So the Council in Hull has recently won an award for being the most improved council in the country. It’s a real shame that this brings out the usual string of complaints from people who then talk about how Hull CC has let them down, but I think this is pretty impressive.
So, a year on from when I blogged on the fact that Hull wasn’t even on Google’s radar, the funny car with the camera has finally got round to covering the streets of our great city.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can virtually walk the streets with Google Maps and see your house, your driveway and all your local restaurants and bars in Hull.
Are you a Charity in Hull? Do you know a charity in Hull? If so Infoserve are giving away 10 Free websites to charities in Hull, why not help boost that charity’s online presence with this offer?
All we ask is that you provide us with the charity details and we will create a 3 page eStart site. The websites themselves provide a great platform for the charity to gain visibility online and help promote the work of that charity.
How have I only just found out about the Hull History Centre? As someone who likes to keep an ear quite close to the ground in Hull, this one seems to have escaped me.
Opening on Monday 25th January on Mason Street near Queens Gardens, it is a brand new spanking building and will be the new home to many a book, document and old bits of paper.
I’ve only just learnt that Hull has recently been recognised as one of the UK’s most enterprising cities as part of some national Enterprising Britain awards.
Back in 2009 (is it really 2010 already?!), Hull was labelled the most enterprising city in the Yorkshire region, although it was pipped to the post by Lowestoft in Suffolk in these national awards in November.
So, what does it mean to be “enterprising”?
When I first read about Hull in the running for the City of Culture back in September, I found it quite amusing, but it turns out that the campaign has gathered momentum.
And when you come to think about it, there has been quite a lot happening in recent months – the Freedom Festival and Clipper Race are two good examples.
Do we live in Hull? Kingston-Upon-Hull? Humberside? Yorkshire?
Does what we call our grand city bother you?
The Hull Daily Mail is reporting that Royal Mail will decide whether to drop the use of the defunct term Humberside from its postal databases by the end of the year.
Whether its witches, vampires or ghouls, Hull is set to be one of the scariest cities in the UK this Halloween according to our online directories, including our very own city-visitor.
The data has revealed that searches for fancy dress shops in Hull is soaring in the run up to Halloween.
It’s good to read the theatre in Hull doing well since it moved to the Ferensway building.
I haven’t been to see its new home yet I have to admit, although it’s one of these things I keep promising myself to do.
Whenever I go to the theatre, or the cinema in Hull for that matter, I always think I should go more often. I think we’re very lucky to have the likes of playwright John Godber on our doorstep and his long association with Hull Truck, so as the nights start to draw in (I know, the falling leaves are making me depressed already), perhaps it may inspire you for an evening out soon.
There are talks of a new passenger cruise terminal at the Port of Hull. Talk about any port in a storm.
As the Yorkshire Post questions, what exactly does the Humber have in common with the Caribbean? Hmm… Errm… Tropical fish?
Still, the article does list why Hull could be a pretty effective port of call – it has the capacity, Hull is central on the east coast with “a catchment area of 40 million people within four hour’s drive”, and it’s a ‘gateway’ to the very beautiful Yorkshire.
