TAXI passengers could be at risk from drivers who may be working in East Yorkshire despite having committed crimes abroad.Drivers in the UK have enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks revealing previous convictions to prevent people from becoming drivers if they might be a danger to the public.But drivers working in Hull and the East Riding after
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EAST Yorkshire MPs today vowed to keep up the fight to overturn the caravan tax as the consultation on the proposed plans closed.Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on the Government to ditch the tax, which experts fear will lead to more than 7,000 job losses.Now, MPs are preparing to present their petitions to Parliament in the hope
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PETER Gentle says Hull FC's next four games will determine whether they can become genuine top-four contenders.Hull have identified the next block of matches before the international break as crucial to their plans for the season, with Gentle saying a positive points return is necessary to keep them in the race for a top-four finish.Hull return to a
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A POPULAR north Hull boxing club has its eye on the site of a former care home.City of Hull ABC has outgrown its current premises, a 1940s-built prefabricated building on 1st Avenue and owner Mike Gibbons is working with ward councillor Terry Geraghty to find a solution.Now, the club has instructed an architect to draw up formal plans after iden
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A SCHOOLBOY undergoing treatment for a brain tumour can now stay in touch with his classmates at form time via video calls on the internet.Beverley Grammar School pupil Tom Marton, 14, is off school while he undergoes treatment, with stints in hospital for chemotherapy.But thanks to a web cam link-up via Skype internet calls, Tom can now join in wit
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TICKETS for the grand final of the Mail's Star Search competition have gone on sale this week.There has already been a high demand for them – with more than 200 sold since Wednesday.Our talent competition is currently taking place at venues across the city.Singers and bands are battling it out for a place in the finals, which is being held at
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THEY are the bits of a pig that are not usually available in East Yorkshire's supermarkets.Trotters, tails, ears and some offal normally go in the waste bin because they do not appeal to British tastes.But in China they are highly regarded delicacies, with boiled trotters eaten in bars similar to fish and chip shops.Now a major international trad
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A DECISION over whether Clinton Cards stores in the region will remain open has been delayed until next week.The announcement was hoped to be delivered before Monday but administrators say "negotiations are still ongoing".Clinton Cards has already announced the closure of two Birthdays shops at Kingston Retail Park and Whitefriargate in Hull.Altoget
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CITY council leader Councillor Steve Brady says changes will be made at the top of the authority to save at least £1 million.Confirmation of a pledge to reduce senior officer costs made immediately after this month's council elections was included in his annual address to the council earlier this week.Details of the shake-up have still to be
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PUPILS from a city primary school have been enjoying outdoor wildlife lessons.Youngsters from Sir Henry Cooper secondary school were trained to be wildlife ambassadors at a special day organised at Barmston Drain.They were taught about the creatures and plants near the new Thomas Ferens Academy in Hall Road, north Hull.They then turned teacher and s
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A BUS worker who groomed two schoolgirls before engaging them in sex acts has been jailed for three years.Martin Hornby, 56, befriended the girls by giving them sweets, jewellery and money at his home.He then made them watch pornography.Sentencing him to a total of three years in prison, Judge Jeremy Baker said: "You took inappropriate and unfair a
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THEY cooked up a recipe fit for the Queen.Now, four school children are hoping for a Royal invitation after beating hundreds of school to reach the final of a competition, Cook for the Queen.The pupils from Roos Primary, near Withernsea, are now waiting to hear if their recipe has the winning ingredients to be served to Her Majesty.If they win, the
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THE dad of a teenage biker killed when he crashed into an off-duty police officer's car has spoken of his heartache at losing his "best friend".Daniel Martin, 18, died at Hull Royal Infirmary after crashing into the car in Runnymede Way, Kingswood.The female PC was initially arrested and interviewed.However, she was later released unconditionally an
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ROVERS coach Craig Sandercock admits there is no margin for error against Castleford tomorrow as his side face a massive week in their season.Facing 11th-placed Castleford at MS3 Craven Park, nothing less than a win will do ahead of a Magic derby against Hull FC next Saturday.With just five wins on the board so far, Sandercock is targeting four p
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A HURDLER from the 1948 Olympics squad has seen her grandson become one of the first to compete in the London 2012 stadium.Frances Mann, now 85, just missed out on running in the games, held shortly after the Second World War.And, with the rush for tickets to this year's Olympics, it looked like she would again fall short of getting to the stadium.
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SAFETY inspectors have launched an inquiry after a man fell into a vat at an East Yorkshire malt production plant.Firefighters and paramedics rescued a worker who fell about 10ft into a steel production vessel at Muntons in Sewerby, near Bridlington.The 50-year-old man, who has not been named, suffered a broken pelvis and was rushed to Scarborough H
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A NEW £1.3 million green housing development has been officially opened by Hull West and Hessle MP Alan Johnson.Ten eco-bungalows have been built as part of the Rokeby Mews housing scheme, off Rokeby Avenue, in west Hull.The homes have been built on the site of the former Rokeby House care home, which was forced to shut after it was damaged in
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A CHARGE has been dropped against one of two men appearing in court in connection with an attack that left a 73-year-old pensioner in hospital.Richard Miley, 23, was originally charged with burglary and aggravated vehicle taking after Angela Mayger was found with severe concussion and severe bruising at her home in Kilham, near Driffield.He in
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PRIME Minister David Cameron has praised the proposals for a new Siemens factory in Hull.During a visit to the energy giant's manufacturing base in Manchester, Mr Cameron discussed the plans for the £80 million factory as part of the Green Port Hull development.It will be responsible for assembling the turbines before they are shipped to the h
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HULL Golf Club's Michael Wray moved up a tier or two in golfing terms when winning the Hornsea 'Gutty'.Well used to the winner's rostrum in under-18 events, having won the East Riding Junior Championship for the last two years, Wray illustrated his potential by playing high quality golf in difficult conditions to win this prestigious Yorkshire O
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COACH Sylvain Cloutier is set to begin his team-building for next season following the sale of Hull Stingrays to Bobby McEwan and Nic Gough.After nearly two months of wrangling over the club's sale price and assets, the team's Coventry-based management team and the McEwan and Gough consortium have finally reached an agreement.The deal is subject
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DANNY Tickle has called on Hull FC to be ruthless in their approach at London in order to stay on course for the top four. Hull head to the Broncos sitting fifth in the table and bidding for a second successive win that could see them regain their place in the top four. Having beaten world champions Leeds last time out, confidence and expectat
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HULL KR winger Craig Hall feels Rovers owe Castleford for the way they snatched victory from KR's grasp at the end of their last meeting. Rovers were defending for their lives as the clock ticked down towards zero. Castleford forced a couple of goal- line drop-outs in the closing stages, one controversially, which led to Nick Youngquest's try
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Local businessman Nic Gough and Stingrays assistant coach Bobby McEwan have been given the green light by the current management team of Andy Buxton, Mike Cowley, Paul Thompson and James Pease to take over the operations of Hull Stingrays. The change of ownership will be formally concluded once Gough and McEwan have completed arrangements with Hu
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NICK Barmby's drawn-out separation from Hull City could finally be resolved when the former manager's appeal is heard next week.Almost three weeks have passed since Barmby was suspended from his role as City boss before that gave way to his eventual sacking on May 8.Barmby immediately declared his intention to appeal the decision of vice chairman Eh
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