Hull Daily Mail
SAME DAY HOSPITAL DISCHARGE FOR HEART PATIENTS
A POTENTIALLY life-changing heart procedure can now be carried out on eligible patients at Castle Hill Hospital – and they can be at home again the same day. Transcatheter Aortic Value Implantation (TAVI) is used to improve the blood flow to the heart...
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FAN’S MAMMOTH JOURNEY TO WEMBLEY
A HULL City fan living in Australia is making the mammoth journey to see the Tigers at Wembley – though he hasn’t got a ticket yet. Jamie Reeson has already taken a punt on the airfare and will make the 24-hour flight from Sydney on Wednesday and...
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DEFYING GRAVITY
A MANAGER of a trampoline firm stole from the safe of his employer to feed his gambling addiction. Christopher Pickwell messaged his boss after stealing the money to say that he was not returning to work and that he was admitting the matter. It was...
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‘PROUD TO BE FROM HULL’
RISING Hull star and BAFTA award winner Robert Aramayo is the latest KCOM Hometown Hero to unveil a classic cream phone box named in his honour. The acclaimed actor visited his dedicated K6 kiosk on Holderness Road, east Hull, this week and, while...
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PITCHING IN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MND
THE son of a Hull man living with MND hopes a forthcoming walking football (WF) tournament will be a positive platform for raising awareness of the disease, as well as helping to boost a funding pot to create “nice memories” for his dad. The event,...
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‘A FORCE OF NATURE’
HULL City Council has paid tribute to Councillor Anita Harrison, former Lord Mayor of the city, who has died following a short illness. She served as a Hull councillor for 24 years, having first been elected in 2002 to the Bransholme East ward, and...
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WEMBLEY HERE WE COME!
Hull City fans can prepare for their first trip to Wembley Stadium in a decade after Sergej Jakirovic’s heroes claimed a 2-0 play-off semifinal victory against all odds at Millwall. The Tigers are now just one game away from a sensational Premier...
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ROVERS RETURN
Book that hotel and sort the train tickets, Hull KR are going to Wembley once more after beating Warrington Wolves 32-12. The Robins turned in a dominant performance at the Eco-power Stadium to book their spot in the Challenge Cup final and keep their...
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‘WE HAVE DELIVERED, WITH MORE TO COME’
BOTH the leader and opposition leader at Hull City Council have given their thoughts after a hotlycontested set of local elections. The two largest parties in the council, the Lib Dems and Labour, both saw their number of seats fall. After the...
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66 YEARS CARING FOR MUMS AND THEIR BABIES
A NURSE working in midwifery in Hull is preparing to retire after an incredible 66 years of service to the NHS. Janet Harley qualified as a nurse on permanent nights back in 1959. Now, Janet has decided to leave her role as a midwifery support worker...
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SPEEDING DRIVER WAS ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD
A SPEEDING young driver was on the wrong side of the road when his Mini Cooper car suddenly crashed straight into an oncoming van in a horrific head-on collision on a bend. The other driver had “absolutely no opportunity to take avoiding action” and...
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BINMEN TO THE RESCUE!
AN East Yorkshire binman is coming to terms with the fact he is a “bit of a trailblazer” for a simple but potentially lifesaving scheme. Andy Fowler has been a driver and collector on the county’s bin lorries for a number of years. He says he is used...
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YOU SHALL GO TO JAIL
A FAMILY was left shocked when it wasn’t Cinderella who left a shoe behind in their kitchen – but a prolific burglar. They were disturbed from their sleep after crack cocaine addict Daniel Kelly initially targeted a neighbour’s shed but then entered...
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FC’S MKM FUTURE ‘IS IN TROUBLE’
HULL City owner Acun Ilicali has stated that Hull FC’S future at the MKM Stadium is in ‘trouble’ with an ‘important signal’ given by the club’s fans. The Black and Whites’ current lease runs out at the end of the 2027 season with the club, as...
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A SWEET 16ST FOR COUPLE!
