The tastes, sounds and vibrant colours of India will be showcased in Hull next weekend as part of a spectacular celebration at City Hall.
Hull Indian Mela, on Saturday 16 September, will see performances from exotic and authentic dancers, as well as tasty and mouth-watering food served up by one of the city’s hottest restaurants.
Kingston Upon Hull’s Callum Ward had a solid second Manx GP voyage, which saw him secure series of bronze replica finishes. Race week for the Oliver’s Mount specialist aboard his own teams RRS Recovery backed YZF R6 Yamaha, began with a very respectable 40th place finish within a record breaking Junior race. An even more fast paced Senior race would see him seal his second best Manx GP result to…
A Hull-based movement is using creativity to increase awareness of mental health and get people talking about issues that many still find it difficult to discuss.
During 2017, Mad Pride is delivering 40 workshops across the city before taking the art to the street next Saturday (16 September) for a fantastic and colourful carnival.
Remains of King Henry VIII’s Hull fortress are being revealed this month as excavations take place at the site of the South Blockhouse.
Two trenches have been opened, exposing parts of the brick structure, with the investigations due to take place throughout September.
Locally-produced food and drink will be celebrated on Sunday, 17 September, from 10am, as the fifth Cottingham Food and Drink Festival takes place.
Supported by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s EY Events team, the festival is a showcase of the best that Yorkshire’s food and drink producers have to offer.
A fantastic photography festival showcasing Hull starts next month before some of the images will take pride of place in watering holes throughout the city.
To submit a picture all you have to do is upload a photo to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #Hullphoto2017
Award-winning songwriter, composer and choir director Helen Yeomans is bringing her acclaimed choral theatre piece ‘One World’ to Hull as part of UK City of Culture and is looking for elite singers to join the special performances.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Hull One World Freedom Chorus, auditions are being held on 9 and 10 September, at Kardomah 94 with rehearsals commencing at the end of the month.
Hull’s wildly popular Big Bus Day returns again for 2017, with lots to see and do at the Streetlife Museum of Transport.
Jointly organised by local bus company East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) and Hull Museums, Big Bus Day attracts people of all ages, and has become one of the Museum Quarter’s biggest events.
The amazing work of talented young artists in Hull will be projected onto The Warren building in the city centre during next month’s Freedom Festival.
Art Celebrating Equality is bringing young people together with award-winning artists through a wide range of workshops covering contemporary art, photography, digital illustrations, poetry, spoken word and shadow theatre at The Warren in Hull throughout August.
More details have been released of the route of the parade of vehicles through Bridlington as part of the Weekend of Motoring, on Sunday, 10 September.
Around 100 vehicles are expected to take part in the parade, which will start from Limekiln Lane cliff top, near the Coastguard station at 10.15am, and then progress through Bridlington before returning to Sewerby Hall and Gardens, where the vehicles will then be on display as part of a Car Show until 3.30pm.
Hull’s 10th annual Freedom Festival is just one week away so now is the time to get planning your freedom weekend and explore all the incredible shows that are part of this year’s unmissable line up.
Here’s 10 things we think you need to know to make the most of this year’s festival.
With just under two weeks to go until the vote closes on whether you would support litter enforcement, have you had your say?
So far, 88 per cent of the public are in favour of the Council engaging with an external company to enforce action against those who litter.
Opera North returns to The Deep next week with a series of music and movement sessions for the attraction’s youngest visitors and their parents.
Inspired by the fascinating marine environment to be found in Hull’s award-winning aquarium, the family workshops will take place at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.45pm on Tuesday 29 August, Thursday 31 August and Friday 1 September.
Known for attracting musicians from up and down the country, the award winning York’s Little Festival of Live Music recently announced their line-up.
It includes young Howden performer Fiona Lee, who pipped over 500 other applicants to the post to gain a slot at this year’s festival.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has today vowed to continue his campaign to save the community beds and Minor Injuries Units (MIUs) in Holderness, after the City Health Care Partnership announced that new admissions to the community beds at Withernsea Community Hospital will stop with immediate effect.
The twelve community beds, which cater for a range of patients including those in palliative and rehabilitative care, will no longer accept new patients after this latest blow to local residents.
Hull City Council has banned smoking in all of the city’s 91 public playgrounds as part of a drive to create a smoke-free generation.
Signs designed by local primary school pupils have been erected outside every play area in the city’s parks, asking visitors not to light up.
The Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championships will take place from Friday, 9 to Sunday, 11 February 2018, with tickets now available for the event.
Next year will mark the popular angling event’s 25th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone the event will have a prize fund totalling more than £35,000 and more surprise giveaways to be announced.
The installation of Hull’s newest bespoke sculpture Solar Gate has begun. The 10 metre tall stainless steel structure was brought in to the city centre yesterday evening for the start of an installation process that will take a team of specialists a number of weeks to complete.
A flat-bed lorry with police escort and two cranes were used to bring the sculpture into the gardens and manoeuvre it into place. Now secure, work can begin to bring the piece of art to life.