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Live updates from Hull's year as UK City of Culture
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The sculpture made of children's hopes and dreamspublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 18 July 2017
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The 'Pipe Dreams' project sees primary school children decorate pieces of pipe with their hopes and dreams. This is the result - the 'Dream-O-Matic'!
Warning - Contains Strong Language!published at 10:54 British Summer Time 18 July 2017
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Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local LiveTickets for the BBC's very own Hull City of Culture Festival are available from next Monday.
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Contains Strong Language is a four-day festival celebrating the very best in poetry and spoken word, featuring some of the world's most renowned artists including Kate Tempest, John Cooper Clarke and The Unthanks.
It will open on National Poetry Day on September the 28th, in association with the Humber Mouth Literature Festival.
Find out more here.
How well do you know the City of Culture?published at 16:30 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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CBBC
Our friends at BBC Newsround have created a quiz to find out how much you know about the UK City of Culture 2017: Hull!
It well test your knowledge on everything from Hull phrases to food.
You can take the quiz here.
Watch: Martin Green confirms he will step down in spring 2018published at 16:00 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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David Burns
BBC Radio HumbersideMartin Green has confirmed he will leave as CEO of Hull City of Culture in Easter 2018.
It was revealed as part of a hot seat phone-in this morning, in which Martin faced a whole host of City of Culture related questions.
You can watch the full hot seat interview below.
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Born into a City of Culturepublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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Hayley Ritchie
BBC Local LiveApproximately 6,000 babies are bornat Hull & East Yorkshire Women's and Children's Hospital every year andthis year, to celebrate Hull UK City of Culture 2017, each arrival is beingdocumented in a huge piece of artwork.
Every baby born at the hospital this year is having their footprint added to a unique piece of art.
The artwork is being displayed on panels in the foyer at the hospital and next week’s installation will mark the halfway stage of the project.
A new postcard celebrating the births will also be available at the installation on Tuesday 25 July.
Rainbow police cars unveiledpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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David Harrison
BBC Radio HumbersideHumberside Police have unveiled two new police cars in Queen Victoria Square today, which when parked side by side, form a rainbow - a symbol of LGBT Pride.
It’s all part of the of the City of Culture’s Challenge Hull initiative, which invites organisations to set weekly challenges for people to take part in and share on social media with the hashtag #ChallengeHull.
The challenge for this week was set by Pride in Hull to ‘make a rainbow.’
The first UK national Pride event takes place in Hull on 22 July.
Humber Bridge celebrates birthday with listed statuspublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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James Piekos
Reporter, BBC Hull and East YorkshireThe Humber Bridge is one of nine structures from our area being awarded listed status today.
It's being designated Grade 1 status, 36 years to the day since it was officially opened by The Queen.
The Tidal Barrier, Philip Larkin's former home and the statue of the first mayor of Hull -- William De Le Pole -- are among the eight other sites to be listed (below)
- Renowned poet Philip Larkin's house (32 Pearson Park) - Grade II listed
- Tidal Surge Barrier, Humber Street - Grade II listed
- Western Cemetery grave of Edward Booth, railway fireman whose death spurred new train safety measures - Grade II listed
- Homes of J Arthur Rank and Alfred Gelder, 365-371 Holderness Road - Grade II listed
- Edwardian-style public toilets with art nouveau features, Nelson Street - Grade II listed
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Orchard Road - Grade II listed.
- Standidge Buildings - late 19th Century warehouses, Chapel Lane - Grade II listed
- Statue of William de-la-Pole, Nelson Street -Grade II listed
Humber Bridge given Grade I listed statuspublished at 00:09 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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It is one of nine places being listed to celebrate the heritage of Hull - UK City of Culture 2017.
Read MoreHumber Bridge to be given Grade I statuspublished at 00:05 British Summer Time 17 July 2017
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The home of poet Philip Larkin and the Tidal Surge Barrier are among those to be listed.
Read MorePaisley makes City of Culture shortlistpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 15 July 2017
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The Renfrewshire town becomes the sole Scottish contender on the shortlist of five for the 2021 honour.
Read MoreSwansea 'thrill' at culture shortlistpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 15 July 2017
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Swansea shortlisted with Stoke, Coventry, Paisley and Sunderland for 2021 City of Culture.
Read MoreRace on to be UK's next City of Culturepublished at 22:34 British Summer Time 14 July 2017
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Coventry, Paisley, Sunderland, Swansea and Stoke-on-Trent will compete for the title.
Read MoreSwansea shortlisted for City of Culturepublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 14 July 2017
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The city is shortlisted alongside Coventry, Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland for the title.
Read MoreShortlisted cities for City of Culture 2021published at 19:13 British Summer Time 14 July 2017
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Take a closer look at the five cities in the running to be the UK's third City of Culture.
Booking a holiday? Why not try the Costa Del Wivpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 14 July 2017
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Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017The artist behind this installation hopes to convince people that Withernsea is "one of the UK's best kept secrets".
Costa del Wivpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 14 July 2017
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The artist behind this installation hopes to convince people that Withernsea is "one of the UK's best kept secrets".
Hull gets an open-top bus tourpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
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Kofi reviews the Hull Explorer, the latest way to see the sights in the City of Culture.
BBC's Director General to receive honorary degreepublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
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BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and LincolnshireThis afternoon the BBC's director general, Tony Hall, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Hull.
The university say they want to honour the cultural leaders and creators who have contributed to the arts during Hull's year as City of Culture.
Before taking charge of the BBC Mr Hall was Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
Hull tour bus launches in citypublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
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Jonathan Willis
BBC Local LiveA new open-top bus tour is launching in Hull to celebrate its City of Culture year.
The Hull Explorer will run through the summer holidays starting from next week, visiting all the local sites including Queen Victoria Square and the Marina.
Hull Truck Theatre getting ready for jazz festivalpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 12 July 2017
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Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017The Snake Davis Band,, external who will kick-start this year's Hull jazz festival, have sent this tweet from the Truck Theatre , externalas they carry out their sound check.
New York saxophonist Donny McCaslin, external will headline at Hull Truck Theatre on Thursday, July 13, with the band who performed on David Bowie’s final album, Blackstar.
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