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Features

In with the old
It's often said that Britains post war town planners fininshed off the job that the Luftwaffe started ...

Up the right tree
Unearthing your family history can be a fascinating experience, Lynda Murdin finds how genealogist Gareth Watkins can make it easy ...

Off the drawing board
2002 might have seen the opening of The Deep and the KC Stadium in Hull. But, if anything, 2003 promises to be even more of a landmark year for new landmarks ...

'Smile'
Love it or hate it CCTV is keeping an eye on an increasing number of Britains streets. Steve Walsh pays a visit to central Hull's hi-tech nerve centre on Jameson street ...

End of the road
The traditional Gypsy lifestyle has gone but it's not forgotten. Steve Walsh hears some travellers tales in Wilmington ...

Rocky path to peace
In November's Hull in print, we interviewed John Lynes, a local Quaker, who was about to join the international Christian Peacemaker Team in Israel's occupied territories ...

Council Tax: Your Questions Answered
Throughout the year the council receives a huge number of queries about benefits available to help people with their rent or Council Tax.

News

You're needed to get it right
Local people will be given the chance to help make Hull better by taking part in the biggest consultation Hull has ever seen ...

Park and Ride to open this month
The first purpose-built Park and Ride facility is due to open this month, with secure parking for cars cycles and motorcycles ...

Award wardens
A team of community wardens has won a national award for helping to reduce crime and improve the quality of life on Hull's Thronton Estate ...

Cash drive launched so delicate mummy can finally see the light
A public appeal is to be launched in March so that Hull's Egyptian mummy, which recently starred in a TV programme, can come out of the dark ...

'Big Hit' set to thrill until March at the Ferens
An exhibition of work by young art and design students from Hull will remain on view at Ferens Art Gallery for an extra two months ...

Musical Roots
Big names on the local music scene will take to the stage in March at the Hessle Road Roots Festival ...

Right notes for less cash
"Put money in your purse," as Shakespeare advised. The next concert in the Kingston Communications Masters Series continues a Shakespearean theme and can be attended at a discount price. ...

Community zone in on stadium learning facilities
local people are already benefitting from the wide range of educational opportunities on offer at the Kingston Communications stadium's Learning Zone ...

Schools get physical with new facilities
Two Hull schools have kicked off the New Year with major new sports facilities for their pupils and for the wider community ...

Museums could cash in
Hull's Museums and Art Gallery have gained 'hub' status. This puts Hull in the Yorkshire hub and therefore in line for new Government funding along with Bradford, Leeds, York and Sheffield ...

Learning a New Year's resolution
People baffled by the new PC's they received for Christmas are rushing to sign up for ICT and internewt courses run by Hull City Council's Adult Education service ...

Wired up to key in
The centre for a new digital community in East Hull has been given Street cred ...

'Head on' approach wins plaudits
The Hull Youth Offending Team which aims to prevent and reduce crime, has been named as one of the best in the country ...

Windfall right up our street
Improvements to road safety along Newland Avenue are planned following a £1m windfall from the government ...

Getting rid of bulky items becomes a soft touch
Old bedsteads as well as unwanted frdiges and other bulky household items will now disappear at the touch of a keyboard ...

All Greek to them
News of The Deep, Hull's unique submarium, has reached an island set in the dark seas of Greece ...

Let's talk about who won £500
Ask Hull people to talk... and the dialogue flows fast, as shown by all the entries to the Locakl Democracy Week prize draw ...

No need to argue
Hull Community Mediation is currently looking for potential volunteers to undergo training to become mediators ...

Blonde bombshell double dates in Hull
A piece of Hollywood history comes to Hull this month, with a new play about the life of Marilyn Monroe ...

Gone but not forgotten...
"God bless our boys," reads the inscription on a newly restored roll of honour which was recently given pride of place in Hull's Dansom Lane.

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