Hull girl needs £50,000 operation to help her walk and live normal life
A LITTLE girl desperately needs £50,000 for an operation so she can walk.Five-year-old Ruby-Leigh Jackson is battling a disabling condition that will leave her permanently in a wheelchair if she does...
View ArticleFans continue fight name-change plans to Hull City Tigers
Hull City fans have vowed to continue their fight against plans to rebrand the football club.Club owners Ehab and Assem Allam want to rebrand the club as Hull City Tigers, but the move has been greeted...
View ArticleMichael Dobson: 'My days at Hull KR are full of happy memories'
DEPARTING hero Michael Dobson says he won't let his Hull KR side's 46-10 play-off defeat at St Helens spoil an "unforgettable" spell at MS3 Craven Park.Dobson saw the curtain come down on a superb...
View ArticleRestaurant approved
PLANS for a new restaurant and bar in Princes Avenue have been given the go-ahead by city councillors.They decided to back the proposed conversion of the former Yorkshire Bank building at the corner of...
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Church groups to take part in child safety classEAST YORKS: A day-long event for church groups across the county is to take place to raise awareness of how to keep children and young people safe.The...
View ArticleMy grandad was a Royal Oak survivor
WITH his ship filling with water after being torpedoed by a U-boat, Robert Edmunds covered himself in oil and jumped into the Atlantic.On Saturday, the Mail featured the story of HMS Royal Oak, which...
View Article'Norman was a brilliant person ... we had some lovely times with him'
WHAT do you get if you have a room filled with comedy legends Syd Little, Tom O'Connor and Bernie Clifton?The answer ... a sell-out audience at Hull New Theatre, reduced to fits of laughter and tears...
View ArticleSchool's Build a Plane project gets off ground
A TOWN academy's ambitious project to build a fully- functional plane has got off the ground following the delivery of 10,000 parts.Thousands of fuselage and tail parts, which will eventually make up a...
View ArticleBusinesses praised for environmental efforts
THREE East Yorkshire businesses have been recognised for their work to limit their environmental impact.East Riding College, Humber Energy and Environmental Strategies Ltd have all received awards from...
View ArticleCoastguard alert after cliff plunge
COASTGUARD officials are warning walkers to take care on cliffs after a man plunged 100ft on to the beach.The man suffered serious back injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital after falling from...
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HULL: Opposition Liberal Democrats say they will call for a rethink over proposals to close two leisure facilities at tomorrow's full city council meeting.The Lib Dems have been backing petitions to...
View Article'We need to look at best way forward for city council'
CITY council leader Steve Brady says a decision on whether to appoint a new chief executive at the Guildhall will be made within the next two weeks.The search for a permanent replacement for Nicola...
View ArticleDennis still has his feet firmly planted
HIS garden is the envy of his neighbours and he once used flower power to break through Royal stuffiness when he chatted with the Queen.Now, Dennis Shaw's love of gardening and brightening up his...
View ArticleElephant porn man spammed into giving himself up to police
A FORMER prison employee was found with almost 700 images of women performing sex acts with animals, including snakes, elephants and tigers. Stephen John Thresh, 48, walked into a police station after...
View ArticleHull FC launches Children's Sports Academy to teach 5,000 health and literacy
MORE than 5,000 children are to be given lessons in health and literacy from one of the city's top sporting clubs. Hull FC is today launching its new Children's Sports Academy.It aims to work with 130...
View ArticleHull KR 'run by heads, not hearts' - Rob Crossland
Hull KR vice-chairman Rob Crossland insists the club will continue making steady progress by running it 'with our heads and not our hearts'.The Robins enjoyed success in their early Super League...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Iafeta Paleaaesina signs for Hull FC in two-year deal
Hull FC have signed former Wigan Warriors and New Zealand Test prop Iafeta Paleaaesina on a two-year contract. The 31-year-old forward joins the Black and Whites from French championship side Limoux,...
View ArticleTributes to Ray Fletcher, Hessle Road rugby league stalwart who grew up in...
A WELL-respected rugby league stalwart, who grew up in Hessle Road, has died after a long battle with cancer.Ray Fletcher was born in Tyne Street and grew up in the shadow of the Boulevard Stadium.Such...
View ArticleSwift flying high with £5.5m caravan order
AN EAST Yorkshire caravan manufacturer has secured a £5.5m contract to build holiday homes across the UK.Cottingham-based Swift Group was awarded the multi-million-pound contract, which is its largest...
View Article'Derisory sentence is green light to criminals to assault police officers'
A POLICE officer has criticised the decision to free a drug dealer who kicked him so hard, it broke his kneecap. Joseph Lohan was given an 18-month suspended prison term for leaving PC Darren Harris...
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