Man attacked partially sighted friend during a drunken argument
A MAN who acted as a guide for his partially sighted childhood friend attacked him during a drunken argument.Eoin Patrick Downing, 23, had helped guide his friend Andrew Beal to his home in west Hull...
View ArticleMoney lined up for DJ Campbell still available for Hull City boss Steve Bruce...
HULL City managing director Nick Thompson has promised funds will remain at Steve Bruce's disposal as the Tigers boss weighs up potential moves in the emergency loan market.Although City have cause to...
View ArticleCCTV images show terror at west Hull bank as armed robber demands cash
POLICE have released CCTV images of the terrifying moment an armed robber entered a bank.The man told staff he had a gun before stealing a large amount of cash from Yorkshire Bank in Princes Avenue,...
View ArticleMum dies two years after house fire in Bridlington which killed her three...
A MOTHER whose three children were killed in a house fire has died.Samantha Hudson, 29, was left brain damaged in the fire that claimed the lives of her children William, nine, AJ, five, and Maddie,...
View ArticleResidents back housing plans for empty Hessle Road Birds Eye site
A PETITION signed by 130 residents backing plans for a housing development at the former Birds Eye site has been handed in to Hull City Council.The local authority's planning committee will consider...
View Article20st East Yorkshire man used body as weapon to crush attack victim's ribs
A 20st man crushed a pub-goer's ribs when he sat on him during an argument in a beer garden.Overweight Michael Eldin, 47, was told by a judge he had used his weight as a "weapon" to pin his victim to...
View ArticleVideo: Confused, cold and hungry hedgehogs kept warm at East Yorkshire haven
AS THE snow melted and milder temperatures set in, many East Yorkshire hedgehogs peeped out from under their leafy beds.To them, it felt like the start of spring after hibernation – but the return of...
View ArticleHull Labour councillor defends awarding bin promotion contract to Bristol firm
A DECISION to award a Bristol marketing company a £62,000 council contract to tell people in Hull how to empty their bins has been defended by a senior Labour politician.Opposition Liberal Democrats at...
View ArticleHull City season ticket price frozen to stop falling KC crowds
HULL City intend to freeze season ticket prices for the 2013-14 campaign in an attempt to arrest falling attendances at the KC Stadium, managing director Nick Thompson has revealed.Despite Steve...
View ArticleLincoln Withers wants Hull KR to get an even share of play at Wakefield
LINCOLN Withers says Hull KR must ensure they get an even share of possession at Wakefield this weekend if they are to secure their first Super League points.Rovers were guilty of making life too easy...
View ArticleJustine Curran's appointment as Chief Constable of Humberside Police approved...
JUSTINE Curran will become the next chief constable of Humberside Police after her appointment was unanimously approved. Ms Curran was questioned by members of the police and crime panel for 90 minutes...
View ArticleTrains now running as normal following earlier signalling problem
Trains to and from Hull are now running as normal following an earlier signalling problem in Hessle.An earlier signalling problem at Hessle caused disruption to train services running on all routes to...
View ArticleLord Heseltine warns Humber business leaders that renewable energy is 'only a...
HUMBER business leaders have been warned not to get too bogged down in the renewables industry by the man charged with helping change the region's economic landscape.Lord Haskins, along with other...
View ArticleHull health chief says hospital deaths scandal is "huge wake up call"
THE chief of Hull Royal Infirmary has spoken of his shock following the scandal at Stafford Hospital where hundreds of patients died from neglect. Phil Morley, chief executive of the trust in charge of...
View ArticleSecond "armed" bank robbery in Hull in two days
A SECOND "armed" bank robbery has taken place in Hull today. Police were called to the Natwest Bank on Hessle Road this afternoon after a man went into the bank at 2.45pm and handed a note to a cashier...
View ArticleHull City: No move yet, but Steve Bruce monitors George Boyd
STEVE Bruce intends to monitor the future of Peterborough playmaker George Boyd as the Hull City boss ponders a foray into the emergency loan market.Although the January transfer deadline passed last...
View ArticlePupils of at-risk Langtoft Primary School are 'innocent victims of a postcode...
PUPILS at a closure- threatened school are "innocent victims" of a postcode lottery for education, the governors claim.Langtoft Primary is at risk of closure after the council revealed it is the East...
View ArticleStafford Hospital scandal: 'Her dignity just flew out of the window'
THE daughter of a woman who died at Stafford Hospital said her mother's dignity "flew out of the window" when she was admitted.Denise Harrison's mother died after a combination of illness, a botched...
View ArticleHull FC v Bradford: They will come out fighting, says Aaron Heremaia
SITTING down to watch back their performance at Leeds, Aaron Heremaia was struck with an overwhelming thought this week – if he was a Bradford player he'd be rubbing his hands right now.Something of a...
View ArticleHull and East Yorkshire Hospitals boss: 'We constantly look at ways to improve'
A HEALTH boss in East Yorkshire has defended his hospitals in the wake of the Mid-Staffordshire scandal.Phil Morley says morality rates have been improving since concerns were raised in the Dr Foster...
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