Castle Street roadworks 'will test city's ambitions'
THE boss of a leading Hull firm says how people cope with the looming upgrade of Castle Street will be a test of the city's ambitions.Construction work on the £160m improvement scheme is scheduled to...
View ArticleToast your success and join an illustrious list of winners
IT HAS been another challenging year for Hull and East Yorkshire businesses.However, many firms across the region have been growing in spite of economic challenges, taking on new staff, winning...
View ArticleMeet tubby Toby, the six-stone Collie... now on a diet
TOBY the collie is more used to eating lamb chops than rounding up sheep.At 6st 6lb, he weighs as much as the average 12-year-old boy.But all that is about to change when Toby battles to shed the...
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Councils and residents given wind-farm controlEAST YORKS: Residents and councils have been given more power to halt the construction of wind farms after the Government announced new guidelines.The...
View ArticleTeacher: Cash could be sex case motive
A SCIENCE teacher nicknamed "Mr Perv" by pupils claimed he could become a target for compensation claims after he was accused of indecent assault.Interviewed by police, Christopher Hird denied any...
View ArticleHull FC triumphs could inspire dementia patients
PEOPLE suffering from dementia will get the chance to relive moments in Hull FC's history.The club is launching its Old Faithful project to help rugby fans cherish and share their memories of the Black...
View Article114 people 'abused at children's home' will get their day in court
MORE than 100 former residents at a notorious East Yorkshire children's home are to be given their day in court after claiming they were subjected to systematic child abuse.The victims claim to have...
View ArticleApprentice star goes back to school
YOUNG entrepreneurs have presented to a conference of business leaders and community organisations. The aim of the event, called the Youth Enterprise Summit, was to show how enterprising young people...
View ArticleKR halves told attack must be crisp and clinical
HULL KR assistant coach Chris Chester has called for a 'crisp and clinical' display in attack tonight as they look to claim the scalp of Huddersfield Giants.The Robins host the second-placed side...
View ArticleAmbulance strike: Patients warned
PEOPLE are being urged to only call 999 for an ambulance in an emergency as strike action takes place today.The 12-hour strike by 500 ambulance staff will begin at midday.The industrial action has been...
View Article'We need to have a Plan B to make Hull the place to be'
AS BUSINESS Week draws to a close, it is well to recall the US astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield busking David Bowie's Major Tom in outer space for two reasons.First, because with all the earth to...
View ArticleNew hope for threatened schools
BATTLING parents want the council to halt closure plans for three East Riding primary schools after the Government announced a funding change.Parents are hoping schools threatened with closure at...
View ArticleCan you help identify suspects?
DETECTIVES are hoping Mail readers can help them track down suspects wanted for questioning about crimes across the East Riding.Officers have released the latest CCTV images of 16 people they wish to...
View ArticleHull City transfer talk, June 7: Denilson, Joseph Yobo, Curtis Davies,...
Daily transfer rumours from the press as Hull City prepare for life in the Premier League. So a few people, well two I can find, have been grumbling about this column suggesting we all hold on until...
View ArticleDavid Miliband: I support East Yorkshire's renewables dream
DAVID Miliband MP has urged businesses across the Humber to "connect to the world" in order to secure investment in the region.The Labour politician was speaking at the YIBC in Bridlington this morning...
View ArticleCouncil scraps Hull busking fee
A registration fee charged to buskers wanting to perform in the city centre has been dropped. The £10 fee introduced by the city council recently hit the wrong note with some musicians. They complained...
View ArticleWoman "struggled with man" before falling in front of lorry
AN EYEWITNESS has told how he watched a woman struggling with a man before she fell into the path of a lorry on Hull's busiest road yesterday.The woman fell into the path of the white DAF truck as it...
View ArticleMystery of 'bomb' that rocked town
MYSTERY surrounds an explosion that rocked the quiet East Riding town of Hedon.Residents have spoken of a "bomb" exploding at the Market Hill car park near St Augustine's Church, just before 2am...
View ArticleThree men in custody after explosion in Hedon
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion in Hedon. Residents spoke out after the mystery explosion at the Market Hill car park near St Augustine's Church, just before 2am...
View ArticleTravis Burns inspires Hull KR to 35-28 win over Huddersfield
HULL KR's second-half comeback, inspired by Travis Burns, saw them hand Huddersfield a shock 35-28 defeat at Craven Park tonight. Fighting back from 22-10 down before the break, the win over the...
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