X-Factor bid for Hull bin lorry mechanic Ryan Mathie
Hull singing mechanic Ryan Mathie is set to wow a 4,000-strong audience tonight on hit TV show The X-Factor. Ryan, who maintains the city's fleet of refuse trucks for Hull City Council, sang his way...
View ArticleHull City paper talk, September 8: Gedo "oozes class" and Shaun Maloney on...
Our daily blog with the latest news, transfer rumours and gossip about Hull City in the Premier League.Gedo superstar, that is what you are After the disappointment with the collapse of the Shane Long...
View ArticleHornsea Rescue crew tows catamaran to safety off East Yorkshire coast
THE HORNSEA inshore rescue crew towed a catamaran which had lost its mast back to shore.The Nystagmus, stranded a mile and a half from Hornsea in choppy seas, was tracked down by a rapid response jet...
View ArticleCollege's deal to 'set skills agenda'
HULL College has secured a £3.5m contract to deliver workplace training to businesses across the Humber region. The multi-million-pound deal is aimed at supporting employees aged 19 and over in a small...
View ArticleVideo highlights: Hull Ionians show character in Coventry test
COACH Gary Pearce has taken plenty of positives from Hull Ionians' 41-12 opening day defeat against Coventry at Brantingham Park.The scoreline made it a chastening first outing in National League One,...
View ArticleHull KR so proud of superfan, 101
HE HAS been watching the red and whites for 95 years. Now the long-term loyalty of Walter Andrews has been rewarded after he was named Hull KR fan of the year.Mr Andrews, who turned 101 on Thursday,...
View Article'Dominant' North Ferriby United beat league leaders Hednesford Town 3-0
NORTH Ferriby boss Billy Heath was delighted after toppling Conference North leaders Hednesford Town 3-0 with a fine display and some clinical finishing.Two goals from Anthony Wilson and one from Jamie...
View ArticleJudge throws lifeline to drug addict burglar
A BURGLAR has been given a last chance by a judge to turn his back on a life of crime by beating his drug addiction. Colin Michael Roberts, 32, burgled the east Hull home of neighbour Liam Casey when...
View ArticleChris Green: Hull FC can make play-off impact, despite awful St Helens defeat
CHRIS Green is adamant Hull FC will head into the play-offs in confident fashion – despite a woeful display in the 38-12 home defeat by St Helens.The Black and Whites will get a chance to make amends...
View ArticleHull City's Stephen Quinn gets chance to prove fitness with Austria role
STEPHEN Quinn will get the chance to prove his fitness for Hull City's home clash against Cardiff on Saturday after receiving a late international call-up. Quinn, who came on as a 70th-minute...
View ArticleHull KR 'fresh and raring to go' at St Helens: Sandercock unfazed by London loss
Hull KR coach Craig Sandercock insists his side will be ready are raring to go in Saturday's elimination play-off decider at St Helens. Rovers ended their regular season with back-to-back losses,...
View ArticleDrums of death herald dark side of Hull's Freedom Festival 2013
The streets of Hull's Fruit Market and Marina were buzzing after dark at this year's Freedom Festival. Katy Forrester reports.As the sun went down, Hull came out to play at this year's Freedom...
View ArticleNew bus service for Avenues and Old Town party hotspots
A NEW bus service connecting the Avenues to east Hull is set to bring more party people to the city's night-time hotspots. The Linq service runs every Saturday at ten-minute intervals, joining Sutton...
View ArticleCharity cyclist has £7,200 bikes stolen
A CYCLIST who raised money for charity with a ride from Land's End to John O'Groats has had three bikes worth £7,200 stolen from his garage.When Graham Wall woke up at his house in Roos and got ready...
View ArticleHull KR young guns throw away win over London Broncos - match report
Charlie Mullan watched a weakened Hull KR side lost 22-34 to London Broncos at Craven Park. A Josh Gudzek try on debut was among the highlights for a Rovers side preparing for the play-off eliminator...
View ArticleCyclist who broke back in crash faces fight to walk again
A Hull man whose back was broken in two places when he was knocked from his bicycle faces a long struggle to walk again. Cliff Hattersley, 59, was cycling to his son's house from his home in The...
View ArticleRyan Mathie's bin juice and bird quip wins X Factor 'yes'
A SINGING mechanic from Hull is bidding for TV fame after wowing the judges on ITV hit show The X Factor. Ryan Mathie, who helps maintain the fleet of bin lorries for Hull City Council, sang his way...
View ArticleDisco dancing left dad with dangerous DVT
A DAD suffered a life-threatening leg condition on holiday when he slipped while dancing with his four-year-old daughter. Darren Dixon, from Brough, was only on the second day of a fortnight-long...
View Article80,000 at Freedom Festival as Hull 'poised to win' 2017 City of Culture title
ORGANISERS say the success of Freedom Festival has seen the city take a major leap towards securing the 2017 City of Culture title. More than 80,000 people packed the city's streets for a torch-lit...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 22, hits road sign and dies in crash on B1248
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old motorcyclist from East Yorkshire died in an accident on the B1248 at Wetwang. He was the second of four bikers travelling as a convoy in the...
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