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1,328 city students regularly skip class
ABSENCE in Hull's schools is being fuelled by a lack of job prospects for demoralised youths conditioned to failure, a union leader has claimed.Secondary school pupils in Hull are missing from class...
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BRIDLINGTON: A post mortem carried out on the body of David Hockney's assistant Dominic Elliott has revealed no obvious natural cause of death, police have said.Mr Elliott, 23, was a friend of the...
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Blood donor dog saved another hound's life in transfusion
THIS was the moment when Samson the St Bernard came wet nose to wet nose with the dog that saved his life.However, there was no tail wagging, or even a thankful lick, instead the seven-year-old had to...
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AROUND 400 council staff in Hull are facing an uncertain future as a new review of school support services gets under way.More schools in the city are deciding to become academies and more governing...
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Pearsons, new pub for Hull's Princes Avenue, to open next week
AN HISTORIC pub in the Avenues will be unveiling a new look next week.The former Old Zoological pub in Princes Avenue has been taken over by local businessmen Adrian Black and Andrew Westerdale.The...
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£10m to curb soaring pothole compensation claims on East Yorkshire roads
A £10m roads maintenance programme has been launched in the East Riding to curb soaring compensation claims over pothole damage.The number of people trying to get compensation from East Riding Council...
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Charity CASE gets a £1.5m refurbishment
IT BEGAN 27 years ago as a small group of parents, meeting in the function room of a city church.Now undergoing a £1.5m refurbishment of its city centre base, the charity Case is going from strength to...
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Brother of Hull's 'pot-bellied rapist' jailed for sex attacks
THE brother of the man known as the "pot-bellied rapist" has been convicted of a string of sex attacks.Gavin Acey is the brother of Michael Acey, the man brought to justice last year by Hull's cold...
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Hull's first free school gets seal of approval from Hull FC legend Johnny...
A HULL FC legend has given the city's first free school his seal of approval.Johnny Whiteley visited the site of the Boulevard Academy to see how the former Hull FC ground was changing.The school,...
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Walk will get to the heart of issue
OLYMPIC torch-bearer Janet Nolan will lead the Beverley Heart Walk on Sunday.Hundreds of people are expected to join in with a charity fundraiser prompted by Beverley's status as one of 50 "heart...
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Retiring Chief Superintendent Richard Kerman looks back on his career
HE HAS led countless major investigations in a distinguished 31-year career, including five years as head of crime for Humberside Police.Framed commendations in Chief Superintendent Richard Kerman's...
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MP to help choose memorial design
FORMER Home Secretary Alan Johnson will help choose the winning design for the long-awaited memorial to the city's 6,000 lost trawlermen.The Hull West and Hessle MP has a long association with the...
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Last-ditch attempt to save library is rejected
A LAST-DITCH plea to save Anlaby Park Library has been rejected by city councillors.Campaigners called on the authority's ruling Labour group to postpone the closure of the popular library in The...
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Video: Hull pupils parade in their Easter bunny bonnets
HAND-in-hand, showing off their cute bunny bonnets and Easter hats, schoolchildren strolled down Newland Avenue.The pupils from Sidmouth Primary School had spent hours decorating their precious head-...
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MP in 'freak skiing accident' faces weeks in French hospital - but is still...
AN EAST Yorkshire MP is continuing to work in hospital, despite suffering serious injuries skiing.Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is in hospital in France having suffered a fractured...
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River Hull footbridge saga has more twist and turns than Coronation Street
Exactly six months ago, I stood on the deck of the new £7m footbridge over the River Hull as it swung across the muddy brown water underneath.I was there for a visit from Pat Ritchie, chief executive...
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Ant invasion prisoner caught on camera for The Lock Up TV show
HULL: The last episode of a television series filmed in Humberside Police's custody suite will be screened on Monday.The second series of The Lock Up, which is filmed in the custody suite at Priory...
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X Factor auditions coming to Hull's Prospect Centre
X FACTOR auditions are to be held at the Prospect Centre in Hull city centre.The shopping arcade announced the news on its Twitter feed.Simon Cowell's hit TV show has made stars out of Leona Lewis,...
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Assem Allam outbid for Hull City number plate HU11 CTY
Hull City owner Assem Allam has been outbid by a mystery fan in the DVLA auction for car number plate HU11 CTY.The registration plate raised £46,736 at the event in Leeds.There was so much interest...
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Late-night roads warning after taxi hits Hull man
POLICE are warning late-night revellers to be careful crossing Beverley Road after a man was hit by a taxi.The 20-year-old suffered serious head injuries when he was knocked down by a black Hackney cab...
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