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Love triangle slash attack

A GOOLE immigrant slashed a Polish man he found was sleeping with his ex-girlfriend in a violent love triangle. [...]

NO place to hide

A SELF-CONFESSED teenage drug dealer moved from the violent underworld of L [...]

Drama group campaigners step up fight to save stage

Goole Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (GAODS) members have taken the [...]

Girl hit by tile from leisure centre roof

A father was left outraged at the weekend when his young daughter had to be [...]

Setting wheels in motion

Progress is being made in the battle to improve rail links between Snaith a [...]

£650,000 home is dream raffle prize

A couple in Reedness have set up an extraordinary raffle with the most gene [...]

Appalled visitor calls for town to clean-up its act

A York resident wants to see more residents' associations formed around Goo [...]

Air your views on our region's future

An interactive exhibition that looks at long-term plans for the Howdenshire [...]

Closure threat hangs over chemist shops

Union leaders announced this week that two community pharmacies in Howden a [...]

Planning

The following planning applications have recently been received by the East [...]

Youngsters doing well at 'welcoming' nursery

Children at the Munchkins Day Nursery near Hemingbrough are 'happy and sett [...]

MP supports anti-abuse campaign

Goole MP Ian Cawsey visited the town's Tesco store to inspect the new poste [...]

Seven stick together for tough challenge

A group of seven friends are getting ready to face saddle soreness, weary l [...]

Job on the line after driving ban

A young driver's decision to drive to a friend's house to talk about his ex [...]

Petition raises hopes for station re-opening

The campaign to re-open Hemingbrough train station continues to roll forwar [...]

Ready to race, thanks to sponsor

A Goole man is set make the jump from events organiser to event participant [...]

Polling cards blunder

As election fever hits the town, residents in the north ward of Goole have [...]

Fined for carrying homemade weapon

A teenager who made a knuckle-duster out of coins and house keys to protect [...]

Housing plans look a long way off

A housing development that could create around 600 houses in Howden and a l [...]

Taking a tour of our blooming beautiful town

Judges from Yorkshire in Bloom visited the town yesterday to view 'Springti [...]

Protester says no to 'unfair' council tax

A pensioner from Swinefleet was out in Goole yesterday to protest against w [...]

Beautiful blooms bring hope of a cancer cure

Volunteers in North Cave planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs in November and [...]

Award-winning ales on offer for beer festival

Staff at the Wetherspoons in Goole are busy this week gearing up for a beer [...]

Mock citizenship ceremony a unique lesson

Pupils of Boothferry Primary School took part in a mock citizenship ceremon [...]

Award hopes

Howden Live Arts is set to go head-to-head with other establishments across [...]

Husband faces death-crash charges

A Swinefleet man is to face crown court on charges relating to the death of [...]

Inquest delay

The family of a charity worker shot dead by police near North Cave will hav [...]

Man drowned after fatal dockside fall

A 63-year-old man from Liverpool died at the weekend when he drowned in Goo [...]

Gala plans

A special meeting is being held in the Old Goole Working Men's Club today, [...]

Memorial tribute for Pte Simpson

Howden Town Council is continuing its quest to track down the names of Howd [...]

Order breach

A Goole woman was ordered to carry out an extra ten hours of unpaid work la [...]

Street assault

A local man needed hospital treatment for a fractured cheekbone after he wa [...]

Ebuyer offer £10 discount

Ebuyer near Howden has become one of the first UK retailers to use a new on [...]

Purr-fect ending

The tortoiseshell cat which was waiting for her owner to return has been fo [...]

Car vandalised

Police are appealing for witnesses after around £200 worth of damage was do [...]

Litter-pick

The Snaith and Cowick Together regeneration partnership is hosting a litter [...]

Sneak-thief

Police are appealing for information about a burglary which took place at a [...]

Teachers to get a taste of Museum life

A Teachers' Evening is to be held at the Waterways Museum in Goole next wee [...]

Alpha course

A Christian initiative that more than eight million people worldwide have t [...]

Play area advice course

Members of Snaith and Cowick Town Council have been invited to take part in [...]

NHS plans

A drop-in event is taking place in Goole next week so that people can find [...]

Self-serve tills on the way

It has been confirmed this week that self-service checkouts are soon to be [...]

Blood donor sessions

There will be two blood donor sessions in this area next month. On Thursda [...]

Police meeting

The Howden Police Authority Neighbourhood Panel is organising a public meet [...]

Book club

Book lovers are invited to share their feelings about humorous books at a m [...]

