Partner of murdered Shane Gilmer, who was fatally shot with a crossbow by his neighbour, is campaigning for changes to crossbow regulations in the UK.

Patients at Goole Hospital will be able to connect with their loved ones thanks to a generous donation which has seen 70 tablets purchased across the North Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust (NLaG). The Health Tree Foundation which is the official charity of the trust, invested £12,000 into buying the devices through money raised by…

A group of sewing super stars have joined forces to support the NHS and key workers during the Coronavirus outbreak.The Marshlands Sewing Brigade is a group made up of kind hearted people who are all doing their bit help make scrubs for health care workers.The group now have 24 sewers on board and several other…

A Bubwith resident is urging people to support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance after it came to his wife’s aid after a nasty garden accident.  Steve Johnston wants to payback the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), after its medics came to the rescue of his wife Kath when she impaled herself on a shrub on Easter Monday…

A woman from Rawcliffe is hard at work sewing scrubs and headbands for NHS workers.Helen Fox has joined the ‘Yorkshire scrubs- For the love of scrubs’ group which is facilitating the production and distribution of much needed items for health care workers and Helen is putting her sewing skills to the test to do her…

Organisers behind a community network that has seen positivity soar have revealed plans to continue past the Covid-19 crisis.The Carlton and Villages Network has been operating since March, with 40 volunteering buddies currently helping 70 vulnerable or self-isolating residents. With 250 members on its Facebook group, the network is now thinking beyond the pandemic and…

A Father and Son from Goole have renewed their Scout Promise along with hundreds of other Scouts across the country thanks to the power of social media. Neil and Charlie Begbie donned their Scout uniform and stepped outside their home to recommit to their promise in the annual Scouting tradition.Each year on St George’s Day…

A man has regained his vision after nearly 50 years of being declared blind.Derrick Johnson who lives at the supported living service, Aldam House in Goole, is finally able to see, after once being told by doctors that it would be impossible. The 56-year-old who has been blind since he was just nine-years-old was supported…

Household waste recycling sites across the East Riding are to reopen next week to give residents the chance to dispose of essential waste – but strict measures will be in place as the lockdown continues. All 10 sites will reopen from Monday 4 May and will stay open from 10am to 5pm seven days a…

Goole Citizens Advice Bureau were presented with a cheque for £500 to put towards renovating the facilities in their Pasture Road offices. Caroline Scargill, volunteer for the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), organised a fundraising bingo event at Eastrington Village Hall to raise the much needed funds. She said: “When I started volunteering at the Citizens…

An 11-year-old girl from Goole has bravely shaved her hair to raise money for two important charities. Imogen Bucther, who is in Year 6 at Boothferry Primary School decided to chop her long locks to raise money for NHS Charities Together and local fundraiser ‘Our Amazing Amelia’. The youngster braved the shave on Sunday April…

The Humber region has another Mobile Testing Unit opening this week in Goole. It will be at Goole Hospital Car Park on Woodland Avenue for three days starting Thursday, April 30. As with sites at the Humber Bridge and Grimsby, the MTU will be for all essential workers including NHS and social care staff with…