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Teen's gun threat at takeaway

A tearaway teenager has been warned with jail after terrifying Goole pizza shop staff with an imitation Glock 8mm handgun in a robbery. Armed police marksmen arrested Brendon [...]

Stardom beckons for local singer

A singer from Goole is heading for stardom after having her single played o [...]

Budding photographers needed for council project

The search is on for budding local photographers to work on the \'Images of [...]

Travellers site needed

A Goole Town Councillor has called for provisions to be made for travellers [...]

A night fit for heroes!

Over 200 people were out in force to show their support for the troops at t [...]

Dishonest council worker to pay back £55,0000

The most senior of two highly-regarded council officers jailed for building [...]

Local couple revealed as mystery tv bidders

A Rawcliffe Bridge couple have been revealed as the mystery bidders who sna [...]

Argument ends with drunken assault on wife

A man has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after attackin [...]

Shy birds make Humber home

The Humber is now the third most important nesting site for bitterns in the [...]

Top student too young for uni

Most 16-year-olds are returning to sixth forms and colleges around the regi [...]

Mother and baby still in hospital

A 43-year-old woman who was recently killed in a road accident on the A161 [...]

Booze-fuelled assault lands man in court

A drunken man attacked a woman after she told him to stop staring at her br [...]

Country Notes

Well we are into September and there is certainly a smell of autumn in the [...]

Council back bid to clean up our streets

Local residents can keep the East Riding streets clean as part of the bigge [...]

Could CCTV have provided evidence on fire deaths?

Humberside Police Authority this week re-considered and approved a grant ap [...]

Home owners face fine over driveway parking

Residents in Howden and Eastrington were left reeling when the East Riding [...]

Eight-year sentence wait over cash scam

A crooked bookkeeper is today exposed as a serial conman after cooking the [...]

Jail time for prison heroin smuggler

A judge has given a prison drugs smuggler a stern lecture after becoming th [...]

Letters

Classroom memories from 1956

This photograph takes us back to 1956 and was sent in by Joan Higgins, nee [...]

Save homes and work with local community

Sir - Having left Goole many years ago, I find your on-line paper invaluab [...]

Calling all Goole AFC supporters

Sir - At the end of Saturday's F.A. Cup game I was approached by a local s [...]

Well done to the HHAG

Sir - Congratulations to Holland House Action Group (Goole Times, issue Au [...]

Glorious Britain for all to see

Sir - Last week I watched a Military Tattoo at Edinburgh. All the militar [...]

Entertainment

Renowned stories at the Town Hall

The second show of the season sees one of the countries most renowned story [...]

A surprise function

The Half Moon Inn at Reedness were recently asked to provide a corporate f [...]

Fans are in for a treat

Fans of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will be in for a treat when the popul [...]

Sport

Leaders are too strong for firsts

Woodhouse Grange 191-8 Goole Town 1st XI 77 Mission was accomplished m [...]

Old and young see side safe

Carlton Towers 198-5 Bolton Percy 193 Carlton Towers hopes of safety i [...]

The two Stuarts are toasts of friendly win

Bentley 1 Woodlands Athletic 2 Stuart's Butler and Maundrill were the [...]

So close to a win for villagers

Airmyn 192-9 Patrington 156-9 Airmyn recorded a satisfying winning d [...]

Continuing their march at the top

Buchanan Badstars continued their march towards the Premiership Title with [...]

Look forward and forget nightmare

Goole AFC return to league action this Saturday when they entertain Leek To [...]

Calling all supporters

Sir, At the end of Saturday's F.A. Cup game I was approached by a local [...]

Comeback to share the spoils

George and Dragon 2 Jailhouse FC 2 Jailhouse travelled to Crowle wi [...]

Visitors cash in easy win

Goole AFC 0 Newcastle Benfield 4 There have been enough embarrassing F [...]

DEALER RAIDS

Suspected drug dealers in Goole had a surprise awakening on Tuesday morning when police officers sto [...]

Changing Streets scheme to help energy efficiency

Free loft insulation is being offered to homeowners on Axholme Street in Goole in a new pilot scheme [...]

'Harrowing' pictures show animal abuse

A couple have been given a 10-week suspended prison sentence and banned from keeping pets for life a [...]

Jobs

Carers at Hook Hall Residential Home

NIGHT SHIFT CARER Full/Part Time (9.30pm-7.30am...10 hours paid) DAY SHIFT CARER Full/Part Time [...]

Joiners Required

Joiners Required for small Construction Company Involves some working away from home For further d [...]

Lecturer in Beauty Therapy at Selby College

(Salary £21,155 - £23,195 per annum) Required from March 2009 - July 2009 A temporary position [...]