Let’s start by getting the confessions out of the way: I come from Hull. For the uninitiated, Hull is a city on England’s east coast, situated in splendid isolation in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It ...

2017 sees Hull assume the mantle of UK City of Culture, an award given every four years to a city that demonstrates the belief in the transformative power of culture. Throughout the year a programme ...

Hull has been named UK City of Culture 2017, beating competition from Dundee, Leicester and Swansea Bay. The City of Culture initiative was established by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport ...

Celebrations to mark the opening of Hull’s tenure as City of Culture - Danny Lawson The magician formerly known as Dynamo wants to summon his inner Danny Boyle. On January 10, Steven Frayne debuts ...

Volunteers are needed to help promote an East Yorkshire town's 200-year anniversary. Goole received its charter as a port in ...

The Local Music Action Charter, launched by UK Music earlier this year, is a strategic framework designed to help local ...

Hull is the UKs City of Culture for 2017 In this BBC Arts documentary the wonderful Hullborn comedian Lucy Beaumont writer and star of the Radio 4 sitcom To Hull and Back looks at the cultural treats ...

Bold plans are in place for Portsmouth to bid to become the UK City of Culture. Portsmouth City Council (PCC) has confirmed ...

A UK town could win £3.5 million to deliver a cultural programme during the summer of 2028 through a competition launched by the Culture Secretary. The Town of Culture competition will be targeted at ...

Hull has been named one of the top 25 global destinations to visit in 2026 by National Geographic in its Best of the World list. So what do people in this Yorkshire city make of it? Susan Hogan is ...