Farmfoods staff shaken after armed robbery at east Hull store
A MAN with a knife pushed a store manager to the ground during an armed robbery at a food store in east Hull.Staff were left shaken after the robber entered Farmfoods in Holderness Road on Saturday...
View ArticleProlific criminal Shaun Patterson banned from east Hull after 'blighting'...
A ONE-man crime wave has been banned from most of east Hull after "blighting" communities for 20 years.Shaun Patterson, 36, is one of the city's most prolific criminals, responsible for dozens of...
View ArticleCottingham traders stage protest over Chancellor's tax plan
INDEPENDENT traders are protesting outside Cottingham Civic Hall today over a possible rise in business rates. The traders have been joined by East Riding councillors and national campaign group the...
View ArticleWill Hull City win promotion? 20 games in, history says yes
ON THE eve of a new Championship season Hull City vice chairman Ehab Allam bullishly outlined the club's ambitions for the nine months ahead."We need to be in the Premier League next season and I don't...
View ArticleHull City's Liam Cooper to stay at Chesterfield until January
Hull City defender Liam Cooper will stay at Chesterfield for another month. The 21-year-old, who scored for the Spireites in the defeat to Tranmere on Saturday, has had his loan deal extended until...
View ArticleHull College students in army truck pull
Hull College students were out in force for a truck pull today. Teams of students from sports and public services, which are based at the KC stadium, were competing to see who could pull a 10-tonne...
View ArticleSnow for Hull on Wednesday as forecasters issue severe weather warnings
Snow showers are forecast for Hull and East Yorkshire on Wednesday. The Met Office has today issued two severe weather warnings for parts of the region. A yellow alert for heavy snow is in place from...
View ArticleHull firms relocate to make way for Siemens
FIRMS based on land earmarked for the anticipated arrival of the new £80m Siemens offshore wind turbine factory have been relocated.The relocation of firms off Alexandra Dock in east Hull is just one...
View ArticleFlooding closes popular Hull restaurant Port-Side Bistro
A NAUTICAL-THEMED restaurant has been forced to close over the Christmas period because of flooding. Port-Side Bistro was expected to have been packed every night over the Christmas season. However, a...
View ArticleGilberdyke tip to close in January
THE final closure of a controversial tip has been confirmed by the Environment Agency.From January 1, operator City Plant Ltd will no longer be able to deposit general waste at Gilberdyke Landfill Site...
View ArticleEast Yorkshire traffic up on Humber Bridge but revenue is down
Traffic has increased by nine per cent since the Humber Bridge tolls were reduced in April, but revenue is down nearly 40 per cent.Tolls for cars has been halved to £1.50 while charges for motorcycles...
View ArticleYorkshire Water fault blamed for Goole flooding
Investigations into July's flooding in Goole are pointing to a failure or fault at Yorkshire Water's Carr Lane pumping station, according to East Riding Council. The exact circumstances leading to the...
View ArticleHull motorists warned to prepare for snow
Drivers in Hull and the East Riding are being warned to check traffic conditions before setting off overnight and tomorrow with forecasts of up to two inches of snow.The Highways Agency has been...
View ArticleHull Takeaway fined for serving broken glass in food
A Hull takeaway has been fined after a customer found broken glass in their food. Golden Bridge Takeaway, on Hessle Road, served up a stir fried beef with onions that contained a shard of glass from a...
View ArticleHigh-fashion shoes made from bottle tops and 100% vegan
IT'S not every day you discover a pair of fashionable shoes made from recycled bottle tops, denim or even hemp.To reflect two of her passions in life, Sara Owen has launched a business selling shoes...
View ArticleHumber Enterprise Zone secures first business
The first business to move to the Humber Enterprise Zone has been announced.The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) revealed Cablescan will relocate its UK operations to the BAE systems site in...
View ArticleHelp Hull rugby legend Stanley Gene set up charity for his native Papua New...
A RUGBY legend has set up a charitable foundation to tackle deprivation in his native Papua New Guinea.The Stanley Gene Foundation aims to collect donations from clothes and books to furniture and...
View Article'Commit to Special Branch officers in East Yorkshire' - police commissioner...
HUMBERSIDE'S new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has asked the Home Secretary to ensure the long-term security of Special Branch officers in the region.Matthew Grove made the call after joining 40...
View ArticleCrackdown on illegal loan sharks who make East Yorkshire families suffer
FAMILIES facing a tough Christmas financially are urged not to use loan sharks.East Riding Council has teamed up with the England Illegal Money Lending Team to crack down on unregulated money...
View ArticleHessle Road pram race set to be cancelled in 2013
THE Hessle Road pram race is unlikely to go ahead next year, with the trust behind the event set to disband.The traditional event was revived in 2009 to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Hessle...
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