Features

Catch the vapour
Graffiti, it's fair to say, has an image problem. For many, it's just vandalism: crude daubings that blight public and private buildings, or semi literate messages inciting racism, sexism or homophobia ...

Wanted
Lollipop men and women have been helping children on their way to school for 50 years. But Christine Jarvis finds the anniversary celebrations are tinged with concern as fewer willing folk are plumping for the job ...

Avenues open up
'You can keep your sterile ghettos in the East Riding' says one Avenues resident - Steve Walsh strolls the leafy streets and open gardens of a historic conservation area undergoing a renaissance ...

Service to love
Finding somewhere to play tennis in Hull has got easier thanks to two new facilities. Steve Walsh reports on how the City Council is courting success ...

News

RL club touches down at last
A Hull amateur rugby league club which has nurtured many of the game's top players is now putting down roots at school ...

Food for thought for minister as City Council urges primary free for all
Every primary school pupil in Hull could soon be entitled to free school meals, if the council succeeds in its pioneering bid to have a Government rule changed ...

Recycling starts on the home front
Alternatives are being sought to deal with the area's growing rubbish problem following the final rejection of plans for a new incinerator on Foster Street ...

4,000 catch the global grooves
A multi-cultural festival in Queen's Gardens was the conclusion to the third annual Refugee Week in June ...

Creative voice in the city
Queens Gardens will be a garden of delights for creative youngsters this summer. They are being offered a platform for their talents as part of the Creative Voice project, which promotes the skills required for art and performance events ...

'Bus Gate' part of plans to get Beverley Road moving
New traffic signals and the city's first 'bus gate' are at the heart of proposals for improving public transport along Beverley Road ...

Done at the dock
Hull's first school to be created under the Government's Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is celebrating the completion of its third and final building phase ...

Thoresby greenest
Pupils at Thoresby Primary School are this year's recycling champions for their efforts in reducing waste and encouraging the community to become 'greener' ...

Pulling 'em down
The demolition of the former ABC Cinema and Yorkshire Electricity buildings will soon be under way signalling a major step forward in the redevelopment of Ferensway ...

New credit top-ups to guarantee minimum payouts for all pensioners
Pension Credit, a new benefit for people aged 60 and above, is being introduced by the government on October 6 ...

Private housing reforms aimed at improving Hull's housing quality
A new City Council policy is giving private homeowners greater access to aid for improving and maintaining their homes ...

New era for education
The first pupils at the pioneering £15m Endeavour High School will take their seats in new high-tech classrooms next month ...

Making Danes great
Improvements to homes and public spaces are at the centre of plans to remodel the Danes area of Orchard Park estate following the demolition of around 200 unwanted homes last year ...

Saving more soles
Three and a half thousand pairs of shoes will cover a football pitch next month, to stamp home the message or Road Safety Week ...

Month of fun days
A group of children from the radiation-contaminated city of Belarus have spent a month enjoying fresh food and clean air in Hull ...

'You haven't changed at all'
Malet Lambert;s class of '56 have been back to school for a reunion of pupils and staff ...

Learning to listen
Leading international grief therapists will speak at Hull's second loss awareness conference in October, which aims to help children and schools cope with bereavement ...

A big splash as 89
As someone who's abseiled down buildings and the Humber Bridge to raise money for cancer charities, Jenny Tinker is clearly not scared of heights ...

Uni man named top pioneer
John Buttrick, the man behind The Children's University has been named Hull's Community Pioneer 2003 ...

Street Ahead
Newland Avenue residents and traders were in celebratory mood for the launch of a £1m council scheme to improve road safety and the environment on the West Hull street ...

Guildhall cabinet has Hull's history in stitches
It's taken more than a stitch in time to put the rich tapestry of life in Hull on view ...

Stop off for the hands of time
Hull's Wilberforce House Museum is going back in time with a great new collection of local horological treasures reports St. Mary's College student Hayley Mayes ...

Helping hand to get out and about
A pioneering project to promote independent travel for young people with special needs will reach a national audience after gaining Government funding ...

Fancy a read? - try the stadium
A public library has been opened within the Learning Centre at the KC Stadium ...

Park free and hear masters at work
Free parking, concessions for young people and season ticket discounts are among the incentives on offer for the 2003-2004 International Masters Series ...

All change at Central Library
A major £700,000 upgrade of Hull Central Library means that much of the ground floor of the building on Albion Street will remain closed until next spring ...