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Hull 'drop curb' parking row sees angry neighour explode in rage over 'drop curb' spot

Doorbell footage shows the neighbour allegedly trying to force his way into the house before challenging Ashley Stephenson to 'fight like a man'

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Double joy for Beverley business partners as foot and wellness clinic makes strides

'As a growing independent clinic it’s incredibly rewarding to have our hard work recognised'

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No auditions, no solos, no stress: Hull's pop choir is looking for new voices

Lucy's Pop Choir, which meets in Cottingham and Beverley, is welcoming new singers of all abilities — and is set to expand to East Hull with a new session opening soon

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'Mayor's Fares' give teens half price bus travel

Meanwhile, children aged five to 15 will travel for free thanks to the the Government’s ‘Great British Summer Savings Scheme’

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Victims call Robert Bush jail term ‘atrocious’ as Government vows regulation

The Government vowed to formally regulate the funeral sector as grieving families criticised the 20-year prison sentence handed to crooked funeral director Robert Bush.

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Robert Bush: Campaigner calls for public inquiry into rogue funeral director

A campaigner who entrusted the funerals of her parents to rogue undertaker Robert Bush has called for a public inquiry into what went wrong.

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Judge condemns Robert Bush's 'heartlessness' in sentencing remarks

The judge praised the quality of the police investigation in 'unusual and challenging circumstances'

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Son's agony after mum's body left in disgraced funeral director Robert Bush's warehouse for six months

Ron Marsh thought he had given his 98-year-old mother Joyce a dignified send-off, until he discovered her body was still at the funeral home six months after her service

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The Hull gym supporting generations and putting teens on the right track

St Paul's Boxing Academy lies in the shadows of Hull Minster

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Legacy funerals heartbreak - 'This can never be allowed to happen again'

Robert Bush took advantage of grieving families when they were at their most vulnerable

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Disgraced Legacy funeral director Robert Bush jailed for 20 years - updates

WARNING: This article contains details some may find distressing. After days of emotional statements and harrowing details of his crimes, Bush is set to learn his fate at Hull Crown Court

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'It will never be long enough for us' - Families affected by the Legacy funeral scandal on sentencing of Robert Bush

'He’s ruined a lot of people’s lives and he hasn’t got a life sentence himself'

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Hull mum's baby 'may never have been cremated' after funeral director's betrayal

Katie Woolston, who tragically lost four babies between 2018 and 2023, says it "broke her in two" to discover the ashes she had been treasuring for over a year did not belong to her baby

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Government announces 'urgent' crackdown on rogue funeral operators after Robert Bush jailing

Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, said a 'proper response' is needed to ensure 'there can’t be any repeat of what we’ve seen'

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'No sentence can undo the hurt' - police who investigated Robert Bush speak after criminal funeral director is jailed

Humberside Police said the enquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors was one of the ‘biggest and most complex investigations' in its history

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'Robert Bush told me everything I wanted to hear - then he gave me animal remains instead of my baby's'

"It was a bit of comfort to think whoever those ashes were, I was looking after them and they were very much loved"

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Essential resurfacing set to begin on five Hull streets with diversions in place

The works will begin on Monday and several footpaths will be closed, with diversions in place

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Hull's £6m ambulance station project nears completion

The new ambulance station will be used by teams currently at bases in Hull East, Hull West, Sutton Fields, Hamburg Road and a fleet workshop

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Jim Lenihan urges Huddersfield Giants to focus on identity and not wooden spoon battle after latest win

Jim Lenihan has warned Huddersfield Giants against becoming distracted by their bid to climb off the bottom of Super League.

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Legacy Funerals' Robert Bush sentencing - recap of days 1 to 4

Numerous harrowing accounts of his crimes and the impact they have had have been heard at Hull Crown Court since Monday