be two months before I am next on leave but I will get back at weekends.

"I am already a dad but it is great to have another son."

Christmas Day was busier for the staff at Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital with six babies arriving before 11am.

A MOTHER-OF-TWO told Hull magistrates how she embarked on a shoplifting spree to obtain Christmas presents, so she could spend her benefits on drugs.

Michaila Warriner, 47, was caught taking hair straighteners, worth £29.99, from TX Maxx in St Stephen's Shopping Centre on December 20 after spending the day stealing from shops across the city.

Other stolen items included:

• Two bottles of aftershave, worth £59.50, from Superdry, also within St Stephen's.

• A Lynx gift set, worth £3.99, from Bodycare, in Prospect Shopping Centre.

• Four fragrances, one Lacoste jumper and a Yankee candle, worth £276.49, from House of Fraser.

• A ladies jumper and a nightie, worth £21.50, from BHS in Jameson Street.

• Two pairs of socks, worth £25, from Blacks in Jameson Street.

Martin Howarth, prosecuting at Hull Magistrates' Court, said Warriner gave frank admissions to police.

"She said she stole in order to give presents to relations," he said. "She intended to use her dole money for drugs."

Mr Howarth described how Warriner's one-day crime spree came to a sudden end.

"She came to the attention of a store detective at TK Maxx at 5.40pm on December 20," he said.

"She saw the defendant ripping a security tag off a pair of hair straighteners.

"CCTV showed her putting them into a bag, before leaving the store without making payment."

Police were called and she was searched.

Mr Howarth said: "She detailed which items came from each store.

"She said she was sorry. She said she had got away with it at other shops and should have stopped."

All the items were recovered and were able to be sold again, the court was told.

Warriner, of Setting Crescent, west Hull, pleaded guilty to six counts of shop theft.

Max Gold, mitigating, said his client had kept out of trouble for a significant period of time.

He said: "In the early 2000s she was a regular attendee at this court. I thought I had seen the back of her."

Warriner was granted bail and ordered to attend Hull Magistrates' Court again on January 15 when she will be sentenced.

A condition of her bail is that she does not visit a retail store, except a chemist to obtain her prescriptions.

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A DRUNK man spent more than a penny when he urinated in a storage bin containing up to £1,500 of security tags at a 24-hour supermarket.

Carl Beacock called into the Tesco Extra store at St Stephen's shopping centre in Hull at 3am for more alcohol after a birthday night out with friends.

Beacock, 27, told police he was "caught short" and urinated into a bin, left in an aisle, seemingly unaware it contained expensive security tags that are attached to bottles.

Kyoko Gilligan, prosecuting at Hull Magistrates' Court, said: "A security guard saw the defendant urinate into a bin.

"Inside the bin was a number of valuable security tags, the value of which was somewhere between £1,000 and £1,500."

Police were called and Beacock was charged with causing criminal damage, which he admitted.

Richard Drew, for Beacock, said his client, of 20th Avenue, north Hull estate, deeply regretted his actions.

He said: "It was a reckless and indiscreet act that has led to a hefty financial cost."

Mr Drew said Beacock's birthday had been a few days after the offence, but he had been celebrating it early.

"He was heavily in drink," he said. "He had walked down the drink aisle, but had found himself caught short.

"He urinated into a plastic receptacle. It thought it was more appropriate than the floor of the aisle.

"He does accept it was completely unacceptable behaviour."

Mr Drew said it was "extremely unfortunate" the storage bin contained items of such value.

The solicitor said, in mitigation, that his client had been out of prison for seven months and had kept out of trouble prior to the night in question.

Details of the offence that led to the custodial sentence were not mentioned in court.

"Mr Beacock has made some very real and significant progress," said Mr Drew. "I am sure the probation service would confirm this.

"He tells me he is doing very well."

Mr Drew said Beacock had settled well following his release from prison. He lives with his partner and their three-year-old son.

"This was not a 'like' offence," said Mr Drew.

"There is nothing of a similar nature on his record.

"He simply drank to excess and is sorry."

Unemployed Beacock was told by the chairman of the bench that urinating inside a supermarket was "a very silly thing to do".

The magistrate added: "A strong lad like you needs something to do."

Beacock was ordered to complete 80 hours' unpaid work and pay £260 compensation to Tesco.

No costs were awarded and a victim surcharge was waived.