A HULL couple who once relied on quick, convenient food and blamed long working days for unhealthy hab‑ its have shed a combined 16 stone, but say the real transformation has been in their confidence, health, and daily life. For years, weight was a...
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‘A SELFLESS FORCE OF NATURE’
IN a few weeks’ time, family and friends of Mariella Rose should have been joyously celebrating her 18th birthday. Instead, they will be gathering to mourn her loss at a funeral service at Beverley Minster. Mariella was the “gorgeous girl” of...
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DEVIOUS WOMAN PLUNDERED £670K FROM TAXI FIRM
A CRUEL and devious woman shamelessly “betrayed” the trust and friendship of a taxi company boss –and plundered more than £671,000 from his company – in a shocking breach of trust that left him “devastated”. Gemma Phoenix callously plundered the...
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ELISE DIED IN CRASH ON WAY TO GIG WITH FRIENDS
A POPULAR and “amazingly talented” 17-year-old girl tragically died after the car that she was travelling in with friends to see pop band The Vamps suddenly broke down on the busy M1 motorway. Teenager Elise Thomas was in the passenger seat when a...
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‘MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MINUTE’
A 28-year-old man from Beverley is encouraging people to cherish every moment of their lives after a shock cancer diagnosis turned his world upside down last summer. Ryan Storey had felt perfectly healthy and displayed no symptoms until he noticed a...
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THUG LASHED OUT WITH A HAMMER IN REVENGE MISSION
A VIOLENT troublemaker viciously lashed out with a hammer during a “horrendous” attack after he and two accomplices went to a man’s home on a nasty revenge mission after 2am. Aggressive and threatening bully Jordan Robinson was wearing a balaclava...
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CHECK OUT PLAN FOR £25M HOTEL
REVISED plans for a new city centre hotel have been submitted to Hull City Council. The £25m development would be operated under the Moxy brand, part of the Marriott group. Hull-based property developer Wykeland already has planning permission for a...
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‘MARTIN WILL BE MISSED BEYOND WORDS’FIVE
THE family of 53-year-old Martin Chadburn, who died following a serious assault in Hull on Sunday, April 19, have paid tribute to his memory. They said: “Our dearest brother Martin Chadburn died in hospital surrounded by his loving family. “Martin was...
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‘His little boy will grow up without ever knowing his amazing dad’
THE heartbroken family of a popular and “much loved” young father – who died following a horrific road crash just three weeks after his baby son was born – has paid an emotional tribute to him. The tragic death of Callan Towle, 24, of Hull, was even...
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‘IT’S LIKE A NIGHTMARE THAT I CAN’T WAKE UP FROM’
A Heavy-drinking bully kept his terrified girlfriend prisoner in his home for three hours after angrily locking the door and repeatedly accusing her of cheating on him. Jealous and aggressive alcoholic Anthony Newbon intimidated the woman on another...
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‘HIS PROGRESS IS NOTHING SHORT OF REMARKABLE’
A HULL man on a routine journey to work had his world turned upside down in an instant. Richard Russell, fondly known as ‘Rigzy,’ was commuting to London at around 4am on Monday, December 6, 2021, when his van left the A15 in North Lincolnshire and...
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MAN WIELDED AXE DURING STREET ROW
A Heavy-drinking troublemaker angrily started wielding an axe when a nasty confrontation suddenly erupted after he made an ill-judged comment to a woman “in jest”. Aggressive and agitated Michael Knighton thought that his off-thecuff quip was funny –...
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VIOLENT BULLY IS JAILED
A VIOLENT bully who was jailed for strangling his “terrified” girlfriend during an “incredibly dangerous” attack has been locked up again after he did the same thing to another woman. Joseph Antcliff was given a twoyear prison sentence in April 2023...
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‘12 MINUTES AND FOUR PUSHES’
THERE was no time to plan or panic for new mum Hollie Fawcett of Beverley when her first-born decided to put in an appearance nearly three weeks before his due date. Baby Oliver decided he could not wait until April 13 to be introduced to the world...
