Hull Daily Mail
‘We are incredibly proud’
THE long-awaited refurbishment of the Hull Maritime Museum has been named Refurbishment/renovation of the Year at an awards ceremony which commended the projected for its “exceptional transformation” of the Grade II* listed building. The Insider...
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URGENT ACTION TO SAVE SALTEND PLANTS
Ineos announced earlier this week that it was suspending operations at its three plants at Saltend Chemicals Park owing to high gas prices
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Smooth road ahead for drivers
A MAJOR scheme to improve a road between Ottringham and Sunk Island, Holderness, is due to begin this month. East Riding Council is to invest £575,000 to upgrade a length of Sunk Island Road, between the junction with the A1033 Keyingham Road,...
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‘Avoid contact with the water’
ACTION is being taken amid concerns that blue-green algae may be present in two of the ponds in Queen’s Gardens. Hull City Council has arranged for specialist testing of the water in the ponds on the western side of the gardens, to confirm the...
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Planning bright ideas
SOLAR PANELS PLAN FOR BEVERLEY LEISURE CENTRE: Permission is being sought for the installation of solar canopies at Beverley Leisure Centre as part of a wider sustainability scheme. The plan follows the successful installation of a ten bay canopy in...
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FEVER PITCH!
Neil Margerison, leisure manager at Hull Culture and Leisure, is delighted with the revamped Costello Playing Fields
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BACK FROM THE BLITZ
HULL’S Grade two-listed National Picture Theatre is opening its doors this week, following a huge project to restore an internationally significant piece of wartime heritage. It is the first time the Beverley Road building has been used since the...
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‘DANGEROUS’ RAPIST JAILED
A “DANGEROUS” man who assaulted and raped a woman has been locked up. “Vicious” John Stanley Twyman, of no fixed abode in Hull, denied rape but was found guilty by a unanimous jury earlier this year. The 28-year-old was jailed for 13 years at Hull...
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‘Burning industrial waste is illegal’
ILLEGALLY burning waste could result in significant penalties, including unlimited fines and imprisonment, Hull City Council has warned businesses. It also poses a significant threat to public health, the warning says. Even small burns can quickly...
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‘TIRED OF BEING FOBBED OFF’
ONE of the victims of disgraced undertaker Robert Bush’s fraudulent funerals has told of his “exhausting” two-year fight for a refund. Since discovering he had fallen victim to Bush’s crimes, John Banyard repeatedly attempted to recoup the money he...
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‘A TOTALLY APPALLING EXAMPLE OF DANGEROUS DRIVING’
A WOMAN was left “terrified” after she drove onto a Humber Bridge slip road and suddenly saw to her horror that another car was heading straight towards her the wrong way – leading to an “almighty collision”. The other driver had made a wrong turn and...
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SHOPLIFTER ‘MAY BE LIMITED TO ONLINE ORDERS’
A SERIAL shoplifting menace who carried out repeated thieving missions has been given a criminal behaviour order in a bid to give longsuffering stores some much-needed respite from his “antisocial” antics. Jason Arro will be banned from so many stores...
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13 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HIDING IN BACK OF TRUCK
SUSPICIOUS Border Force officers discovered 13 illegal immigrants hiding in the back of a speciallymodified tipper truck that was brought into Hull docks on an overnight ferry from Rotterdam. The undocumented people, from Albania and Vietnam, were...
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A £20,000 TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION
SERIOUS danger was caused to people – and a £20,000 trail of damage was left – after a man climbed on to the roofs of a row of houses and hurled bricks and tiles down to the ground. Police had to put a cordon in place, close businesses and evacuate...
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Escape room to close
A HULL escape room that has been in the city centre for just shy of 10 years has closed its doors, citing the rising costs of running a small business. Escape Room Hull has been in Ferens Court on Anlaby Road for nine years and 10 months. The owners...
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‘I THINK IT’S JUST GETTING A BIT RIDICULOUS NOW’
A PARENT has raised concerns about the “ridiculous” school uniform policy at her child’s school, leaving her out of pocket and struggling to find appropriate garments for her two daughters. The mother thought she was getting ahead of the game by...
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FAMILY’S GRIEF AFTER POPPY’S SUDDEN DEATH
A FAMILY has been left grieving their two-year-old pet dog who died suddenly while in the care of a licensed boarders during a heatwave. Poppy the golden doodle was “happy and healthy” the day she was dropped off at Tailz n Trailz in Cottingham,...
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100-YEAR-OLD PETER LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL
HE only gave up American square dancing just before last Christmas because the club closed, otherwise Peter Byers, 100, would still be promenading and do-si-do-ing with the best of them. Father-of-five Peter, of Pocklington, enjoys regular fishing...
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OUR CITY STREETS ARE NOT A DUMP
A NUMBER of Hull residents have been ordered by magistrates to pay over £10,000 after illegally disposing of household waste. Hull City Council continues to warn people about properly disposing of their waste to avoid a criminal record. It comes after...
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Stroke of genius
A Hull-based entrepreneur who started her business by flipping charity shop furniture from her university halls has seen it blossom into a thriving high street business. Lara Roberts, the 32-year-old founder of Plant & Paint, launched her business in...
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A diamond anniversary for family-run jewellers
IT is 60 years since Mike and Anne Guest established their family jewellery business in Beverley. England had just won the World Cup and the Swinging Sixties were at their peak. Today, the couple’s children continue the family business and are...
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East Riding’s first Young Mayor accepts her official badge of office
EAST Riding’s first young mayor has stepped into office to start her official duties. Noureen Absinsanooj was just 12 when she became East Riding’s Young Mayor in March. Yet despite her tender years she is determined to help make sure young people are...
