Sandercock says 'calm' Hull KR deserved cup win over brutal St Helens
CRAIG Sandercock praised his Hull KR side for refusing to get sucked into a brutal battle before dumping St Helens out of the Challenge Cup.Saints had winger Francis Meli sent off for a high first-half...
View ArticleGentle thrilled at young Hull FC's Challenge Cup win over North Wales Crusaders
PETER Gentle hailed Hull FC's convincing 62-6 Challenge Cup win against North Wales Crusaders as a terrific experience for his young side.Missing a raft of senior players through injury, Hull handed a...
View ArticleHigh praise for Hymers College junior choir in BBC showdown
PUPILS of a west Hull primary school sang their hearts out to come runners up in a national competition organised by Songs Of Praise.Millions of fans of the BBC show saw talented members of Hymers...
View ArticleHull teen earns place on U19 England development football squad
A YOUNG footballer born with cerebral palsy is close to achieving his dream of representing England.Jack Fox-Hockney, 15, has been playing the beautiful game all of his life, despite his...
View ArticleThe Joker gets married and Batman's best man at superheroes wedding
THEY are usually found wreaking havoc over Gotham City.But Harley Quinn and The Joker took time out from their busy comic villain lifestyles to tie the knot this weekend.Ditching the traditional white...
View ArticleFinal face behind £40k east Hull benefit fraud scam
IT WAS one of the biggest benefit fraud scams ever seen in Hull.A plot to change amounts on benefit cheques for higher sums embroiled more than 30 people and netted £40,000.Today, Dean Gold can be...
View ArticleWoman robbed as she lay in street
A QUICK-THINKING workman has told how he came to the rescue of a woman whose purse was snatched as she lay collapsed in a shopping street.Shoppers rushed to help the woman, believed to be in her 60s,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Kieran Lovell dies in Leconfield crash
A 20-year-old motorcyclist from the Beverley area has died after a crash on the A164 at Leconfield. Kieran Steven Lovell, from Leconfield, died when his motorbike collided with a car near to the...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with hoax Beverley Road firearm incident
Police have arrested a 24 year-old man in relation to a hoax firearms incident on Beverley Road, Hull last Thursday (April 18. Police received a call shortly before 8.30pm last Thursday, stating that...
View ArticleHull KR drawn at home to Wigan and Hull FC entertain Wakefield in Challenge...
HULL KR have been handed another tough assignment in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup after being drawn at home to Wigan. Having beaten St Helens 26-18 at the weekend, Rovers landed arguably the...
View ArticleHull's Olympic gold medal boxer Luke Campbell to turn professional
Hull's boxing hero Luke Campbell will turn professional, it has been confirmed.Olympic gold medallist Campbell has agreed a deal with promoter Eddie Hearn'sMatchroom Sport. The west Hull fighter, 25,...
View ArticleMike Smith: Hull KR have solid foundation for coping with uncertain future
AS chief executive of Hull Kingston Rovers, Mike Smith admits the role can often make him feel like the weight of the world is on his shoulders.Today , with the club's long-term future having recently...
View ArticleSex ed praised for 40% fall in Hull teen pregancies
TEENAGE pregnancies in Hull, which were once the highest in Europe, have fallen by 40 per cent.The city had the sixth-highest rate in England in 2009 but the latest available figures from 2011 now show...
View ArticleExpectation will drive Luke Campbell to succeed in professional boxing's ranks
TURNING to face a backdrop that features a life-sized image of his greatest ever achievement, Luke Campbell casts an eye over his Olympic triumph before walking away.It's a symbolic moment for...
View ArticleBus lane for Hull's busy Spring Bank West road
A NEW bus lane is being created on one of the busiest roads in Hull.The lines have already been painted on Spring Bank West and signs are currently being installed.The eastbound bus lane will run...
View ArticleMy daughter stole £60,000 from me
A WIDOW has told of her devastation at discovering her daughter had stolen tens of thousands of pounds from her – leaving her with just 89p in the bank.Patricia Lyon, 63, had no experience with banks...
View ArticleDeath crash nurse's sentence angers tragic teen's mum
THE mother of a teenager killed by a drink-driving nurse has criticised the prison sentence as "little more than a slap on the wrist".Heather Butler, 67, was sentenced to five years and four months for...
View ArticleRyan France: Hull City will thrive on 'good pressures' of promotion race
A LATE arrival in the professional ranks and forced to accept early retirement by the age of 30, Ryan France can count himself unfortunate when reflecting on his playing days with Hull City and...
View ArticleHull Stingrays sign five players for 2013-14 season
Coach Sylvain Cloutier hopes Derek Campbell will recreate his points-scoring partnership with Jason Silverthorn and Jereme Tendler next season.Campbell, 33, was one of five signings unveiled at...
View ArticlePrescott in boxing politician's corner
AS a city councillor, he's used to trading verbal blows with opposition politicians.But Chris Sumpton will be boxing for real this weekend when he steps into the ring for a charity bout.The Labour...
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