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View article Popular Middle Child panto gets animated makeover

Popular Middle Child panto gets animated makeover

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in Hull without the Middle Child panto, and in 2020 the popular festive show is getting an animated makeover. The show will be free to watch on YouTube from Saturday 19 December to Thursday 31 December. A radio version will also be broadcast on BBC Radio Humberside. Pattie Breadcake: Into the […]

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View article Hundreds of Hull businesses applying for this coronavirus grant fund

Hundreds of Hull businesses applying for this coronavirus grant fund

The first payments are now being made under a new fund designed to help Hull businesses through coronavirus. More than 350 applications have already been received for the Additional Restrictions Grant, set up to provide support to businesses hit by the pandemic. This scheme can provide grants to businesses required to close which do not […]

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View article Major award for scheme to protect Hull homes from flooding

Major award for scheme to protect Hull homes from flooding

A scheme designed to protect thousands of homes in Hull and the East Riding from flooding has won a prestigious award. The Anlaby and East Ella Flood Alleviation Scheme (AAEFAS) has been awarded Highly Commended status in the national Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards Grand Final. RICS is the world’s leading professional body […]

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View article Hull city centre lit up ready for Christmas

Hull city centre lit up ready for Christmas

Hull’s Christmas lights have been switched on overnight, brightening up the city centre as national lockdown lifts. In a change to the usual switch-on event, which attracts thousands each year, a drone has captured the moments that all 45,600 lights have brightened up city centre streets for 2020. As well as the 45ft Norway Spruce […]

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View article Peterborough resident fined for throwing cigarette butt in Hull

Peterborough resident fined for throwing cigarette butt in Hull

People in Hull are being urged to dispose of cigarette butts responsibly after more than 60 people were fined for littering in the city in the past year.  More than 50 Hull residents were handed heavy fines after not disposing of used cigarettes correctly. And seven visitors, from as far away as Peterborough, were also […]

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View article Appointment of conservation specialists to conserve maritime paintings

Appointment of conservation specialists to conserve maritime paintings

A painting and conservation company will conserve a number of paintings from the collection at the Hull Maritime Museum as part of the Hull Maritime project. A decision record confirms the appointment of the Conservation Department of the University of Lincoln. Twelve maritime paintings have been identified following a survey of 400 paintings assessing their condition […]

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View article Jails, bombs and map mysteries – explosive insight into the history of Hull

Jails, bombs and map mysteries – explosive insight into the history of Hull

A 235-year-old prison, a suspected Second World War bomb explosion and mysterious buildings that don’t appear on any maps could shed new light on the fascinating history of Hull. Archaeologists have started piecing together intriguing clues from the past as part of Highways England’s A63 Castle Street project. The 70-strong team are carefully excavating at […]

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View article Could you give the gift of reading this Christmas?

Could you give the gift of reading this Christmas?

As the festive season arrives, Hull City Council is asking residents to consider if they could give the gift of reading to a child in the city. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library scheme launched in September, and provides a free book each month to two year olds in Hull. It is hoped that through donations […]

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View article Joint statement on Covid-19 testing released by region’s councils

Joint statement on Covid-19 testing released by region’s councils

A joint statement has been released by the Directors of Public Health for East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council. Here is the statement in full: “As part of our continuing wide-ranging strategy to suppress the spread of COVID-19 and quickly control any outbreaks, Humber area […]

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