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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 [...]

£1 million facelift for arcade

Goole Arcade is set for a major renovation which will bring a new class of eateries and entertainmen [...]

Goole Arcade is set for a major renovation which will bring a new class of eateries and entertainment facilities to the town.

£2 million funding bid for youth centre

Youths in Old Goole could soon benefit from first-class facilities if a funding bid for almost £2 mi [...]

Youths in Old Goole could soon benefit from first-class facilities if a funding bid for almost £2 million is granted.

Over 1,000 people sign pay petition

A petition launched by two Goole Town and East Riding councillors to protest at the planned massive [...]

A petition launched by two Goole Town and East Riding councillors to protest at the planned massive pay rises for senior council officers has received more than 1,000 signatur

Jobs

Care Officer - Early Support (P/T) at East Riding of Yorkshire Council

£18430 (point 21) pro rata Pay award pending Do you want to make a difference to children and young people's lives? This is an excellent opportunity to develop a career with children and young people's services in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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.

Customer Service Assistant at Glews Garage

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