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Features

Sierra Leone
Hull University lecturers are helping to rebuild a fractured country After 11 Years Of A Bitter Civil War ...

Moving up on the downslope
Steve Walsh Finds Himself On A Slippery Slope Finding Out How The Make A Difference Project Does Exactly What It Says ...

Mouth gets more teeth
Hull's literature festival has moved to a summer slot and its got bigger ...

Now the whole family can Gargle with Jelly
Brian Patten made his name as one of the Liverpool Poets alongside Roger McGough and the late Adrian Henri ...

This year's elections in the Yorkshire and Humber region
For your convenience, this year's elections in the Yorkshire and Humber region will be all-postal votes ...

Central Library opens up
Gone are the community centre style glass cabinets with their quaint but somewhat outdated displays for local Tai Kwon Do or pigeon fancying clubs that once lined the ground floor corridor ...

100% PROOF ...
The alternative view is that drinking is out of control, the cause of numerous social problems and a threat to the nation's health ...

Longest Day Dawns
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 British, American, Canadian, Free French and Polish troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in Northern France ...

Up, Up And Away!
It's getting better and better... Crowds have soared for professional sport in Hull at Kingston Communications Stadium and now the ground has witnessed its first promotion party ...

News

Bus station on the move as developers move in
Hull Bus Station closes on September 4 and temporary facilities centred on the Albion Street area will open the following day ...

Bid to expand Credit union to all
Hull City Council is supporting a scheme to create a new credit union for the people of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire ...

Hot 19 making the right noise
Nineteen musicians are on the first Community Music for Practitioners course running as part of Music4U in the Humber region ...

Hull debates the continental shift
Hull put out the flags for Europe Week, including debates on hot political issues, information on where to get European beers in the city and an alternative Euro 2004 football competition ...

Friends meet for park discussions
The Friends of Pearson Park group holds its first annual general meeting ...

Racing ahead ...
Hull is more than top 10 in the Race for Life. A record 6,220 women and girls took part on May 9, making it the fifth largest Race for Life event of 150 held in the UK ...

Report focuses on city's private housing strategy
The City Council is developing a strategy for the regeneration of Hull's private housing ...

Old style Boulevard lights the way
The City Council is a winner in the Lighting Design Awards 2004 for its success in illuminating the late 19th century Boulevard ...

10,000 drop in to BBC
Thousands are rediscovering the joy of learning at the Beeb ...

Hull and East Riding link-up for greater pulling power
Hull is teaming up with East Yorkshire to promote the region ...

Guitar man aims to light up the Lamp
Four school pupils from Hull have looked through a window on the world ...

Cash granted for East Hull sports facilities
A grant of £683,190 from the Football Foundation has launched East Hull sport into a new era ...

New place to start that business
The renamed BeSPoKe Resource and Business Centre in the Garths area of Bransholme is quickly proving a magnet for local people wanting to start their own companies ...

Remembering the fields of North Hull
A collection of personal stories brings the earlier days of the Quadrant in north Hull vividly to life in a new publication by Audrey Dunne and Alec Gill ...

Queen of the air...
The adventures of Amy Johnson captivated the world ...

Panel wants groups' opinions on funding process
A new panel set up to looking at how the council funds local voluntary and community organisations is canvassing views on the subject ...

Roll on the drums
The drums will be beating for the Lord Mayor's Parade and Gala on July 10 ...

Hull lot of jazz
A stirring mix of jazz, gospel, blues and Afro-Cuban music is set to provide one of the highlights of Hull Jazz 2004 ...

Victim site is UK first
The first memorial website in the UK for road crash victims is now two months' old after its Hull launch ...

Tumbling Teddy just keeps on teaching
Hull Road Safety's Teddy Takes a Tumble initiative, originally scheduled for six weeks, is now almost a year old ...

Braking news
Do you know how to keep your child's bike safe? ...

Thornton centre going up
Work has begun on a £5m community centre which, it is hoped, will dramatically improve the quality of life on a city estate ...

Cornish exile back in town...
The work of the late Wilhelmina Barns-Graham is on show at Ferens Art Gallery until June 27 ...

Greens deliver cut-price white goods
Washing machines, fridges and freezers don't have to cost the earth, thanks to a new initiative launched by a Hull charity ...

Snapshot of Preston progress
A village centre, which is being built on six acres of derelict land, is one of the success stories highlighted in a new report on the rebirth of Preston Road estate ...

Wilberforce goes for bust with new Sculpture
A fine marble bust of William Wilberforce by Scottish sculptor Samuel Joseph (1791-1850) has gone on public display ...

Feeding the mind...
Four libraries in the city, Central, Western and Anlaby Park and Gipsyville, have now been awarded Breastfeeding Friendly status ...

City gardeners to take floral chance
Hull is bidding for further Britain in Bloom recognition after finishing second last year in the best city category in the Yorkshire and Humberside region ...

Racing ahead...
Hull City Council is the country's first local authority to offer an express service for bulky household items ...

Communities conference paves the way for sustainable housing market
The Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder is developing ambitious plans to build a stronger housing market in the city ...

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