The money will be deducted at a rate of £5 per week from Beacock's Jobseeker's Allowance.

The court was told the security tags will never be used again.

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HDM Sport on Facebook HULL City are thought to be keen on taking St Patrick's Athletic defender Sean Hoare on a permanent deal following a trial period last month. The 20-year-old made a huge impression at the KC Stadium after a brief spell training with the Tigers, with Steve Bruce a big admirer of the centre-half when he was assessed in the club's development squad, according to the Irish Independent. Hoare became a regular at St Pats and starred in their FAI Cup win over Derry City, whilst also being called up by the Republic of Ireland under-21s side last year as a substitute. Hoare could follow fellow Irishman Brian Lenihan to the KC, having seen the Cork man join the Tigers in the summer. However, if City want to follow up their interest, Bruce will have to dip into the club's funds as Hoare is under contract. Tigers interested in Defoe IN case you missed it, Hull City manager Steve Bruce has confirmed his interest in former Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe. The 32-year-old is currently planning a return to the Premier League from MLS side Toronto FC, but City may not be able to cope with the forward's reported wage demands of £60,000 a week.Click here to read the full story.Bruce's best comes out under pressure? HE'S used to being under pressure, but does Steve Bruce show his quality when the heat is on? That's exactly what Match of the Day pundit Martin Keown said last night on BBC One. With the Tigers producing arguably the performance of the season against Everton, two first-half goals from Ahmed Elmohamady and Nikica Jelavic provided City with the perfect start to 2015. Presenter Gary Lineker said: "Six points over the Christmas period is a big turnaround, and that was more like the Hull we came across in terms of last season under Steve Bruce." And Keown replied: "Listening to Brucey there in the interviews he's sticking by his players, with Jelavic coming up with the goods. "It's been a difficult time for Steve Bruce but I think he shows his quality when he's being pushed into the corner. "Six points from nine over Christmas, he's now got them out of trouble and it was vital they won (against Everton)."Wenger to make keeper changes after Szczesny's woeful showing ONTO Sunday evening's FA Cup final 'replay' tie against Arsenal, and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed he will be making a change in the goalkeeper spot. In a spot of good-timing for Arsenal, David Ospina looks set to face the Tigers following Wojciech Szczesny's woeful showing in the 2-0 defeat at Southampton yesterday.

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A NEW hospital ward to create more beds is back on track after construction work was delayed by high winds.

Contractors managed to lift sections of the new ward onto the top of a podium behind the tower block of Hull Royal Infirmary at the weekend.

Now, the giant crane that carried out the work has left the hospital in Anlaby Road and contractors are working double shifts to try to catch up after the project was delayed by two weeks.

Duncan Taylor, interim chief of infrastructure and development at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "We were originally looking at about the second week in February for completion but we were about two weeks behind because of the weather.

"We are trying to get it done by the middle of February, but that's a lot of work to do in the next six weeks.

"The guys are going to do their damnedest to get it back on track."

Hospital bosses had hoped to use a giant crane, one of the largest in the UK, to lift a 24-bed ward on top of a building behind the tower block in the middle of December.

High winds meant the work was put back until forecasts showed a break in the weather around December 29.

However, the weather improved at the weekend and workers on the site managed to use the crane to lift sections of the modular building for the new ward onto the podium.

Mr Taylor said: "We had guys on standby every day other than Christmas Day and Boxing Day and on Saturday and Sunday, they got the opportunity to get the building lifted up.

"The crane has now left and all the building shell is now there and the contractors are working to make sure it is water-tight."

The new 24-bed ward, known as Ward 500, aims to alleviate some of the pressures facing the hospital as growing numbers of patients with increasingly serious conditions turn up at the hospital.

As well as providing the extra beds, the new ward will also reduce the need for patients to be transferred between Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.

On Monday, work will begin on the internal fittings and fixtures, with contractors working from 8am to 11pm to get it finished.

While some external work still needs to be done, the contractors will complete the interior and the link between the fifth floor of the tower block, allowing patients to go from the tower block to the new ward.

The contractors, from decorators to floor layers and electricians, are all from Hull and most of the internal fittings such as doors and equipment have been made by a firm in Brough.

Mr Taylor said: "It is not just good news for us but for the patients because the sooner we can get the facility up and running, the sooner the patients can benefit and that's the priority for us."

THE new podium ward is just one of the measures by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust to ease winter pressures.

