Daddy's back from Iraq
by Dan Murphy Serving soldier Daniel Lumley was in Iraq, fighting for his country, when he got the news that his daughter, Mia, had entered the world, giving him the best e [...]
Rawcliffe men bare all in cancer calendar
A daring group of local men, including a former Goole Times journalist, hav [...]
Next chapter begins for Action Group
The future of the Holland House Action Group looks uncertain this week. Ch [...]
Teachers and pupils enjoy dancing success
Butterfly Dance Studios' teachers and pupils are celebrating success this w [...]
Family petition for crossing at school
'A child will be killed' was the chilling warning this week as Howden town [...]
Village unable to cope with more houses
Buses and lorries mounting the pavements as children walk to school is just [...]
Jail warning for dealer
GOOLE career criminal Ricky Holden has been warned to expect a substantial [...]
Left to live on cold dinners
A former policewoman who says she has been denied help to cook, clean and s [...]
Duo to pay back proceeds of criminal lifestyle
TWO men who illegally handled stolen goods from Goole docks are facing huge [...]
Oakhill visitor centre plans under threat
Plans to use New Potter Grange near Goole as a visitor centre for a propose [...]
Midwives set for shake-up
Goole's midwifery services will be on the end of a shake-up after two optio [...]
Mother left in the cold
A mother-of-two from Goole has branded her service from British Gas as 'dis [...]
Reunion bash for Goole Captain's descendants
A family with a rich maritime tradition is looking to make waves by organis [...]
Doors close at The Peacock
A local pub landlord has raised concerns about the future of local pubs aft [...]
Pub licence under threat
Drinkers are continuing to cause problems in Howden and town councillors th [...]
Town's warden scheme gets £13,000 boost
Goole moved a step closer to being patrolled by community wardens this week [...]
Boozy crash driver jailed
A driver has been jailed for a year and banned from driving for three years [...]
Cautious 'yes' to warehouse
Plans to build a Tesco warehouse at Centreport received a cautious welcome [...]
No change for service
News of streamlining at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is unlikel [...]
£10,000 to repair cobbles
Concerns have once again been raised about the state of cobbles outside the [...]
Eye event at Goole Hospital
A special open day is being staged at Goole and District Hospital for peopl [...]
Closed school gets £1.3 million facelift
The empty Pasture Primary School in Goole, which was closed down by East Ri [...]
Help for rural Post Offices and shops
Post offices and village shops in the East Riding are being offered free ad [...]
Council backs bid to save Post Offices
Snaith and Cowick Town Council has thrown its support behind a Countryside [...]
Gilberdyke pupils set to name new streets
Two Year One pupils at Gilberdyke Primary School have won a competition to [...]
Local people with plans
The following plans have recently been received by the East Riding of Yorks [...]
Council hands out annual grants
A special meeting of the Snaith and Cowick Town Council was held on Monday [...]
ARD in line for training award
Howden motor dealer ARD has been short-listed for the Workplace Development [...]
Town set for late night shopping
Late-night Christmas shopping will return to Howden this year after the maj [...]
Died after A19 crash
A Swinefleet woman who was seriously hurt in a car crash earlier this month [...]
Goole Hospital set for new brain injuries rehabilitation unit
A new brain injury unit looks likely to open at Goole Hospital next year. [...]
Church services
Services at Howden Minster on Sunday, November 26 are: 8am, Holy Communio [...]
£3,000 withdrawn from car park extension plans
Plans for an extension to the Hailgate car park are under threat after Howd [...]
Can you give a cat a loving home?
As the nights grow shorter and the cold northerly winds begin to blow, most [...]
Mobile dentist
A mobile dentist will soon be up and running in Snaith after the reorganisa [...]
Duo on burglary charge
TWO Goole men accused of attempting to burgle a newsagent's shop have appea [...]
Speeding cash wanted to improve roads
Howden's MP is calling for a share of the hundreds of thousands of pounds m [...]
