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I have to hug Webster the penguin before he'll go to sleep each night
EVERY evening when the penguins at Sewerby are put to bed, one refuses to go until he is given a hug by the zookeeper.Webster was hand-reared by zookeeper John Pickering for three months when he was...
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Fly-tipping stain on our beauty
PEOPLE who blight the region with rubbish are being targeted in a new campaign by East Riding Council to clean up the area.Since May, the authority has issued 11 warning letters to people caught fly-...
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Protest over new £20m hospital 'scandal'
A DEMONSTRATION was set to be staged outside a £20m new hospital in Beverley today, to coincide with the publication of a critical inspection report by the NHS watchdog.Admissions have been suspended...
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My life was saved ... twice (video)
A WOMAN who helped save her partner's life after he suffered a heart attack has been honoured with a commendation from the ambulance service.Neil Smith, 41, had an attack while his partner, Kristina...
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Stone support as daughter faces charges over sister's crash death
THE mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she is heartened by the support given to her family after it was decided to prosecute her daughter for a car crash that killed her...
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Nightmare neighbour banned from her flat
A NIGHTMARE neighbour has been banned from her flat after the city council issued only its third antisocial behaviour closure order.The local authority has taken the drastic action after Jamie Lee...
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Brady on Figueroa: Hull City will have strong left-wing credentials
ROBBIE Brady is tipping summer signing Maynor Figueora to light up the Premier League when Hull City begin their new season next month.Figueora caught the eye in only his second appearance for the...
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Burglar stole double amputee's bag as she slept in hospital bed
A "DESPICABLE" burglar who targets hospitals stole a double amputee patient's handbag from her bedside as she slept.Richard Henderson, 39, broke into Hull Royal Infirmary at 1.30am.The drug addict...
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Hull KR can compete at Wigan despite missing six key players, says Sandercock
HULL KR coach Craig Sandercock expects his side to be competitive at Wigan on Friday night despite missing six first-team regulars.Already resigned to being without long-term absentees Kris Welham and...
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Corry Evans faces battle to be fit for Hull City's glamour trip to Chelsea
CORRY Evans faces a battle to prove his fitness for Hull City's curtain raiser at Chelsea as he struggles to shake off a groin injury that has blighted his pre-season campaign.With less than three...
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Peter Sterling 'jealous' as Hull FC prepare for 2013 take on 'greatest cup...
HULL FC legend Peter Sterling says he is 'jealous and envious' of the club's current players as they prepare for a modern day version of 'the greatest Challenge Cup final'.Sterling was part of the...
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Base recruits bulldozers to clear buildings
BULLDOZERS have moved in to demolish substandard accommodation at East Yorkshire's main military base.Multi-million pound new development will bring a major boost for the Defence School of Transport...
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Taxi office plan for rail cottages
THE last surviving Victorian cottages in Princes Avenue could be converted into a taxi office.The news comes two months after permission was given to turn the cottages into a café bar and...
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£30k raised in memory of Matthew
THE wife of an East Yorkshire hairdresser who died two years ago from cancer has raised £30,000 in his memory.Celebrity stylist Matthew Davidson died two years ago, aged 39, following his battle with...
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Hundreds of FC fans get their hands on tickets to Wembley
MORE than 3,000 cup final tickets for Wembley have already been sold as hundreds of fans swooped on the KC Stadium yesterday.Dozens of supporters queued for almost 24 hours, camping out at the stadium...
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Family of six escape devastating blaze
A FAMILY of six escaped a devastating blaze on the anniversary of the last domestic fire fatality in the region.Antony and Sheila Mawston, along with their four children and five dogs, managed to get...
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Siemens appoints new chief executive
Engineering giant Siemens has appointed a new chief executive after reporting a drop in its third-quarter profits.Former chief executive Peter Loscher resigned yesterday from the board after being...
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Red tape 'strangling private hire drivers'
A FRUSTRATED taxi driver says council red tape is threatening to strangle the livelihoods of colleagues in Hull.Private hire driver Terry Chester believes councillors should consider relaxing licensing...
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It's not often you see a 6ft teen perched on the apex of a roof!
We've all seen those American movies where the kids (not the goat variety) sit on the roof of their house before getting up to mischief.Apparently my son has watched them too and is now using the roof...
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New hospital slated over poor patient care
IMMEDIATE improvements to care standards have been ordered at Beverley's £20m new hospital after concerns patients were at risk.Six "serious untoward incidents" have taken place at the East Riding...
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