Other plans include a frailty unit for the elderly and a further 24 beds at other sites.

Consultants have been taken off other duties to ease the backlog of patients and community health workers are assessing which patients could be better cared for at home.

However, the number of patients who continue to use Hull Royal Infirmary's Emergency Department instead of other NHS facilities for minor ailments and injuries continues to add to the problem.

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A YEAR ago, Hull Stingrays owner Bobby McEwan's patience appeared to be wearing thin after a 40-year love affair with ice hockey.

Repeated trips to Scotland and Belfast had drained the club's coffers.

One player had quit, a long injury list and hockey gear ruined by December's tidal surge had all served to drain his energy.

However, 2014 saw the flame re-lit and McEwan celebrated his 55th birthday on Christmas Eve a more contented man.

Whether his wife Debbie was as thrilled on Christmas Day when five Stingrays players rocked up for dinner is open to question.

One of those guests was coach Omar Pacha, appointed last April to replace Sylvain Cloutier.

To say the decision not to hand the long-serving Canadian a new deal was unpopular was an understatement.

Fans were in meltdown and it galvanised a local four-strong consortium to step up their efforts to wrest control from McEwan.

The Elite League insisted it was backing McEwan and the Scot was adamant the club was not for sale.

Cloutier finally insisted he would not be staying to lead the Stingrays into the 2014-15 season as the consortium had hoped.

Pacha rebuilt an almost completely new squad with only two of last season's 11 imports – Pacha himself and coaching side-kick Carl Lauzon – returning.

"Obviously, some changes were made, as I felt we wanted to move in a different direction," said McEwan, anxious not to re-open the substantial can of worms.

"I've been happy with the changes. You can never say you have no regrets, you can always say you'd have done things differently, but the vision was about where I wanted to take the club. Playing wise, we are heading in the right direction. We've got some exciting young players who want to prove how good they are.

"Changing the coach was the toughest decision.

"I knew it would upset a lot of people, it wasn't intended to, it was done because we wanted a different style of play and I think we have achieved that."

Pacha, despite no previous coaching experience, has proved a capable leader and unearthed a number of unknown gems from overseas.

While fans are relatively content, McEwan tucked into his turkey with Stingrays ninth out of 10 teams.

"I can't say that I'm happy with where we are, but we've had injuries all year and players coming and going so we have been short all season," said McEwan, referring to the departures due to personal reasons of imports Kurtis Dulle, Matt Larke and CJ Chartrain.

"But that tends to show the depth of our younger players, the depth we have got has been phenomenal.

"Yes, we've had players leaving, those are things I can't control, and when it happens you believe what they tell you at the time and you move on. We are stronger now with the guys we've replaced them with, and that's a good thing.

"Hopefully, we can stay injury free until the end of the season and see where we go.

"I have seen the results we have had this year against the big boys, it's results we would not have got in previous years."

Whether that's due to the weakness of the Elite League's big guns or the strength of Stingrays is open to question.

McEwan, though, has no doubts, believing the league is the best calibre it's ever been.

He remains optimistic that, overall, he will look back on 2014 as a year of more ups than downs.

"I like what I see on the ice. I believe we are entertaining fans and we are building on the fanbase, people want to come to see us.

"Half-season tickets have been selling very well, it shows people want to come back," he said.

"I've always said it would take time, but we are getting there."

Looking around on match nights, there are plenty of vacant seats.

Whether that's the economy, or a legacy of close-season dissatisfaction is not clear.

On the ice, McEwan wants Stingrays to continue to push up both the overall Elite League standings and the Gardiner Conference.

"Obviously, I want to take the club as far as I can," he said.

"There are no easy games in this league, if you don't show up you will get beaten.

"It will be nice to see a full team on the ice and see how they play as a full team."

Off the ice, getting more fans through the door on match nights remains a top priority.

Marketing and schools programmes need constant work.

"Things will take care of themselves and if we are winning games fans will come back," he said.

"We're working our socks off with the schools programme because the youngsters are our potential future fanbase and future players in the years to come.

"Financially, everything is ticking over, we have some great sponsors, and some good people involved with the club. We are heading in the right direction."

Having nearly three seasons tucked under his belt as owner, since taking over from Coventry Blaze's management team in 2012, McEwan is already planning a fourth.

"Why not a fourth season," said McEwan.