Sue Ryder celebration
The Sue Ryder Care shop in Goole will be celebrating its birthday on Saturd [...]
Goole RSPCA launch website
Did you know Goole and District RSPCA now has a website? Goole RSPCA has t [...]
Councillor resigns
The former mayor of Howden has resigned from the town council after being f [...]
Company in line for award
Goole-based corporate driver training company Acuitiv Ltd has been short li [...]
Checking service
A new service to help foreigners with red tape is now available in Goole. [...]
Plans dismissed
An appeal against the refusal of planning permission for two houses in Gowd [...]
Enterprise Week raises cash
Pupils at Snaith School helped to raise money for Children in Need during t [...]
Festive hamper collection
A Goole funeral director is getting into the spirit of Christmas by donatin [...]
Drugs trial
A GOOLE man has appeared in court following a Humberside Police investigati [...]
Fire calls
Faulty equipment meant two false alarms calls for Goole firefighters on Tue [...]
GBH trial
A GOOLE man has elected to stand a Crown Court trial before a jury having b [...]
Local student in banking comp
A group of second year A-Level Economics students - including one from Snai [...]
Blood needed
Could you spread a little Christmas cheer by sparing some of your red stuff [...]
Chapel concert
A Christmas concert to raise funds for Snaith Methodist Church will be held [...]
Family donates water cooler to hospital
Staff and patients in the pathology department at Goole Hospital can now ha [...]
Howden Show
The Howden Show Committee and the Ashes Playing Field Committee are delight [...]
Best school title for Hook
A local primary school has been congratulated by the country's top educatio [...]
Railway museum
A railway museum near Howden could soon be up and running and bringing tour [...]
Local groups attend event at Howden School
The 1st Howden (St. Peter's) Scout group were at Howden School on Tuesday e [...]
Dangerous games
Youngsters in Howden are putting their lives at risk by playing a ridiculou [...]
Hospital's elderly patients benefit from festival
Goole's Salvation Army and members of Young at Heart had a harvest festival [...]
Luncheon Club
A meeting of the Howden and District Women's Luncheon Club was held at the [...]
Sporting boost for Kingsway
As part of keeping fit and healthy, children at Kingsway primary school wer [...]
Art demo
Goole Art Society members are holding a demonstration of fine art - 'Wildli [...]
Christmas party
Kingsway Children's Centre will be holding its first Christmas party at the [...]
Primary Care Trust hosts roadshow
Hosting a drop-in roadshow at The Courtyard in Goole recently were (from le [...]
Best wishes in WWI letter
A letter written home during the first world war from a soldier from the G [...]
ASBO meeting in Rawcliffe
A meeting is to take place in Rawcliffe to discuss the implications of ASBO [...]
Yellow lines for bad junction
Double yellow lines could soon be painted at a 'horrendous' junction in Goo [...]
Award for Swinefleet company
Darren Smith was recognised by Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employer [...]
Waterways Museum visit for local MPs
Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North and Minister for the voluntary sector, [...]
Sound and sing session
Feeling the beat with the help of new technology are, from left to right, J [...]
Trinity autumn fair
The Goole Women's Fellowship held their annual autumn fair at Trinity Churc [...]
£1,400 boost for care centre
Pictured is Howden MP David Davis and Andrew Percy with the £1,400 raised f [...]
Gift boxes made for Operation Christmas Child
Members of Hemingbrough Methodist Church got together recently to make up l [...]
Scooter fire
A scooter on the path near Kingsway Primary School was destroyed by fire at [...]
Christmas light switch on
Don't forget...Goole's Christmas lights will be switched on next Friday, De [...]
Prospect House coffee morning
Prospect House service users and guests all got together for a coffee day t [...]
Rubbish fire
Rubbish was set alight on Swinefleet playing field at around 7.30pm last Su [...]
