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Pervert preyed on schoolgirl

A repeat sex offender wept in court as he admitted indecently assaulting a five-year-old girl in Goole.

Keith Padgett (76) touched the girl in her pyjamas on the sofa of a settee at a house in Goole. Two days later he was confronted by the little girl's father and burst into tears, admitting he had touched the girl.

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Junction visit for Vermuyden

A group of students from Vermuyden School were shown round Goole's new arts centre last week ahead of the start of their construction course.

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Wildlife concerns

An angry resident has hit out at excavation work being carried out in the Westfield banks area near Goole, which he believes will cause devastation to the wildlife living ther

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RSPCA branch break record

Goole RSPCA has broken a fundraising record for the branch by raising more than £1,500 with an open day.

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Resident tells of living hell

An Argyle Street resident in Goole has described her nightmare of living near the proposed Phoenix Street development, saying things just keeps getting worse.

Leisure centre open for holiday activities

Goole Leisure Centre will open for the August Bank Holiday after a campaign by local councillors.

Putting their best foot forward with charity walk

A group of young people will be taking part in a 17-mile walk from Goole to Cottingham as part of the Ambasolli Building Links Project.

RSPCA apologise for cat's death

The RSPCA has issued an apology to a Goole couple after the charity mistakenly put their beloved cat down, only an hour after she had gone missing.

Ofsted praise

Children at The Step-Up Group in Hook are 'well cared for in a homely, welcoming environment'.

Law-breakers caught in stop-and-check

Residents\' safety was at the heart of a multi-agency stop-and-check initiative carried out on Rawcliffe Road in Goole earlier this week, resulting in 21 fixed-penalty notices

Expenses revealed for our local MPs

A whopping food bill, a breathalyser machine and the repair of an easy chair were just some of the things local MPs Ian Cawsey and David Davis charged the taxpayer for, it has

Barber's shop raid

Toffs Barbers on Victoria Street was broken into over the weekend.

'It is just so cruel'

A mystery cat poisoner in Gilberdyke has left numerous cats dead and many more missing in suspicious circumstances.

Couple's row ends with car crash

A Goole man has been given a conditional discharge after a court heard he grabbed the wheel of his ex-partner's moving car, causing her to crash into a garden wall.

Death due to excess booze

A Latvian woman living in Goole died from alcohol poisoning after spending a day drinking an 'excessive amount of vodka and cider', an inquest heard.

Swinefleet set for flood defence work

Swinefleet is to receive an £11 million flood scheme package which will help provide improved protection to more than 9,400 properies in the area of the Humber Estuary and Low

Council adopt town play area

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has taken a Goole play area under its wing following years of campaigning by local residents to improve the area.

Advance Goole hits the streets

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council\'s Advance Goole neighbourhood team will be taking to the streets of Old Goole today, Thursday, as part of the \'summer street surgeries\

Cannon and Ball raise £1,700 for Goole GoFar

The Courtyard was filled with roars of laughter when comedy legends Cannon and Ball came to entertain audiences and raise money for the Goole GoFar.

Country Notes

It has been very disappointing, and puzzling, why I have not had house martins returning to their nests under the eaves of our house this year.

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Sport

Hat-trick Hinch, visitors skittled

Goole Town 2nd XI 252-5 Cawood 2nd XI 70 Men against boys, top against bottom, call it what you will in Saturday's York Senior League Division 5A clash at Westfield,

A look forward to the 2009 Ashes series

With the 2009 Ashes series between England and Australia due to start in Cardiff on Wednesday week, July 8, in next week's Goole Times there will be a slant on the series from

Solid woods in two County home wins

Both the Humberside County Men's Bowls teams consolidated their challenge for the Northern Championship despite facing tough opposition at the weekend when they played against

Ents

Rockfest is almost with us

Goole Rockfest is returning to the town this summer, giving residents the chance to hear the music of Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and The Jam, right on their doorstep.

Arts collective on a return to the Gate

Drunken Chorus Arts Collective is returning to The Gate theatre tomorrow evening, Friday after their successful tour of Lost and Found (or the friend we never knew).

Win tickets, avoid the stampede

Based on the award-winning BBC television series, Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular is stampeding it's way to Sheffield Arena to entertain audiences from Wednesday

Letters

Full story of D Day memories

Sir - I felt I must address the mistakes in my recent article in the Goole Times.

Villages need more dog bins

Sir - I applaud the good work of the Rawcliffe Sea Scouts with their recent efforts in marking footpaths in Rawcliffe and Rawcliffe Bridge with stencils and spray paint to rem

Two views of Goole

Sir - these are my views on Two Alternative Weekends in Goole: Racing Post, fry-up and bookies, Vindaloo, Guinness and bed.