'Key-fishing' burglar caught after police chase
A BURGLAR who targeted the home of an elderly woman was caught after a police chase.Paul Raywood, 42, broke into the 91-year-old woman's home.Police believe he could have used a device to put through...
View ArticlePolice hand sweets to red card drunks
POLICE say handing out sweets along with "red card" dispersal notices is helping to pacify rowdy drunks.Tins of sweets are being given out by officers when they issue red card notices banning drunks...
View ArticleAttacking options will see Hull City add goals to dynamic brand of football -...
STEPHEN Quinn is confident Hull City have addressed their attacking flaws and now have the firepower to survive a first season back in the Premier League.Although last season saw City capture the...
View ArticleGentle sets Hull FC stars three-game challenge for cup final places
HULL FC coach Peter Gentle believes the carrot of playing at Wembley will bring the best out of his players as they look to save their Super League season over the coming three weeks.Warning places in...
View ArticleShaun McRae to leave Hull FC to return to Australia
Director of rugby Shaun McRae will leave Hull FC at the end of the season to return to Australia. In a club statement released this morning, McRae said the time was right to return home to be with his...
View ArticleBBC TV stars shoot Pride and Prejudice sequel in Beverley
STARS of the television screen have descended on one of Beverley's oldest buildings.The rooms at the Beverley Guildhall, which was the traditional seat of government in the town from 1501 until the...
View ArticleCouncil puts brakes on rickshaw taxi
HULL'S first rickshaw operator says the brakes have been put on his fledgling business venture while he awaits a beefed-up cycling proficiency test.Former white van man Neil Worner intends to use pedal...
View ArticleGang leader bit off inmate's ear
THE ringleader of a teenage gang who committed robberies across Hull has bitten off part of a man's ear, leaving him scarred for life.Aiden Mercer, 19, was locked up for eight years for his part in a...
View ArticleMum turned into 'human fireball'
A WOMAN was turned into a "human fireball" after her dress caught fire during a barbecue.Horrified friends and family looked on as mum-of-two Hayley Hassard's dress was set alight by a canister which...
View ArticleGreen-fingered thief caught red-handed on camera stealing flowers
THESE images capture the moment a green-fingered thief casually strolled into an East Riding garden to steal flowers.The man, believed to be in his mid-30s, carefully put the plants into a plastic bag...
View ArticleJack Hobbs: Of course I want to prove Steve Bruce wrong about Hull City...
Former Hull City favourite Jack Hobbs says he wants to prove Steve Bruce was wrong to sanction his move to Nottingham Forest. Hobbs - a key member of City's promotion-winning squad - is now determined...
View ArticleFreedom Festival picnic returns hoping for another 15,000 fans
A family picnic that attracted thousands of people last year will be returning to Hull's Queens Gardens as part of the Freedom Festival.About 15,000 people joined in for the picnic's inaugural year...
View ArticleDean Lisles in North Ferriby United comeback after horrific car crash
PRE-season may be loathed by footballers, but for North Ferriby defender Dean Lisles, it's a chance to get his career back on track.Lisles was involved in a horrific car crash on his way to training in...
View ArticleWe want answers over Vince's death
THE parents of a man found hanged in a prison cell while battling schizophrenia are hopeful the inquest into his death may shed further light on the tragedy.Vince Morgan, 29, was found at HMP...
View ArticleTower blocks to come down
TWO Orchard Park tower blocks will be demolished next weekend.Ashthorpe and Milldane are due to be pulled down on Sunday, August 11.Nearby residents will be evacuated, as a safety precaution, when the...
View ArticleTributes to 'humble' clergyman Francis Gordon-Kerr
TRIBUTES have been paid to a senior East Yorkshire clergyman who "cared about people".The Reverend Canon Dr Francis Gordon-Kerr died suddenly from a heart attack on Monday, aged 74.From 1987 to 1996,...
View ArticleVideo: Dozens of mums join in East Park breastfeeding record attempt
THEY are only a few months old but babies in East Yorkshire could soon find themselves in the record books.A total of 33 mums and their little bundles of joy gathered in Hull's East Park yesterday for...
View ArticleMum: 'I didn't murder my baby girl'
A MOTHER has denied murdering her baby girl.Natasha Sultan, 21, appeared at Hull Crown Court accused of murdering five-week-old Amelia-Lilly Sultan-Curtis.Miss Sultan was asked to stand as the charge...
View ArticleBob Marley, beer can thief who threatened to burn down house, jailed
A MAN who threatened to torch a shop assistant's home and watch her children burn to death after she challenged him over stealing a can of beer has been jailed.Bob Marley, 51, was given a chance to...
View Article'Outstanding' Jamie Shaul makes play for Wembley place in Hull FC's 12-try romp
TRY-SCORING sensation Jamie Shaul staked his claim for a spot at Wembley as the young full-back crossed for two tries in Hull FC's 72-10 win over Widnes last night.The 21-year-old looks in pole...
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