5 things to do in Hull this weekend 26th April 2019 1. Harlem Globetrotters Friday 26 April Bonus Arena Tickets from £20 Tickets are still available for tonight’s visit of perhaps the world’s most famous basketball team. For 92 years, the Globetrotters have brought together family entertainment and athletic prowess like no other act on the planet. And they are in the city for one […] Read more Hull City Hall Hull New Theatre News What's on 5 things to do in Hull this weekendBonus ArenaEmmausHull Truck Theatre
Status Quo legend to appear at Hull City Hall 26th April 2019 Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share secrets from more than 50 years in rock and roll at an intimate evening of chat and music in Hull. In Francis Rossi: I Talk Too Much, the founder, lead singer and lead guitarist of the huge English rock band will talk about his mishaps and […] Read more Hull City Hall News What's on
Lighthouse Family to perform at Hull’s Bonus Arena 26th April 2019 Lighthouse Family – one of the largest British bands of the 1990s – will visit Hull next year as part of a major UK tour. The band, known for the huge track Lifted, will visit the Bonus Arena on Saturday 22 February. Tunde Baiyewu and Paul Tucker formed Lighthouse Family after meeting at Newcastle University […] Read more News What's on
Drag royalty Alaska 5000 to headline Pride in Hull 26th April 2019 Famed drag act Alaska 5000 will wow crowds with a performance in Queens Gardens for this year’s Pride in Hull. The act, runner-up in season five of the global TV hit RuPaul’s Drag Race, will appear in the city on Saturday 20 July. Alaska 5000 is the first performer to be announced for this year’s […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Pride in Hull
Watch this powerful film about Hull’s connection with the sea 26th April 2019 A powerful and moving film has been created for Hull’s ambition Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project. Born on the Tide explores Hull’s maritime history as seen through the eyes of different generations, highlighting the community’s deeply held connection with the sea and the world. Hull film company E52 have teamed up with Storyboard Media to […] Read more News Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
12 key sites that could transform Hull city centre approved 25th April 2019 Plans to transform 12 key development sites in the city centre have moved a step closer. Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved the proposals that would bring a mixture of modern residential and mixed-use spaces to the city centre. An exhibition outlining the vision took place at Hull’s Trinity Market in October. The plans include […] Read more News Trinity Market
Hull shop fined £1,500 for failing to properly manage waste 25th April 2019 A Hull shop has been fined almost £1,500 after committing an environmental crime. The owners of ABC Local in Spring Bank, Hull, were prosecuted at Hull Magistrates’ Court for offences relating to the failure of managing their waste properly. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for waste management at Hull City Council, said: “Everyone plays a […] Read more News Transport & Streets
Barrow Boys late-night planning application approved 25th April 2019 Councillors have approved an application for a city centre bar to stay open until 1.30am on weekends. The Barrow Boys, on the Fruit Market, had its application approved by the council’s planning committee this afternoon. The bar will be able to stay open until 1.30am on Fridays, Saturdays and Bank Holidays, with the exception of […] Read more News Planning Fruit Market
Plans to transform Queens Gardens revealed 25th April 2019 These multi-million pound plans to transform Queens Gardens will go on display today as part of the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City exhibition at Trinity Market. Funded separately to the maritime project, the gardens will complement the £27.4m project, offering residents and visitors a maritime trail from the Maritime Museum through Queens Gardens to the North […] Read more News Planning Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityQueens GardensTrinity Market
Hull seeing highest levels of working-age employment on record 25th April 2019 Hull is experiencing its highest level of working-age employment on record. Latest labour figures from the Annual Population Survey show a total of 123,000 working-age residents of Hull in employment – equivalent to a rate of 73%. The figures represent an increase in working-age employment among Hull residents by 17,100 – 16 per cent – […] Read more News Regeneration
Stunning pictures show plans for Hull’s huge maritime project 25th April 2019 These amazing pictures reveal plans that will lead to the transformation of Hull’s most important maritime treasures. The ambitious plans, which will lead to the regeneration of the Arctic Corsair, North End Shipyard, Spurn Lightship, Dock Office Chambers and the Hull Maritime Museum, go on public display at Hull’s Trinity Market today – with Hull […] Read more News Planning Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityTrinity Market
Fighting for cause close to her heart 23rd April 2019 A 22-year-old student is swapping books for boxing gloves next week for a cause close to her heart. Xeorelle Shipley is studying criminology at Hull College with the hope of one day becoming a barrister. But next Friday, it will be her fists doing the talking when she steps into the ring for the first […] Read more News