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View article New social media campaign aims to grow Hull’s dance audience

New social media campaign aims to grow Hull’s dance audience

A new social media campaign will bring together lovers of dance to find out events and opportunities happening across Hull. Discover Dance will showcase all things dance; with venues, shows, programmers and artists, meaning Hull’s dance scene will be connected in one place. Today (24 July) social media channels will be flooded with Discover Dance […]

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View article Council commits to inclusivity boost for disabled people

Council commits to inclusivity boost for disabled people

Hull City Council has re-committed to a charter which aims to make the city’s streets more inclusive for disabled people. ‘Who put that there?’ A Street Charter for Hull 2024-20229 supports an RNIB campaign that aims towards a safer environment for disabled people. The Council has worked with Highways, Legal Services and local organisations such […]

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View article Medieval knights to do battle in Hull’s Museums Quarter!

Medieval knights to do battle in Hull’s Museums Quarter!

There’ll be medieval merriment galore in Hull’s old town as the ever-popular Medieval Mayhem returns to the Museums Quarter this weekend (Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July). The free event will once again see the Museums Quarter transformed into a medieval encampment and visitors come face-to-face with knights in armour, as the knights of the […]

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View article Restoration work starts on Hull’s historic bombed cinema

Restoration work starts on Hull’s historic bombed cinema

The restoration of a derelict Grade II listed cinema in Hull is now underway. The National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road, which still bears the scars of a World War Two bombing raid, will be given a new lease of life. The cinema was the “last surviving civilian bomb-damaged building” from the period and was […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Beverley and Newland area next in line for a tidy-up  

Love Your Neighbourhood: Beverley and Newland area next in line for a tidy-up  

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the Beverley and Newland area today (Monday 22 July).   As part of the citywide Love Your Neighbourhood project, several streets within Hull’s Beverley and Newland Ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from today until Friday 2 August, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense […]

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View article Council urges vigilance against scam Hull Travel Cards on social media  

Council urges vigilance against scam Hull Travel Cards on social media  

Hull City Council have been made aware of a scam involving fraudulent Hull Travel Cards being offered on social media platforms.    These travel cards are being promoted as legitimate offers, but they are designed to deceive and defraud individuals.   The council urges all residents to stay vigilant and exercise caution when encountering travel card offers […]

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View article International Choir Competition to return to Hull

International Choir Competition to return to Hull

Following a successful event in 2023, Hull will again play host to INTERKULTUR’s prestigious International Choir Competition in 2025. Returning in May, the large-scale event is expected to, once again, attract over 1,000 individuals worldwide from participating choirs. The event will include an opening and closing ceremony, and throughout the five days multiple choir competitions, […]

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View article Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing

Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing

Students and staff from a school in China have visited Hull. 110 students aged 9-15 and 20 staff from Fengtai District of Beijing in China have spent four days in the city. They spent three days at Winifred Holtby Academy in East Hull before spending time visiting some of Hull’s museums in the city centre. […]

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