Letters
CCTV would help problem streets
Sir - The call for CCTV in problem streets in Goole, namely Richard Cooper [...]
Wish Post Office would diversify
Sir - I am responding to the comments made by Jane Marsden in her 'Star' le [...]
Town could be arts hot-spot
Sir - Firstly, may I express my support for Charlie Studdy and his team at [...]
Singathon a success
Sir - ArtsAway and Courtyard Music would like to thank everyone who came al [...]
See and be seen
Sir - First of all, I admire and respect young lads and lasses who are up e [...]
Danger junction
Sir - I am a resident of Dunhill Road and I am writing this letter after ye [...]
Fireworks brilliant
Sir - We are just writing to say how much we enjoyed the exceedingly wonder [...]
Vigilante groups for Goole?
Sir - Last week the fire brigade was called to yet another 'empty' property [...]
Entertainment
New play for Hull Truck
Hull's A and E department and the Prague's Charles Bridge are the locations [...]
It's comedy time...
Don't forget - tonight is comedy night at the Shire Hall. [...]
Back to the sixties
An acoustic duo are set to bring the sounds of the sixties to Hatfield and [...]
Theatre comes to The Gate
The great British seaside holiday is the subject of a John Godber comedy to [...]
Christmas play
The Spirit of Christmas, which will see the audience transported into a win [...]
Canary Club Show
Goole Leisure Centre was the venue for the North of England Fife Fancy Cana [...]
Jazz star swings into Howden
Music fans have the chance to see the best in New York jazz next weekend. [...]
Sport
Tavern spot on in cup success
Goole and Thorne Sunday Cup Canal Tavern 3, FC Dunscroft 3 (after ext [...]
Junior football round-up
York City Under 15s 3, Goole Town Girls Under 15s 2 Unbe [...]
Strikers at the double in cup win
Frickley Athletic 1, Goole AFC 4 Two under-strength sides, one result, an [...]
Premier handicaps do appear to be working
For the first time in few years the prickly subject of the Premiership hand [...]
Too close for comfort
York RI 20, Goole 1st XV 21 Goole firsts took a trip to York to engage Y [...]
Under 14s succumb at Hemsworth
Hemsworth 21, Goole Under 14s 7 On a neaR perfect day for rugby, Goole [...]
Craig's fourth hat-trick inspires Amateurs
Boothferry Rangers 2 Howden Amateurs 6 After dropping points at [...]
Cup shocker
Thorne Town 3, AFC Charter 1 The holders foR the previous two seasons und [...]
Goole couple in the medals at Coventry
Fourteen teams from countrywide competed in 18 different events at the 25th [...]
Howden Town canter to easy cup success
Howden Town 7, South Cave Reserves 1 Howden progressed to the next round [...]
Goole seconds maintain the winning formula
Bridlington 2nd XV 7, Goole 2nd XV 8 The seconds made the trip to the East [...]
Easy wins for Under 10s
Goole U10s 35, Weatley Hills U10s 10 Goole entertained a lively young te [...]
Success for Tang Soo Do club
Members of Goole Tang Soo Do martial arts club took part in the National Ch [...]
Great night even in defeat
GOOLE'S 'A' team squash players are continuing to learn in their new league [...]
Bring your boots!
YES, GOOLE supporters, the message is clear: if you bring your boots on Sat [...]
Bojangles through to national finals
Bojangles, Howden's only Interleague pool team, played host to the reigning [...]
New competition for Goole Netball
Goole Netball Club entered another stage of competition recently in the Yor [...]
HOT SHOT BECKY
Pictured is Goole Town Girls U15 top scorer Becky Whitaker in action. Becky [...]
Staddlethorpe Open - Sun. Nov. 12
Roach and Skimmers caught pole fishing maggots from peg 17 on the railway b [...]
Goole fail their second-half test
Bradford Park Avenue 3, Goole AFC 1 A cold, windswept Horsfall Road was n [...]