"We said it would be a long-term thing and that's what we are trying to do.

"Matty Davies, who knows the club, was happy to sign a three-year deal, and he wouldn't be signing a three-year contract if he didn't think things weren't okay.

"I am quite comfortable with where I am right now."

COACH Mike Longthorne believes a win for Hull Dockers 'A' against Beverley in tomorrow's Tom Beautiman Cup final will be a fitting reward for his club's progress.

The final is for the Division One teams only and this is Dockers' first appearance in it since 2006, when they played in and won the Council Cup final at the KC Stadium, beating Ideal Isberg.

Longthorne has been slowly rebuilding the team this season and now appears to have got the right blend of youth and evergreens.

"We will have a full squad to pick from," he said. "It will be a tough call for myself and Keith Farr to pick the starting 17.

"We know how good a team Beverley are, so we will need to be at our best and play to our strengths to take the spoils.

"After seeing Dockers be in the wilderness for so many years, it would be great to lift this trophy."

Dockers captain Matty Small will return to the starting line-up after starting on the bench against Fenners, whilst play-makers Danny Brewer, Rich Laybourne and Jamie Mulligan will hopefully lead the attack.

Stu Page, who leads the pack from the front, and Mike Render will be trying to get a start, after having to miss the last game.

Beverley, who currently top the Division One table, will start favourites for the clash at Haworth Park.

They have just one niggling injury worry over Louis Hubbard, who missed the last two matches before the Christmas break with a leg injury, but the additional three weeks off have done him the power of good, and he will go through a late fitness test tomorrow.

Beverley are expected to keep faith with the players that have served them well so far this season, with Glen Anfield and Lewis Poskitt set to continue to be pivots in the half-backs.

Ben Calvert and Adam Robson are likely to continue their centre partnership which has bagged many tries this season.

Key figures in the forwards are likely to be Rich Etherington, who is enjoying possibly his best ever season at prop, with club stalwart Lee Stevens as the other starting prop.

A lot of strike power is likely to be provided in the back row by student tourist Jack Howdle and also points machine Ryan Watkin forming the other second row.

Elsewhere, the versatile Steve Connolly will be a crucial figure. He has been equally effective at full-back and loose-forward this season, adding to Howdle's selection headaches as Lee Falcus and Mike Cooper have also been very effective in the full-back and hooking roles respectively.

Beverley's appearance in this final marks a season of on and off the field progress for the blue and golds.

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AN independent waste management firm has invested £500,000 in trucks and equipment at its new site in east Hull.

Lili Waste has invested in two state-of-the-art waste and recycling vehicles to launch the business at its Foster Street base.

The company will provide clients across Hull with waste management consultation, tailored waste collections, recycling services and advice on UK waste regulations.

David Adams, director at Lili Waste, said: "We see a real opportunity to deliver a bespoke service to the businesses of Hull.

"Lili Waste will compete on price with the national players in the market, while ensuring a focus on service to provide the best waste and recycling options for both the commercial and public sectors.

"We believe there is a real gap in the market for personalised services with regular collections while utilising the latest on-board weighing and tracking technology and we look forward to working alongside the people and businesses of the Hull and Humber area."

Hull's existing independent waste firms Cleartech and Transwaste no longer manage commercial waste in the region and Mr Adams said he felt there was an opportunity to offer firms the service.

He said: "When Cleartech went into administration and Transwaste stopped offering bin collections, we felt there wasn't anyone else offering this vital local service.

"The team at Lili Waste has 20 years' experience in the field of commercial waste management but this is the first time we will be directly involved with waste management."

Mr Adams hopes Lili Waste will offer a stable and long-term solution for small firms in Hull who need to manage their commercial waste.

He said: "Businesses in Hull have been through the mill in terms of their waste management services and we want to bring a bit of stability back to their lives.

"We can offer small businesses the chance to focus on what they do best, rather than worry about whether or not their bins will be collected on time."

The firm's large investment is just the start of plans to grow the business across Hull and throughout East Yorkshire.

"We may be starting off small but we are confident this will be a success," said Mr Adams.

"This is a long-term investment for our business.

"It may even take three to five years before we see any return but there is a definite need for local waste management service and we have stepped in to meet that need."

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IT STARTED as a quiet night out but became one of the most popular YouTube clips of last year. A woman from Hull found internet fame when a clip of her downing a pint of lager in five seconds became a viral video hit.