Race night

A Race Night is to be held at the ARD showroom on Knedlington Road near How [...]

Support group

An ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Parent Support Group mee [...]

Church services

Services at Howden Methodist Church on Sunday,April 22 are: 9.30am, TGI S [...]

Assault charge

A Goole man appeared before the town's magistrates on Tuesday, charged with [...]

Drugs charge

A man from Goole has been charged with possessing cannabis. The town's mag [...]

Letters

Cut town council by a third

Sir - Whilst having every sympathy with recent correspondents in their wish [...]

Bus service not accessible to all users

Sir - I recently read the story of the woman and kids who were refused thei [...]

Pleased with hotel

Sir - On behalf of the Yorkshire Ex-Service Association in Gilberdyke, I wa [...]

Make your vote count

Sir - I feel I must respond to two letters on last week's Readers' Page, th [...]

Councillor's expenses claims

Sir - May I respond to the article about Cllr Eric Raddings's expenses in y [...]

Problem lies with councillors

Sir - Should we scrap Goole Town Council? I don't think the organisation is [...]

Fighting fans

Sir - I too have some wartime memories for sale - anyone interested, would [...]

Save the stage

Sir - How sad and sorry I was to hear that the G.A.O.D.S. may have to be di [...]

Entertainment

Ladies Down Under

Sequels in theatre are very rare so when writer Amanda Whittington decided [...]

Rock star to the rescue

Rock star John Parr will play at Ulleskelf Village Hall to raise vital fund [...]

A chance to see the 'unsinkable' in Howden

A flotilla of rubber ducks and the innards of a whale's belly are just some [...]

Elvis in Doncaster

Mark Summers, the 24-year-old Elvis tribute artist, makes a welcome return [...]

It's tango time

Tango Siempre, which has been described by The Guardian as "a brilliant fus [...]

Hull set for Fame

Fame is coming to Hull New Theatre at the end of this month. The West End [...]

Arcadia Disco

There is a Disco for youngsters at the Arcadia Club in North Street, Goole [...]

Fantastic folk are headed for Howden

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, winners of the 2005 'Best Duo Award' at the B [...]

Sport

Goole lose and Pock miss out

Goole 1st XV 12 [...]

Hill climb, but Goole peak in fine win

Alsager Town 2 Goole AFC 3 Three more points on the road as the Viki [...]

Four points nearer title for Charter

Holme Rovers 1, AFC Charter 1 [...]

Age no barrier as Under 15s draw

Pontefract Sports Under 16s 1 Goole Town Girls Under 15s 1 Goole travel [...]

Gormley's first goal secures a point

Skidby Millers 1, Viking Raiders 1 This was a typical end-of-season match [...]

Minis reach late stages

On an extremely hot day, Selby hosted their annual rugby festival, which pr [...]

Look south next season!

BARRING SOME incredible results in the final week of the Unibond League sea [...]

Stirring effort by Under 14s

Wheatley Hills Under 14s 38 Goole Under 14s 18 Goole travelled to W [...]

Demi add to the Rangers' gloom

Frank Cawthorn Cup Final [...]

Under 11s beaten in final

Goole Under 11s attended the Selby Festival on what must have been the hot [...]

Goal spree for Arcadia as they continue their winning run

Division Two Arcadia 8, Drax Athletic 1 Arcadia maintained their impress [...]

Goals galore for Swinefleet

Luddington 1, Swinefleet F.C. 9 Swinefleet's final away league game of th [...]

Ship close in on another title

Winterton 1, Ship Inn 3 Ship's young side made the long journey to Winter [...]

Chad chalks up a second win

Adam Child continued his top form last weekend at Elvington near York, raci [...]

Goal rampage for Cowick youngsters

Cowick Rangers Under 12s 9 Ulleskelf Under 12s 0 Cowick Rangers went [...]

Goole Town C.C. - Junior section

Outdoor practice is under way for the juniors at Westfield. The club are st [...]

Letter to the Sports Desk

Sir, Thank you for informing your readers in your last two editions of the [...]

Goole Pigeons

Thirty members of Goole LMS Homing Society sent 507 birds to Leicester on S [...]

Moorfields Farm Fisheries

With Carp to three pounds on meat and pole fished at 10 metres from peg 15, [...]

Champions of England

LOCAL GIRLS Vicky Pinks and Becky Mainprize have become champions of Englan [...]

Vikings lift County Cup in a five-star show

Goole AFC 3 [...]

£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

Customer Service Assistant at Glews Garage

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

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.