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Centre helping 600 addicts in city every year
AN ADDICTION service in Hull is seeing alcoholics who drink more than 200 units per week – the equivalent of a bottle of vodka per day.The shocking statistic was presented to Hull North MP Diana...
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Proposals to shake up area's school holidays spark mixed response
SCHOOLS in the East Riding are divided over options for a shake up of term dates.The council is looking at changing traditional holiday periods to even out the length of school terms.But four options...
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Town awaits decision on rejected homes plan
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to build 141 homes on greenfield land near their homes can expect a decision in the next few weeks.An appeal was heard in Beverley this week after East Riding councillors...
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'I cried when I saw myself on TV. I've come a long way'
A BRAVE bride-to-be who had to have her legs and hand amputated made her TV debut this week.Debbie Grant and her fiancé Bob Bury appeared on Nursing The Nation – an ITV programme following district...
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Council tax bills set to rise in city
HOUSEHOLDS in Hull can expect their council tax bills to rise from April, ending a three-year freeze.The city council's ruling Labour group has unveiled the expected 1.9 per cent increase as part of...
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70 officers to be cut as two prison wings are closed
THE governor of Hull Prison said he expects about 70 jobs to be lost as two wings are closed.Norman Griffin said most of the job cuts would come from officers taking early retirement or voluntary...
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Traders' joy as car park fees are postponed
PLANS to end free unlimited parking in council-run car parks in the East Riding have been put on the back burner.Moves to start charging motorists at car parks across the county were initially delayed...
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Choir sing tribute to a fallen warrior
THE family of a young Orchard Park soldier killed in Afghanistan have thanked a military choir for performing at their local pub.The Yorkshire Warriors performed at Pint & Pot in Ellerburn...
View ArticleDoctors prescribing drugs, rather than counselling
EAST YORKSHIRE: Almost all doctors surveyed in our region admit they are prescribing medication when they believe counselling would be more effective.New research into mental health found 92 per cent...
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KC deal is a lifeline for Comet workers
FORMER Comet workers have been thrown a lifeline.A £2m KC Contact Centre contract with Network Rail has created 30 positions, many of which have been filled by former Comet employees.The outsourced...
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Dancing On Ice: Luke Campbell set to come off the ropes
Boxing ace Luke Campbell is hoping to prove gamblers wrong tomorrow night as he takes to the ice once again.Ladbrokes say the odds of the Olympic gold medalist to leave the competition this week have...
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Craig Sandercock: Hull KR must handle close contests against Catalan
HULL KR coach Craig Sandercock hopes his side have learned to close out close games because he is expecting another one against Catalan tomorrow.Rovers were on the wrong side of three close defeats by...
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Gareth Ellis injury compounds agony for Hull FC
PETER Gentle called his side's opening defeat at Leeds "a reality "check after it was compounded by the loss of marquee signing Gareth Ellis.The ex-Rhinos player failed to play a minute of what was...
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The Deep's Two Rivers restaurant named most romantic venue for Valentine's Day
LOVE is in the air – and the water – after dining with fish at The Deep was named one of the top ten things to do on Valentine's Day.Tesco Magazine has listed the aquarium's Two Rivers restaurant as...
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Whisks at the ready for National Yorkshire Pudding Day
THERE are many things that make people proud to be from Yorkshire.From the rolling hills of the Dales to Hull's historic fishing industry, there is a reason why Yorkshire is dubbed "God's...
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Humberside Police's mounted unit axed to save money
HUMBERSIDE Police's mounted section is being scrapped to save money.Chief Constable Tim Hollis said the decision to disband the unit, made up of six horses, will save £500,000 a year.The horses, based...
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Team news: Millwall v Hull City at The Den
Ahmed Elmohamady provides Hull City with a welcome boost as he returns to the side to face Millwall this afternoon following his deadline day move back from Sunderland. The 25-year-old spent 16 days...
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Steve Bruce: DJ Campbell treated Hull City with contempt
STEVE Bruce has launched a scathing attack on DJ Campbell and his agent, claiming the pair treated Hull City with "utter contempt" when snubbing their offer to join on deadline day. QPR forward...
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Call for better parking after man knocked down by bus in Hull's Chanterlands...
A MAN was knocked down by a double-decker bus carrying children on the morning school run in Hull. Ambulance and police crews were called to Chanterlands Avenue in west Hull shortly after 8am...
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Tragic death of baby twin Angelo leaves Hull family searching for answers
THE parents of a twin baby boy who died suddenly at home have been left searching for answers. Eight-month-old Angelo Mercer, who was a twin brother to Preston, was found dead by his mother Janice...
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