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MARIELLA ROSE ‘SPRINKLED STARDUST ON EVERYONE SHE MET’
A TEENAGER who died in a crash in Everingham on Monday, has been named by her family as 17-year-old Mariella Rose. The tragedy happened on Everingham Road, near to Storwood Game Farm, in Everingham. Speaking of their loss, Mariella’s family said:...
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HOODED THIEF STOLE CAR WITH MAN IN BACK SEAT
A TERRIFIED man feared he had been “kidnapped” after a hooded thief got into a car, started up the engine and drove off at high speed – with him sitting helplessly in the back seat. The horrified passenger feared something terrible was going to happen...
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GUILTY AT LAST FORMER LEGACY FUNERAL DIRECTOR FACES LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE AFTER CHANGING HIS PLEAS
FORMER Legacy funeral director Robert Bush faces a lengthy prison sentence after changing his pleas to guilty on 31 charges, including 30 of preventing the lawful and decent burials of dead people and one offence of theft from charities. Bush...
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THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
THE sad death of the man behind Hull’s iconic music venue, the New Adelphi Club, has been announced. Paul “Jacko” Jackson passed away after a short illness, a post by the De Grey Street venue said on Tuesday, March 31. The announcement on Facebook...
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161 NEW EAST HULL HOMES
PLANS for 161 new homes in east Hull have been approved by Hull City Council. The homes make up a part of the wider Ings development off Bellfield Avenue. Permission has now been granted for sections 3a, 3c, and 4a of the wider Ings development, parts...
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‘HIPPY’ BIRTHDAY
THE owner of one of Hull’s most enduring independent shops has told of his ambition to keep going for another 35 years in the city centre. “Hippy” shop Kathmandu has been trading for more than three decades on Ferensway, offering its range of...
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VIOLENT STALKER BOMBARDED WOMAN WITH 222 CALLS
A SHOCKED woman was left “absolutely terrified” – and her life was made a misery for months – after an obsessed stalker bombarded her with 222 telephone calls and attacked her car with a chisel while she was sitting inside it. Jason Hill also...
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400 NEW JOBS
CALL centre operator Resq says it is set to create about 400 jobs by the end of the year following a series of new contract wins. The £38m turnover company has secured new work in the energy, telecoms and automotive sectors. Now, the 2,000-strong firm...
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NEW ERA FOR HULL
AFTER six years and “one of the most complex engineering challenges in the UK”, the “transformative” new split-level junction on the A63 Castle Street has been completed. Following the opening of the underpass last weekend, engineers have finished...
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POTATO PEELER STABBER
A MAN used a potato peeler to stab an associate repeatedly – despite telling him they were going to have “a fair fight”. The injured man suffered a collapsed lung and needed three blood transfusions following the attack on Holderness Road, east...
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NHS trust ranks highly in national league table
THE Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked among the best performing in England. The trust has secured 7th place in a league table ranking Mental Health and Community Trusts. The trust has now been placed in the highest of four segments...
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JUSTICE SERVED
A TROUBLEMAKER who played a leading role in the riots, arson and looting that brought “shame” to Hull city centre during “12 hours of racist, hate-fuelled mob violence” has been jailed. Billy Bragger was “front and centre” among the large number of...
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‘KIRSTY WAS A RAY OF SUNSHINE’
TRIBUTES have been paid to a devoted single mum and “extraordinary woman” who tragically died from cancer at the age of just 39. Kirsty Neilson, a mum of two young boys from Hedon, is described by loved ones as having a “heart of gold” and as a “ray...
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50 YEARS ON THE NHS FRONTLINE
HE has played a key role in saving lives on Britain’s ferries, put Steri-strips on actor Tom Hardy’s eye and saved the life of a man who collapsed in a busy railway station. It has all been in a day’s work for Gary Hewitt, a charge nurse at Hull’s...
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‘THE POLICE DOG JUST TOOK OFF AND WENT FOR ME’
AN IT worker was attacked by a police dog while working at the former Hessle Road station. Patrick Bryant was working inside the empty former Humberside Police facilities when the police dog, off its leash, came across him. The building was presumed...
