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East's Eden
As a child playing in East Park's Khyber Pass, I didn't realise two circular stone plaques set in a wall there date back to 1784 ...

Facing up to the challenge
The leader and the managing director of Kingston upon Hull City Council have both confirmed their commitment to the city, following a critical Audit Commission report on the council's past performance ...

Mind the gap
Can't get a job without experience; can't get experience without a job. It's a catch 22 many of Hull's school leavers are facing this month as they begin the search for work ...

Nothing like a quiet Sunday
'Wild bears wouldn't drag me off this pitch' roars the young striker when asked if he's coming off, minutes into the second half ...

Rolling back the years
When they last met, the newspapers were full of the development in the Suez Crisis and a young Elvis Presley was tearing up the charts ...

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'Young Hearts' of Kingswood take it north of the border
A group of Bransholme teenagers have had the theatrical adventure of a lifetime ...

Road Victims remembered
Those who have lost relatives in road accidents are being invited to remember their loved ones in a special memorial service later this month ...

Returned to its Victorian Splendour
Stiltwalkers and hurdy gurdy men added a flavour of Victoriana to launch the Old Town's latest visitor attraction ...

Helpline there so 'back to school' needn't mean back to bullying
Don't suffer in silence. That's the message from staff at Hull's community anti-bullying helpline as children return to school this month ...

All about you
A change to the law on electoral registers means that you now have more control over what happens with your personal information ...

Pedalling east for life
Pedal power could help to raise over £15,000 for cancer research ...

College cashes in on excellence
Hull College has landed a £500,000 windfall after being named a Centre for Vocational Excellence in construction training ...

Experts winning the pitch battle
Nature will get a helping hand once a new field of dreams takes root at the community stadium ...

All Shipshape at the city archive
Fishing for history? Look no further than the City Archive Service, where a set of records listing every fishing vessel registered in Hull between 1969 and 1988 is now housed ...

Batting Belgian pitches in for Summertide
Summertide, the City Council's summer sports and leisure programme for under 25s, has literally been knocking boredom into touch ...

Bid to slash energy poverty
A scheme to reduce fuel poverty in Hull is not just hot air - despite the presence of a huge promotional Warm Zone balloon at Hull Show this month ...

Musical youth hit The Deep notes
Singing sharks_ luminous jellyfish, squid, starfish, octopuses and a dolphin took over Hull's YPI building in August, to reveal the mysteries beneath the ocean ...

Love couple catch sea fever
As the mooring lines were being secured in time for the arrival of boatloads of singers at Hull's international sea shanty festival ...

Youth groups can cash in
Hull's Children's Fund has been awarded additional Government funding to support young people's projects in the city until March 2006 ...