A video showing Siobhan Cranstoun, 26, of Greenwood Avenue, north Hull, downing the drink has now had more than 12 million views online.

The clip has proved so popular that it has been chosen as one of the top viral videos of the year by the Channel 4 show Rude Tube.

The mother-of-two was celebrating her boyfriend's birthday at the Green Dragon pub in Beverley in September when she was challenged to finish her drink as quickly as possible.

She said: "When it first went online, I thought it would get a few views but definitely not millions.

"What started off as a few hundred views grew bigger and bigger until there were people from all over the world who were watching it."

The short video shows Miss Cranstoun drinking the pint in just a few seconds without using her hands.

The clip was picked as the 88th most popular viral video of last year on Rude Tube Welcome To 2015, which was screened on New Year's Day.

Miss Cranstoun, who is a full-time mother to her daughters Aaliyah, four, and Melody, two, said most of the reaction to the video has been positive.

However, she did receive some criticism from people who say the clip promotes alcohol abuse.

She said: "Binge drinking is definitely not something I support and I wouldn't advise anyone else to try it for themselves.

"The truth is that I very rarely go out drinking, so it's not something I do every weekend."

The video was filmed by Miss Cranstoun's boyfriend, Jon Crowther, 30, of Beverley Road, who then posted the clip on Facebook.

He said: "I'm amazed by how popular the video has become. I didn't expect so many people to be interested in it.

"We've both been blown away by the reaction to the video and we've received messages from people all over the world who have said how great they think it is.

"I think it's the shock factor that has got people interested. The majority of people think it is quite funny and very impressive and a lot of people have told me how lucky I am to have her as a partner.

"Because she is so pretty and petite, she doesn't look like the sort of girl who could drink a man under a table, but she can.

"There have been a few people who think it condones binge drinking but that was definitely not our intention and that's not something we would support."

Miss Cranstoun says she is still surprised by the clip's popularity.

She said: "If a man had done the same thing, nobody would have batted an eyelid, but it's because I am a woman that it got people's attention."

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Gareth Cochrane, 40, of St Andrews Way, east Hull, was given a 12-month community order for assaulting a woman by beating her. He was also fined £40 and ordered to pay £270 and a £60 victim surcharge.

Wayne Berner, 29, of Bathurst Street, west Hull, was conditionally discharged for 12 months for stealing two bottles of perfume, worth £69.45, from boots. He was ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.

Jasmine Elizabeth Sperry, 27, of Great Meadow Road, Bridlington, was banned from driving for a year and fined £110 for failing to provide a breath specimen. She must also pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

David Michael Cutler, 62, of Legard Drive, Anlaby, was fined £400 and had six points put on his driving licence for failing to provide information about the identity of a driver. He must also pay £150 costs and a £40 victim surcharge.

Stuart Graham Crawford, 23, of Park Avenue, Goole, was fined £150 and must pay £50 compensation for assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly. He must also pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Jason Gardham, 42, of Washington Street, west Hull, was given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, for stealing three bottles of Bells whisky, two bottles of Grants whisky, three bottles of brandy and two bottles of Smirnoff vodka, worth £199, from The Co-op in Hessle. He must also pay an £80 victim surcharge.

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

Deborah Jane Hyslop, 48, of South Avenue, Lund, was given a six-month conditional discharge for using threatening words or behaviour. She was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.

Louis Ian Hudson, 29, of Manvers Street, west Hull, was jailed for 14 days for stealing DVDs, worth £80, from WH Smith. He must also pay an £80 victim surcharge.

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A housing development could be built in South Cave under new proposals.

Gladman Developments Ltd is seeking outline planning permission to build up to 119 homes on land east of Little Wold Lane.

The size and type of properties has yet to be decided, but 25 per cent will be affordable.

The applicant argues the development will help boost the local economy and also provide much-needed housing in the East Riding.

In the planning statement, the applicant says: "Additional housing is vitally important in safeguarding local services and improving the local economy.

"It is, in reality, only large-scale developments that can aid this, rather than piecemeal small-scale developments.

"It is on this basis that Gladman seeks to promote a sustainable major development that will support local needs, housing needs and services.

"This will allow for moderate growth of South Cave, allowing it to continue to thrive and provide for the daily needs of the existing residents."

East Riding Council's planners will consider the application in March.

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