Ex-soldier stole £50k for luxuries
A FORMER soldier stole almost £50,000 from a security firm and spent it on luxury items for his home.David Glass, 33, stole the cash over a two-month period while working for cash transit company...
View Article'Illegal cigs trade ruining our shops'
CORNER shops in Hull are being forced to close due to illegal tobacco smuggling.About 15 per cent of newsagents in the region are under threat due to lost sales from tobacco smuggling and cross-border...
View ArticleHull firm 'raises the roof' to install new £8m machinery
A HULL manufacturer has been raising the roof to welcome it's latest multi- million pound investment.Machinery weighing more than 100 tonnes has been lifted into position at AAK in King George Dock.AAK...
View ArticleChihuahua 'bought from back of a van' starves to death
A WOMAN has been banned from keeping dogs after allowing her pet to starve to death.Rebecca Cawthra said she bought Minnie from a man selling dogs out of the back of a van in Holderness Road, east...
View ArticleYoung Egyptian star 'Kahraba' turns down trial at Hull City
Egyptian under-20s star Mahmoud Abdel-Moneim looks poised to turn down a trial at Hull City and join Swiss side FC Luzern. Tigers boss Steve Bruce had admitted he was keen to take a closer look at the...
View ArticleHull FC accounts: Challenge Cup win would claw back much of £485,543 loss
HULL FC's accounts for the year ending October 2012 have been published by Companies House confirming losses just short of £500,000.The news will come as little surprise to Hull fans, with owner Adam...
View ArticleJewellery raid: Gang 'spooked' by chase left forensic evidence, police reveal
POLICE are fast-tracking forensic evidence from a getaway car abandoned after an armed robbery at a Beverley jewellers.Detectives believe the masked gang may have been spooked by the police pursuit,...
View Article'Diarrhoea' disease closes East Park pool as children infected
EAST Park's paddling pool has been closed after several children who visited it were infected with parasites.Since mid-July, 18 people – mainly children – have been diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis, an...
View ArticleWe bought the pub we fell in love at! Old English Gent couple's 40-year romance
A COUPLE who fell in love at one of Hull's historic pubs are now celebrating 40 years since they first shared a romantic lunch there.Stephanie and Paul Cotson have made the move from the cosy corner of...
View Article500 new jobs at foot of Humber Bridge as kitchen firm takes over nappies plant
A kitchen manufacturer is to create 500 jobs in Barton-upon-Humber after taking over the former Kimberly-Clark nappies factory. Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms expects to start recruiting staff in the new...
View ArticleMilkshake man's anger at red tape
A TRADER trying to expand his business in the heart of the Avenues says he has encountered obstacles.Richard Turner, who owns Milkshake Factory in Newland Avenue, has a mobile trailer from which the...
View ArticleSex DVD factory smashed after customers complain of poor-quality films
FOUR men convicted of running a huge counterfeit porn DVD factory in Hull face jail.Former sex shop owner Fred Thompson, 69, was the ringleader of the operation, which saw the gang copying and...
View ArticleHull City transfer talk, August 8: Willem Janssen from FC Twente?
Daily transfer rumours from the press as Hull City prepare for life in the Premier League. The Dutch media says Hull City are interested in Willem Janssen of FC Twente. Janssen, 27, has been a key part...
View ArticlePride of East Yorkshire finalists unveiled
They are the real stars of our community. Our finalists are men, women and children who have made their own mark on the community with selfless acts, courage or a determination to help others. Today...
View ArticleHull City drawn away at Leyton Orient in League Cup second round
Hull City have been drawn away at Leyton Orient in the second round of the Capital One Cup. It means a return to Brisbane Road for Steve Bruce's men, after Orient took them to a replay in the third...
View ArticleThe 1975 and Theme Park 'thrilled' to headline Hull's Freedom Festival
It's something of a family affair as two of the country's hottest new bands prepare to entertain thousands at Freedom Festival.Manchester band The 1975 will be joined by London trio Theme Park as two...
View ArticleVideo: Theodore the seagull, found covered in oil, flies again
A seagull which was found covered in oil and unable to fly has been released back into the wild.The gull, named Theodore, was found in Hull last month but, after four weeks at the city's branch of the...
View ArticleFood, glorious food, as three-day Yum! festival opens in Hull city centre
The fourth Yum! Festival of food and drink has opened today in Hull city centre. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event, which runs until Saturday, after organisers extended the programme...
View ArticleMichael Dobson: I'll leave Hull KR on a derby high
HULL KR skipper Michael Dobson is determined to mark his 150th appearance for the Robins with a win over arch rivals Hull FC.Preparing for his 15th and final derby, ahead of his return home to...
View ArticleAngus Young: Getting thrown out of rooms is occupational hazard
Getting thrown out of rooms is something of an occupational hazard in my line of work.It's all because of the 1972 Local Government Act.The legislation allows public bodies such as local councils to...
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