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‘MISSED BY MANY, FORGOTTEN BY NONE’
TRIBUTES have been paid to “one of Beverley’s familiar faces and genuine characters”. Ian Gow sadly passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, February 22, at the age of 68. The former town councillor was connected to many organisations in the...
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TODDLER’S FIGHT FOR HER LIFE
A LITTLE girl from Hull suffered seizures and needed a blood transfusion after she was inadvertently exposed to a rare form of poisoning. Myah Edwards, then aged two, was behaving like many toddlers when she developed a habit of biting things,...
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HUSBAND FLED ON MOBILITY SCOOTER FROM WIFE ARMED WITH KNIFE
A Heavy-drinking woman repeatedly threatened her terrified husband with a knife “in the dead of night” and kept him prisoner in his bedroom. He thought that he was going to die during the alarming confrontation when she held the knife to different...
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‘MY BROKEN BONES HAVE HEALED BUT MY BROKEN HEART MAY NEVER HEAL’
A CARE worker shot across a Give Way crossroads in his Audi A6 killing a much-loved grandmother and local preacher driving her car home to Bridlington with her husband. Timothy Kusemi, 41, formerly of the Hull area, admitted causing death by dangerous...
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MAN’S HEFTY FINE OVER CLAPPED OUT CAMPER VAN
A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £1,500 by a court after abandoning a camper van in Bridlington. The “dirty, dilapidated” Ford van was left on land behind Quay Road in Spring last year. Following reports it was found by streetscene enforcement...
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LYLA’S LASTING LEGACY
THE Government’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has met with the parents of Lyla Story, a two-year-old girl from Hull who sadly died from undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes last year. Mr Streeting has said work is ongoing to ensure “Lyla’s lasting legacy...
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SON ADMITS STABBING HIS MUM TO DEATH
A MAN who stabbed and killed his mum in their family home has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Rick Parker, 42, of Aspen Close, Market Weighton, killed Helen Harrison in March 2023. Appearing at Hull Crown Court, he also admitted to actual bodily harm...
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DRIVE FOR NEW A63 FUEL STOP
Impressions of how the new A63 service station could look
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‘I’M AN ARTIST, NOT A CLOWN’
“YOU will see a lot of confusion and pain in it. That’s my life you’re looking at. I am a lifer.” Those are the telling words of Charles Bronson, the man who has been described as the most violent and dangerous individual in the British prison system,...
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FURIOUS OAP SHOT PISTOL AT A GROUP OF WOMEN
AN enraged pensioner fired a pistol towards a group of women and girls after they laughed when their dog fouled on a lawn outside his bungalow. Brian Hoyle had been a “very skilled marksman” in the past and the group heard him shouting “Why do you let...
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
WE took a look around the Spurn Lightship as the vessel prepares to welcome visitors once again. The floating museum will open tomorrow, marking the start of the Maritime project’s launch. The ship, which helped guide other vessels into the Humber was...
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DRIVER WHO FAILED TO GIVE WAY KILLED WOMAN CARER FACING LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE
A DRIVER faces a lengthy prison sentence after he caused the death of a 70-year-old woman – and serious injuries to her husband – in a horrific crash by failing to give way at a crossroads junction on a country road. Susan Whittles, who was driving...
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‘A MENTOR , A HEALER AND A SOURCE OF WISDOM’
A “DEEPLY compassionate” doctor who dedicated his life to helping others is being remembered for his extraordinary efforts to bring healthcare to as many people as possible. Dr Nicholas Alexander spent decades as GP in Hull, and is said to have cared...
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TRIBUTES PAID TO TEENS WHO DIED AT HOLIDAY PARK
TRIBUTES have been paid to 15-year-old Cherish Bean and 17-year-old Ethan Slater who were tragically found dead inside a rental chalet at a Bridlington holiday park. Humberside Police confirmed that a cordon remains in place at Little Eden Holiday...
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WOMAN’S LEG HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AFTER BOTCHED SURGERY
A patient at Castle Hill Hospital later had to have her leg amputated following errors during knee replacement surgery
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