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A Goole soldier got one of the biggest - and nicest - surprises of the last few months after his family and friends threw a huge party to welcome him home. [...]
Welcome Back
A Goole soldier got one of the biggest - and nicest - surprises of the last [...]
Driver fined for no insurance
A Goole man had six penalty points slapped on his driving licence and was o [...]
Town Council object to new restaurant plans
Plans to build a new eatery have run up against opposition from Goole Town [...]
Steamy call-out
Fire crews from Goole and Snaith rushed to the M62 on Monday evening after [...]
Jailed for GBH
A Rawcliffe man who left another man needing major facial surgery has been [...]
Crack-down on dodgy drivers
Humberside Police are to carry out spot checks this summer as part of a cam [...]
Street attack
A local man received minor injuries after a late-night assault on Dunhill R [...]
Dealer claims he's too 'broke' to pay off fine
SELF-confessed Howden drug dealer Stephen Wilson has re-paid just £1,900 of [...]
Cut from wreckage after smash
The woman driver of a Volkswagen people-carrier had to be cut out of the ve [...]
To pay £80 for false assault claim
A 22-year-old woman from Market Weighton has been fined £80 after making a [...]
Trespass and gun charges
A Spaldington man appeared in court earlier this week to face two trespass [...]
Furniture fire
A pile of furniture, including a sofa and two chairs, was set on fire at th [...]
Storm triggers fire alarm system
The storm that hit Goole last Thursday teatime meant a call-out for the tow [...]
Full steam ahead to the coast
Many years have passed since the glory days of steam, when special excursio [...]
A mother's pain
There were mixed feelings in Howden as soldiers from the late Private Luke [...]
Scouts take shelter
Archery, rock-climbing and a foam party were among the highlights of a cent [...]
Power plant plans
Goole Town councillors have requested expert information about plans to bui [...]
£300,000 arson attack
Thousands of bales of wood shavings went up in flames in an arson attack at [...]
New rules for play area cash
The rules governing commuted sums to provide play facilities on new housing [...]
Win a luxury trip to Xscape
Co-operative Funeral Care in Goole is sponsoring a quiz with a fantastic pr [...]
Hit out with hammer over phone friendship
A Swinefleet woman hit her husband with a hammer after he became suspicious [...]
Self-serve success
The new self-service checkouts at Tesco in Goole have proved to be popular [...]
Pollen update
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) has introduced an innovative ne [...]
Going gold
A company from Hensall has struck gold not once but six times. Lewis Tanke [...]
Port guide
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK's leading ports operator, has publis [...]
Crack-down on dodgy drivers
Humberside Police are to carry out spot checks this summer as part of a cam [...]
Dealer claims he's too 'broke' to pay off fine
SELF-confessed Howden drug dealer Stephen Wilson has re-paid just £1,900 of [...]
Full steam ahead to the coast
Many years have passed since the glory days of steam, when special excursio [...]
A mother's pain
There were mixed feelings in Howden as soldiers from the late Private Luke [...]
Scouts take shelter
Archery, rock-climbing and a foam party were among the highlights of a cent [...]
Power plant plans
Goole Town councillors have requested expert information about plans to bui [...]
£300,000 arson attack
Thousands of bales of wood shavings went up in flames in an arson attack at [...]
Hit out with hammer over phone friendship
A Swinefleet woman hit her husband with a hammer after he became suspicious [...]
Well-behaved pupils a credit to their school
There were smiles all round at Newport Primary School this week after it re [...]
Taking up the fight over mental health unit threat
As of today, Thursday, specimen letters supporting the future of Bartholome [...]
Man felt pressured into being a criminal
Giving in to peer pressure proved costly for one young man this week when h [...]
Planning
The following planning applications have recently been received by the East [...]
Stole booze after row with mother
An 18-year-old's argument with his mother over money resulted in the teenag [...]
Exceptional head at primary where 'every child' matters
Exceptional teaching and a commitment to making every child matter has help [...]
Un-draughty update plan for shelters
Work has begun on a project to replace Gilberdyke's two youth shelters. Yo [...]
PCSO leaflet drop in bid to cut crime
Leaflets that aim to raise awareness of criminal damage in Goole and the su [...]
'No politics'
'Leave politics out of it' was the message at this week's Goole Town Counci [...]
Second time housing plan
Outline plans for an eight-strong residential development in Airmyn are to [...]
Benefit cheat's two-year fiddle
A mother-of-five has been publicly branded a thief by a judge after illegal [...]
Dancing her way to the top
Local dancer Jade Shaw, who has been involved in numerous dance events in t [...]
High praise for popular primary
Luddington and Garthorpe Primary School has been praised recently after Ofs [...]
MP voices distaste at store decision
Howden MP David Davis has said he is 'appalled' by the decision to allow a [...]
Countdown to show begins
Preparations are well under way for this year's Howden Show, which takes pl [...]
Ceramics set to go on show
The next exhibition at Goole Museum will feature the work of three local ce [...]