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£7.5M CARE CENTRE
A NEW £7.5 million Care Co-ordination Centre at the centre of the Hull Royal Infirmary site has been given the go-ahead. Planning permission has been granted for the new centre which will free up space within the Tower Block to create more acute...
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Food intolerance test has helped Amelia get back in control of life
A HULL woman who spent up to 15 spells in hospital in a single year with agonising gallstone attacks says a food intolerance test has helped her take back control of her life. Amelia Andrew, 25, began suffering crippling abdominal pain in 2024. She...
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MAN UTD MAULED!
HULL City’s players revelled in Saturday’s 2-0 triumph over Manchester United at the MKM Stadium, securing their firstever Premier League success against the Old Trafford giants. First-half goals from Semi Ajayi and debutant Nobel Mendy fired City...
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‘Much more than music’
“MEN will say they can’t sing and it’s absolute nonsense.” Those are the words of Tom Danter, secretary of the highly successful Beverley Male Voice Choir (BMVC) that celebrates its 71st anniversary this year. “There are all of these guys who have...
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MAKING THE GRADE
Students across the region yesterday opened their GCSE results. There were tears of joy and relief, possibly some of disappointment too, but students and their families should not panic. It is now time to take a breath and figure out the next route of...
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WHEELIE BIG TROUBLE!
A YOUNG drug dealer who had a £250-a-day cocaine addiction gave himself away to eagle-eyed police officers by suddenly pulling a “wheelie down the middle of the road” while riding an electric motorcycle in Hull city centre. Suspicious officers...
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‘THERE WAS NO ESCAPE FROM HIM’
Kurt Crozier has been jailed for 18 months and given a five-year restraining order
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‘MY MUM IS THE CORE ANCHOR AS TO WHY I’M STILL HERE’
HULL star Calum Scott has spoken about how his mum saved him when he was at the lowest point in his life. Calum has been speaking to another city star, actress Gemma Oaten, for the latest Moving Minds podcast. Gemma hosts the live podcasts aboard...
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KIDNAPPERS JAILED
A TERRIFIED man desperately tried to escape from a car after a violent thug repeatedly punched him while an accomplice held him down by his wrists during the nasty kidnapping ordeal in Hornsea. The ringleader later “stomped on” the victim’s head after...
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POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO ARCTIC CORSAIR VOLUNTEER
THE family of a dedicated volunteer aboard Hull’s floating museum the Arctic Corsair will have a special wish fulfilled when she sails into her final home tomorrow. The ashes of former trawlerman Peter Burrows, who died in January 2025, aged 90, will...
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ENRAGED VAN DRIVER ‘SNAPPED’
AN enraged van driver “snapped” and used his vehicle as a “highly dangerous weapon” to hurtle straight towards two “trick or treat” 13-year-old boys out on their bicycles on Halloween. Two pedestrians quickly had to “dive out of the way” to avoid...
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TEENAGE TEARAWAY FILMED HIMSELF INSIDE CAR HE STOLE
A TEENAGE burglar with a “significant criminal record” has been locked up after he landed himself in hot water when police found telltale videos on his mobile phone boasting about his latest spree of offences. Young tearaway Harlee Hinchliffe filmed...
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LOOKING FOR LOVE IN HULL?
TWO friends are trying to spark connections between singles in the city by launching their own Hull-based dating app. Benjamin Lopez and John Levesley aim to get single people together in an increasingly isolated dating scene - and are offering the...
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PARTNERS IN WINE CRIME
AN aggressive woman angrily smashed a glass into a restaurant worker’s face – leaving him “covered in blood” – during a nasty late-night confrontation over two stolen bottles of red wine. The violence was sparked after she was seen with a man who had...
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‘I JUST WANT TO GET HOME’
AN east Hull man who is 28 years into a walk around the world has hit another hurdle as he plans the final stages of his journey. Karl Bushby, 57, was recently denied entry to the Channel Tunnel, or its service tunnel, to get back on home soil on...
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THE VOICE OF OUR REGION
EAST Riding Council has led tributes to Michael Wood, East Riding town crier, following news of his death this week. The council said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Michael Wood, the East Riding town crier. “Michael has been...
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DRUG DEALER LAY ON BED COVERED IN CASH
TWO firm friends are preparing to go head-to-head as they stage a charity football match. Ryan Mallinson and Alexander Ross will compete in opposing teams in the ‘Semicolon Cup,’ hosted at Haworth Park ground today - right in the build up to England’s...
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FANTASY FOOTBALL
AN England fan who used his life savings to take his grandad to the World Cup has been left stunned after a company inspired by their story gifted him the entire £10,000 back. Jacob Allmendinger from North Ferriby, sacrificed the cash he had saved up...
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‘A THANK YOU TO THE CITY’
A CALL to a Hull ward councillor helped galvanise a litter-pick that saw dozens of bags of rubbish filled and the Spring Bank area enjoying a spruced-up new look. Cllr Shane Mcmurray (Central) was approached by members of the area’s Kurdish community,...
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PAIR TREATED HOLDERNESS ROAD LIKE ‘A RACETRACK’
TWO Vauxhall Astra drivers have been jailed after racing at “grossly excessive speed” – and one of them collided with a food delivery driver on a moped. The moped rider suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, Hull Crown Court heard. Judge...
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BOY , 2 , SPENT A YEAR WITH BROKEN LEG
A Two-year-old Marfleet boy is recovering from surgery after living with a broken leg for a year. Carson Lees has Congenital Pseudarthrosis (CPT), which causes weak bones that are prone to fractures. Shortly after birth, Carson developed an unstable...
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WHALE OF A TIME!
A 119-year-old whale skeleton has returned to the Hull Maritime Museum before it reopens to visitors after six years and a £20m revamp. The 40ft specimen, made up of 168 individual bones, took five days to install in its new home in the refurbished...
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