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This year’s Hull City Council Tenants’ Garden Competition will be the biggest yet.

Search on for best garden among Hull tenants

Green-fingered Hull City Council tenants will be again given the chance to show off their gardening skills.

And this year’s Hull City Council Tenants’ Garden Competition will includes more categories … More


Freedom Festival will take place over five days this year. Picture: Tom Arran

Freedom Festival expands to five days for 2019

Hull’s award-winning Freedom Festival is returning for its 12th year with an extended arts programme spanning five days.

The celebration of art, community and humanity will once again converge on … More






The River Hull Tidal Barrier.

Huge flood-proof Hull development a step closer

The final submissions for Hull’s first large-scale flood-proof development have been shortlisted.

Earlier this year, Hull City Council announced a competition in conjunction with RIBA, seeking water-resilient design ideas for … More



The Guildhall.

Hull local elections 2019: as it happened

The results for the local elections were declared in the early hours of Friday 3 May at the Guildhall.

Labour has retained control of Hull City Council with 31 seats … More






Jimmy White

Snooker stars return to Hull

The ROKiT UK Seniors Snooker Championship returns to the Bonus Arena this October with more of snooker’s greatest ever players battling it out to lift the crown.

Legends Jimmy White, … More







Two Door Cinema Club will bring their tour to Hull.

Two Door Cinema Club bringing UK tour to Hull

Indie-rock three-piece Two Door Cinema Club will bring their UK arena tour to Hull this October.

The Bangor band, set to release fourth studio album False Alarm in June, will … More


Historic Pearson Park archway taking shape

It’s one of the city’s most recognisable structures.

And in a few months, the 19th century Pearson Park archway will return to Hull after being restored to its Victorian splendour.… More


Wildflowers in Hull last spring.

Hull’s stunning wildflower meadows are back

The meadows are back – and they’re bigger and better than ever.

Hull’s stunning wildflower meadows will be making a reappearance this summer, with some new areas.

This year, even … More



Emmaus in Hull will host a record fair where vinyl dealers will sell records and CDs. Picture: Florencia Viadana

5 things to do in Hull this weekend

 

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, … More