Business directory seeks local listings to increase trade
As the Gilberdyke Parish Plan progresses, the Parish Plan Group is appealin [...]
'Spring-Watch' open weekend
Determined marsh harriers at RSPB Blacktoft Sands continue to take their pa [...]
'Stupid' thefts land shoplifter in prison cell
A 'lonely' Goole woman who admitted two charges of shoplifting and a breach [...]
'Unsustainable' likely to be decision on housing proposal
A planning application to re-build and convert existing farm buildings in S [...]
So grateful for all support
Sir - I would like to thank the people who attended our latest dinner at [...]
Football tournament a 'wonderful event'
Sir – I have never written in before, but through your publication I would [...]
Flood plans debate at town council meeting
Snaith and Cowick residents are invited to attend the Snaith Town Council m [...]
Fight goes on for rail upgrades
The Goole to Leeds Rail Improvement Action Group is continuing its battle t [...]
Letters
Less stressed out in Goole
Sir - As someone from the West Riding, my first recollection of Goole was w [...]
Still time to object to windfarm
Sir - It was with some surprise that I read the article in last week's Gool [...]
Dirty tricks at election
Sir - I am writing to take the opportunity to thank all the people that vot [...]
Plan decisions 'being flouted'
Sir - As a resident of Bretton Avenue, and a near neighbour of the Ben Bail [...]
Simply not British!
Sir - European Home Information Packs (Hips) have inevitably descended into [...]
Sick of squalor and vandalism
Sir - Anyone who has recently walked around the Shuffleton area will have n [...]
Goole houses being wasted
Sir - A report (On the Treadmill), from the Universities of Aberdeen and Lo [...]
Entertainment
Over the rainbow, Bonnet at the Boardwalk
The 80s band Rainbow, featuring Graham Bonnet play Sheffield's Boardwalk o [...]
Shire Hall
This Saturday (June 9), Howden Live presents the Allison Neale Quartet at t [...]
Hot stuff on a hot evening at the Gate
Goole was touched by the tropical as a multi-talented quintet beat out rhyt [...]
Godber's new play seems a little over the hill
At the beginning of John Godber's latest play, Jack Batley and his friends [...]
Folk festival fun lined up for Beverley
Forget Glastonbury, Leeds or the V Festival - the real outdoor event to be [...]
History up close and horrible
The Grand Opera House in York is inviting people to don 3-D glasses and lea [...]
Sport
Goole C.C. teams
Saturday, June 9 First Team - home to Scarborough No. 2 - York Senior Leag [...]
Sparks fly after good bowling
South Holderness 152, Airmyn 153-5 Airmyn won the toss and gave the home s [...]
Goole Pigeons
Twenty one members of Goole LMS Homing Society sent 166 birds to Falaise an [...]
Rock Inn A.C. - Glasshoughton
In a competition fished on the relatively new Vikings Fisheries at Pollingt [...]
Cross Keys A.C.
A bright,sunny day at Wholsea Grange on Saturday saw Carol Clarke win the c [...]
F.T.D. Sweepstake - West Cowick
Snaith's Johnny Marshall won the weekend competition with a catch of 17-8-0 [...]
Cup win hides league problem
Carlton Towers I 146 Hornsea 151-2 Carlton Towers suffered yet ano [...]
Goole in Unibond League One South
As predicted in last week's Goole Times, Goole AFC's place for the new 2007 [...]
Goole race to win after drinks break
Studley Royal 119 Goole Town 1st XI 229-6 Goole turned in a cli [...]
Ton-up for veteran Steve in comfortable win
Goole Town 2nd XI 168-1 New Earswick 2nd XI 166-7 An unbeaten [...]
Seconds attack hammered, but batsmen recover
Stillington II 292-2 Carlton Towers II 178-4 A good batting wicket [...]
First ton in 32 seasons
Gilberdyke 2nd XI 93 Newport 2nd X1 243-4 Newport seconds had not [...]
Four out of four for Gilberdyke firsts
East Park Marist 1st XI 165-9, Gilberdyke 1st XI 166-4 Gilberdyke f [...]
Finals for Goole Girls teams
The combined squads of Goole Town Girls U13s and U15s are seen above, who r [...]
Monies raised in second Steve Head Memorial
The second Steve Head Memorial 5-a-side tournament took place on Sunday on [...]
Goole schools in 2007 Drax Cup quarter finals
Four schools from Goole are through to the Area Quarter Finals of the Drax [...]
From novice to full skier in seven weeks
GDSM Darren Pickard from Pasture Avenue in the town, who is a former studen [...]
Tale of two halves in Premier Division game
It was a tale of two halves as Middle House took on the Verm in the latest [...]
Good whistle stop at Howden Bowling Club
Howden Bowls Club welcomed bowlers to their annual Pairs Whistle Stop on Su [...]
Sports briefs
Moorfields Fisheries - Wednesday pm (New Lake). Carp to three pounds on pe [...]