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No doubting Thomas as defence cracks

Carlton Town 4

Goole AFC 2

Goole's always suspect defence cracked alarmingly for the first time in a month at league leaders Carlton Town on Saturday, and they slid to a disappointing defeat in an otherwise cracking UniBond League One South game.

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Former studio man in Bowls Presidency

A local Humberside County bowler has been honoured with one of the highest accolades in the sport this week after being installed as the National President of the English B

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Twenty-point lead lost in third draw of season

Doncaster Phoenix 26
Goole 1st XV 26
Goole first team on Saturday travelled to local rivals Doncaster Phoenix, who are currently based at the impressive Doncaster Knight

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Exacting revenge in comfortable win

Holme Rovers 0
Goole Goods Office 2
The Goods Office exacted revenge for a shock home defeat when overcoming Holme Rovers in the East Riding County League Premie

A return to the winning formula

Drax Athletic 3
Woodlands Athletic 7
It was necessary for Woodlands to get back to winning ways, following successive defeats in the league and cup, as they made t

Argentina-bound for Polo club

Members of White Rose Polo Club are heading to Argentina, where they will compete against teams from across Europe and watch the final of the world famous Argentine Open Polo

Cup cheer in the cold

With snow making travel difficult in North Yorkshire, EDF Junior Vase fourth round visitors to Westfield Banks on Saturday, Whitby may have wished they had never bothered as t

Nathan delivers goods

VIP Communications 1
Goole Goods Office 2
Goole Goods Office came away from their trip to Cottingham on Saturday with three County League points against VIP Communica

Setback in loss to the leaders

Viking Raiders 2
Beverley Town 3
Vikings slipped to a disappointing, and potentially costly defeat to league leaders Beverley at Western Road on Saturday.

Tulips stem any green chutes of recovery

Goole AFC 1
Spalding United 2
Six weeks after turning in a most dominant display at Spalding, the Vikings found their visitors from Lincolnshire had learned quickly from

Second half comeback

Real Cliffe U9s 1, Gilberdyke U9s 2
Gilberdyke Under 9s continued their recent improvement in form with a good away victory over Real Cliffe.

More youngsters required for rugby club section

A bout of cold weather which brought sleet and snow to the Goole area on Sunday saw the postponement of the scheduled activities at Westfield Banks.

Vultures' early season swoop

A superb 6-4 win away to Royal Predators made it three wins on the bounce and keeps Graham Skinner's Vermuyden Vultures well in contention for the Division One title.

McGrath hat-trick in notable win

Newland 2nds 1
Goole Ladies 3
Goole ended deserved winners on a bitterly cold afternoon against a young Hull side.

1966 legend to speak at Selby

Footballing Legend and 1966 England World Cup Winner Nobby Stiles will be guest speaker at the Second Annual Teamwork FC Sportsman's Dinner in February, 2009.

A win on a plate for Tigers

Goole Town Tigers U13s 2, Beverley Town 0
The Tigers overcame difficult conditions to win through their Hull Boys' Sunday League Plate tie against Beverley Town.

Seventh heaven

North Ferriby U14 0
Brayton Belles U14A 7
A hat-trick for player of the week Jodie Lund and a further two goals for Katie Wileman, a goal apiece from Ciara McEvoy and Je

Ambitions high for Goole Girls' club

Goole Town Girls FC have ambitious plans for the future of Girls' and Women's football in Goole.

It is the perfect ten

Pollington U11s 10
Garforth Villa 0
The young Pollington team showed that they mean business this seasonĀ as they overpowered a Garforth team only previously been beaten

Former studio man in Bowls Presidency

A local Humberside County bowler has been honoured with one of the highest accolades in the sport this week after being installed as the National President of the English B

Twenty-point lead lost in third draw of season

Doncaster Phoenix 26
Goole 1st XV 26
Goole first team on Saturday travelled to local rivals Doncaster Phoenix, who are currently based at the impressive Doncaster Knight

Exacting revenge in comfortable win

Holme Rovers 0
Goole Goods Office 2
The Goods Office exacted revenge for a shock home defeat when overcoming Holme Rovers in the East Riding County League Premie

Returning to the field with a bang

North Cave Tigers 'B' Under 12s 1, Howden Town Under 12s 10
After two free weekends due to waterlogged pitches, Howden moved up into second place in the Drypool divi

Welcome win for Reserves

Scunthonians Reserves 2
Swinefleet Reserves 3
A much-needed victory for Swinefleet Reserves gained three valuable points as they lifted themselves up the Scunthor

Jobs

NURSES at Westfield Park

Registered Nurses are required for our newly refurbished Nursing Home at Hook, near Goole, which is due to open in February 2009.

RESIDENT HOUSEPARENT at The Read School

The Read School is seeking a RESIDENT HOUSEPARENT for January 2009 To work in the boys' boarding house and to be a member of the resident staff team.

Customer Service Assistant at Glews Garage

We require someone to work in our busy Shell petrol station.

News

Drink-driver banned from roads

A man has been given an 18-month motoring ban after he was caught driving while almost three times over the limit.

Teeing-off for charity

Golfers in Goole have a chance to play on one of the world\'s most prestigious courses, the same course that will see the European team try to win back the Ryder Cup in two ye

Jobs go at local business

Jobs at a major packaging firm are about to be axed.

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Double date for Howden Live

Next Friday sees Last Night's Fun and Lightgarden at the Shire Hall in Howden performing their powerful, driving tunes and blisteringly soulful songs.

Win tickets for an Elvis night to remember

Mark Summers is back as Elvis in a one-off Christmas spectacular at Drax Club next weekend.

Funny star of top comedy programmes to appear locally

Best known for her legendary one-woman shows, one of the finest female stand-ups, Jo Caulfield (left, 27-11-17 SU) will be entertaining audiences at Selby Town Hall.

Letters

Thanks for Lifestyle support

Sir - We are delighted to report an exceptional year for the Humberside Police Lifestyle Project in this, our 20th anniversary year, with over 5,000 young people across the Hu

Elderly need heating help

Sir - In response to W. Haigh's (Readers' Page, October 23) I can completely understand the problem faced by Goole's elderly.

What do Lib-Dem councillors do?

Sir - What do the Liberal Democrat councillors actually do? I have often asked myself this question because they seem to disappear for years then emerge just before an electi