Steve Bruce confirms Hull City Charlie Austin deal 'a non-starter'
Hull City manager Steve Bruce has confirmed our exclusive story on the collapse of the Charlie Austin deal. Speaking on Talk Sport this morning, Bruce said the deal was "a non-starter". He said a...
View ArticleAre parents to blame as phone-addict kids risk their lives on our roads?
FEARS have been raised more children are being killed and seriously injured on Hull's roads because they are distracted by their smartphones.Mick Harris, manager of Safer Roads Humber, says drivers...
View ArticleBakery worker loses fingertip
A Hull bakery has been fined £9,000 for safety breaches after a worker lost the tip of his finger.The 22-year-old agency worker was clearing a blockage of dough at Livwell Ltd's bakery, in Main Street,...
View ArticleMy flatmates? A gorilla, a baboon and a monkey!
A GORILLA, a baboon and a monkey were sitting in an apartment.That might sound like the start of a joke but it was one Cottingham conservationist's reality for a fortnight in Equatorial Guinea.Juliet...
View Article'Hull's message is reaching London loud and clear' - Vince Cable
Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable has visited Hull. Business reporter Jim Coldwell questioned him about how the Government can help the city.HE IS the latest high-profile figure to visit the...
View ArticleWoman posed as Age Concern worker to fleece old man
A WOMAN posed as a charity worker to steal the savings from an elderly man.Sheryl Annis, 35, preyed on the 83-year-old man on two occasions, gaining entry to his home by claiming she worked for Age...
View ArticleNo rush to end Hull City striker search after Charlie Austin disappointment
STEVE Bruce says Hull City will not be rushed in their search for new attacking options, despite seeing a move for long-standing target Charlie Austin collapse this week.As first revealed by the Mail...
View ArticleHull City to play 3-5-2 as Bruce looks at Palacios and Marseille's Amalfitano
STEVE Bruce may have missed out on top attacking target Charlie Austin but the Hull City boss insists he remains content with his summer business at the KC Stadium.As well as turning loan moves for...
View ArticleHull girl one of 'best in UK' after scoring 100% in Maths SATs
MATHS whizz Elouise Shaw is a little closer to landing her dream job of university professor after scoring a perfect 100 per cent in her SATs exam.Elouise, 11, who attends a north Hull primary deemed...
View ArticleHull City's Allan McGregor unfazed by Premier challenge after Rangers glory...
AFTER a trophy-laden decade with Glasgow Rangers and 12 months with Turkish giants Besiktas, next month will see Allan McGregor begin a chapter of his distinguished career he thought had passed him...
View ArticlePupils told: Use your mobile phone in class and we'll keep it for a week
A CITY school has started confiscating pupils' mobile phones for up to a week in a crackdown over their use in the classroom.Kingswood Academy says the get-tough move is necessary to enforce...
View ArticleBirds Eye accused over factory land
BIRDS Eye has been accused of refusing to sell the land that housed its former factory site at a reasonable price.An appeal hearing began yesterday after the company was refused planning permission to...
View ArticleRoad rage man head-butts car window after 'being cut up'
A man head-butted a car window during an argument with another driver in Sutton.The attack happened at the junction of Church Street and College Street at around 12.15pm on Wednesday.A police spokesman...
View ArticleHull FC: Crooks, Horne and Holdsworth could join cleared Ellis for cup
HULL FC face a make-or-break day of training with the club currently not ruling out having a fully fit squad available for their Challenge Cup clash.Hull head to France tomorrow with director of rugby...
View ArticleVillage remembers plotting brothers
VILLAGERS in Holderness have united to commemorate the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.Two of the plotters, who failed in an assassination attempt against King James I, were from Welwick.John and...
View ArticleHull City transfer talk, July 10: Conor Sammon from Derby and Jack Colback...
Our daily blog of transfer rumours from the press as Hull City prepare for life in the Premier League. Those Conor Sammon rumours will just not go away: national newspapers continue to link Hull City...
View ArticleRobbie Williams gig to be broadcast live in Hull cinemas
A Robbie Williams concert will be beamed live to Hull cinemas next month. Vue, The Odeon, and Cineworld will broadcast the gig from Tallinn, Estonia, on August 20, when the Take That star is set to...
View ArticleHessle man prosecuted for flytipping in Hull
A HESSLE man has been prosecuted for flytipping on land owned by Hull City Council.A witness saw Ryan Gawthorpe, 22, dump rubbish on land at Kesteven Way in Hull.He was interviewed by the Neighbourhood...
View ArticleHow I kicked junk food to dodge the flab
For two years, Alive 'N' Kicking has been tackling child obesity and helping young people to become body confident. Katy Forrester reports.AS HE started putting on weight, Mitchell Stephenson's parents...
View ArticleMan knocked off bike by skip lorry in Spring Bank
A MAN has been knocked off his bike by a skip lorry in Hull city centre. Eye-witnesses said the 42-year-old cyclist had been travelling west along Spring Bank when the accident happened shortly after...
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